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East Lake Mini Library Poetry Contest

Entries are no longer being accepted. Entries were accepted through April 30, 2023.

2022 Winners

Adult age Group (19+)

Place	Winner	Poem
1st Place	Janet Pauley	Morning Walk
2nd Place	Peg York	Remote Control
3rd Place	Elaine Person	Doom
Honorable Mention	Jack Donohue	Message in a Bottle
Honorable Mention	Sarah Gilmore	Veteran Within
Honorable Mention	Cheryl Ann Guido	Night Lights
Honorable Mention	C. David Hay	Best Friend
Honorable Mention	Kathy Philpot	Ego Non Curo Amplius
Honorable Mention	Marc Rissman	Fishing With Grandpa

Teen Age Group (13-18)

Place	Winner	Poem
1st Place	Erin Adler	Voice
2nd Place	Ariana Benjamin	You
3rd Place	Jayla Ortiz	And Just Like the Sun
Honorable Mention	Gwenevere Dizon	Your Withered Promise
Honorable Mention	Grace Godette	Tumbled Words
Honorable Mention	Ethan Gruner	When the Waking World Encounters…
Honorable Mention	Lawson Hall	Ain’t Supposed to Be
Honorable Mention	Katrina Morse	Pain
Honorable Mention	Karalyn Principe	Butterflies

Children’s Age Group (up to 12)

Place	Winner	Poem
1st Place	Robin Buckman	Winter Performance
2nd Place	Nathan Stevens	Cat? Fish?
3rd Place	Michael Malave	A Fallen Knight
Honorable Mention	Cate Classon	Nightmare of Living Alone
Honorable Mention	Xander Flores	Growing Up
Honorable Mention	Addison Hale	4th of July Fireworks
Honorable Mention	Havoc Hughes	A Day at the Park
Honorable Mention	Charlotte McAlister	The Hunt
Honorable Mention	Christopher Vitale	Numbers

1st Place Prizes - $50 Gift Certificate to Books-A-Million
2nd Place Prizes - $25 Gift Certificate to Books-A-Million
3rd Place Prizes - $15 Gift Certificate to Books-A-Million
Honorable Mention Prizes – Certificate of Recognition
All entries will receive a digital certificate of participation.

Prizes were donated: by the Friends of the East Lake Mini Library

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