Congratulations to our 26th Annual Poetry Contest Winners! We enjoyed a lovely ceremony with nearly 80 attendees at the Woodward Park Library last Sunday, June 8th. Our Judges said the entries were phenomenal and made for a very difficult choice. Thank you all for participating. The award winning poems are:
3rd-5th Grade Winners
1st Abigail P. From Mourning to Morning
2nd Warren L. Freedom
3rd Casey D. A Captains World
6th-8th Grade Winners
1st Carmen G. Cecilio
2nd Cecilia G. Manifesto of a 21st Century Teenage Girl
3rd Jenessa R. The Birds
9th-12th Grade Winners
1st Genesis A. To the Dirt Beneath My Feet
2nd Melody V. I am Hmong
3rd Maryana P. When I Was a Bright Flower
Adult Winners
2nd Warren L. Freedom
3rd Casey D. A Captains World
6th-8th Grade Winners
1st Carmen G. Cecilio
2nd Cecilia G. Manifesto of a 21st Century Teenage Girl
3rd Jenessa R. The Birds
9th-12th Grade Winners
1st Genesis A. To the Dirt Beneath My Feet
2nd Melody V. I am Hmong
3rd Maryana P. When I Was a Bright Flower
Adult Winners
1st Celeste J. Gutted
2nd Nick M. For You
3rd Trianne H. Bittersweet
2nd Nick M. For You
3rd Trianne H. Bittersweet
Thank you again everyone, we’ll see you next year for our 27th
annual Fresno County Public Library Poetry Contest.
*Note: if you are a winner and you have not received your
prize and certificate, please reply to the email we sent you from the Fresno
Library Community Services Department.