Seven young poets from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb placed in the 2021 Sarah Mook Poetry Contest. The contest received over 1,000 entries from twenty states and ten countries, and seven of the seventeen winners were from CTL! 

In the K-2 category, Avery Peck of Boothbay placed third for her poem “Springtime.” In the 3-5 division, Jackie Branch of Boothbay took second place for “Ode to an Icicle.” In the 6-8 category Isabelle Eaton-Neubert of Alna received first place for “Braiding.” Two CTL students tied for third place in 6-8: Aymeric Dauge-Roth of Bath for “Grounded,” and Sophia Scott of Boothbay for “The Road of Life.” First place winners receive $100, second place $50, and third place goes home with $25.

The Kindergarten Awards are judged by Sarah Mook’s kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Olwen Jarvis. Gannon Inman of Trevett placed first for “I Love Leaves.” Lila Milden of Westport Island received an honorable mention for “Winter.” Winners of the Kindergarten Awards receive cash awards to purchase new books for their school libraries.

The contest was created in memory of Sarah Mook, a Pennsylvania student and young poet who suddenly passed away while in third grade in 1995. Her family created the contest to honor Sarah and to inspire and encourage young poets. Winning poems will be published in a few weeks at http://www.sarahmookpoetrycontest.com/