NLAPW Contests

Poetry to Go

2008 Contest Winners Announced!

Enjoy 96 winning poems written by teenagers and displayed on Regional Transportation District (RTD) buses in the seven-county Denver metro area, 2003-2005. Poetry to Go is paperbound, 112 pages, $9.95.

Poetry to Go, published by the Denver Branch, is now available from Full Moon Books at 6th & Garrison in Lakewood, Colorado (303-233-6666) and from The Tattered Cover which has three Denver area locations (1-800-833-9327, www.tatteredcover.com).

Free copies for authors! If your poem won in 2003, 2004, or 2005, a free copy of Poetry to Go is waiting for you at Full Moon Books. Call them (303-233-6666) for details.


Poetry to Go 2008 Contest Information


2008 Contest Deadline: March 12, 2008 Eligibility: Open to all teens (13-19) in the seven-county Denver Metro area. Theme: Write about friends, community, nature -- anything that makes you happy. Length: Maximum of 10 lines. Please provide a title (not counted in 10 lines). Style: Poems may be in any style, rhyming or unrhymed. Fees: There are no fees to enter and no cash prizes awarded to winners. Entries: Enter one poem only. Put your name, home address (with city and ZIP code), phone, e-mail address, name of school, and age on the top left-hand side of the page. Entries may be typewritten or legibly handwritten. Originality: Below your poem, write the following statement: "The poem above is my own, original, creative work." Sign in ink if you are submitting by US Mail. Deadline: Entries must be postmarked or submitted online by March 12, 2008. Send a copy since poems cannot be returned. Judging: The entries will be judged by members of the Denver Branch, National League of American Pen Women, an organization of professional writers, artists, and composers. Judges will choose the most skilled and creative poems, while considering their appeal for viewing on buses. This judging is done anonymously, choosing finalists without reference to the age, school, or gender of the poet. These factors, however, once finalists have been designated, may be used to balance the field of winners. Winners: At least 20 poems will be selected, displayed on RTD buses during 2008 and may be included in a future NLAPW anthology. Rights remain with the individual authors. Winners will be notified no later than April 30, 2008. Buy our book: POETRY TO GO features winners from our contest, 2003-2005. It is available at Full Moon Books, 6^th & Garrison, Lakewood, 303-233-6666, and at The Tattered Cover (three locations), or ask at poetrytogodenver@aol.com. For contest results: Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE), or check Denver Contests at www.nlapwcolorado.org after May 15th. Mail your entry to: Poetry to Go, 457 South Pearl Street, Denver, CO 80209 or e-mail it to: poetrytogodenver@aol.com.


2008 Poetry to Go Winners


The Denver Branch of The National League of American Pen Women is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 Poetry to Go contest. A panel of eight judges chose 32 winning poems from over 300 entries. The judges, all NLAPW members, are published writers.
The winning poems will be displayed inside RTD buses starting July 7th and continuing for three months. Please direct any questions to poetrytogodenver@aol.com.
Thank you for entering our contest! Whether you have won or not, we hope you will keep writing and enter again in 2009.
Complete text of the winning poems, as they appear on 11X28" RTD placards, follows the listing, below.
The 2008 Poetry to Go winners are
Jump to your favorite poet!
Better Days by Angel To, Lakewood High School	Optical by Jordan Jones, Denver School of the Arts
S by Shea Sweeney, Colorado Academy	We Only Live at Night by Cordelia Finley, Denver School of the Arts
Entertainers of a Teenage Mind by Cody Behan, Colorado Academy	Music by Cody Prentice, Lakewood High School
Success/Strength in Numbers? by A. Jackson, Aurora - Upper Iowa University	( by Petra Jans, Colorado Academy
Mischievous Smile by Paige Roth, Colorado Academy	Consciousness by Alexander Stark, Summit Middle School, Boulder
Blue Lake by Emily Heinz, Denver School of the Arts	The Universe by Phillip Morris, Montessori School of Evergreen
The Final Seconds by Jake Buchtel, Mandalay Middle School	My Rivers by Filipp Dedogryuk, Denver School of the Arts
Women by Brad Clark, Lakewood High School	Hanging Around by Kendell Marquez, Mandalay Middle School
Dear Whoever by Jonathan Bost, Colorado Academy	An Ocean for Colorado by Shayna Peters, Douglas County High School
To run is to fly by Brenna Mefford, Lakewood High School	Denver through a dirty windshield #6 by Elizabeth Cheever, Denver East High School
The Heart Line of the West by Domenic M. Rubio, Denver School of the Arts	The Cardinal by Aimee Martinez, Lakewood High School
Campagna by Emily Lane, Denver School of the Arts	Running by Matt Brown, Lakewood High School
Forgotten Memories by Shelby Duran, Lakewood High School	Violet by John Pederson, Colorado Academy
Boring by Hannah Goldman, Colorado Academy	Dawning by Paul Hamilton-Pennell, Denver School of the Arts
In the Morning by Steven Sigala, Denver School of the Arts	Balloon by Thomas Pederson, Colorado Academy
Like the Ravenous Stapler by Andy Elder, Colorado Academy	[june third] by Hava Rosenberg, Denver School of the Arts

Better Days by Angel To, Lakewood High School

Optical by Jordan Jones, Denver School of the Arts