2026 Awards Ceremony Over 150 young poets, parents, and teachers gathered in Newton Free Library on October 17, 2026 to celebrate this year’s winners. We had over 800 submissions this year from 100+ schools in all six New England states. Congratulations to all our student winners, Teachers of the Year, and Schools of the Year!
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Congratulations to all young poets! Pre-K–Kindergarten Winners:Heart, Sophia Hopkins, Hudson Country Montessori School, Danbury, CTThe Sheep, Gabriel Blanchard, Bowman School, Lexington, MAHonorable Mention:Fireflies, Sama Abderazzaq, Birches School, Lincoln, MA 1st Grade Winner:Sun, Anna Shore, Birches School, Lincoln, MAHonorable:Owls, Jules Moses-Jade, Birches School, Lincoln, MA 2nd Grade Winners:Reader’s Imagination, Avery Hatton, Mendell Elementary School, BostonRed-Winged Blackbird,
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Congratulations to all young poets! K and Grade 1 Robert Diangles, Winner, “Peaceful Woods,” Stony Brook Elementary, BrewsterArjun Vova, Honorary Mention, “Foxes,” Birches School, LincolnEleanor Laird, Honorary Mention, “Things I like,” The Park School, BrooklineVivi Soling, Honorary Mention, “Butterflies,” Birches School, LincolnTami LaNoue, Honorary Mention, “Rain,” Birches School, Lincoln Grade 2 James Miles, Winner, “Willow
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Pre-K and K Hunter Majewski, Winner, “The Magic Winter,” Saint Charles School, Woburn Grade 1 Riley Temple, Winner, “My Erasers,” FitzGerald Elementary School, WalthamVivian Poppe, Honorable Mention, FitzGerald Elementary School, WalthamEesa Bhat, Honorable Mention, “What the Sun Sees,” Horace Mann School, Newton Grade 2 Rocco Schweinshaut, Winner, “Ocean,” Atrium School, WatertownBianca Allaire, Honorable Mention, “Day
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Pre and K Winner: Summer Day by Oakly Santana, Fitzgerald Elementary, Waltham Honorable Mention: A Snake by Camden Runyon Grade 1 Winner: The Ocean by Joseph Perez, James Mulcaney Elementary, Taunton Grade 2 Winner: Dragon and T-Rex by William Maher, Zervas Elementary, Newton Honorable Mention: Purple by Louisa Soodik, Glen Uqruhart School, Beverly Honorable Mention:
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