Poetry Winners List

POETRY CONTEST WINNERS

ADULT

1st place:  “A Charm for Childhood,” Elizabeth Jenkins

2nd place: “Collecting Sea Glass,” Mark Andrew James Terry

3rd place:  “My Final Storm,” Emily Sujka

Honorable Mention: “Ukraine,” Ryan Tilley

Honorable Mention: “Let It Rain,” Diane Neff

Honorable Mention: “Spring Song,” Sharlyn Page

YOUTH

First through Third Grade

1st Place: “Me after the Rain,” by Nolan L.; Park Maitland School, 3rd Grade

2nd Place: “When Droplets Are Drying,” by Audra K.; Dommerich Elementary School, 3rd Grade

3rd Place: “After the Rain,” by Braden S.; Dommerich Elementary School, 3rd Grade

Honorable Mention: “After the Rain” by Jilly B.; Dommerich Elementary School, 3rd Grade

Honorable Mention: “Rainbow,” by Ava B.; Dommerich Elementary School, 2nd Grade

Honorable Mention: “After the Rain,” by Emily H.; Dommerich Elementary School, 2nd Grade

Honorable Mention: “No More Water,” by Wynn W.; Dommerich Elementary School, 3rd Grade

Fourth through Sixth Grade

1st Place: “The New Normal,” by Riley N.; Park Maitland School, 6th Grade

2nd Place: “After the Rain,” by Sabine M.; Park Maitland School, 6th Grade

3rd Place: “Drizzle,” by Marlowe H.; Park Maitland School, 5th Grade

Honorable Mention: “After the Grief,” by Addison A.; Park Maitland School, 6th Grade

Honorable Mention: “After the Rain,” by Stella B.; Dommerich Elementary School, 4th Grade

Honorable Mention: “Hope after the Rain,” by Leeyana S.; Park Maitland School, 4th Grade

Honorable Mention: “Dewy Mornings,” by Abby Y.; Park Maitland School, 6th Grade

Seventh through Twelfth Grade

1st Place: “Still Standing,” by Airlie K.; Park Maitland School, 7th Grade

2nd Place: “Once the Rain Is Gone,” by Amelia B.; Park Maitland School, 7th Grade

3rd Place: “Rain’s Wonder,” by Lia Z.; Park Maitland School, 7th Grade

Honorable Mention: “Tears and Rain Are Not the Same,” by Kaylen B.; Lyman High School, 11th Grade