Following is the complete list of the 2008 Winning Poems.
Click on a poet's name for the text of their poem, and biographical information.
The contest included adult, teen, and Spanish language divisions, and drew over 200 entries.
A printed booklet of the 2008 winning poems will be available soon in the Reference Collection at each of the Springfield Library branches. Look for the top winners on display this summer at Tower Square (part of the Family Arts Festival being presented May 17, during the Spirit of Springfield's Pancake Breakfast). For more information, contact Anna at 263-6828, ext. 426 or abrandenburg@springfieldlibrary.org.
1st place: Evangelia Murray (Springfield)
"What's all the fuss about? Scream -- Edvard Munch"
2nd place: Amy Benson (Holyoke)
"Just Like You"
3rd prize: Alexandrea Noonan (Springfield)
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Annamarie Alleyne-Lovell (Springfield) "Alone"
Angela Buxton (Springfield) "I Remember..."
Danuta Janiszewski (Springfield) "How To Live in a Box Marked Fragile"
Youn Kim (Northfield Mt. Hermon) "Free the fish"
Jessica McQuillan (South Deerfield) "Children of Babel"
Arielle Poirier (Springfield) "Winter Love Poem"
Kory Saxer (Springfield) "Ode To Amsterdam"
Adult Division (English Language):
1st Place: Barbara A. Rouillard (Springfield)
"won't forget it"
2nd Place: Ellen W. Kaplan (Springfield)
"The Orphan"
3rd Place: Corrine De Winter (Springfield)
"Our Lady of Fifth Avenue"
Terrie Cin Alexis (Springfield) "who am i? i am me!"
Anonymous - "Older Now" (Springfield) "BitterSweet"
Michaelann Bewsee (Springfield) "The poets gather"
Gail Breyare (Palmer) "Leaving"
Andrew Richmond (Monson) "The Soloist"
V. Jane Schneeloch "Georgia O'Keeffe: Pelvis With Moon 1943"
Felix Vazquez (Holyoke) "FELIX #1"
1st Place: Diane Budd (Springfield)
"I AM (La Negra)"
2nd Place: Daisy Pereira-Tosada (Springfield)
"Extranjera"
For poetry-related resources, links, and events, please visit the library's Poetry Page.
Contact Information
Questions about the contest? Please email abrandenburg@springfieldlibrary.org or call Anna (adult division) 263-6828 x426 or Martha (teen division) 263-6828 x425.
Past contests were held in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2006. The next contest is TBA.
The Friends of the Springfield Library, Inc., sponsored the Awards Ceremony reception. Additional funding for the Poetry Contest was provided by a grant from the Springfield Cultural Council , a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
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