Here are the excellent poems that our panel of judges have selected for recognition in the 2022 Vision+Voice Poetry Contest!
Congrats to all poets who participated, as well as the teachers and parents who encouraged this great work.
Stay tuned for news about how we will honor these wonderful winning poets!
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Blue by Mila G.
2nd grade / Ridgetop Elementary
Magic Science by Julian R.
2nd grade / Ridgetop Elementary
Sunlight and darkness by Camille R.
2nd grade / Ridgetop Elementary
Day Time Monsters by Lily G.
4th grade / Ridgetop Elementary
El avión de papel by Inez G.
5th grade / Ridgetop Elementary
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Oculus by Leon S.
6th grade / Lamar Middle School
GRITS by Alexander D.
7th grade / Gorzycki Middle School
A sad background by Aden P.
7th grade / Gorzycki Middle School
Afternoon in the Library by Stella S.
7th grade / Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
Numb by Cleo H.
7th grade / Lamar Middle School
Snow, Heat, Cold by Sydney M.
7th grade / Gorzycki Middle School
Sweetheart, your back is showing by Fiona L.
7th grade / Gorzycki Middle School
Telephone Pole by Isabella R.
7th grade / Lamar Middle School
The Arctic by Emma S.
7th grade / Lamar Middle School
The Ego of the Sky by Emma S.
7th grade / Lamar Middle School
The Sunbath of Glory by Rainy B.
7th grade / Gorzycki Middle School
Veilchenblau by Maya H.
7th grade / Lamar Middle School
Vovó by Marina A.
7th grade / Lamar Middle School
Waves of Peace by Ruby A.
7th grade / Lamar Middle School
art by River M.
8th grade / Lamar Middle School
bookstore girls by Lalitha G.
8th grade / Lamar Middle School
chamomile by River M.
8th grade / Lamar Middle School
Fairies (pantoum) by Caroline B.
8th grade / Lamar Middle School
Inspiration by Josie B.
8th grade / Lamar Middle School
kaleidoscope by River M.
8th grade / Lamar Middle School
Let the night rise by Josie B.
8th grade / Lamar Middle School
Paper Planes by Farrah K.
8th grade / Lamar Fine Arts Academy
STAR-SHAPED HOLES by Caroline B.
8th grade / Lamar Fine Arts Academy
HIGH SCHOOL
Monopoly by Katelyn O.
11th grade / Cedar Park High School
Seamstress for the World by Gibson H.
11th grade / Steven F. Austin High School