Category 1: high school
Winner
“When Rivers Weep” by Trinity Hotaling, Amherst County High School
Honorable Mention
“Strengthen Me” by Addilyn Sutton, E.C. Glass High School
Category 2: college age / young adult
Winner
“James River Blood(-I Mean Water)shed” by Maliyah Harris
Honorable Mention
“Algae” by Erin Jones, University of Lynchburg
JRW Poetry Finalists 2024