2023 Walt Howat Youth Poetry Contest Winners
We thank everyone that participated. Please see the list of winners below.
Haiku, 7-8 years
FIRST: Wings of Fire by Bailey Puff, 7, Haddonfield
SECOND: Fall Down, Get Back Up by Harleigh Hoffman, 8
THIRD: I Like the Dot by Elise Torres, 7, Haddonfield
Honorable Mentions:
Magic Treehouse by Eliot Kerner, 7, Haddonfield
The Book with No Pictures by Maddie Raible, 7, Haddonfield
Z Was Zapped by Ben Veloski, 7, Haddonfield
Beetle is Lonely by Teddy Stout-Hyslop, 7, Haddonfield
Haiku, 11-13 years
FIRST: A Single Page by Violet Collins, 12, Oaklyn
SECOND: The Arrow by Charlotte Clinthorne, 12, Oaklyn
THIRD: I Leap Into Bed by Michael Pagliaro, 12, Haddonfield
Honorable Mention: Pandemic Haiku by Ryan Eckert, 12, Haddonfield
Poetry, 9-10 years
FIRST: A Thrilling Time Machine by Thomas Mirabile, 10, Haddonfield
SECOND: My Book by Will Foster, 10, Haddon Township
THIRD: The Lost Kid by Daniel Malcarney, 10, Haddonfield
Honorable Mentions:
My Book by Elia Jove Kunst, 10, Collingswood
My Book is a Poem by Lyla Illuminati, 10, Cherry Hill
Poetry, 11-13 years
FIRST: A War Against Inequality by Thomas Coelho, 13, Haddonfield
SECOND: Elatsoe by Violet Collins, 12, Oaklyn
THIRD: Tale of the Odyssey by Patrick Blum, 12, Haddonfield
Honorable Mentions:
My Stalker by Carolyn LaForm, 12, Cherry Hill
The Portal by Zach Molter, 12, Haddonfield
Transform by Celeste Bottalico, 13, Audobon
I Am My Book by Kyra Steinmetz, 12, Cherry Hill
