Haiku Fest awarded certificates to all participating student poets. Thanks to over 3,000 poets, parents and teachers for making Haiku Fest successful. Winning entries are listed below.
We proudly announce the following commendations for participants in grades 5 and 6:
First Prize: $100
Cherry blossom tree
Hidden behind the light fog
Blooming in the sun
Casey Kowalski, Age 11, Grade 5
St. Daniel Prophet, Chicago
Second Prize: $50
Spray cans and colors
Young painters vandalize walls
Beautiful, bold art
Emiliamaria Principato, Age 11, Grade 6
St. Francis Borgia, Chicago
Third Prize: $20
Red, beauties galore
Thorns for strength, petals for charm
Majestic flowers
Mila Trivanovic, Age 12, Grade 6
Josephine Locke Elementary, Chicago
Gwendolyn Brooks Award: $25
Walking home from school
The wind whistles through the trees
I feel the music
Karina Acosta, Age 12, Grade 6
Josephine Locke Elementary, Chicago
Poem of the School Award
Mom is Chocolate
My Dad is Asian and White
I’m Original
Miles Dalton, Age 10, Grade 5
Daniel Boone Elementary, Chicago
Poem of the School Award
The creaking, the groans
The moon shines through the roof hole
Then I heard footsteps
Kamari Dennis, Age 10, Grade 5
Myra Bradwell Elementary, Chicago
Poem of the School Award
The kids go outside
They climb on the yellow bus
Soaring to heaven
Jennavive Williams, Age 12, Grade 6
John T. McCutcheon Elementary, Chicago
Poem of the School Award
Sadness brings us tears
Our eyes, like clouds, pour down rain
Next comes a rainbow
Annie Parker, Age 12, Grade 6
St. Cornelius, Chicago
Poem of the School Award
Clear water drizzles
Cascading into the pond
Sparkling icy foam
Jonathan Fejkiel, Age 11, Grade 6
St. Francis Borgia, Chicago
Honorable Mention
A soft white blanket
touches a warm summer ground
the snow melts away
Abby Divita, Age 12, Grade 6
St. Cornelius, Chicago
Honorable Mention
There are fireflies
Red leaves and children scatter
All play hide and seek
Gilbert Villegas III, Age 11, Grade 6
St. Bartholomew, Chicago
Honorable Mention
The work crew rolls in
With big machines and destroy
A treasured green space
Joseph Cruz, Age 12, Grade 6
St. Bartholomew, Chicago
Honorable Mention
The hot sun is out
Block club parties are starting
Ice cream is melting
Kenyatta Walker, Age 11, Grade 5
Myra Bradwell Elementary, Chicago
Honorable Mention
Life Is A Cheetah
We Don’t Even Realize
Time Flies Like A Bird
Mohammed Khan, Age 11, Grade 5
Daniel Boone Elementary, Chicago
Honorable Mention
The trees are waving
I am saying hello back
Oh, it was the wind
Noah Matthew Shevitz, Age 10, Grade 5
St. Viator, Chicago
Honorable Mention
Zipping through the sky,
Paper building momentum
Impact with the sky.
Patricia Aguilar, Age 12, Grade 6
St. Francis Borgia, Chicago
Honorable Mention
Bright golden sunlight
Shines down on chirping sparrows
In the afternoon
Sofia Calvo, Age 11, Grade 5
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. Kathleen Gienko
St. Bartholomew, Chicago
School of the Year:
Josephine Locke Elementary, Chicago
Ms. Mindy Gonzalez, Ms. Hernandez,
Ms. M. Selim, Mr. Edgar Valentin
Honorable Mention for School of the Year:
St. Daniel the Prophet, Chicago
Ms. Joann Serafin
St. Christina, Chicago
Ms. Joan Baley
St. Symphorosa, Chicago
Ms. Eileen Akroush, Ms. Linda Jania, Ms. Nancy Webb