This year’s student poets, grades 1-12, joined poets Matt Mason and Twila Hansen at the Nebraska State Capitol to read their winning poetry. Read the students’ poems on the NeWP website.
Grades 1-5
Tyler Emons, grade 5 Morton Elementary School
Grace Canadys, grade 5 Morton Elementary School
Grades 6-8
Merrill Mitchell, grade 7, Fremont Middle School: Teacher, Laura Enos
Pierse Coen, grade 7, Fremont Middle School
Ruby Hoffman, grade 7, Irving Middle School, Lincoln
Bailey Johnson, grade 7, Saint Agnes Academy, Alliance
Grades 9-12
Kurstin Barrett, grade 9, Gering Freshman Academy
Lissa Deonarain, grade 11, Westside High School, Omaha
Ally Washka, grade 11, Brownell-Talbot: Teacher, Omaha
Sarah Harrison, grade 11, Brownell-Talbot: Teacher, Omaha
Alfred Bracciano, grade 12, Papillion-LaVista High School
