Winners of 2022 High School Poetry Competition Announced The Society February 1, 2022 From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 1 Comment . First Place ($200 Prize) Alex Rubstein, 12th grade, homeschooled, Canton Aargau, Switzerland “Civis Romanus Sum” . Second Place Ellie Strano, 9th grade student homeschooled in Lexington, Massachusetts. “The View from Space” Hannah Yee, 9th grade student homeschooled in Massachusetts. “Sonnet 1 (In Theory, Real)” . Third Place A.S. Chuba, thirteen years old, attends Maryvale Academy in Canada. “Poppy” “April” Matt Hsu, Grade 12 student at San Francisco University High School. “Starbucks Villanelle” . The following Fourth Place winners and Honorable Mentions have been published here. . Fourth Place Victoria Vu, Grade 12, Bishop Kenny High School “The People on the Boat” Isaac Wachsman, 11th Grade, American Heritage School Boca/Delray Campus “Fireflies” Joseph Juhasz, 9th grade, homeschool “Untitled” Peter Mahfouz, Grade 12, Bishop Kenny High School “Self-Detachment” . Honorable Mentions Sydney Leblo, 9th Grade, Lowell High School, San Francisco, California “End of the Innocence” Marisol Saenz, Grade 12, Dover Sherborn Regional High School “Arrogant Conception” Sai Kaushik “Sonnet to Home” Grace Folkers, 10th grade Liberty Common High School “Miss Maria the Sea” Bailey Chin, Grade 12, Bishop Kenny High School “The Monsters Within” . . NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. Trending now: One Response Paul Freeman February 2, 2022 Well done, Alex and Co. A huge amount of talent on show. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.