We are excited to announce the top 5 winners in each Division of the 2016 CHPC. Thank you to our judges Kiara Lee and Dr. JeffriAnne Wilder and to everyone who submitted poetry or supported this work in any way. Below are the results of the 2016 Colorism Healing Poetry Contest. Click the title to read the poem.
Division 2: Ages 12-19
1st Place: “Ghost” by Ren-Caspar Smith
2nd Place: “On Being a Dark Skin” by Basirat A. Owe
3rd Place: “La Morena” by Esmeralda Hic
4th Place: “Contrast” by Marielle R. Medina
Division 3: Ages 20+
1st Place: “The Baby Factory” by Cassandra Alfred
2nd Place: “Getting Blacker” by Katrina N. Robinson
3rd Place: “Beginning with the Color of My Skin” by Allayah R. Carr
4th Place: “Things I Wanted When I Was 10” by Zoe A. Everett
5th Place: “Untitled” by Letonia Louis Robertson
Congratulations!