Sherry Chandler

KSPS Student Contest Winners at the Poet Laureate Induction

Sally Adkins, Student Contest Chair for the Kentucky State Poetry Society sent this report of the Kentucky Poet Laureate induction ceremony in Louisville on April 15:

Of the 29 winners of awards in the Student contest, 16 attended the Poet Laureate event in Louisville. One more was scheduled to attend but had to remain home because of the death of her grandfather. Four winners spoke during the PL induction, three 1st place winners and one 2nd place winner. The others were invited to another room following the induction to read their winning entries as we gathered together. Some, unfortunately, had to return to school immediately and didn’t have an opportunity to do so.

The PL committee had invited over a hundred students to the occasion, and it was so crowded in the main room that it was difficult to get around and visit all of our winners. I did get to speak to almost all of them. Having read their names and entries countless times made meeting them like greeting old friends. They were so wonderful!

Will have a more complete report for the fall’s KSPS meeting in October.

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