Incorporating this year's theme of "technology," the winners of this year's annual Teen Poetry Contest were announced on the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library Facebook page.
The library holds a reception and awards ceremony on Thursday, May 15, from 7-9 p.m. with featured speaker John Perrault, author of many books, and also a poet whose works have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, Poet Lore and more.
Here are the winners of the Library's 4th Annual Teen Poetry Contest; these are students at Miles River Middle School, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, Waring School, and Ipswich Middle School:
Best Entry Grades 6-8, Annabelle Platt
Second Place Grades 6-8, Lily Knudsen
Honorable Mention Grades 6-8, Richard Paul
Honorable Mention Grades 6-8, Lily Knudsen
Best Entry Grades 9-12, Eric Baumeister
Second Place Grades 9-12, Emma Taylor
Honorable Mention Grades 9-12, Fiona Worsfold
Honorable Mention Grades 9-12, Annie Li
Director’s Choice, Oz Reyes
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