Greenburgh Arts And Culture

  Winners & Finalists /40^th Annual Greenburgh Poetry Contest - 2011                                

Juvenile Category (6-12 years old) Winners:   

1^st  Place: Sophia Saccente, Ossining, “Flower Garden”             $50

2^nd Place:  Kenneth Lewis, Hartsdale, “Tree Toil”                        $25

3^rd Place:  Elizabeth Nutig, Tarrytown, “Higher Than the Moon”  $15

4^th Place:  Yura Lemin, Hartsdale, “The Dragonfly and the Ant”  $15

Juvenile Finalists:

     Avanthi Uma Chen, Hastings on Hudson, “Cheetah”

     Meena Aarathi Chen, Hastings-on-Hudson, “Wolves”

     Dana Grotenstein, Irvington, “An Argument Between Oneself”

     Raymond Pagano, Putnam Valley, “Popcorn”

     Sofia Rossi, South Salem, “Coming Spring”

     Dakota Ticheli, New York City, “A Passion”

Student Category (13-18 years old)   Winners:  

1^st Place:   Bettina Cheung, Ardsley, “Run Crash Fly”            $100

2^nd Place:  Amanda Srere, Scarsdale, “Sledding”                    $ 50

3^rd Place:  Johanna Ramm, Hastings-on-Hudson, “Teenage Road Trip”  $ 25

Student Finalists:

     Matthew Lewis, Hartsdale, “One Word”

     Stephanie Rogers, Pleasantville, “The Rationing of Hope and Pain”

     Nicole Talbi, Hartsdale, “Innocence”

     Miranda Willson, Hastings-on-Hudson, “This River”

Adult Category Winners:

1^st Place:   Lisa Romano Licht, Congers, “Liberated”                $100

2^nd Place:  Marjorie Mir, Bronxville, “Praise Breath”                 $ 50

3^rd Place:   Cindy Beer-Fouhy, Crompond, “The Collector”      $ 25

Adult Finalists:

     Andrea L. Alterman, Hastings-on-Hudson, “Circles”

     Joanne Auerbach, Hartsdale, “Leaving”

     Yolanda Gallardo, Bronxville, “Sunrise”

     Diane Piankian Geiger, New Rochelle, “Somewhere in Time”

     Adrienne Hernandez, Hartsdale, “New Mother Blues”

     Catherine Martino, Hartsdale, “Fairy Tale Blues”

     Brandy Messenger, Brewster, “Reminders”

     Richard Weiss, Armonk, “Paris Café Awning Saves Baby in Seven Story Fall”