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East Lake Mini Library Poetry Contest

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

2023 Winners

Adult age Group (19+)

Place	Winner	Poem
1st Place	Sasha Gillam	I Am Building Sandcastles
2nd Place	Dustin Weeks	Feathered Fate
3rd Place	Moira Garber	Flight
Honorable Mention	Kelli Lage	Abcedarian Poem for Ryan
Honorable Mention	Kelli Lage	Back When
Honorable Mention	Andrew Armstrong	On Helping a Caterpillar Cross the Road
Honorable Mention	Rochelle Nutting	Grief
Honorable Mention	Kelli Lage	Green
Honorable Mention	Emily Ross	Mind Pool

Teen Age Group (13-18)

Place	Winner	Poem
1st Place	Alexa Foxx	To Disappear
2nd Place	Amani Shroff	Teen 2nd Place Amani Shroff.pdf
3rd Place	Alexa Foxx	Something About the Way Women do Their Hair
Honorable Mention	Allie Hostetler	June
Honorable Mention	Alexa Foxx	Fanatic
Honorable Mention	Shea Yael	Silent Suicide
Honorable Mention	Jordan Niewinski	Her Smile Fades
Honorable Mention	Daniela Vallarta	Anxiety’s Spiderweb
Honorable Mention	Jayla Ortiz	Stages of Grief

Children’s Age Group (up to 12)

Place	Winner	Poem
1st Place	Nathan Stevens	Ancient City
2nd Place	Benjamin Wagner	Perfect Planting Place
3rd Place	Penelope Del Pino	World
Honorable Mention	Kelsea Fitzpatrick	Vanishing
Honorable Mention	Liliauna Novillo	Water Sky
Honorable Mention	Penelope Del Pino	Fire
Honorable Mention	Isabel Rincone	Stars
Honorable Mention	Gianna Jones	Open a Book to a New World
Honorable Mention	Isabel Rincone	Knifes/Cupcakes

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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