Literacy Volunteers recognizes poetry contest winners

Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties has named the winners of its 14th annual poetry contest, funded in part by Western Mountain Financial Services and the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation. The judge was Laine Kuehn.

Contest categories are as follows.

Youth, Age 11 and under

First Place: Logan Hartman, Cat, Farmington

Second Place: Daygon Purington, My Heart, Farmington

Third Place: Quinn Allen, The Small Frog, Farmington

Adults

First Place: Nancy Merrow, Privy Lockdown, Wilton

Second Place: Nancy Lockwood, On The Death of An Old Friend, Industry

Third Place: Peg Ellis, Good Grief, Temple

Students of Literacy Volunteers

First Place: Anna Crockett, Sayings and Looks, Jay

Second Place: Matilda Holt, My New Barn, Farmington

Third Place: Lacey Ann Elder, My Lost Things, Strong,

The collection of winning poems will be published at westernmaineliteracy.org and in a poetry anthology. Contest prizes are gift certificates from stores in Farmington: First place, $25 at Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers, second place, $15 at Twice Sold Tales bookstore, and third place, $10 at Java Joe’s.

The public can bring a poem to share and participate in a poetry celebration set for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at Mount Blue High School.

Visit westernmaineliteracy.org or call 207-500-3131 for more information.