Join us virtually on Wednesday, June 3 at 7pm to hear the winning pieces from the Local Writer's Showcase Poetry Contest. The 2020 Virtual Poetry Readings will also feature Award-Winning Poets Grace Cavalieri, Nishi Chawla & Jose Padua.

Register here. (FREE)

Poetry Winners

Yasmin Solitahe Odlum, Bethesda, MD, 1st Place
Sean Murphy, Reston, VA, 2nd Place
Mary Schoen, Alexandria, VA, 3rd Place
Barbara Oppenheimer, Chevy Chase, MD, Honorable Mention
Adam Tamashasky, Bethesda, MD, Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Singletary, Washington, D.C., Honorable Mention

High School Poetry Winners

Nora Elsayed, Richard Montgomery High School, Young Poet
Tena Karpatkin, Walter Johnson High School, Young Poet
Naomie Louie, Richard Montgomery High School, Young Poet