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Two Jefferson High School students in Rockford have advanced in a virtual nationwide spoken word competition.Raeanna Tremethick and Emma Carmona have…
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An Illinois state agency announced the 2021 theme for its 34th annual Poster, Poetry and Prose contest.Kristi Morris is the environmental education…
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If you lost someone dear to you, today's poetry contest winner will sound familiar. "The Daily News" is about the need to share an experience with a…
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Today's winning poem considers the dichotomy of innocence and experience. "Little Lamb" is, on the surface, about a lamb abandoned by its mother because…
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So far, the winners of our Relationship Poems contest include a haiku about a troubled relationship, a Valentine to corned beef, and a sonnet comparing a…
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When you hold a poetry contest involving themes of love or attraction, expect lots of poems using food as a metaphor.It's as if our attraction to a…
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Some poems were meant to be read aloud. Today's poem, a Valentine to corned beef, was meant to be sung.It was written by Doe Macarus of Williams Bay,…
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Remember when we asked for your relationship-themed poems for Valentine's Day? We received 118 listener responses by the Jan. 29 deadline, which made for…
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The first time we held a writing contest, called "Three-Minute Fiction," more than 100 people submitted stories. Our judge, GK Wuori, selected five…