Affton High School Holds Poetry 'Out Loud' Competition
Junior Logan Willis won the competition with a recitation of “Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg” by poet Cornelius Eady.
Twenty-seven students at Affton High School competed in the school’s Poetry Out Loud competition on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Junior Logan Willis won the competition with a recitation of “Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg” by poet Cornelius Eady. Jessica Reed, a junior, placed second for her reading of “Women” by Louise Bogan, and Brooke Brust, a sophomore, placed third with a recitation of Lisel Mueller’s “The End of Science Fiction.” Willis will move on to compete in the Poetry Out Loud St. Louis regional competition, to be held in February. Participants in the 2013 Affton High School Poetry Out Loud competition included: Freshmen: Nevin Horne and Gabbi Murphy; Sophomores: Brooke Brust, Kristin Funke, Cameron Kuntz, Daneesha Morgan, Abby Sleigh, …
