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Winning Poems by Community College
American River College, Sacramento, CA
Poem
Nigerian Girl with Calabash
Contributor:
Allo, Viola
Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
Poem
Sir
Contributor:
Staisloff, Ben
Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA
Poem
Bland and White from Suburbia
Contributor:
Manoff, Chelsea
Cape Cod Community College, West Barnstable, MA
Poem
Dogtown
Contributor:
Renoe, Ethan
Carroll Community College, Westminster, MD
Poem
The Hotel
Contributor:
Kresge, Sara
Cañada College, Redwood City, CA
Poem
Bombed
Contributor:
Christiansen, Nikki
Century College, White Bear Lake, MN
Poem
Holy War
Contributor:
Kreiner, Eric
Chabot College, Hayward, CA
Poem
this is not a poem
Contributor:
Fernandez, Alexander
College of Western Idaho, Boise, ID
Poem
Her Concerto
Contributor:
Eppes, Colette
College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA
Poem
Girl in Nursery School
Contributor:
Hallare, Diana Paula
Cosumnes River College, Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, CA
Poem
In Defense of Poetry
Contributor:
Hesselbein, John
Delaware County Community College, Downingtown, PA
Poem
Snow Shepard
Contributor:
Pollock, Andrew
Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
Poem
Window Lantern
Contributor:
Samone
Erie Community College, Buffalo, NY
Poem
Epilogue (For Vincent Van Gogh)
Contributor:
Baumgardner, Keith
Folsom Lake College, Folsom, CA
Poem
Untitled #7
Contributor:
Clark, Amy
Fort Scott Community College, Fort Scott, KS
Poem
Beyond Measure
Contributor:
Stevenson, Michelle
Frank Phillips College, Borger, TX
Poem
Have You Ever
Contributor:
Blankenship, Sean
Georgia Highlands College, Silver Creek, GA
Poem
When Simplicity Dies
Contributor:
Godfrey, Nicholas J
Glen Oaks Community College, Centreville, MI
Poem
Hunt
Contributor:
Bender, Jena
Gwinnett Technical College, Lawrenceville, GA
Poem
Last Leaf Before Winter
Contributor:
Burts, Jessica
Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL
Poem
A Marionette Without Its Strings
Contributor:
Reed, Amanda
Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove Heights, MN
Poem
Shampoo
Contributor:
Lafollette, Kristine
Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington Campus, Bloomington, IN
Poem
The Shawl, in the Land of Furies
Contributor:
Conyer, J. Scott
Ivy Tech Community College, Evansville Campus, Evansville, IN
Poem
The Dog Park
Contributor:
Griffin, Keneth
Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis Campus, Indianapolis, IN
Poem
Echoes
Contributor:
Smith, Shannon Naomi
Kauai Community College, Lihue, HI
Poem
Untitled
Contributor:
Savage, Martin
Kirkwood Community College, Iowa City, IA
Poem
Tempest
Contributor:
Neucollins, Ryan
Lake Tahoe Community College, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Poem
The Garage Where I Grew Up
Contributor:
Easley, Terry
Las Positas College, Livermore, CA
Poem
Gringa
Contributor:
Stahl, Julia
Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, OR
Poem
I Too
Contributor:
Rex, Coquille
Little Big Horn College, Crow Agency, MT
Poem
Dichotomy
Contributor:
Dust Jr., John
Maysville Community & Technical College, Maysville, KY
Poem
I NEVER FORGET
Contributor:
Powell, Pamela
Metropolitan Community College – Maple Woods, Kansas City, MO
Poem
The End is the Beginning
Contributor:
Cordray, Kate
Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis, MN
Poem
The Desert Dust
Contributor:
Sanders, Christina F.
Modesto Junior College, Manteca, CA
Poem
What Can't Be Held
Contributor:
Thornburg, Bryce
Monroe County Community College, Monroe, MI
Poem
For A Time
Contributor:
Werner, Brandy L.
NMSU, Grants Campus, Grants, NM
Poem
LIFE
Contributor:
Calderon, Hector
Orange County Community College, Middletown, NY
Poem
Ancient Kingdoms in My Kitchen
Contributor:
Odom, Gabrielle
Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
Poem
Remembering Autumn
Contributor:
Long, Richard
Owensboro Community and Technical College, Owensboro, KY
Poem
Winter Soul
Contributor:
Smith, Jonathan
Riverland Community College, Austin, MN
Poem
Muse
Contributor:
Carlson, Tiffany
San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA
Poem
The Weight of Words in Reverse
Contributor:
Reyna, Lena
Sierra College, Rocklin, CA
Poem
Best Western
Contributor:
Inocencio, Nevada
St. Charles Community College, Cottleville, MO
Poem
Pale Grace and Ashes
Contributor:
Niendick, Robin
Tarrant County College, Forth Worth, TX
Poem
The Gardener
Contributor:
Nichols, Nishea
Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK
Poem
Insomnia
Contributor:
Hardy, Jason
Poem
Faith
Contributor:
Ledbetter, Lissa
Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL
Poem
Vines Have Thorns
Contributor:
Monaco, Luke David
Warren County Community College, Washington, NJ
Poem
The Horsemen and the Ambulances
Contributor:
Ciceran, Tristan
Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
Poem
Untitled
Contributor:
Clark, Matt
Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, WA
Poem
Birdland
Contributor:
Neely, Cynthia
Wor-Wic Community College, Salisbury, MD
Poem
TROUBLED EYES
Contributor:
Johnson, Tonika
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