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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices6-20-2001Robert Frost youth Poet Program WinnersAnnouncedErika MantzFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationMantz, Erika, "Robert Frost youth Poet Program Winners Announced" (2001). UNH Today. 2511.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/251111/8/17, 12(13 PMRobert Frost youth Poet Program Winners AnnouncedPage 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2001/june/em_20010620frost.htmlUNHDimondLibrary  Robert Frost Youth Poet ProgramAnnouncedUNH co-sponsors annual statewide contestBy Erika Mantz UNH News Bureau 603-862-1460June 20, 2001DURHAM, N.H. -- Addie Moreno, a fourth grader atthe Strafford School, has been named the 2001 RobertFrost Youth Poet for the state of New Hampshire.Moreno's poem titled "Child's Song of Tragedy" washer interpretation of this year's theme "100 Years Ago":Times Past When waters surround me, Begging me, watching me, catching me. Winds catch my hair. Misty smells of earth fill my nose.Times past When dirt roads come alive, with clatter of hooves. Buggies rushing and splatters of mud catch the wheels. Screams of rage and fearsome growls, Made from both wind and sea.Times Past When I've made solemn vows, never be found on thedocks. My heart carries me farther from land, Until murkyness of water steals my feet. Tides fill mysoul with promises of return.Future Times When I will be found, For my past lies on the shore of New Castle. My body clings to powdery sand, where my heart andsoul Will only be found. Then will my secrets be revealed.Moreno's poem was selected from approximately 1,00011/8/17, 12(13 PMRobert Frost youth Poet Program Winners AnnouncedPage 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2001/june/em_20010620frost.htmlentries in the annual contest sponsored by DimondLibrary at the University of New Hampshire, theTrustees of the Robert Frost Homestead, and the stateDepartment of Parks and Recreation. The FinisterreFund provides funding for the program and members ofthe Poetry Society of New Hampshire judge the entries.In addition to the statewide winner, a youth poet ischosen for each of the state's counties, and runners-upare also selected. All winners will be honored Saturday,June 23, at noon at the Robert Frost Farm in Derry andthe poems will be preserved in a permanent archive inUNH's Dimond Library. Following is a list of winnersfrom each county:Belknap County: Matthew Farah, BelknapCarroll County: Alacia Farrell, Center Ossipee Honorable Mention: Robbie Gallagher, CenterTuftonboroCheshire County: Stephen Whippie, Chesterfield Honorable Mention: Jessica Alvarez, ChesterfieldCoos County: Correy Decosteaux, Dalton Honorable Mention: Allison McGahie, LancasterGrafton County: Lily Kendall, Plymouth Honorable Mention: Olivia Cushing, FranconiaHillsborough County: Megan Wolfe, Hudson Honorable Mention: Melissa Pinsonneault, HudsonMerrimack County: Jessica Dooillette, Concord Honorable Mention: Heidi Schmitt, ConcordRockingham County: Joshua Jones, Salem Honorable Mention: William Farrell, NorthwoodStrafford County: Caitlin Bowen, Dover Honorable Mention: Shelby Kaubris, DoverSullivan County: Hilary Lynd, Meriden Honorable Mention: Kelsey Hardy, MeridenBack to UNH News Bureau

Robert Frost youth Poet Program Winners Announced

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