They're Poets, Don't You Know It

The winners of the Kent Memorial Library’s 1st Annual Poetry Contest — a contest for Suffield residents of all ages — have been selected.

And locals will be able to hear the creativity of their neighbors on May 9 when the first- through third-prize winner read their poetry at the library’s temporary location on 61 Ffyler Pl. at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9.

All of the winners won cash prizes funded by The Friends of the Kent Memorial Library. First prize is $25; 2nd Prize is $10, 3rd Prize is $5. Honorable Mentions receive $1.

Here are the prize-winning poets:

Ages 6-8

• 1st prize: Spring! by Andrew Tini
• 2nd prize: I Am Amelia by Amelia Shanks
• 3rd prize: The Monkey by Kathryn Tini

Ages 9-11

• 1st prize: Rainbow Me by Lucie Casinghino
• 2nd prize: The One Season by Laura Drinkwater
• 3rd prize: My Life Has Changed: Zlata’s Diary by Jessica Wachs

Honorable Mention

• The Turkey’s Gobble by Matthew Tini
• Spring is Here by Matthew Legg
• Haunted House by Ella Milton-Benoit
• Untitled by Daniel Casinghino

Ages 12-14

• 1st prize: 2 a.m. Thoughts by Gisele Mayhew
• 2nd prize: Patriotism by Michael Sattan
• 2nd prize: Although I Know Your Love Was Never Real by Vanessa Mancuso

Honorable Mention

• On the Inside by Anna Casinghino
• Never Shout Never by Jessica Wessner
• Glass by Olivia Puzzuto
• The Trees by Troy Morell

Age 15-18

• 1st prize: Flower Child by Savanna Lamas

Adult

• 1st prize: Spring Sounds by Alice Ahrens Williams
• 2nd prize: Dad of the Bride by Francis Rago
• 2nd prize: Family Tree by Carl Casinghino
• 3rd prize: Worthington by John Woods
• 3rd prize: Suffield Memories in Haiku by Irene S. Kraft

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