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Poetry Society of Virginia 2010 Student Contest Awards Ceremony The Poetry Society of Virginia and the 2010 Student Contest Committee would like to thank the judges who participated in this event, and everyone who has contributed help, advice and encouragement throughout this year’s contest. We appreciate all the time, energy and the enthusiasm that you give to the students who entered the contest. We especially acknowledge all the teachers who have inspired their students to write and submit their work to the contest. To the student winners and to all the students who submitted their poetry to the 2010 PSV Student Poetry Contest, we want to thank you for all the wonderful work you sent to us. We appreciate the time and energy you put forward in writing and entering this contest. S1 Category – Grades 1 & 2 1st place Tate Winesett for the poem “Nature,” Virginia Beach, VA; Tied for 2nd place Kate Larson, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “Winter Day;” Tied for 2nd place Lucas Steinberger, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “A Hole in Winter;” 3rd place Jack Lewis, Virginia Beach, VA for the poem “Golfcourse;” Tied for 1st Honorable Mention Kaden Perce, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “Spring Is Here;” Tied for 1st Honorable Mention Joseph Guenther for the poem “At the Red Sox Game;” Tied for 2nd Honorable Mention Eleanor Stafford, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “The River;” Tied for 2nd Honorable Mention Clay Barnes, Appalachia, VA for the poem “Lunch Times;” and Tied for 3rd Honorable Mention Jacona Hernandez, Appalachia, VA for the poem “The Mouse;” Tied for 3rd Honorable Mention Austin Morelock for the poem, "My Dogs.” S-2 Category – Grades 3 & 4 1st place Coral Bridgman, Hampton, VA for the poem “Missing Song;” 2nd place Kyle Thiele, Virginia Beach, VA for the poem “If Math Was Money;” 3rd place Abby Hamilton, Lexington, VA for the poem “Beauty Is….;” 1st Honorable Mention Marissa Knight, Poquoson, VA for the poem “Under the Sea;” 2nd Honorable Mention Kameron A. Helmlinger for the poem “God Helps Our Soldiers;” and 3rd Honorable Mention Donley Granderson, Richmond, VA for the poem “Jesus.” S-3 Category – Grades 5 & 6 1st place Peyton Billingsley, Birmingham, AL for the poem “The Corn Stalk;” 2nd place Eloise Kelly, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “Apology of a Thistle;” 3rd place Emma Taylor, Birmingham, AL for the poem “To Cumulus Clouds;” 1st Honorable Mention Xander Bartone, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “Mount Bradbury;" 2nd Honorable Mention Kate Friant, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “Infinite Confusion;” and 3rd Honorable Mention Jennings Briley, Birmingham, AL for the poem “Giraffes.” S-4 Category – Grades 7 & 8 1st place Maria Abrams, Bedford, NY for the poem “Sentences;” 2nd place Domonique, Hampton, VA for the poem “Just Because;” 3rd place Heidi Ziegra, Edgecomb, ME for the poem “Blue Jay, Black Cat;” 1st Honorable Mention Corey Albright, Bedford NY, for the poem “The Bus;” and 2nd Honorable Mention Abby Williams, Richmond, VA for the poem “Devotion;” and 3rd Honorable Mention Abbey Hutchins for the poem “Together.” S-5 Category – Grades 9 & 10 1st place Amber Brown, Oak Park, IL for the poem “Moon;” 2nd place Alexis Mia Phillips, Oak Park IL for the poem “Case# 07CR0304;” and 3rd place Damiano R. Girona, Newport News, VA for the poem “Natural Love.” S-6 Category – Grades 11 & 12 1st place Kris Murray, Oak Park, IL for the poem “Baby Steps;” 2nd place Tina Hanae Miller, Coconut Grove, FL for the poem “Mint Moroccan Tea;” 3rd place Lauren Rae (Wren) Brown, Springfield, VA for the poem “Walking the Highway in Springfield, Virginia;” 1st Honorable Mention James Blanton, Richmond, Virginia for the poem, “Highway;” 2nd Honorable Mention Thomas Johnson for the poem, “The Hammock,” and 3rd Honorable Mention Benjamin Water, Richmond, Virginia for the poem “International Travel.” S-7 Category – Community College No Winners in this category. S-8 Category – Undergraduate College 1st place Chelsea Henderson, Charlottesville, VA for the poem “Indignities;” 2nd place Stephanie Wang, Roslyn, NY for the poem “He Wrote My Name In Snow;” and 3rd place Audrey Walls, Richmond, VA for the poem “My Sister, January 1989;” 1st Honorable Mention Liam Kane-Grade, Prairie du Sac, WI for the poem “Ants in the Rain;” 2nd Honorable Mention Nathan W. Friedman, Richmond, VA for the poem, “Re-enactors.” Poetry Society Prize Sponsored by a Poetry Society Member 1st place Catherine Ray, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “Where Poems Hide For Me;” 2nd place Sophia Rose Carbonneau, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “Alter Ego,” 3rd place Abbie Hinchman, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “What’s in My Journal;” 1st Honorable Mention Abbey Hutchins, Edgecomb, Maine for the poem “Wabanaki;” 2nd Honorable Mention Hari Srinivasan, Cupertino, CA for the poem “Non-Entity;” and 3rd Honorable Mention Sophie Bell, Pound Ridge, NY for the poem “The Calming Book.” Jenkins Prize Sponsored by Amber, Alyssa and Annika Jenkins 1st place Edyt Dickstein, Livingston, NJ for the poem "Promises." Virginia Student Prize Sponsored by a Poetry Society Member 1st place Lauren Rae (Wren) Brown, Springfield, VA for the poem “Truly (Louis XVI’s monologue);” 2nd place Meredith Makhoul, Richmond VA for the poem “Intersection of Patterson and Chopt;” 3rd place Taylor Knight, Richmond, VA for the poem “Father;” 1st Honorable Mention Audrey Crothers, Virginia Beach, VA for the poem “Odysseus Returns;” 2nd Honorable Mention James Ruml, Richmond, VA for the poem “I Wanted;” and 3rd Honorable Mention Hunter Johnson, Richmond, VA for the poem “English Class.” The Poetry Society of Virginia Annual Student Contest DEADLINE: January 19, 2010 (postmark) Edgar Allan Poe’s Birthday Student categories are sponsored by The Society. NO ENTRY FEES FOR STUDENTS; NO NEED TO BE A PSV MEMBER TO ENTER S-1 Grades 1-2 Any form. Any subject. 24 line limit. Awards $25, $15, $10 S-2 Grades 3--4 Any form. Any subject. 24 line limit. Awards $25, $15, $10 S-3 Grades 5--6 Any form. Any subject. 24 line limit. Awards $25, $15, $10 S-4 Grades 7--8 Any form. Any subject. 24 line limit. Awards $25, $15, $10 S-5 Grades 9-10 Any form. Any subject. 32 line limit. Awards $25, $15, $10 S-6 Grades 11-12 Any form. Any subject. 32 line limit. Awards $25, $15, $10 S-7 Community College Any form. Any subject. 48 line limit. Awards $50, $30, $20 S-8 Undergraduate College Any form. Any subject. 48 line limit. Awards $50, $30, $20 Additional Opportunities for Students Contests sponsored by individuals are listed below. Students may enter their appropriate grade level category. Please enter a DIFFERENT poem in one of these contests. Both entries may be included in one envelope. The same entry rules apply to all contests. Please specify the name of the grade-level category or prize at the top left of the entry. The Poetry Society Prize Sponsored by a Poetry Society member For 6th, 7th, and 8th grades Any form. Any Subject. 30 line limit. Awards: $25, $15, $10 The Jenkins Prize Sponsored by Amber, Alyssa and Annika Jenkins For 9th and I0th grades Any form. Any Subject. 36 line limit. Awards: $25, $15, $10 The Virginia Student Prize Sponsored by a Poetry Society Member Limited to Virginia Students in Grades 9—12 Any form, Any subject. 36 line limit. Awards: $50, $30, $20 Winners will be notified in advance, and invited to attend the awards ceremony in Richmond. ENTRY RULES: 1. All entries must be in English, original and unpublished. Author retains copyright. 2. Poems that have previously won an award in a PSV contest may not be entered. Poems submitted to the PSV Student Contest cannot also be submitted to the PSV Adult Contest. 3. Submit TWO copies of each poem. NO personal information should appear on either sheet. 4. Please include a cover sheet containing: Grade-level category or prize category being entered, Poem name, Poet’s name, Address (School or Student), E-mail address (student & teacher), Phone number (student & teacher), School, teacher’s name and grade level . (If school policy prohibits release of a student's full name, a teacher's name as a contact is needed.) 5. ONE poem per student per category. A poem may be entered in only one category. 6. To be considered, poems must include an “original work verification statement" on the cover sheet. (Example: This is my original poem. I wrote it by myself.) 7. Entries, including the cover sheet , must be typed or computer printed on 8.5 x 11 inch paper. 8. Entries will not be returned. 9. Entries must be postmarked no later than January 19, 2010. Entries will NOT be accepted by e-mail, special delivery, certified or registered mail, FEDEX or UPS. Winning poems may be published on our website. If you do not want your poem published, please write "Do not publish" below your name and address. |
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