Winners of the 2022 BCLS Poetry Contest

Berkeley County Library System is proud to announce the 1st, 2^nd & 3^rd Place winners in three separate categories from the Poetry Contest submissions.  Poets of various ages and interests joined the BCLS staff on Friday, April 1, 2022, for the Poetry Reading/Open Mic Event and read their poems.

The winners are: 

Children’s Division 

• 1^st Place Kai Cronin – Books 
• 2^nd Place John Cronin – How to Slide in Baseball 
• 3^rd Place Eloise Brauchler – Two Horses   

Youth Division

• 1^st Place – Isabella Weikal – Hope 
• 2^nd Place – Emelia Potter – God Guides Me 
• 3^rd  Place – Sarah Guille – Ode to the Broken Bathtub 

Adult Division

• 1^st Place – Jacqueline Adams – Through the Eyes of a Foster Parent 
• 2^nd Place – Lydia Potter – A Nature Walk 
• 3^rd Place – Andrea Fletcher– Lost in a Book 

“This was an opportunity for people to find their inner voice and share their feelings.” 

– Florence Lewis-Coker, Senior Branch Librarian 

BCLS wants to thank every poet who submitted a poem and/or read a poem.  The BCLS staff judges enjoyed reading the intelligent, creative prose in all age categories.  BCLS also wants to thank the Friends of Berkeley County Library who provided the prizes and refreshments!