Call for High School Student Poetry
The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets, organizer of an annual student poetry contest, partners with the Woodson Art Museum, inviting high school students to participate in a statewide ekphrastic poetry competition. Students will write and submit poems inspired by artwork images from the Woodson Art Museum’s collection; see artwork images below. An installation of the winning poems and collection artworks will follow in April during National Poetry Month and the Museum will hold a reception for the winning poets, their families, and educators on April 12, at 1:00 pm. See the winning poem selections for the 2024-2025 contest here.
For additional information and entry guidelines, check the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets student contest webpage.
Theodore Robinson, Child with Geese, 1886, oil on canvas, Museum purchase with funds provided by the John and Alice Forester Charitable Trust
Winning Poem:
“To Survive is to Pretend” by Helen T.
11th Grade
Hayward High School
Educator: Karen Duffy
Runner Ups:
“Wonder is the Way to Win” by Phoenix R.
11th Grade
Hayward High School
Educator: Karen Duffy
“A Child-like Curiosity” by Harrison P.
12th Grade
Arrowhead Union High School
Educator: Terri Carnell
David F. Driesbach, And A Blue Footed Boobie (9/20), 2000, engraving on Rives BFK paper, gift of Elizabeth Eisen
Winning Poem:
“And a Blue Footed Boobie: Watching the Bonds Break” by Emily B.
12th Grade
Arrowhead Union High School
Educator: Terri Carnell
Runner Ups:
“Alluring Fraudulence” by Gabrielle M.
12th Grade
Arrowhead Union High School
Educator: Terri Carnell
“In the Last Moments” by Taylor M.
11th Grade
Arrowhead Union High School
Educator: Terri Carnell
David Kroll, Landscape (Rose Vase), 2019, oil on canvas on board, Museum purchase with Tribute Funds
Winning Poem:
“Balancing Actions” by Brady W.
12th Grade
KM Global Charter School
Educator: Elizabeth Jorgenson
Runner Ups:
“Teetering” by Mariella L.
11th Grade
Kettle Moraine High School
Educator: Angela McLean
“Caged Desire” by Ty W.
12th Grade
Arrowhead Union High School
Educator: Katie Herrmann
See winning poem selections from the 2023-2024 contest here.
