UConn ECE Wallace Stevens Poetry Contest

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Every year since 1964, a prominent poet has been invited to give a reading at UConn as part of the Wallace Stevens Poetry Program. UConn ECE Students are invited to submit a packet of poems, which are judged in the UConn ECE Wallace Stevens Poetry Contest. The Wallace Stevens Poetry Program awards a cash prize. The top three winners will have one of their poems featured in the UConn ECE Magazine.

2025 Information

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2024 Winners

  • First Place: Brooke Vazquez, Rockville High School
  • Second Place: Yimin Wu, Hall High School
  • Third Place: Mikayla Vazquez, Manchester High School
  • Honorable Mention: Jenny Li, Montville High School

2023 Winners

  • First Place: Grace Dehnel, Rockville High School
  • Second Place: Mckena Clemons, Rockville High School
  • Third Place: Natalie Crowley, Rockville High School

Hear a sample of each winner's poems.

2022 Winners

  • First Place: Kaylin Maher, Rockville High School
  • Second Place: Matias Peña, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
  • Third Place: Lily C. Bolash, Lauralton Hall

Read a sample of each winner's poetry in the UConn ECE Magazine!

    2021 Winners

    • First Place: Rachel Brooks, a senior at Christian Heritage School
    • Second Place: Charlotte Watts, a senior at Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
    • Third Place: Zara Williamson, a junior at Westhill High School

    Read a sample of each winner's poetry in the UConn ECE Magazine!

      2020 Winners

      • First Place: Krista Mitchell, Stafford High School
      • Second Place: Cindy Truong, Orville H Platt High School
      • Third Place: Alyssa Greenwood, Orville H Platt High School

        2019 Winners

        • First Place: Phoebe Chung, a senior at Rockville High School
        • Second Place: Abigail Tyrrell, a senior at Rockville High School
        • Third Place: Alyssa Solomon, a junior at Robert E. Fitch High School

          2018 Winners

          • First Place: Kimberly McGuire, a senior at Rockville High School
          • Second Place: Cierra Taber, a senior at Rockville High School
          • Third Place: Jarod Werner, a junior at Rockville High School

            2017 Winners

              • First Place: Mechelle Horelick, a senior at Rockville High School
              • Second Place: Joyce Hida, a senior at Rockville High School
              • Third Place: Raphael Lassauze, a senior at Nonnewaug High School

                2016 Winners

                • First Place: Joyce Hida, a junior at Rockville High School
                • Second Place: Meghan Orkins, a senior at Wethersfield High School
                • Third Place: Gillian Foley, a senior at Rockville High School

                    2015 Winners

                    • First Place: Jennifer Carroll, a senior at Stonington High School
                    • Second Place: Stephen Sam, a senior at East Hartford High School
                    • Third Place: Ben Conover, a senior at Montville High School

                          2014 Winners

                          • First Place: Liam McLean, a senior at E.O. Smith High School
                          • Second Place: Isabella Camasura, a senior at Bristol Eastern High School
                          • Third Place: Melissa Close, a senior at Waterford High School

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