Each summer, 400 students gather at Governors School East at Meredith College to study a variety of disciplines in an intense, residential setting. Together with Chuck Sullivan, head of the English department at GSE, and Todd Shy, a teacher at both Cary Academy and GSE, we held an on-campus poetry contest. Open to all students, the contest brought entries from across disciplines. The winning poem appears on the Read pages on July 20. The runners up appear below. In addition to the poet's names, we have included their area of study at GSE and their hometown.
"Genesis"
by Jacquelynn Berton
