“These are the poems of a kaleidoscope kid, shuffling through tastes, rhymes and moods. Avalon allows us to peek through her “cage of dreams” into the playful pageantry of her maturing mind.She alternates between airy and arresting, between marshmallow clouds and poetic pirouettes, between a child and an adolescent.”
—Rabbi Shai Cherry, Ph.D.Director, Abraham Ratner
Torah School, Tifereth Israel Synagogue, San Diego, CA
“Avalon Greenberg Call has won awards for her poetry through the Laguna Beach Library and already demonstrates excellent writing skills. I look forward to her future with great anticipation, and I have confidence that she will continue to grow as an artist.”
—John Gardiner, Poet and Gifted Students Academy, U. of CA, Irvine, Instructor
Avalon Greenberg Call is nine years old, and for six consecutive years, placed first in the annual Laguna Beach Library Poetry Contest. In 2007, Avalon received an award for Excellence in Creative Writing and Art in first grade at Eastshore Elementary, Irvine Unified School District. She has been a featured poet at various readings in Orange County during National Poetry Month, and was a finalist in the Barnes & Noble 2006 Poetry Contest. Her paintings have appeared at the Del Mar Fair. She plays original piano jazz compositions for various recitals and festivals, and received the California Music Teacher's Association Certificate of Merit in 2010.
