Dayton Metro Library Announces Winners In 2021 Poetry Contest

Dayton OH

22 June, 2021

9:26 AM

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Press release from the Dayton Metro Library: June 18, 2021 At a virtual awards ceremony last night, the winners of the Dayton Metro Library's 2021 Poetry Contest were announced. Poets as young as third grade, through adults past retirement age, read their winning poems during the ceremony, hosted by Matt Birdsall and Whitney Bell, editors of Mock Turtle Zine. More than 140 entries were read and judged by the editorial board of Mock Turtle Zine, an independent, nonprofit collaborative that promotes Dayton area writers and artists in both a print publication and online. First Place winners in each age category will be published in an upcoming issue of Mock Turtle. All the finalists receive Amazon gift cards, and their poems will be posted at DaytonMetroLibrary.org soon. "I'm always impressed with the depth that we get with these poems," said Birdsall. "It's always a challenge to judge, because there are so many really strong entries and so much variety." THE 2021 WINNERS ARE: Older Adult Kathy Austin, House CleaningGuy Spidel, Sometimes I Dream of A Place Not Like This PlaceEnoch Fannin, Slugs In The Campfire, Sunday Morning Adult Danny "Dan Tres Omi" Rodriguez, You the MiracleA.W. Wood, There is a Moth Who Lives in Your ChestCaroline Mundhenk, An Apology Letter to the Grackle Teen Mia Hayden, 246 days, 15 hours, 17 minutesSelah Griffin, American CapitalOlivia Cotton, John 15:12 Grades 5-6 Carl Furmanski, Bubble of HopeJames Bowling, Little Bo Peep and the SheepIngrid Halpin, A Score Grades 3-4 Jonah Dorf, The Morning GameSylvia Downey, Tree of LifeAlexandra Hart, Dogs Dayton Metro Library has hosted an annual poetry contest for more than 20 years. The contest accepts entries during the month of April - National Poetry Month. This press release was produced by the Dayton Metro Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.