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Poet Laureate of Charleston Marcus Amaker
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2020 Welcome and Winners of the 2nd Annual Septima P. Clark Poetry Contest!
View the video of our Poetry Contest
Awards Reception, Friday, May 1, 6 pm EST
Consent has been obtained from all individuals featured in the video.
This 2nd annual contest honors acclaimed Charleston native and civil rights advocate Septima P. Clark for her dedication to service, education, and equality. This is the second year for this collaboration Charleston Poet Laureate Marcus Amaker. The contest theme is "mental health and wellness," and poetry submissions have been accepted from elementary school (grades K-5), middle school (grades 6-8), and high school (grades 9-12) students. The 2020 submission due date has passed, and finalists for each category will be announced in late April 2020. First place prizes include a Chromebook, hover board, and bicycle.
Finalists will be invited to read their poems as part of the online Awards Reception on Friday, May 1, 2020 at 6 pm EST. The Reception will be open to the community and feature Keynote Speaker Marjory Wentworth, South Carolina's Poet Laureate.
Advanced registration is required, and the website link will be emailed 24 hours prior to the event to those who register in advance.
For questions or more information, please contact Dr. Cristina Reyes Smith at smithcris@musc.edu or call at 843-792-0701.
Congratulations to our Winners! Thank you to all the individuals that participated in and supported this program! We look forward to another exciting submission cycle next year beginning in January 2020. Be sure to check back for details!
Poems have been posted with permission from the authors.
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Elementary School (Kindergarten - 5th Grade) |
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1st |
Hannah |
Metzger |
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2nd |
Alesia |
Bireescu |
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3rd |
John-Radlee |
Whitworth |
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Middle School (6th - 8th Grade) |
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1st |
Maykayla |
Burns |
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2nd |
Kierra |
Hale |
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3rd |
Iris Hailee |
Pinckney |
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High School (9th - 12th Grade) |
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1st |
Ellie |
Elrod |
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2nd |
Madeline |
Flynn |
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3rd |
Olivia |
Campeau |
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Thanks to our community sponsors and partners, our first place winners received prizes as listed below. Prizes were also awarded for 2nd and 3rd place winners:
- Elementary School: Bicycle
- Middle School: Hover Board
- High School: Google Chromebook
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Septima P. Clark Poetry Contest Page
MUSC Septima P. Clark Awards Reception RSVP Link
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Advanced registration is required for the online Poetry Contest Awards Reception on Friday, May 1, 2020. Click here to register. |