To celebrate the opening of the Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry’s exhibit Her Kind: The Witch in History, Popular Culture and Poetry, ROMP hosted a poem contest. We received many entries with a variety of interpretations of the theme of the witch. The winners and their poems are listed below.
We appreciate everyone who wrote and entered a poem in this contest. It was, as our poetry contests often are, very difficult to pick just a few winners out of all the well-written poems. The poems were judged anonymously by Roxann Yates, former English teacher at Rogers State University and Chouteau High School.
Winning poets are encouraged to read their poems at the Her Kind Opening Event on Oct. 21. These poems will become a part of the museum exhibit.
Her Kind Poem Contest Winners
Ages 8-12
1st: Jenna Crowell, Salina OK
Ages 13-17
1st: Michael Austin Smith, Bixby OK
2nd: Jenna Koehn, Bixby OK
3rd: Logan Mauldin, Grove OK
Ages 18 and up
1st: Whitney Schmidt, Broken Arrow OK
2nd: Helen Patterson, Broken Arrow OK
3rd: Sydney Aerin, Oklahoma City OK
Her Kind Contest Winning Poems
Questions? Email ROMPoetry@gmail.com.
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