2020 Student Poetry Awards Ceremony
THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL STUDENT POETRY AWARDS
Theme: Leap Day
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association celebrates the creative efforts put forth by students and their teachers for our 2020 Student Poetry Contest!
This year the awards will be presented in video due to the present need for social distancing. The awards Virtual Award Ceremony Video will be sent privately to parents and teachers on Walt Whitman's 201st birthday; May 31st, 2020.
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Related Items
- “Poets To Come” Scholarship Award
- 2011 Poet In Residence C.K. Williams
- 2012 Long Island Poet of the Year: Mario Susko
- 2012 Poet in Residence Martín Espada
- 2013 Poet in Residence Naomi Shihab Nye
- 2014 Poet in Residence Li-Young Lee
- 2015 Poet in Residence Yusef Komunyakaa
- 2016 Poet in Residence Robert Pinsky
- 2017 Poet in Residence Marilyn Hacker
- 2018 Poet in Residence Vijay Seshadri
- 2018 Student Poetry Contest Guidelines
- 2019 Poet-in-Residence Jane Hirschfield
- 2020 Poet-in-Residence Juan Felipe Herrera
- 2021 Poet In Residence Forrest Gander
- 2022 Gwenn A. Nusbaum / WWBA “Poets To Come” Award
- 2022 Gwenn A. Nusbaum / WWBA “Poets To Come” Award
- 2022 Poet In Residence Natasha Trethewey
- 2022 Student Poetry Contest Guidelines
- Champions of Literacy
- GRAND CHAMPIONS 2022, Student Poetry Award Winners
- Long Island Poet of the Year Award
- 2009 Long Island Poet of the Year: Patti Tana
- 2010 Long Island Poet of the Year: Gladys Henderson
- 2011 Long Island Poet of the Year: Pramila Venkateswaran
- 2013 Long Island Poet of the Year: Fran Castan
- 2014 Long Island Poet of the Year: Annabelle Moseley
- 2015 Long Island Poet of the Year: Graham Everett
- 2016 Long Island Poet of the Year: Gayl Teller
- 2017 Long Island Poet of the Year: Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan
- 2018 Long Island Poet of the Year: Barbara Reiher-Meyers
- 2019 Long Island Poet of the Year: J R Turek
- 2020 Long Island Poet of the Year: Christina M. Rau
- 2021 Long Island Poet of the Year: Cliff Bleidner
- 2022 LI Poet Of The Year: Matt Pasca
- Poets-in-Residence
- Writers in Residence
Hours & Admission
Hours
Winter (Post-Labor Day through June)
Wed-Fri: 1-4 p.m.
Sat-Sun: 11-4 p.m.
Summer Hours (June 15 through Labor Day)
Mon-Fri: 11-4 p.m.
Sat-Sun: 11-5 p.m.
Admission Cost
Adults: $8
Seniors, Military & Groups: $7
Students & Kids over 5: $6
Kids 5 & under: Free