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- Nicole Oliva Reenactor
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- Vijay Seshadri Officiant
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- Cynthia Shor, Grand Champion Adrianna Pioli, Whitman Personator Darrel Blaine
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- Walt Whitman Personator Darrel Blaine Ford, Poetry Winner Chukwudumebu Obi
The Walt Whitman Birthplace Association handed out awards Sunday at its 32nd annual Student Poetry Contest award ceremony.
This year’s theme was “Tribute” and the WWBA had hundreds of people as well as local government officials attend, including Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Vijay Seshadri officiated as WWBA 2018 Poet-in-Residence to help honor over 100 winners.
Students grades 3-12 from 43 schools submitted approximately 2,500 entries from various locations including San Jose, Calif., and China.
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- Sarah Lewis
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- Bailey Brett
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- Katriel Murphy
Walt Whitman’s Turning 199 and the Festivities Have Already Begun