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2026 Poetry Contest Winners

Youth category. First place: Isabella Grace P "The nightmare of the fox". Second place: Josephine Bassetti "Journey". Third place TJ Kienast "Great river on Woodlin Drive"

Teen category. First place: Asher Schroeder "Overcompensation". Second Place: Lillian Gantzer "Planting seeds". Third Place: Asher Schroeder "Returning library books".

Adult category. First place: Jade Erickson "Benjamin's Garden". Second Place: Christel Maass "Troublesome Toad". Third place: Meg Diedrick "Springtime Reed"

Read the winning poems

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2026 participating poets

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