Adults and 50-Plus

Winners of the Poetic Musings 2023 Poetry Contest

Rhymes - Adult Category

• Hourglass - Wes Carrington
• Leaning Anchor - Gail Jardine

Odes - Adult Category

• Ode to the Vultures - Lisa Lowry
• To Life with Foster Cats - Claudia Rojas

Free Verse - Adult Category

• Fishing Near the Old Sweetgum Tree - Aziza Bayou
• Tomato Plants - Jacqueline Davey

Rhymes - Teen Category

• Just to Keep Up - Sophia Nguyen
• Wonderland High - Mary Campbell

Free Verse - Teen Category

• Grief in the Garden - Isabella Grinston
• January 29 - Aidan Rhyu

Each winner received a $50 Amazon e-gift card, a certificate signed by the Library Director and an invitation to read their poem at the library's Poetic Musings Poetry Celebration.

This contest was cosponsored by the Fairfax Library Foundation.