GALESBURG — Sandburg has announced the winners of the 37th annual Sandburg Poetry Competition.
First through third place and honorable mentions were selected in four categories: elementary (grades K-5), junior (grades 6-8), intermediate (grades 9-12) and adult. Award winners were invited to attend a banquet April 30 in the Student Center on Sandburg’s Galesburg campus.
Elementary
First place — “When It Rains” by Eva Godina
Second place — “ABC Poem about My Baby Brother” by Raeley Lee
Third place — “I Wish” by Louisa Kamerer
Honorable mention — “My Class is a Zoo” by Sutton Boley
Honorable mention — “No One’s Life is Perfect” by Baylor Leffler
Junior
First place — “Caged Canary” by Stella Bennett
Second place — “Dear Grandma” by Vida Wilcox
Third place — “War” by Ethan King
Honorable mention — “Blooming with Time” by Nael Morales Medina
Honorable mention — “I am from” by Addison Hawk
Intermediate
First place — “Dear Earth” by Apolonia McClure
Second place — “The Echo We Carry” by Kaleia Pulse
Third place — “Stories” by Lily Heitz
Honorable mention — “The Woods” by Lillian Rogers
Honorable mention — “Shallow Ribs” by Katelin Rohlfes
Adult
First place — “Silent Scene” by Gary Armstrong
Second place — “La Harpe, Illinois” by Tricia Owsley
Third place — “Unity” by Kristy Ordoña
Honorable mention — “Prairie” by Darrin Ross
Honorable mention — “Goodbye…Or Something Like It” by Christopher Bell