An Ode to You
And yes,
you deserve one: you
who has stars in your eyes and
infinity running through your veins;
you, whose heart becomes so heavy
with the sunrise that you
will always pick up a pen and
And yes,
you deserve one: you
who has stars in your eyes and
infinity running through your veins;
you, whose heart becomes so heavy
with the sunrise that you
will always pick up a pen and
I was small and stained with summer
sun, grass blade knees, and scrapes
all over. Morning dew and wild schemes, I lived
inside the world of dreams where faeries hid
Friendships are complicated—sometimes they bring joy, and other times they hurt.
Sometimes they feel full, and other times lonely.
But just staying by someone’s side—just being part of their life—that matters.
Visual Art
Deadline
Create an image of a vast hurricane or storm that eclipses everything in its path.
Writing
Deadline
Write a story or poem about someone who is magically transported to a fantasy world. What happens to them in this unknown land?
Writing
Deadline
Listen to all of the sounds around you right now. Is there a story in these different noises?
Writing
Deadline
Throw open the windows, poet Billy Collins urges in "Today," his joyful poem about spring. Let the "warm intermittent breeze" lift you up and carry you off. In poetry or prose, explore the sense of freedom and celebration of spring.
Visual Art
Deadline
When spring takes over from winter, there is a sense of new beginnings, rebirth, hopefulness. Share your discoveries through photography, painting, or another artistic medium of your choice.
Visual Art
How do you paint a memory?
High school writers: Here's a two-week virtual program in fiction writing, led by editors of Amherst College's literary magazine. Scholarships are available. Find out more.
YWP's Spring Writing and Visual Art Contest is on! In writing or art, explore the sense of freedom, renewal, and celebration as winter turns to spring.
Poetry from YWP's Tomorrow Project is being featured around the state this spring as part of a Vermont Humanities' series. Next stop: Essex Junction, March 14