By Donna Beth Weilenman

A poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes about the shattered condition of the gallant frigate, the Constitution, and John Clare’s composition “I Am” that compares his life’s esteems to a shipwreck, propelled Ann Klingelhafer to win the Benicia Unified School District’s Poetry Out Loud competition last weekend.

Right behind her came Maya Singh-Sharkey, who recited “Love Song” by Dorothy Parker and “January, 1795” by Mary Robinson, earning runner-up honors.

via Two BHS students recite their way to regional Poetry Out Loud competition.