Junior John Gainer Takes Home MVP Title
Students brought out their best in poetry writing during the annual March Madness Poetry Slam.
Rhymes Dropped and Poems Rocked in the Annual March Madness Poetry Performances
The month of March is filled with exciting tournaments: The World Baseball Classic, NCAA March Madness Men's and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, and The Writing Studio's March Madness Poetry Slam.
The annual event is organized by Ms. Dawn Guerriero, Chairperson of the Department of English. The event featured Farrell writers in an exciting poetry competition filled with creative live performances and unforgettable moments to crown the MVP, the Most Valuable Poet.
The event featured returning alumni as the judges for this competition. Students' performances were well spoken, well-emoted, and featured distinctive props, music, and photographs as part of their presentations.
Though the event was won by a junior, seniors took home plenty of honors during this year's March Madness Poetry Slam.
Rymes roared, stanzas soared, stories explored, and poems were scored until it was time for the winners.
The contest is scored by judges, narrowing down the performances to an elite eight and a final four before announcing the grand winner.
Seniors Nikko Caracciolo, Mark Wiese, Jereimah LaBarbera, and Nickita Zinkovsky placed eighth, seventh, sixth, and fifth, respectively.
Andrew Doyle, Thomas Moore, and Shane Kipp placed fourth, third, and second.
Senior Christian Marrone lays down a rhyme at this year's March Madness Poetry Slam.
In every great tournament, however, there are great upsets, and the senior dominance did not take over the top spot. Junior John Gainer was crowned the Most Valuable Poet for a unique performance with the debut of an original song. Gainer's performance was raw with powerful vocals and acoustic guitar to win the tournament.
This year's March Madness Poetry Slam was a slam dunk as we look to see who will be crowned the Most Valuable Poet next March.