Timothy Mumford Memorial Poetry Contest

Library hosts reception for young poets

May 11, 2022 Ken Cashman

A recent Sunday was a special day at the Cornwall Public Library. After a two-year hiatus caused by COVID, the library hosted a reception for the winners of the Mumford Poetry Contest.

Poem on budding friendship takes competition

May 16, 2019 Jason Kaplan

Cornwall High School sophomore Isabella Crow didn’t enter the Timothy Mumford Poetry Contest expecting to win, but when she received the news, she was surprised.

Mumford Poetry Contest

June 1, 2017 Ken Cashman

The awards ceremony for the Timothy Mumford Poetry Competition drew a large audience at the Cornwall Public Library. The award winners and their parents were there. But they weren’t the only ones.

Poetry competition goes international

May 6, 2016 Ken Cashman

The award winners at the Timothy Mumford Memorial Poetry Contest change every year. But a part of the audience remains the same.

Big lectern doesn’t faze kindergarten poet

May 2, 2014 Ken Cashman

The new lectern in the library’s Community Room was stately and polished. It looked impressive, but six-year-old Luba Ferencevych eyed it warily.