Thriving Today Poetry Reading
We’re excited to announce five winning poems and poets of our Thriving Today Poetry Contest!
In alphabetical order by the name of the poem our winners are:
Buttering Toast, Mid-Morning Nap Required by Wini Nimrod – Winner
Come and Get Your Love by Kathleen Burke – Winner
Nothing is Ugly Just Because by Tina Williams – Winner
Texas Wildflowers by Kaye Abikhaled – Winner
To Thrive by Cathey Capers – Winner
We are grateful to our four judges (Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer joined Dr. Claire Colombo, Ginny Agnew, and Rod Carlos Rodriguez in voting for the final round) and look forward to these poets reading their poems to you on Saturday, October 26th.
In addition, the top ten poems will be shared in the program for the event, so you’ll walk away with ten excellent poems to support you in thriving too. Here are the other five poems featured in our top ten list (in alphabetical order by the title of the poem):
The Missing Year by Julie Bowman
The Voyage by D Ellis Phelps
Thriving is to Enter by Cathey Capers
Under Heart Shaped Leaves by Wini Nimrod
Your Birthday Hike by Dee Susong
Many thanks to every person who submitted one or two poems for consideration! We hope you’ll join us for another poetry contest in 2025.
Details:
Four authors will be selected to share their poem about What It Means to Thrive. These four authors will join acclaimed poet and author Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer Saturday, October 26th, 2024, in Austin, Texas, at the Thriving Today event. Selected authors must be able to be present to read their poem.
Cash Prize: $100 (Four winners)
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: Sunday, 8/18/ 24
(No more than 100 poems will be considered. So, registration may close before the deadline date.)
