2015 Winners
Youth Poetry
| Spanish Language 1st - 3rd Grade | Honorable Mention
1st Place | Devon Villateal
Hollan Hardie |
| Spanish Language 5th Grade & up | Honorable Mention
1st Place | Octavio Aguilar
Emely Briones |
| 1st - 3rd Grade | 1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place | Gretchen Korsland
Cali Hernandez
Jack Karsted |
| 4th - 7th Grades | 1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place (tie) 3rd Place (tie) | Anna Furey
Christopher Gallagher
Breck Hathcoate
Avery Snyder |
| 8th - 12th Grades | 1st Place | Sabrina Stern |
Adult Poetry
| "Michael Adams Poetry Prize" | 1st Place
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention | Larry Laverdure
Claudia Frick
Nashon Cook |
| "Social Justice" | 1st Place
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention | Strider Benston
Vicki Mandell-King
Constance Boyle |
| "The Natural World" | 1st Place
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention | Megan Freeman
M.D. Friedman
Rosemerry Wahtoal Trommer |
Named in honor of the poet Michael Adams, the Michael Adams Poetry Prize aims to cultivate and inspire poetry while celebrating Lafayette's commitment to community arts
A note about Michael Adams:
Michael Adams was a founding board member of ARTS!Lafayette and longtime member and chair of Lafayette Cultural Arts Commission as well as a talented poet. Mike was a talented poet as well as a dedicated leader in the arts in Lafayette. He had a passion for poetry, the arts and community. He was an intelligent, thoughtful and guiding force for many. He had a huge heart and was a stellar volunteer. He lost his life to cancer in September 2013; this contest is named in his honor.