PHOTOS: Fort Greene's Walt Whitman Beard And Mustache Contest

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — Facial hair of all shapes, sizes and ages graced the grounds of Fort Greene Park over the weekend for the borough's first Walt Whitman Beard and Mustache Competition.

The contest, one of many events held in honor of the poet's 200th birthday this year, celebrated Whitman's own legacy as an "eternal beard growing champion" with a series of categories based on his poems.

Beard growers were asked to register Saturday morning and then were judged on the "beauty and creativity" of their facial hair by judges Sue Smith, Jordan Temple, Murf Meyer, and Brooklyn Public Library's Norman Eriksen. Co-hosts Coney Island performance artist Adam Realman and "Too Woke!" comedian Nore Davis ran the show.

Here's who went home with each prize:

• Leaves of Grass (Best Natural Beard): Angad Singh Chotalla
• Song of Myself (Best Costume Beard): Dan Tucker
• Sea Drift (Best Styled Beard): Albert Vidal
• Barbaric Yawp (Best Natural Moustache): JR McAlmon
• Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Rocking (Best Kids Beard): Malcolm Rodriguez
• The Sleepers (Best Teen Beard): Clementine Macloud
• Flag of My Disposition (Best Styled Moustache): The Bartender
• The Good Gray Poet (Best in Show): Nayland Blake

The event was put on by the library, Ft. Greene Park Conservancy and Coney Island USA's Adam Realman.