2026 CONGRATS 7th annual poetry winners!
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High School:
Eric Mack, "The Ma 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"
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
