Poetry Interpretation Champions
1978 Meg Langford, George Mason
1979 Tim Gamble, Bradley
1980 Dawne Mosely, Bradley
1981 Carolyn Mungo, Bradley
1982 Dana Davidson, U of Wisc Eau Claire
1983 Margie Kesiner, Bradley
1984 Pat Page, Whitman
1985 Monique Spears, U of Cal Berkeley
1986 Marie-Julie Etua, U of Mississippi
1987 Marty Harris, Southern Utah
1988 Sarah Braun, Bradley
1989 Sarah Braun, Bradley
1990 Jessie Neeman, California State-Chico
1991 Cindy Chadwick, U of Colorado
1992 Chris DeSurra, San Diego State
1993 Vicki Tyler, George Mason
1994 Curtis Henderson, U of Texas Arlington
1995 Jason Berke, Illinois State
1996 Esther Austin, California State-Chico
1997 Derrick Brown, Northern Arizona
1998 Heidi Sulzman, Arizona State
1999 Robert Milz, Northern Arizona
2000 Matt Stewart, U of Alabama
2001 Chris Collins, West Texas A&M
2002 Andrew Chamberlain, Illinois State
2003 Nathan Jackson, Kansas State U
2004 Paul Davis, Arizona State University
2005 Caetlin Mangan, University of Texas at Austin
2006 Sonequa Martin, University of Alabama
2007 Emambu Attabong, Bradley University
2008 Clarence Ball, Tennessee State University
2009 Whitney Rice, James Madison University
2010 Ganer Newman, Western Kentucky University
2011Allison Henri, University of Nebraska, Omaha
2012 Cecil Blutcher, Bradley University
2013 Thaddeus Fitzpatrick, University of Alabama
2014 QueenTara Pimentel, University of Nebraska Omaha
2015 Ray Roberts, Western Kentucky University
2016 Austin Ashford, Wiley College
2017 Abigail Onwunali, University of Texas at Austin
2018 Adelina Mitchell, George Mason University
2019 Alexis Simmons, University of Alabama
2020 No Champion. NST cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Ryan Gosling, Western Kentucky University