Poetry To Go Contest

Poetry to Go 2023 Winners Announced

Look for the following students' poems on RTD busses!

Sydney Turner--Lakewood 

Rachel Lang--Arvada 

Ainslie Mohr--Denver 

Oliver Wofford--Denver 

Jason Grebenchenko--Arvada 

Moe Drouillard--Golden 

Naomi Nguyen--Denver 

Caiden Smith--Erie

 

    Poetry to Go 2023 Rules

Have your words travel on all RTD Metro buses.
Your poetry will be seen by thousands of people in our community!

Postmark/Entry Deadline:  May 13, 2023

Eligibility: Open to all teens (13-19) in the Denver Metro Area.

Theme: Open to any theme, but no vulgar/obscene language.

Length:  Between 3 and 8 lines, plus title. 

Style: Poems may be in any style, rhyming or unrhymed.

Fees: There is no entry fee and no cash prizes for winners.

Entries: Enter one poem only.  Type your name, age, home
  address (with city and zip code), phone, email address,
and name of school, on the top left-hand side of the page.
Poems must be typewritten.

Originality: Below your poem, write the following statement:
“The poem above is my own, original creative work.”  Then sign your name in pen.

Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by May 13, 2023
Poems will not be returned.

Judging: Poems will be judged by members of the 
Columbine Poets, based in Denver, Colorado. 
See http://columbinepoetsofcolorado.com/

Winners:  The winning poems will be displayed on
all RTD buses.

For Contest Results:  After June 30, see results at
http://columbinepoetsofcolorado.com

Mail your entry to: Columbine Poets; P.O. Box 6245;
Broomfield, CO 80021.