Welcome
William E. Powers, Head of School
Introduction of Guest Speaker and Judges
James Storms, MS English Teacher, Poetry Recitation Coordinator
Honoring the Tradition
S. Jeffrey Burt, Alumnus - Class of 1961
2005 MacLane Poetry Recitation finalists along with William Powers, Head of School, Michael Dooman, Middle School Director,
S. Jeffrey Burt, '61, and
James Storms, Board of Trustees, MS English Teacher and Poetry Recitation Coordinator
| Finalists (in order of appearance) |
| Marina |
Grade 6 |
from The Passionate Pilgrim |
William Shakespeare |
| Harrison |
Grade 8 |
The Art of Drowning |
Billy Collins |
| Luke |
Grade 5 |
Catalog |
Rosalie Moore |
| Peter |
Grade 6 |
The Men That Don't Fit In |
Robert Service |
| Olivia |
Grade 7 |
I Love You, Sweatheart |
Thomas Lux |
| Daniel |
Grade 8 |
Last Words |
Horatio Alger |
| Ben |
Grade 5 |
A Night with a Wolf |
Bayard Taylor |
| Hannah |
Grade 6 |
The Raven |
Edgar Allan Poe |
| Bianca |
Grade 7 |
Most of It |
Robert Frost |
| Garrett |
Grade 8 |
Dirge for Two Veterans |
Walt Whitman |
| Austyn |
Grade 5 |
Lullaby Town |
John Irving Diller |
| Amanda |
Grade 6 |
Lochinvar |
Sir Walter Scott |
| Mary |
Grade 8 |
Say it Now |
Unknown |
| Zoe |
Grade 7 |
from Song for Myself |
Walt Whitman |
| Mina |
Grade 6 |
Still I Rise |
Maya Angelou |
Special Thanks to the Following Judges:
Mr. Sam Dangremond, '01
Dr. June Davison
Mrs. JoAnne Carter
Mrs. Cemmy Ryland
Mrs. Patti Sisson
