Congratulations to all young poets!
Prek-Kindergarten
Winners:
Heart, Sophia Hopkins, Hudson Country Montessori School, Danbury, CT
The Sheep, Gabriel Blanchard, Bowman School, Lexington, MA
Honorable Mention:
Fireflies, Sama Abderazzaq, Birches School, Lincoln, MA
1st Grade
Winner:
Sun, Anna Shore, Birches School, Lincoln, MA
Honorable:
Owls, Jules Moses-Jade, Birches School, Lincoln, MA
2nd Grade
Winners:
Reader’s Imagination, Avery Hatton, Mendell Elementary School, Boston
Red-Winged Blackbird, Naomi Torres, Atrium School, Watertown
Honorable Mention:
My Sister, Yilan Marshall, Mendell Elementary School, Boston, MA
DNA, Elan Gaon, Atrium School, Watertown, MA
3rd Grade
Winners:
Climbing a Ladder, Aliya Peguero, Brooke Mattapan, Mattapan, MA
Greatly Sorry, Seraphina Goldstein, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
The Milkweed Tree, Sean Doyle, Mount Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill, MA
Sumac Berries, Walden Horton-Hall, Atrium School, Watertown, MA
Honorable Mention:
Sushi, Leo Bassil, Mount Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill, MA
The Wave, Rex Pope, Atrium School, Watertown, MA
Soccer, Tomas Whitford, Mount Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill, MA
Little Brother, Jaylani Torres, Henry Grew Elementary, Hyde Park, MA
If I Were in Charge of the World, Hannah Buonamico, Hastings School, Westborough, MA
4thGrade
Winners:
Hummingbird, Bella Prussia, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
The Sad Life of a Girl, Stella Segunda, Howard Reiche, Portland, ME
The Train Tracks, Lina Frenkel, Jewish Community Day School, Watertown, MA
The Ocean, Mabel Heiden, Peter Woodbury Elementary, Bedford, NH
Honorable Mention:
Linda Brown, Danielle Azani, Jewish Community Day School, Watertown, MA
Frederick Douglass’s Legacy, Carrington Elie, Atrium School, Watertown, MA
Life, Sahana Arun, Winthrop Chenery Upper Elementary, Belmont, MA
5thGrade
Winners:
When a Phoenix Dies, Jillian Hokanson, Manomet Elementary, Plymouth, MA
We the People, Nashla Luna-Castillo, Brooke Mattapan, Mattapan, MA
Honorable Mention:
RD Summer, Selena Guzman Penzo, Brooke Mattapan, Mattapan, MA
Memory’s Vault, Niam Shah, Chestnut Hill School, Chestnut Hill, MA
6thGrade
Winners:
The Day, Asa Alfano, Harrison Middle School, Yarmouth, ME
My Soul, Josie, Park School, Brookline, MA
Knit or Knot, Emily Jin, Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington, MA
The Transition, Ida Rogers, The Deerfield School, Manchester, NH
Submerged, Ryan Jung, Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington, MA
Honorable Mention:
Truck, Olivia Kim, Park School, Brookline, MA
Ode to a Stamp, Burr Hart, Park School, Brookline, MA
Seeds of Green, Makenna Wiggett, Frank Harrison Middle School, Yarmouth, ME
Blackjack Track, Saleh El’Kredi, The Pike School, Andover, MA
There’s a Silence, Jade Powers, Applewild School, Fitchburg, MA
7thGrade
Winners:
Two Kinds of Ice, Ann Ogunleye, Joseph Martin Middle School, East Taunton, MA
I’m Still Here, Julaine Rong, The Pike School, Andover, MA
The Night’s Gentle Keeper, Jocelyn Lin, Deerfield School, Manchester,NH
The Crown of Silence, Celestin Cafferty, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Honorable Mention:
Music, Clio Lewitt, The Grammar School, Putney, VT
Rot, Catherine Wang, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Between the Quiet Moments, Audrey Jeong, The Pike School, Andover, MA
My Bittersweet Ellipse, Ania-Rose Guerrier, Joyce Middle School, Woburn, MA
Brown Bunny, Reem Elkerkouri, Brooke Charter School, East Boston, MA
Perfect, Mia Dennen, Joseph E. Martin Middle School, East Taunton, MA
A Pen with No Ink, Liam Kerrigan, Mercymount Country Day, RI
The Things I Wish I could have told you, Christy Elwell, Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT
8thGrade
Winners:
I’ve always wanted to be in love, Zoe Zhang, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
In Every Way, Ariella Spivak, Runkle School, Brookline, MA
Makeup, Kaitlyn Rhodes-Kropf, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Evergreen Boughs, Alden Swinburne, The Grammar School, Putney, VT
Honorable Mention:
Childlike Wonder, Nola Linder, The Grammar School, Putney, VT
Letters to Someone (no one): Asha Hallowell, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Break, Jules Klein, Meadowbrook School, Weston, MA
Oh What a Sad Fate, Henry Schmitt, Vermont Day School, Shelburne, VT
Haiku Lower Division
Winners:
Deer, Jubilee Geschwendt, 4th Grade, Homeschooled, NH
Winter, Sahana Arun, 4th Grade, Chenery School, MA
Fall, Finley Neurath, 3rd Grade, Mount Alvernia Academy, Chestnut Hill, MA
Honorable Mention:
Silver Shine, Dev Agarwal, 4th Grade, Milton Academy, MA
The Silent Spider, Nathan Singleton, 3rd Grade, Henry Grew Elementary, Boston, MA
Haiku Upper Division
Winners:
Blink, Carrie Carter, 6th Grade, Immanuel Lutheran, Danbury, CT
A Signs of Spring, Irina Savchenko, 7th Grade, The Pike School, Andover, MA
Honorable Mentions
Summer Dreams, Celestin Cafferty, 7th Grade, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Northern Lights, Felicity Chew, 5th Grade, Chestnut Hill School, Chestnut Hill, MA
Sprouts Burst: Lilia Avila, 6th Grade, The Park School, Brookline, MA
Milton Awards
Upper Division
There Will Always Be Sharks, Kasra Darvish, 8th Grade, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Lower Division:
The Forest’s Song, Emma Zhang, 4th Grade, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Founders Awards
La lengua que llevo y traigo conmigo, Alexis Nicolas Soto, 7th grade, Brooke Mattapan, Mattapan, MA
It Feels Like Summer, Madeleine Fialkoff, Jewish Country Day School, 4th Grade, Watertown, MA
Should I Be Sorry, Aahil Shiekh, Runkle School, 8th grade, Brookline, MA