By Arlene Miller, Friends of the Pennsauken Free Public Library

Winners of the Friends of the Pennsauken Free Public Library’s Mary Levin Poetry Contest got to read their creations at the annual awards night last month and currently have their poems on display in the Library lobby. In all, our 15 winners came from a varied group: five from Carson Elementary School; one from Ben Franklin Elementary School; two from Howard M. Phifer Middle School; two from the Pennsauken Intermediate School; two from Pennsauken High School; two home-schooled students; and one adult.

This year’s winners were Tovias Bibelheimer, with “Flowers;” Frankie Henderson, with “Love;” Bella Sanchez, with “Red;” Giana Nesmith, with “Summer;” Adrianna Corrado, with “What is Red?;” Jabari Sonnebeyatta, with “Vicious Eaters;” Maggie Bibelheimer, with “Easter Candy;” Christopher Allen, with “Math;” Dyannalee Molina, with “Not Saying;” Angeli Alvarado, with “Why does it have to be me?;” Stephanie Nguyen, with “Hope;” Denise Palmero, with “Jonathan C.;” Kayla Darby, with “Out of the Darkness and into the Light;” Dairon Estevaz, with “Sparks;” and John Hoenig, with “Amputation of the Heart.”

Congratulation to all of these creative folks! We’re already looking forward to next year’s competition.