Nature in Verse: 2025 Poetry Contest
- 02/06/2025
- 16:02
- maureen
Congratulations to the winners of our 2025 Nature in Verse Poetry Contest! This year, poets were asked to submit a haiku or short poem inspired by one of the four nature sites in Cayuga County: Cayuga Community College Nature Trail, Emerson Park/Owasco Lake, Hoopes Park, and Montezuma Wildlife Refuge.
Poems were judged in three categories: CHILDREN (1st through 7th grade), TEEN (8th through 12th grade), and ADULT (19+).
First Place:
D.A. Xiaolin Spires (Adult Category)
Lily Ridley (Teen Category)
Oksana Peck (Children’s Category)
Second Place:
Anthony F. Gero (Adult Category)
Mitchell Homick (Teen Category)
Emma Mirabito (Children’s Category)
Read the Winning Poems from the 2025 Nature in Verse Poetry Contest.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Nature in Verse Poetry Contest! This project was a collaboration between Seymour Library, The Friends of Seymour Library, and The Resting Soul.
Please join us at Seymour Library on Thursday, April 24, at 6 pm for a reading of the winning poems, followed by a Poetry Open Mic Night!
Poets of all ages are welcome! Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of Seymour Library. No registration required for this free event!