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Grades 2-4

Some successful poets
Rhyming
First
My Cat Scrap by Sylvie Weir
Second
Who Am I by Aaron Mitchell
Other (ie free verse, acrostic, cinquain)
First
Jumping by Jessica Lovell
Second
A Walk in the Garden by Sylvie Weir
Third
Doves by Donna Devost

Grades 5-6

Her poem won a prize
Rhyming Poem
First
Hopping by Alissa Melitzer
Second
Go Home Cat Go Home by Chloe Weir
Third
A Teacher's Job is Never Done by Alissa Melitzer

Other (ie free verse, limerick, cinquain, acrostic)

These poets experiemented
with free verse
First
The Stream by Allison Scheele
Second
Second Diamond by Allison Scheele
Third
Once on a Sunny Day by Josh Quinn

Grades 7

A happy crowd of poets
Best poem (includes rhyming, free verse, haiku, limerick)
First
Hockey by Andrew Innes
Second
Alligator in the Tub by Jennie Mitchell
Third
The Ball is Bouncing by Cory Gouthro
Honourable Mention
Sports by Jesse Way
Ode to a Book by Ethan Cassidy

Grade 8

A poetic duo
Rhyming Poem
First
Roses by Leah Weir
Second
Ingersoll is a Great Town by Ben Brown
Third

Other (ie free verse, haiku)
First
A Grandma by Tawnya Devost
Second
Second Colours by Tawnya Devost
Third
Porcelain Dolls by Leah Weir

Grade 9
Best Poem
First
My Walk With God by Tyler Totten

Grade 10

Our teen poets
Best Poem
First
When Day Turns Into Night by Diana-Jean Kristean Richter
Second
Second A Child No More by Nicole Feeney

Adult

Two rhymers
Rhyming Poem
First
Autumn Song by Juanita DeRoo
Second
Ideas by Catherine E. Swift
Third
Dream Quilt by Juanita DeRoo
Honourable Mention
Contentment by Audrey Hutcheson

Free verse

The free verse winners
First
Pavane for a Late Princess by Julia Penistan
Second
Images by Ruthanne Foster
Third
Grief by Julia Penistan
Honourable Mention
Call of Evening by Elizabeth Bustard

Other (ie haiku, diamante, limerick, cinquain, sonnet, etc)

A talented trio
First
Clock Passional by Patricia Bowes-Rowlandson
Second
Shells by Karen Horeth
Third
A Fellow Named James McIntyre by Audrey Hutcheson

Special Awards

Our young
award winners
Best poem about Ingersoll, Past or Present by a young person
First
The Children of Ingersoll by Hilary Waud
Second
Canterbury Folk Festival by Chris Comiskey
Third
Ingersoll Library by Sabrina MacDonald
Best Poem about Ingersoll, past or present by an adult
The Cheese Poet by Audrey Hutcheson


A dairy ode winner
Cheese Poet Laureate's Awards: for best Dairy Ode or Cheese Poem
Best dairy ode by a young person
Cheese Town by Holly Totten
Best dairy ode by an adult
Guardian of the Cheese by Juanita DeRoo
Judge's special award
Mother by Sylvie Weir
JC Herbert Award - for a rhyming poem about rural or small town life
I Remember by Elizabeth MacCallum
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