The winners of the annual mayor’s poetry challenge were revealed at Monday night’s meeting of Estevan city council.
The poetry challenge allows top entrants from the speech arts competition at the Estevan and District Music Festival to perform their poems for members of city council and those watching at home.
The first student was Shanelle Rioux, who recited To This Day by Shane Koyczan, a lengthy and moving poem that encourages people to think about how they treat others.
The other was Isabelle Semenuik and Amara Pine, who performed the humourous Rock and Roll Band by Shel Silverstein.
The Estevan Public Library assists with selecting the performers for the mayor’s poetry challenge each year.
