Liberty Stands; Fire at Hand
Why does your torch burn?
The young girl asks,
Pouting her lower lip in confusion.
It is fire,
The lady gently responds,
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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those poets and their sunrises
(ywp is like the sunrise)
washed in watercolor above the sleeping world
enchantingly illuminatory
& strawberry melting into orange creamsicle. if you pay
close attention, it never really ends
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Ode to the Simply Whimsical and the Unnecessarily Dramatic
Ode to those that make life into gold
that bring us some sparkle as we grow old
Ode to the places, friends, and small things
to which credit's unequal to the joy that they bring
Gallery
Spotlight
Bennington College Hosts High School Writing Awards
This prestigious writing competition is open to writers in grades 9–12. Cash prizes and scholarships. No fee to enter. Submissions due Nov. 1.
Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Thinking
Make an image that represents how thinking feels using your preferred medium.
Visual Art
Deadline
Swirls
Create an image that is made up entirely of swirls.
Writing
Deadline
Butterflies
In prose or poetry, write a piece about transformation, whether it be about butterflies or about yourself.
Writing
Deadline
Tomorrow Project
A series of writing and visual art challenges that explore the issues of today – with hope and solutions for tomorrow. Challenges, cash prizes, publication, and exhibits!
Writing
YWP is ...
In a sentence or two, what does YWP mean to you? What impact does it have on your life? We'd love to pass your comments along to the good people whose donations keep YWP running! Please tell us so we can tell them! YWP is ...
Writing
America's Health
What is to become of the American health care system with vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in charge and top leaders of the CDC resigning? Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling for Kennedy's resignation. What do you think?
News & Events
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YWP's Alumni Advisors 2025-26
Welcome this year's five alumni advisors: Zinnia Hansen (above), Sam Aikman, Jadyn Mardy, Isabella Daignault-Bailey, and Charlotte Dodds!
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YWP Poets To Read at Mt. Philo State Park
Join us Sept. 20, 11 a.m.-noon, to hear YWP writers read their poetry at Vermont Humanities' "Words in the Woods" at Mt. Philo State Park, 5425 Humphreys Road, Charlotte, VT.
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Photo Workshop: Rule of Thirds
The Rule of Thirds is a foundational principle in photography and other visual arts that helps create balanced and visually engaging compositions. Join YWP Alumni Advisor Kevin Huang for this online workshop.
