Celebrate the 28th annual Poetry Contest Winners with us!
Each April, Jefferson County Library-Arnold hosts a Poetry Contest for all ages. After submission, poems are voted on and winners are shared. Check out the winners below by click their respective age categories for the full poems.
Prizes were awarded to the top three poems in three age categories (in order):
Scarlett Radford - "You can't take my light!!"
Jeremiah Ostdiek - "The Donkey Kong Song"
Charlotte Rose - "Todd the Fishing Rod"
Madison Townsend - "The Final Thoughts (For Grandma Townsend)"
Charlotte Simms - "Under the Surface"
Vivienne Ostdiek - "Freedom"
Robert Weekley - "Love for My Ladies"
John "Arky" Leonard - "The Baseball Field"
Bethany Conn - "The Dragons Have Jobs Now"
Thank you to each poet who celebrated their craft with a submission. We look forward to reading your rhymes again next April.
Click here for full contest rules and an entry form.
Read last year's winning entries here!