![]() NPS Photo Carl Sandburg Student Poetry Contest
2022 Poetry Contest Winners Announced! The theme for 2022 was "Ambition," inspiring students to write a poem about ambition and a strong desire to do or to achieve something. The theme was based on one of Carl Sandburg's Rootabaga Stories, which celebrates 100 years since they were published in 1922. “An ambition...creeps in your heart night and day, singing a little song, ‘Come and find me, come and find me." Read the winning poems here. 2021 Poetry Contest Winners Announced! The theme for 2021 was "Seasons" inspiring students to write a poem about seasons and the changes in nature or life they see around them. The theme was based on a poem by Carl Sandburg "Spring Grass" from his collection of poetry "Good Morning America" You may find the winning poems here.
2020 Poetry Contest Winners Announced! The theme for 2020 was "Movement" inspiring students to write a poem about movements in they see around them. The theme was based on a poem by Carl Sandburg "Night Movement" from his collection of poetry "Smoke and Steel." You may find the winning poems here.
2019 Poetry Contest Winners Announced! The theme for 2019 was "Joy" inspiring students to write a poem about where they find joy. The theme was based on a poem by Carl Sandburg with the same name. You may find the winning poems here. ![]() The theme for 2018 was "Dream" inspiring students to share their dreams. The theme is part of the park's 50th Anniversary theme "Nothing happens unless first a dream", a line from a Sandburg poem. You may find the winning poems here. ![]() NPS Photo The theme for 2017 was "strength" in honor of this universal theme throughout much of Sandburg's poetry. You may find the winning poems here. ![]() NPS Photo 2016 Poetry Contest Winners Announced! ![]() NPS Photo 2015 Poetry Contest Winners Announced! ![]() NPS Photo 2014 Poetry Contest Winners Announced! 2013 Poetry Contest Winners Announced! 2012 Poetry Contest - "Social Activism" |
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Last updated: April 23, 2023