33rd Annual Young Poets of Delaware County
2022 Poetry Contest
Wow! We received over 900 entries in this years' poetry contest! Congratulations to all of our chosen winners listed below! Winners' poems and names will be published in our annual poetry anthology and they will have the opportunity to record a reading of their poem for posting on social media. An online awards ceremony will be held in June.
View the poetry anthology booklet here. (PDF)
2022 Contest Winners:
First Grade
1st Place My Miracle by Emily Bogardus Lakeview Elementary School
2nd Place Dreams by Elliott Egan Homeschool
3rd Place Humans by Colin Rusek Our Lady of Angels Regional Catholic School
Second Grade
1st Place The Scary Bumblebee Dream! by Chika Onyeachu Loomis Elementary School
2nd Place Flowers by Marin McCampbell Saint Mary Magdalen School
3rd Place Snowy Day by Arria Pohl Our Lady of Angels Regional Catholic School
Third Grade
1st Place I Am by Harrison Scott Garrettford Elementary School
2nd Place The Cherry Blossom Tree by Olivia Tien Loomis Elementary School
3rd Place Feeling Free by Michael MacAdam Worrall Elementary School
Fourth Grade
1st Place Cry by Wesleigh Robin Staneivezius Wayne Elementary School
2nd Place Question by Kylie Thomas Rose Tree Elementary School
3rd Place The Marble by Adrianna Ho Wallingford Elementary School
Fifth Grade
1st Place The Monster by Raina Simon Wallingford Elementary School|
2nd Place Untitled by Suleiman Mahku The Haverford School
3rd Place Craft Time (Big Mess) by Katie Mackey Pennell Elementary School
Sixth Grade
1st Place Every Day by Danica Linsky E. T. Richardson Middle School
2nd Place Chains of Guilt by Ameya Singh Garnet Valley Middle School
3rd Place The Horrors of War by Nicholas Burkat Garnet Valley Middle School
Seventh Grade
1st Place My Swing by Zayna Alrez Springton Lake Middle School
2nd Place The Angler by Michael Noon Notre Dame de Lourdes School
3rd Place Addicted by Yemi Kolawole Notre Dame de Lourdes School
Eighth Grade
1st Place Your Perfect Picture by Ciara O’Neill Springton Lake Middle School
2nd Place Running by Danny O’Brien Notre Dame de Lourdes School
3rd Place 1812 by Anrui Xu Radnor Middle School
Ninth Grade
1st Place Reflections of Her Father by Emma Larsen Wilmington Friends School
2nd Place The Book of Life by Lilly Kirkpatrick Penncrest High School
3rd Place Talk to the Stars Instead by Charley Zimmerman Penncrest High School
Tenth Grade
1st Place Cider by Aaron Tang Episcopal Academy
2nd Place Far, Far Away by Rosmy Joseph Springfield High School
3rd Place Things of Spring by Jacob Cunrod Cardinal O’Hara High School
Eleventh Grade
1st Place I Want You, America by Riley Signor Penncrest High School
2nd Place back when tigers used to smoke by Lindsay McBride Academy of Notre Dame
3rd Place In Awe of Hawaii by Chloe Griffiths Penncrest High School
Twelfth Grade
1st Place the search by Grace Curry Cardinal O’Hara High School
2nd Place The Galaxy Within Us by Sophia Lenderman Penncrest High School
3rd Place Currency of Current Times by Aya Houssein Springfield High School
This program is sponsored by the Mad Poets Society, Delaware County Libraries, Keystone State Literacy Association: Delaware County, Rose Tree Media Optimist Club, Pennsylvania Poetry Society and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Click here for a list of the judges. (PDF)
Past Contest Winners:
2021 (PDF)
2020 (PDF)
2019 (PDF)
