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Past Years' First Prize Winners

2010 - Jake Hirsch
2009 - Billy Baker
2008 - Civia Stein
2007 - Matthew Mihal
2006 - Rachel Cohen
2005 - Allie Hirsch
2004 - Michelle Levine
2003 - Jeremy Greenberg
2002 - Sharon Levine
2001 - Saul Dorfman

2010 Winning Entries

Theme 2010

An Eternal Window

In a garden I once heard

a song or an ancient blessing.

And above the dark trees

a window is always lit, in memory

of the face that looked out of it

and that face too

was in memory of another

lit window.

From:

The selected poetry of Yehuda Amichai/edited and translated from the Hebrew by Chana Bloch and Stephen Mitchell. Harper Collins: 1992.

Jake Hirsch: $500 first place prize

"Cycle" -- May 23, 2010 — A short film I made with stop-motion paper animation for Megan's muse. Enjoy! (Can't see video below? View on YouTube.)

Hannah Kaplan: $100 second place prize

Open Hearts

The sky turns grey as the rain clouds shift into view. It is drizzling now, a soft pitter-patter that soothes my mind as I sit and watch the world. The leaves bounce as tiny droplets land on their broad backs. The birds chirp mournfully, awaiting the sunshine’s return.

I do not know when I started to realize I had left the light on in my room.

--- Hannah Kaplan -- Continued: Entry 11 - Open Hearts.pdf**

Madeline Paul: $50 Honorable Mention

Listen to music: Madeline Paul -- Crystal Butterfly

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