The Pongo Poetry Prize
Pongo is proud to present the winners of the Pongo Poetry Prize! This prize is presented quarterly to a poem by a youth that is submitted on the Pongo web site. The prize winner also receives a $50 award.
Pongo Prize - July 2011
Winner
TRAPPED
(A young woman's poem about being afraid, hiding, and feeling trapped in an abusive home)
Honorable Mentions
Ruin and Effort
Another Child With Nothing
I'm Still Breathing
Pongo Prize - April 2011
Winner
Lessons of Courage and Fear
(A young woman's poem about courage and fear after sexual abuse)
Honorable Mentions
Nightmare
Sometimes I Feel
Trapped Inside
Pongo Prize - January 2011
Winner
Strength
(A young woman's poem that shows how the ocean waves of emotion that threaten to overwhelm us can also be our strength)
Honorable Mentions
Letter After a Time
Captured in Hiding
Lessons of Courage and Fear
Pongo Prize - October 2010
Winner
Watching Her
(A young woman's poem about watching her mother struggle with addiction)
Honorable Mentions
Memory
My Best Friend Is in Love
Addiction
Pongo Prize - July 2010
Winner
What It Really Is
(A young woman's poems to a guy who treats her badly.)
Honorable Mentions
Just Imagine
Scarred
Romantic Rain
Pongo Prize - April 2010
Winner
Addicted
(A young woman's poem about sex and the deep need for love.)
Honorable Mentions
The Sick Boy
Emotions Lost in a Musician's Fingertips
Thanks to Mom