Pikes Peak Library District’s annual Jean Ciavonne Poetry Contest engages 4th and 5th grade writers. Join us for the Awards Ceremony celebrating this year’s winners on Sat., April 19 at 10:30 a.m. at Penrose Library.
Poetry creates opportunities for children to explore a variety of topics and emotions through writing. The 2025 contest theme is Poems of Belonging: Home, Community, and Origins. This contest continues Jean Ciavonne’s legacy of connecting children with poetry and writing.
From Dec. 2, 2024 through March 1, 2025, local 4th and 5th grade students submitted their poems exploring the many elements of what home is to them. Each winner will receive a book and a $50 cash prize.
Check out our 2024 winners!
- Elsie Byrne, 5th Grade, Homeschool - "Overlooked"
- Lilia Gerber, 5th Grade, Gerber Homeschool - “Black and Brown Again”
- Enray Liu, 4th Grade, The Classical Academy Central Elementary - “Melody of Courage”
- Clara Pavri, 5th Grade, Colorado International Language Academy - “Figures on a Crinkled Map”
- Sara Schmidt, 5th Grade, Thomas Maclaren School - “My Lost Heart”
- Sienna Shafer, 5th Grade, Monument Academy - “The Best Dream”
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