Haiku Contest Winners

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The GW English Department congratulates the winners of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Haiku contest! All are graduates of Creative Writing courses in this department, which makes us extra proud.

CCAS Haiku Contest Winners (2016)
1st Prize Winner
Alicia Yeung
CCAS Psychology Major
Good morning Lincoln,
Runners greet you at sunrise,
You sit and reflect.
2nd Prize Winner
Sally Schmidt
CCAS Psychology Major
Wandering around
DC for homework, I stop
A tourist blocks me
3rd Place Winner
Sarah Fannon
CCAS Double Major in English and Creative Writing
An English classroom
Is my garden, our faces
Like bright peonies
3rd Place Winner
Benjamin Marks
CCAS Economics Major
I see a number
Floating away, and chase it
At my desk
Honorable Mention
Lindsay Neuberger
CCAS Economics Major
College is flirting
With adventure and new dreams
With weight on my shoulders
Honorable Mention
Kira Hattenback
CCAS Economics Major
Discover a class
Be surprised that you like it
Passion emerges
Honorable Mention
Daniel Cooksey
CCAS Chemistry Major
Chemistry Major.
For Counterterrorism.

I am not pre-med.
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