Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Kean Spencer, the West Chester University Poetry Center proudly sponsors the Iris N. Spencer Poetry Awards which honor Mr. Spencer’s mother and include three contests open to all undergraduate poets enrolled in a United States college or university. One of those competitions is the Myong Cha Son Haiku award which was created by Mr. Kyle Spencer in honor of his mother-in-law. 2015 winner Katherine Kocotas shares her feelings on winning the Myong Cha Son Haiku award.
