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
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