Poet-Tree is in bloom, all over Los Angeles!
North East Trees, your friendly neighborhood park-building, tree-planting, seed-gathering, youth-training, school-greening non-profit organization, is delighted to announce the winners of its 3rd Annual Poet-Tree Contest, run in conjunction with the good folks at 826LA. (A big shout-out also to the Los Angeles Poet Society and Jessica Wilson for running poetry workshops with 826LA kids!)
We are celebrating nine award-winning young nature poets, with over $400 worth of cash and prizes handed out. With over one hundred submissions from students all across Los Angeles, we loved to see so much talent and passion for trees, nature and wildlife on display.
The $100 first prizes in our two age groups went to:
3rd grader Sophie (Grades 1-3)
and 4th grader Celia (Grades 4-8).
“For the third straight year, we were blown away by the shimmering, abundant forest of creative Poet-Tree we received,” said Michael X. Ferraro, Board President of North East Trees. “Our congratulations to Celia and Scarlett, and all the young poets who shared their work. It’s inspirational to be reminded by young people of how connected we all are to nature, especially in a big city like Los Angeles.”
The official list of winning Poet-Tree is as follows:
GRADES 1-3
First Prize - $100
Sophia “Nature”, 3rd Grade, Community Magnet Charter School
Second Prize - $50
Evan “Rattlesnakes & Poison Oak”, age 9, Everlasting Elementary
Third Prize - $25
Carys - “California Everlasting”, 1st Grade, Everlasting Elementary
GRADES 4-8
First Prize - $100
Celia “The Sound of Growing”, 4th Grade, Thomas Edison Elementary
Second Prize - $50
Lilly “Camping”, 5th Grade, Ocean Charter School
Third Prize - $25
Naomi “My Tree Style”, 6th Grade, Thomas Starr King Elementary
SPECIAL JUDGES’ PRIZES
(gift baskets from the “Time Travel Mart” at 826LA)
FUNNIEST
Fatima, “Hello Kitty Garden”, 7th Grade – Mark Twain Middle School
L.A.-CENTRIC
Pablo - “Arroyo Seco” (Acrostic), age 9, Everlasting Academy
IMAGINATIVE
Bernardo Garcia “Mr. Beast” grade 6, New West Charter
Prizes and certificates will be sent to the winners at the end of the month.
