Huntington’s Poets Reap Honors
Huntington High School students earned their fair share of honors in the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association’s 24th annual poetry contest, which drew about 5,000 entries from across Long Island.
Junior Kyle McCartney captured third prize and senior Brendan Gellerstein won honorable mention recognition in “category E” for 11th - 12th graders. Sophomore Holly Blakley grabbed honorable mention honors in “category D” for 9th - 10th graders. All three teenage writers are students in Huntington English teacher Kelly Quintero’s creative writing course.
An awards ceremony will take place at the Walt Whitman Birthplace in West Hills on Sunday, May 30, at 12 p.m. Mark Doty, nationally recognized poet, will read selections from his poetry and from the poetry of Walt Whitman. The public is invited to attend.
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