NYC HS Poetry Contest

The New York Browning Society Annual NYC High School Poetry Contest

The 2022 Winners Have Been Announced!! 

The 2022 New York Browning Society HS Poetry Award Winners

Maya Rothbard – Trevor Day School
“Partial” inspired by “Bianca among the Nightingales” by EBB

Genevieve Burke – St. Joseph Hill Academy
“Life of the valley” Inspired by Change upon Change by EBB

Devin Berkowitz – The Spence School
“A Dreamer’s Words” Inspired by “The Soul’s Expression by EBB

Emilio Merino – Monsignor Scanlan High School
“Thy Beauty Whence May Blooms”

Emma Jose – Trevor Day School
“The Blue Eyes” Inspired by Sonnet 43 by EBB

Arlette Gindi – Ramaz Upper School
“Through the Glass Pane”

This years invitations have been sent out to over 120+ Public, Private, and Parochial High Schools in the 5 boros of NYC.
Deadline is May 1st 2022 – We wish your students the best of luck! 

 


An Archive of our Winners

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Our 2021 NYC HS Poetry Contest Winners!

In 2021 We live streamed our May Celebration and were joined with 4 poets to read their award winning poems, Bridget Farrell, Olivia Zino, Caitlin Leahy, & Rosario Pastrana- Palmer!

Read the Winning Poems Here. 


Bridget Farrell – The Mary Louise Academy

 

Olivia Zino – The Mary Louise Academy

 

Caitlin Leahy – The Mary Louise Academy

 

Our 2020 NYC HS Poetry Contest Winners!

Dedicated to Denis Murphy ( Donncha OMurchu ) who tragically passed earlier this year. He was a mentor and exemplary teacher for so many at the HS of American Studies at Lehman College. You will be missed.                   
Read The Winning Poems Here. 

Jillian Louie – HS of American Studies at Lehman College

Bridget Farrell – The Mary Louise Academy   

Genevieve Burke – St. Joseph Hill Academy