Carl Sandburg Student Poetry Contest
NPS Photo Poetry submissions on display during celebration. The contest, which encourages young students to write, has grown to over 200 submissions. In January of each year educators are invited to submit original poems written by their students. Students in grades 3-12 are guided only by an annual theme. Submissions can be written in any style. Poems are judged within grade categories, 3-5th, 6-8th and 11-12th. Winning poets are then invited to share their work at a celebration in their honor.
NPS Photo Student Poets Recognized at the 2011 Carl Sandburg Poetry Contest Reception along with the Park’s Writer-in-Resident, Jane Sadusky (right), and the park's Education Program Coordinator Ginger Cox (left). 2011 Student Poetry Contest |
Did You Know?
These binoculars were used quite a lot by both Mrs. Sandburg and her daughter Margaret. They loved watching birds from inside their home or while walking in the woods or through the pastures. Margaret identified over 100 species of birds on the property during her lifetime at Connemara.