Poetry Festival will be held:

Saturday, April 27, 2024

2020 Winner

Checkmate

Velvet cushion taping furnished wood

 

Tension build, sweat dripping from cufflink palm

 

Tic, toc, tic, toc, tic

 

Arm extends to table’s end

 

Moisture runs from the temple damping the face

 

Shift at the shoulder, shift at the elbow, up, place

 

Checkmate

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Sean Maxfield

School Without Walls

Grade: 10

Hometown:

Northwest Washington, DC

Birthplace:

Washington, DC

Favorite Author or Book:

Shel Silverstein

Dream for the Future:

To study computer science

Inspirational Figure:

My mother