Last week, The Imprint published all of the top five entries from Words Unlocked, the fifth annual poetry contest for youths incarcerated in juvenile secure facilities operated by The Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings.
In case you missed it, here are links to each of the powerful poems that took home top recognition this year.
Highly Commended: “Show Yourself,” and “I Am, I May, And I Will”
Third Place: “Why”
Second Place: “Labels”
Winner: “Jumbled”