Walt Whitman Birthplace Association is delighted to announce our 36th annual Student Poetry Contest. 2022 Poet-In-Residence Natasha Trethewey will officiate the afternoon.
GRAND CHAMPIONS 2022
Category | Name | Poem | School |
Category A | Riya Golia | โThe Joy Flowerโ | The Laurel Hill School |
Category B | Alicia DiGiambattista | โRealization & Renewalโ | Great Hollow Middle School |
Category C | Charlotte Huang | โAmongst the Fireโ | W.T. Clarke Middle School |
Category D | Chloe Lin | โLessons in Farmingโ | Herricks High School |
Category E | Thisbe Wu | โShroomsโ | Saint Anneโs School |
Category F | Ruby Standfast | โA New Leafโ | Dogwood Elementary School |
Category G | Mrs. Miolan | โA New Chapterโ | Centre Avenue Elementary School |
Category H | Mrs. C. Loiacono | โNew Season, New Beginnings, New Hopeโ | HB Mattlin Middle School |
Category I | Mrs. Prymaczek | โPoems of Renewalโ | Hillside Grade School |
Category J | Mrs. Wallace | โA Time for Renewal Vol. 3 gr 8 pd 6โ | Mt. Sinai Middle School |
Category K | Mr. Graham Otton | โOnce Againโ | New Hyde Park High School |
Category L | Dr. Deirdre Faughey | โWonder Once Hiding Withinโ | Oyster Bay High School |
Category M | Violet LeClaire, Emily Gorecki, Jordan Logue | โPhoenixโ | Walt Whitman High School |