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

2012 – 2013 – 2014 – 2015 – 2016 – 2017 – 2018 – 2019 – 2020 – 2021

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.