2009 Student Contest
The poetic talent of Queens students shined again this year in the second annual Jackson Heights Poetry Festival Student Contest. Poems were submitted from dozens of schools across Queens, with truly impressive results.
This is an annual competition. Join our mailing list so you can be apprised on next year's contest when it gets under way.
This is an annual competition. Join our mailing list so you can be apprised on next year's contest when it gets under way.
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High School Winners (Read their poems!)
First Place
Marie Douyon, tenth grade at the Queens Preparatory Academy, "Remember Me"
Second Place
Jonathan Cortez, ninth grade at the Garden School, "Self Perfection"
Third Place
Kiaya Mohamed, eleventh grade at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, "Untitled"
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Middle School Winners (Read their poems!)
First Place
Shahara Ahmed, seventh grade at Intermediate School 230, "Aayatul Kursi"
Second Place
Neftali Castillo Rosario, eighth grade at Junior High School 189. "Knight in Shining Armor."
Third Place
Mihalis Alisandratos, seventh grade at P.S. 122 Mamie Fay School, "A Return of Life"