Position Poet Age Country Poem Winner Sindhujaa Udhaykumar 16 India WALL OF WONDER, YOLK OF SORROW 2nd Place Shannon Cooper 14 USA A PROMISE TO AMERICA 3rd Place Daniel Turman 15 USA REST DANCING MOON Special Recognition Caitlin 15 USA MEANING OF LIFE Special Recognition R. rajitha 16 India A DAY BREAK FOR ALL Special Recognition Stephanie Alberti 16 Australia HARD TO LET GO Special Recognition Summer Allen 18 USA LOVE FOREVER Special Recognition Vanessa Arvidson 13 USA SEPTEMBER 11TH Special Recognition Dolapo Ayoola 20 Nigeria A NEW DAY Special Recognition Brandon Bambic 13 USA HEAVENLY SUNSET Special Recognition Chelsea Beaty 18 USA WHO AM I BECOMING Special Recognition Matthias Besse 18 USA NEW YEAR'S DAY Special Recognition Jamie Bigler 16 USA IN MY MIND... Special Recognition Alexandra Bregman 16 USA READING THE BIRTH OF VENUS Special Recognition Honorio Cardoso 18 Nigeria A POEM FOR LOVE Special Recognition Katie Carlisle 17 Spain FROM A COWBOY'S PERSPECTIVE Special Recognition Keith Castelli 15 USA FORGOTTEN WORDS Special Recognition Rachel Clark 13 Australia SUNSET Special Recognition Amanda Conner 18 USA UNTITLED Special Recognition Kimberley Cox 17 UK THIS LOOKING GLASS Special Recognition Emilie Damgaard 13 USA THE WORLD THROUGH YOUNG EYES Special Recognition Rachel Duncan 14 USA MY FREEDOM Special Recognition Janice Dusca 0 N/A HIM Special Recognition Amy Forde 14 Canada THE STORM Special Recognition Natalie Garcia 16 USA WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME Special Recognition Ryan Gianelloni 16 USA DON'T GIVE UP Special Recognition William Gifford 18 USA KATIE'S SONNET Special Recognition Bianca Gilliam 13 USA USMC Special Recognition Aija Gillman 16 USA BROKEN WINGS Special Recognition Amber Griswold 18 USA JUST ONCE Special Recognition Rebecca Hammer 17 USA HALEY Special Recognition Victoria Harman 14 USA MISSING YOU Special Recognition Madelyn Hilyard 18 USA ALMOST FLYING Special Recognition Jennifer Horn 14 USA FOREST Special Recognition Craze Jackson 18 China ETERNITY Special Recognition Jennifer Julian 17 USA PAINFUL RESISTANCE Special Recognition Vandita Kapoor 14 India REACHING OUT Special Recognition Aimee Lawrence 15 UK CAN'T LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND Special Recognition Diana Losi 14 USA RAGING BRAVERY Special Recognition Miranda Madias 12 USA JUST A GIRL Special Recognition Tamara Malkki 16 Australia SAVIOUR Special Recognition Chetana Mankar 17 India WONDERS WITHIN Special Recognition Aubrey Martinez 17 USA A FAIRY TALE Special Recognition Rebecca Mcclelland 10 Ireland PLANE TRAVEL Special Recognition Kirsty McEwan 12 UK WAR FLOWER Special Recognition Crystal Mendoza 11 USA MOON SHOWER Special Recognition Usman Mirza 17 Pakistan THE AWAKENING Special Recognition Holly Mooney 16 USA THE LISTS Special Recognition Divya Nawale 18 India I WISH...... Special Recognition Yury Pieczynski 15 USA REMEMBER THE DAY.... Special Recognition Vijayalakshmi Prabhu 15 India THE MOST ENDEARED PERSON Special Recognition Samantha Pursel 14 USA WHAT'S RIGHT Special Recognition Rachel Ralston 17 USA HE LOVES ME! Special Recognition Ember Russell 15 USA MOTHER EARTH Special Recognition Tanita Rutherford 13 Australia THE WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND! Special Recognition Ellina Ryzhik 15 USA A CHILDRENS' STORY FOR ADULTS Special Recognition Vaitiere Sarmiento 13 USA FEAR OF LOVE Special Recognition Jessica Schneider 14 USA ALONE Special Recognition Valerie Seys 15 Netherlands INSOMNIA Special Recognition Mishaal Shariff 11 Kenya KASUKU Special Recognition Megan Shoop 18 USA STARDUST Special Recognition Alyssa Sims 18 USA REGRET Special Recognition Adithya Srinivasan 12 India MY FATHER Special Recognition Jessica Straub 13 USA I DO Special Recognition Elle Vargas 15 USA BLACKBERRY MOURNING Special Recognition Anissa Vera 14 USA CONFUSING LOVE Special Recognition Valerie Vy 14 Guam MY ABC'S OF HOPE