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1) What inspired you to begin writing poetry? Was there a certain event or did it just seem to come naturally to you?

Terry Blackhawk is everything a poet could ever hope to be. She writes with a rare sincerity that entices her readers and makes her poetry relatable to a wide audience.

The River of Words Contest is a poetry and art competition for young people all over the world.

“A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves—

Whoever thinks that poets are somber or humorless should make an effort to be present at the next reading given by Jack Ridl and Linda Nemec Foster.

 
 
First Division (Grades K-8)
 

First Place: Karina Bursch
 
 
"Water's Myriad of Forms Present Themselves to the World"

A small, cool auditorium erupted with applause. At times, one could hear murmuring “wows.” At other times, there was but the silence of people thinking as the poet walked off the stage.

1. What first drew you to poetry? Did the beautiful and complex variety of Michigan’s natural landscape play a role?

Robert Haight is a Michigan poet in the truest sense.

William Heyen is a writer of no small proportions. With upwards of 15 poetry collections, as well as several more prosaic offerings, William Heyen is undoubtedly prolific.