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2023 GRAC'S 4th annual winners below
6th Graders' Entries
Dominic Wilder, "Beauty is Everywhere"
Whitney Koch, "Hawaii Setting"
Ryder Smith, "Mama's Snapping Poem"
Click on the image to see the whole poem
High School:
Eric Mack, "The Man in the Rain"
Alexys Carmen, "Lady Justice"
Adult:
Ryleigh Vollmar, "The Book That is Not My Life"
Courtney McClintock, "How Much Does Empty Weigh"
Rylee Smith, "Be Fine"
2023 GRAC'S 4th ANNUAL POETRY CONTEST
DUE APRIL 20, 2023
APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
See past winning poems below
- open to grades 6-12 & adults
- homeschool Otsego area groups are welcome
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd cash prizes in all 3 age groups
- there will be a Town Hall event in May - winners reading their poetry :-)
2022 GRAC POETRY WINNERS
3- Adult winners & 1 Honorable Mention
3- 9th-12th winners
4- 6th grade winners, a tie for 3rd place
THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO SUBMITTED YOUR ART!
You winners are now published poets!
Cash awards listed below.
5/28/22- POETRY RENAISSANCE!
We had a great poetry reading afternoon at 3:30. It was so great hearing all the words so creatively put on the page, from 6th graders to high schoolers, and of course our adult winners. We ended our reading with a poem entitled, “Grand Rapids, Ohio”, by a local business owner.
Poetry is the art of storytelling, and we had some great ones! Pictured below is our 1st place winner, Courtney McClintock. Years ago, poetry was shared on the town hall stage, so today was revisiting this great art form!
2022 GRAC POETRY ADULT WINNERS
2022 GRAC POETRY 9-12 WINNERS
2022 GRAC POETRY 6th grade WINNERS
2021 GRAC POETRY WINNERS
WINNING POEMS BELOW
CONGRATS TO ALL!
We had 50 entrants this year. 1st place winners: Courtney McClintock, Gavin Miller, and Abrie Knight. Pictures and certificates below so far.
6-12th GRADE
ADULT
ADULT
ADULT
2021 POETRTY GUIDELINES:
- Please do not exceed 1 page
- 12 point font
- Fonts: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, Times New Roman
- Upper Left Hand corner: Name, Grade or adult
- Name your document "SamSmith"grade or adult
- Title your poem
If anyone wishes to write 2 poems, we are thrilled! However, hold on to both for awhile. You may decide you are called to edit one more than another. Sometimes that happens; writing takes much consideration.
Please watch plagiarism.
We take the rubric criteria below very seriously; we read anonymously in case we may know of any of you.
QUESTIONS: Email Amy Fitch at grandrapidsartscouncil@gmail.com
2020-- 7 OTSEGO AREA ARTISTIC WRITERS
5th grade - Adult
Topics: My life in Quarantine, Finding Myself, What I learned this year
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For poetry submissions & online membership:
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