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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)

1^st Prize Winner

Alicia Yeung

CCAS Psychology Major

Good morning Lincoln,

Runners greet you at sunrise,

You sit and reflect.

2^nd Prize Winner

Sally Schmidt

CCAS Psychology Major

Wandering around

DC for homework, I stop

A tourist blocks me

3^rd Place Winner

Sarah Fannon

CCAS Double Major in English and Creative Writing

An English classroom

Is my garden, our faces

Like bright peonies

3^rd 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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