SCHOOL: Camelot Academy, Durham

ACHIEVEMENT: Zachariah is a winner in the Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series. The series, created in 2003 by the N.C. Poetry Society, pairs young writers with professional poets who act as mentors. Zachariah will be mentored by poet and novelist Anthony S. Abbott.

'I've written poetry for a few years. I'll see or hear something that inspires me. It usually comes out free-form. ... For a long time, I've kind of been making stories in my head. I love to create new worlds and characters.'

- Zachariah Claypole White, distinguished young poet

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