Poetry Contest

POETRY CONTEST

POETRY CONTEST

Thank you for you interest in the Dayton Metro Library Poetry Contest but our entry period has ended.

2024 CONTEST WINNERS

Adult:
1st place - Mona Gazala - "Won't Lay Down"
2nd place - Christina Dendy Gaspar - "Hallowed Ground"
3rd place - Anthony Wyatt - "Cloudbreaks"

Grades 2 - 4:
1st place - Signe Mcmanamon - "Poems"
2nd place - Charlee Willis - "When The Sun was Shining!"
3rd place - Carter Hughes - "Fat Cat"

Grades 5 - 8:
1st place - Maria Whisnant - "since I have wanted to live"
2nd place - Sylvia Downey - "Photosynthesis"
3rd place - Grettel Sanchez - "My American Dream"

Grades 9 - 12:
1st place - Kesey Trout - "space between the bars"
2nd place - Tiana Black - "No, I am not black"
3rd place - Kearston Melson - "They Dance On my Pillow"

Spoken Word:
1st place - Allie Perry - "They say it get's better"
2nd place - Michael Jones - "Squatchin' Ain't Easy"
3rd place - Braxton Dowell - "In a World of"

Staff Submission:
1st place - Hannah Baker - "empty nesters"

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