Crossroads News
Third-Grader Wins Award in National Poetry Contest
A poem written by a Crossroads Elementary School student will be published in a North American poetry anthology.
Crossroads third-grader Lucinda Empson-Speiden recently won a Top Ten
award in Creative Communication's Summer 2013 poetry contest, which was open to students in grades K-12 in the United States and Canada. The contest's Top Ten awards are divided by age range; Lucinda placed in the Top Ten of the Grade 3-6 division.
Lucinda's poem "Seashell" is reminiscent of California sunshine,
referencing the sun casting a glow and covering the sky in shades of pink,
blue and silver. The imagery created in the poem is vivid, which aligns
with Creative Communication's selection of winners based on: the use of
language to create strong images, a topic that shows unique awareness to
an important issue or a creative approach that shows originality.
Lucinda's win carries with it special recognition in the poetry anthology
“A Celebration of Poets,” a complimentary copy of the anthology and a small cash prize.
“Seashell”
The sun wanes
Casting
A glow
Over your
Rough
White
Skin
Smoothed by waves
Like a mother
Smoothing
Her child's brow.
The sun
Covers you
In her pink
Light.
Half of the sky
Already
Has been swallowed
Up
By blue and silver
Cloth.
