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2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards Presented by Carnegie Mellon University
Table of Contents Acknowledgments The 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards are sponsored by the Carnegie Mellon English Department, The Division of Student Affairs, and the Office of the President. For their generosity, service, and support we thank President Jared L. Cohon; M. Shernell Smith, Coordinator for Multicultural and Diversity Initiatives; Kyle Sofianek, the research assistant for these writing awards, and the designer of this book; and the following members of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, Stephanie Blotner, Meela Dudley, and Nina Mohan, for their editing help. We also extend our deepest gratitude to the Pittsburgh-area high school teachers who dedicated their time and energy to help students organize, revise, and submit writing for the contest. Without the unique voices of local students, this event would not be possible. Congratulations to every student who submitted work this year. Jim Daniels and Richard Purcell, English Department faculty members College Poetry First Place: “One Shade Too Many” by Kristen Swanson..................................................................................5 Second Place: “Those Known Present and Past” by Iman Mazloum....................................................................................7 Third Place: “Children’s Crusade” by Kellie Brickner.....................................................................................9 High School Poetry First Place: “Maggi Cubes with My Stepfather” by Alexis Payne.......................................................................................10 Second Place: “Letters” by Leo Johnson.......................................................................................11 Third Place: “Star” by Laura Condon...................................................................................14 Honorable Mentions: “Stranger” by Maya Best.......................................................................16 “We are Still Fighting” by Josie Griffith...............................................18 “Does Blackness Kill Beauty?” by Chantell Taliaferro......................20 “Tight Lips” by Tyra Jamison................................................................21
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