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2025 Poetry Winners
Congratulations to all of the talented young artists who entered the K-12 Student Poetry Contest!
1st Place
8.Together at the table with family and friends
3. We thank food
4. For moments like these
5. For bringing our family together
5.We thank you for everything.
Blue AgneW
MOuntain Academy ( Teton Science Schools)
Victor, Idaho
Motivation:
I wanted to write a short poem about family and friends being brought together by food because I personally have experienced lots of those moments and some have become some of my very favorite memories so that's why.
2nd Place
Food—the root of life,
The table where we share joy,
Nature’s gift to us.
Roxana Ismail-BeigI
Amity High School
Wonderbridge, Connecticut
3rd Place
​Leftovers forgotten,
Platefuls tossed into the bin,
nature weeps in vain.
Reese Porter
St. anthony
Des moines, Iowa
Motivation :
Because food is necessary for survival and it’s important that people know not to waste food because not everyone has access to food and water.
8 Sustaining, maintaining, nurturing our mind, body and soul.
3 Food is life.
4 We all need it.
5 Wasting is not an option.
5 Our food creates our community.
Chloe Hayes
MOuntain Academy ( Teton Science Schools)
Victor, Idaho
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