In May, we spread the word about the Tampa Bay Estuary Program’s interesting poetry contest. They invited budding bards to enter their best creative prose for their first-ever Invasive Species Poetry Contest and, 100 entries later, they've chosen three winners in each age category.
"Clever verse from humorous to serious described nasty invasives from bufo toads and Burmese pythons to lionfish, lovebugs, Brazilian pepper and air potatoes. The judges, representing a cross-section of backgrounds, were entertained by poetry in forms ranging from rhymes to haikus, and even a rap," states the press release.
And the winners are:
This article appears in Aug 11-17, 2011.