by Latasha Willis

On Saturday, April 27, the Evelyn Taylor Majure Library in Utica concluded their Poet Shout Out Program with an awards ceremony. The event included refreshments and a presentation of certificates in the categories of Six Word Poems, Acrostic Poems, Rhyming Poems and Honorable Mention.

The award recipients are as follows:

SIX WORD POEMS
First Place: Jamal Hughes, The Black Man
Second Place: Jemerius Wilson, God is in Heaven
Third Place: Jaren Robertson, We Can Be

ACROSTIC POEMS
First Place: Quanesha Burks, Motivation
Second Place: Tierra Davis, College Life
Third Place: Micheal Wilson, SHE

RHYMING POEMS
First Place: Mario Taylor Jr., Sand at the Beach
Second Place: Jekilriya Lee, To Love A Person
Third Place: Cristian Romero Lopez, You Make Me Talk

HONORABLE MENTION
George Powell
Sa’Karra Willis

Congratulations to the winners!

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