We had 22 submissions for our Poetry Contest during National Poetry Month (April).
Thank you to everyone who participated!
Thank you to Branch Books 2 for donating prizes for this contest!
The winners of this year's poetry contest were Theresia Mead and Kathryn Weiler. Stephen Preston Bean won the award for the Tree Commission poem contest. Read their work and all the other great submissions here!
Winners
Cullman Tree Commission Winner
The Treasure of the Tree by Stephen Preston Bean
Child Winner
Her Beloved Magnolia by Kathryn Weiler
Adult Winner
My Father, My Face by Theresia Mead
Adult Submissions
My Hike by Shelley Weiler
Defeat the Grave by Douglas Whatley
In Her Memory by Dawn Williams
I Get You...The Neurodivergent Educator With Her Own Battles by Telina Bates
The Weeping Willow- A Silent Witness by Abigail Blackwood
Child Submissions
The Answer by Macy Peed
To My Sister by Avery Maples
My Best Friend by Rylee Blodget
Happy Life by Abigail Weiler
Catch This Riddle by Asher Maples
Friends (a nonet) by Abigail
My Morning by Emma Weiler
Little Bird by Elliott Robison
Tacos by Max Robison
Our Dog by Trendyn Thomason
The Beach by Ella Katherine Butler