Haiku Fest will award certificates to all participating student poets. Thanks to over 2,400 poets, parents and teachers for making Haiku Fest successful. For more information on the event, click here.
We proudly announce the following commendations:
First Prize: $100
A garden of lies
Blooming and twisting in gloom
Locking out the light
Julia Hedges, Age 13, Grade 7
University of Chicago Lab School
Second Prize: $50
A small blade of grass,
Stands tall, but bows to the wind.
Insignificance.
Alina Cui, Age 12, Grade 7
University of Chicago Lab School
Third Prize: $25
A gleaming needle
Swiftly stitches a sweater
A drop of crimson
Julia Martinez, Age 13, Grade 8
University of Chicago Lab School
Gwendolyn Brooks Award: $25
Sweet Baby Sister
Little Toes, Brown Cheeks of Rose
Bright Eyes Make Me Smile!
Brittany Alexander, Age 9, Grade 4
John Whistler Elementary, Chicago
Founders Award: $20
The last song to you,
After you broke my soft heart,
Love notes are burning.
Grace Kubelka, Age 12, Grade 6
St. Daniel the Prophet, Chicago
Founders Award: $20
Umbra, Penumbra
Shadows of the Earth and Moon
Pretty Eclipses
Joseph F. Quinn IV, Age 13, Grade 8
St. Christina, Chicago
Honorable Mention:
Spinning monsters dance
On my bedroom wall, twirling
Till the light turns on
Josephine Cahill, Age 13, Grade 8
University of Chicago Lab School
Honorable Mention:
Youth in Rebellion
The Government is corrupt
Daughter named facebook
Liam Conlon, Age 13, Grade 8
University of Chicago Lab School
Honorable Mention:
The bike was bright red.
It glimmered in the sunlight.
That was a great day!
Lukas Haynes, Age 12, Grade 7
St. Robert Bellarmine, Chicago
Honorable Mention:
Running like the wind
You are about to give up
The trophy needs you
Luke Labuz, Age 12, Grade 6
St. Cornelius, Chicago
Honorable Mention:
Looking around you
Green clouds, red water, or’nge sky
I am colorblind.
Sylvie Manuel, Age 14, Grade 8
University of Chicago Lab School
Honorable Mention:
Sanity escapes,
The minds of broken Dreamers.
Restrained forever
Maria Elena Ruiz, Age 13, Grade 8
St. Agnes of Bohemia, Chicago
Honorable Mention:
Running on clear snow
White wolf moves like silent rain
River starts flowing once more
Alexandra Suarez, Age 10, Grade 4
St. Daniel the Prophet, Chicago
Honorable Mention:
It lights up the night
Sends soft shivers down my spine
Electrifies the air
Audrey Volk, Age 12, Grade 6
St. Daniel the Prophet, Chicago
Teacher of the Year:
Ms. Joann Serafin
St. Daniel the Prophet, Chicago
Honorable Mention for Teacher of the Year:
Ms. Joan Baley
St. Christina, Chicago
Ms. Diane Husar
John L. Marsh Elementary, Chicago
Ms. Genaye Parodi
Richard Yates Elementary, Chicago
School of the Year:
St. Daniel the Prophet, Chicago
Ms. Joann Serafin, Ms. Ficaro
Honorable Mention for School of the Year:
University of Chicago Lab School
Ms. Staci Garner, Ms. Jan Yourist,
Ms. Lisa Miller, Ms. Peggy Doyle
Ms. Charlotte Jacobs, Mr. Sam Nekrosius,
Ms. Diane Jackson, Ms. Kathleen Bressler
St. Christina, Chicago
Ms. Joan Baley
Richard Yates Elementary, Chicago
Ms. Genaye Parodi