Every year Newark Academy invites students, staff and faculty to submit entries to a Fibonacci Poetry Contest spearheaded by Dr. Ungaro, organized by Ms. Pursell, both of the Math Department, and judged by Dr. LaPadula of the English Department.
A “Fib” is a 6-line, 20-syllable poem with a line-by-line syllable count of: 1 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 8. Winning poems were chosen in seven categories. Enjoy!
Finest Fib by Giulia Socolof ’19
“Pyre”
Your
smoke
stumbles
sailing home.
I let what’s left slip
through slim fingers, onto scorched soil.
Finest Faculty Fib by Yvette Luxenberg
boy
squirms,
nausea
difficult,
but the reward is
greater than any on this earth
Strongest Fib by Talia Schraven ’20
Wit
wants
something.
A knave to
issue a new gauge
Because nobody can keep up.
Most Courageous Fib by Magnolia Wang ’19
Blurred
Soup
Irks me:
Alphabet
Jumbles nonsense words,
Drowning into lukewarm despair.
Funniest Fib by Aashna Parameshwar ’20
“Valentine’s Day”
I
made
you a
love letter.
In return you kiss
my best friend as a thank you note?
Happiest Fib by Makenzie Smith ’23
The
World
Around
Us dances,
Sings with life and laughs
For we are here to join the dance.
Fib of Beauty by Isabel McNeilly-Anta ’23
“I can see”
The
Strong
Beat echoes
Fire Sparks Fly
And I look at the
Dark full sky of bright scattered Stars