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Congratulations to all the winners of the 24th Annual Poetry Contest!

3rd – 5th Grade Winners

1st Place: In the Library by Megan S.
2nd Place: The Dandelions by Laura W.
3rd Place: The Dinosaur in My Shoe by Liam B.

6th – 8th Grade Winners
1st Place: Be a Voice by Norah M.
2nd Place: Silent Hunter by Bellamy Z.
3rd Place: Thirteen Going on Fourteen by Azariyah W.

9th-12th Grade Winners
1st Place: Oro by Mia P.
2nd Place: As a Tourist, As an Alien by Xavier A.
3rd Place: When You Meet My Grandfather by Adam V.

Adult Winners
1st Place: Memorial Day by Stephen B.
3rd Place: Burrowed in the Bones of Our Bed by Miah J.

Also, thank you to everyone who submitted poems and to our judges. We hope to see you again next year!

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Note to readers: Some of the poems submitted may contain sensitive topics. If you or someone you know needs help, please consider accessing our Hotlines & Helplines page.

Test poem

Tick tock goes the clock
The quiet room is where I sit.
And I try not to have a fit. 

Tick tock goes the clock. 
I wait for time to go by I suppose. 
When it's too quiet that's when I hum. 
I try not to be 
A distraction to those who come. 

Tick tock the clock goes 
In the corner is where I am. 
Doing my work 
Or simply reading. 

Tick tock the clock goes 
Making such little noise, it can hardly 
Be heard 
I hide away from those who come in. 
Still I say, “Hi”, and hide back in. 
It may be lonely, for I have only the clock. 

Tick tock the clock goes 
Lo, a visitor on the other side! 
We laugh until I'm told “ Time to work!” 
We go separate ways but that is okay. 
The quiet room is like my home 
That is until it's time to go.

--Isabella G., 6th-8th Grade