ROBERT FROST POETRY CONTEST FOR KIDS & TEENS

In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, and Robert Frost (1874-1963), The Studios is delighted to host the Annual Children and Teen Poetry Contest each year.  This contest nurtures and develops the interest of young budding poets, and their vital connection to the Keys’ creative spirit.

ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS:

KIDS 6-12

First Place
Tania Hull (12)
“Everything is Mine, Everything is Called Ukraine”

Second Place
Lily Sobchenko (12)
“Oh Delicious Pomegranate”

Third Place
Kaden Savedra (12)
“Kaddish”

Honorable Mentions:
Zyaire Allen (12)
“Choices”

Sam Mendez (6)
“I Am”

Emilia Serissky (9)
“Betty the Yeti”

TEENS 13-18

First Place
Isaiah Ruiz (13)
“Safe Haven”

Second Place
Rose Centonze (14)
“Solace She”

Third Place
Dzyre Nesbitt (15)
“Flock”

Honorable Mentions:
Antonio Gomez (16)
“Honeyed Words”

Naomi Johnson (16)
“The Beauty of Love”

Jeremiah Mcloud (13)
“Daymare”

THE JUDGES:

NEA Fellow, former Key West Poet Laureate and assemblage artist Flower Conroy’s first full-length manuscript, Snake Breaking Medusa Disorder was chosen by Chen Chen as the winner of the Stevens Manuscript Competition; her second collection, A Sentimental Hairpin was released from Tolsun Books.
Artist and writer Kalo Clarke has teamed up to judge poetry contests with Flower before (“Pepto Bismol bad poetry writing” contest for the best worst poem). Clarke is also known for her artworks in mixed media of unique subject matter, including bats, bees and other creatures.

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