“I didnʼt know if the connection of kindness and my daughter killing herself would be too jarring for people,” Ms. Adcock said about her winning poem, ʻThe Legacy of Kindness.ʼ”
The Wood County Committee on Aging (WCCOA) recently announced the winner for the 15th annual poetry contest.
Submissions were accepted from Wood County residents 50 years of age and older, with a theme of “Your Legacy.”
Thirteen poems from nine authors were submitted, from which a Bowling Green State University writing professor selected the winner and an honorable mention.