And the poetry winners are ...

DISCOVER YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY

It’s said that poetry comes from and speaks deeply to the human soul.

This certainly seems to be true in our literate, creative Laguna

Village.

Each April for the past five years, your library has enjoyed

celebrating National Poetry Month by sponsoring a community-wide

original poetry writing contest. “Versification,” this year’s

competition, was entered by more than 300 aspiring poets and we’d

like to congratulate the following winners:

ADULT

First: Anthony Leslie for “Imprinting”

Second: Marcia Cohee for “This Morning’s Poem for Peace”

Third: Paige Rhine for “Sweet Nothing”

HIGH SCHOOL

First: Allie Phelps for “Tournament” and “There is No Cruise Ship

Like Cliffs Notes”

Second: Theo Greenly for “Three Kings”

Third: Lincoln Berger for “Why I Love You”

SIXTH, SEVENTH

AND EIGHTH GRADES

First: Maya Butler for “Weekend,” “Please” and “Night Poem”

Second: Lili Clark for “Unaware”

Third: Maggie Siebert for “Nana”

FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADES

First: Martin Dolan for “I Am Cool and Kindhearted”

Second: Hannah Glass for “The Poor Lime” and “The Trig”

Third: Etianne Manetta for “Hey Mr.”

SECOND AND THIRD GRADES

First: Daniel Anvari for “Two Birds (Share Signs Together)”

Second: Elliot Glass for “War”

Third: Eliana Alcouloumre for “My Guinea Pig”

KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE

First: Lily Nikole Greenberg Call for “A Goldfish in the Sky” and

“Grandpa”

Second: Carly Manfrini for “Splish”

Third: Aaron Alcouloumre for “A Song”

PRE-KINDERGARTEN

First: Shira Alcouloumre for “Snow”

Second: William Rogers for “Birds, Birds, I Wish They Could Stay”

Third: Ellie Spurlock for “Sandwiches” and “Snow White”

The 21 winning poems will be published in a free booklet to be

printed by the library. The community is welcome to pick up a copy

after June 20 and of course, is always welcome and encouraged to

visit their library for business or pleasure.

* MARIANNA HOF writes a bimonthly column for the Coastline Pilot.

She is the Laguna Beach branch librarian.