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.
Congratulations to our 2025 winners!
- Violet Avenarius, 4th Grade, School in the Woods - “Neighborhood Friends"
- Eliana Bellairs, 5th Grade, Ranch Creek Elementary School - “My Beachside Place”
- Dabi Chang, 4th Grade, Woodmen Roberts Elementary School - “These Places, These People”
- Danika Harms, 4th Grade, Howbert Elementary School - “Where I'm From”
- Keri Wouden, 5th Grade, Ranch Creek Elementary School - “Me"
- Aspen Yager, 5th Grade, Homeschool - “Where do I come from?”
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