Clermont College Library received 65 exceptional haiku entries from 26 students this year.
To quote Professor Reeves, one of our two judges, “What a great bunch—it was a very hard decision.”
Grand prize winner, David Fiora, won a $50 gift card and all winners will be published in the East Fork, Clermont’s online literary journal.
Dark was the long night
Cold was the spotted pavement
Beneath the gardens
-David Fiora
2nd Place
Light in the window
Smoke rolling from the chimney
I know I am home
-Brooklyn Parker
3rd Place
Life where none should be
Pushing through the concrete crack.
Blossoming flower.
-Amy Waugh
Honorable Mentions
cracked ice breaks beneath
my weight, i fall cold and near
the edge of my life
-Amy Elizabeth Monaco
The slow rising fire
Called out to me in the night
It knows my secrets
-Angelica Neal
Penny McGinnis
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