This spring Andrew Sheen, a tenth grader at Great Neck South High School, reached the top ten in his grade division in a poetry contest sponsored by Creative Communication.
Andrew’s poem, “The Show,” was selected from thousands of entries as one of the ten best in his grade division in spring this year. The contest was held for students in kindergarten to ninth. The top 10 writers in each division (grades K-3, 4-6,7-9) each receive special recognition in the poetry anthology “A Celebration of Poets.”
Each top ten winner also receives a complimentary copy of the anthology and a $25 check. Poems are selected for their literary merit, creativity and social significance.
Creative Communication sponsors this contest to offer a creative outlet that honors the youth. Often the efforts of young writers are unrecognized and they lose their motivation to express themselves.
Creative Communication awards thousands of dollars to schools each year in classroom supplies with its Classroom Rewards Program to further encourage young people’s writings, and over the past 20 years has given over $1 million grants and awards to students, schools, and teachers. Teachers, parents, and students alike have been pleased with the impact this contest has on student writers.
The upcoming poetry contest deadline is Dec. 6, 2017. Not every entry will be accepted for publication. Poems of high merit will receive an invitation to be published in an anthology.
To enter, go to www.poeticpower.com. Students may enter one original poem of 21 lines or less.
For more information about the contest, contact Tom Worthen at Creative Communication, (435) 713-4411 or send an email to ccsupport@poeticpower.com.
