32nd Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize for schools - The Winners

The winners of the thirty-second Keats-Shelley House Poetry Prize for Schools were announced on 9th June, 2023 by our new Curator, Dr Ella Kilgallon, and Deputy Curator, Dr Luca Caddia.

This year's competition themes were:

"Stars" or "Heroes" for Primary school students
"Natural elements" or "Peace" for Middle school students
"Success" or "Solitude" for High school students

See below the names of all the winners and runners-up, while their poems can be read here.

ENGLISH

Primary school students

Winner: 'Stars Heal'  by Olivia Guido from St. Francis Internatinal School, Rome

Specially commended: 'The stars' by Lola Luchetti from Marymount International School, Rome

Middle school students

Winner: 'The Symphony of Life'  by Virginia Marzia Massone from Marymount International School, Rome

Specially commended: 'Nature' by Atticus Newlands from St. Francis Internatinal School, Rome

High school students

Winner: 'The Solitude Within Me' by Rosa Mele from St. Stephen's School, Rome

Specially commended: 'The Violet Hours' by Marko Jakovlievic from St. Stephen's School, Rome

ITALIAN

Primary school students

Winner: 'Le orecchie magiche di Josephine'  by Jennifer Marisa Di Bacco from Istituto comprensivo “G. Tedeschi”, Pratola Peligna (AQ)

Specially commended: 'Che cos'è un Eroe?' by Maria Gloria Maglione from St. George’s International School, Rome

Middle school students

Winner: 'Luce a Nord-Est'  by Giordano Paparelli from I.C. Angelica Balabanoff, Rome

Specially commended: 'La viva natura' by Pietro Cepparulo from I.C. Angelica Balabanoff, Rome

High school students

Winner: 'Cono gelato' by Simone Recalcati, from I.I.S. Enzo Ferrari, Monza

Specially commended: 'L'ombra piangente della solitudine' by Francesco Malatesta from Istituto Paritario Gesù-Maria, Roma