We received over 130 entries in our 13th annual Poetry Contest. Congratulations to our 2022 Award Winners and Honorable Mentions:
Adults
- Adult Winner: Song of the Blind by Vidya Iyer
- Adult Honorable Mention: Sonder by Palak Tripathi
- Adult Honorable Mention: Transient Time by Crystal Wilson
Teens
- Teen (Grades 7 - 12) Winner: On Plath's Fever by Hongtao Hu
- Teen (Grades 7 - 12) Honorable Mention: I Really Should Be Cleaning by Elise Coleman
- Teen (Grades 7 - 12) Honorable Mention: I Am the Daughter of a Woman... by Grace Lee
Youth
- Youth Upper Elementary (Grades 4 - 6) Winner: Strength by Gabe Lee
- Youth Lower Elementary (Grades PreK - 3) Winner: Acrostic-Madre by Johan Santos
- Youth Lower Elementary (Grades PreK - 3) Honorable Mention: Spring by Sophia Lee
- Youth Upper Elementary (Grades 4-6): “It’s Not Worth It” by Gracelyn Clark Riley
Each winner received a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card.
All participants were invited to celebrate and read in an Open Mic at Poetry Fest on Sunday, April 24. With Pain and Fear and Hope by William Mihalik, dazzled the audience and won the Open Mic award (a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card) for best live performance.