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Victoria White

Victoria White attends Milton Academy, Boston, and is also a 2012 Scholastic National Gold Medalist for poetry. Her writing interests include poetry and short stories.

Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize

Fall 2012

Elephant Grave

By Victoria White

First-Prize Winner 2012 Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers   After an elephant dies, the herd may carry its bones for miles. Did you know that? Hefting them over […]

Past Recipients of the Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers

Elephant Grave

By Victoria White

After an elephant dies,
the herd may carry its bones for miles.
Did you know that? Hefting them over
the flatland ebb and flow, as