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I hope you’re all planning to attend our VERY BIG PARTY on April 13th. Please bring your friends and family to enjoy the festivities, and don’t forget to invite your teacher!

The program will feature speakers from ACC, and will include KLRU-produced videos of students reading their poems. Our Master of Ceremonies for the evening is Brad Richard – an award-winning poet and educator who is coming all the way from New Orleans just for this event.

See you soon!
– Polly

WOW – So many great poems this year!

Poets, you have made selecting this year’s winners both difficult and enjoyable. Thank you for participating and congratulations on your achievement.

Here are the winners and honorable mention poems for the 2018 Vision+Voice Poetry Contest:

KINDERGARTEN

Winner                          Robot by Rowan F

Honorable Mention          Whale by Alchemy D

Honorable Mention          Feelings by Malik S

FIRST GRADE

Winner                          Guess It! by Valerie W

Honorable Mention          Albert Pujols by Zinn T

Honorable Mention          The Unicorn’s Journey to France by Maple W

Honorable Mention         El Atardecer  by Ines G

SECOND GRADE

Winner                          Deep Down by Ellidy J

Honorable Mention          Skip, Dance by Sven G

Honorable Mention          Best Valentine by Riley M

Honorable Mention          Books by Grace B

THIRD GRADE

Winner                          Chlorine by Orla T

Honorable Mention          Wind by Olivia R

Honorable Mention          In a Chihuahua’s Eyes by Asa W

Honorable Mention          Where I Come From by Ivy G

Honorable Mention          Books by Clarey W

FOURTH GRADE

Winner                          The Howl by Yajaira D

Honorable Mention          The Garden by Lark T

Honorable Mention          Girl by Julianna P

Honorable Mention          Chances by Lyla B

FIFTH GRADE

Winner                          Rain Fun by Layla W

Honorable Mention          My Magic Box by Ahmory H

Honorable Mention          Water by Olive A

Honorable Mention        César by Reina S

Honorable Mention          Brave Voices by Martha N

SIXTH GRADE

Winner                          Poem by Kole M

Honorable Mention          Driving in the Dark by Katherine K

Honorable Mention          I Dropped My Pencil by Grace S

Honorable Mention          Things to Remember by Nicole P

SEVENTH GRADE

Winner                          The Red Flowers by Elizabeth R

Honorable Mention          Compose a Symphony by Alexander N

Honorable Mention          Today’s Fight by Claire M

EIGHTH GRADE

Winner                          Requiem for a Friendship by Sarah A

Honorable Mention          Thoughts by Abigail L

Honorable Mention          Rhyming by Davis K

Honorable Mention          Life in Poverty by Javier M

Honorable Mention          Like Elephants by Meagan L

NINTH GRADE

Winner                          Wings by Teresa R

Honorable Mention          Water by Nia O

TENTH GRADE

Winner                          Ocean Love by Sara V

Honorable Mention          My Scrawny Nightmare by Talia H

Honorable Mention          angels in new england by Inayah M

ELEVENTH GRADE

Winner                          Condemned by Payton B

Honorable Mention          My Family Comes From the Sea by Logan D

Honorable Mention          Suburbia by Amy S

Honorable Mention          If childhood had a flavor, by Amy S

TWELFTH GRADE

Winner                          This is What the Moon Thinks About by Saylor H

Honorable Mention          Pain by Kevin B

Honorable Mention          Autobahn by Justine L

Honorable Mention          Mauve Azaleas by Saylor H

Honorable Mention          Into the Frill by Nate S

Congratulations to everyone!
We look forward to seeing you all at the Award Reception on April 13th (details coming soon).

• The V+V Team

Yes, V+V friends, that’s it for now. We aren’t taking any more submissions this year. But there’s good news!

First, we have published 520 submitted poems! 520 is awesome. If you converted these poems into string cheese, you could put cheese on 823 foot-long hot dogs. (This is based on the average length of the poems we got this year. Some were short and some were long; the average was 19 inches of poem.)

Second, our judges are hard at work eating hot dogs!

No, seriously. They’re hard at work reading all the great poems you submitted! We’ll unveil our picks soon.

And there’s more good news. If you didn’t submit a poem this year, don’t worry, because next year, Vision+Voice. Will. Be. Back.

Thanks and stay tuned!

The V+V Team

Hello Poets!
We hope you’re busy putting the finishing touches on your poetic masterpieces so you can submit your poems by the February 19 deadline!

Wondering what the judges will be looking for when they read your poem? Here are a few hints:

Imagery – images need not be only visual; any of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell) make a poem vital and interesting.

Originality – Use your own voice in your own way.

Use of Language and Form – How does the work look on the page? How does it sound when you read it aloud? Don’t sacrifice a great phrase or image just to make a rhyme.

KLRU Videos of 2017 Vision+Voice Winners

Fostering Originality in Poetry

Young Poets Network