she decides something
has to change
the wind picks up

Jonathan Robertson

he skips rocks
waiting for something new
fireflies

Kenneth Albin

Hide and Seek
cookie crumbs
lead me to you

Therese O'Shaughnessy

the silky petals
of her delicate corsage
crushed

Molly McCullough

she decides something
has to change
the wind picks up

the silky petals
of her delicate corsage
crushed

she decides something
has to change
the wind picks up

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

she decides something
has to change
the wind picks up

bottom quarter champion

passing the quad
through the winter forest
of Narnia

my scalp itches
ideas scratching their way
out of my brain

passing the quad
through the winter forest
of Narnia

my scalp itches
ideas scratching their way
out of my brain

Jordan Caulk

scraping the snow
out the hair
she just styled

Darien M. Sloat

passing the quad
through the winter forest
of Narnia

Alex Buchko

snow ball on my window
the jaw
of a super hero

Randi Mehrmann

TOP half champion

she decides something
has to change
the wind picks up

CHAMPION

I'm a little teapot,
steamed up—
I'll burn you.

I'm a little teapot,
steamed up—
I'll burn you.

BOTTOM half champion

I'm a little teapot,
steamed up—
I'll burn you.

Courtney Burress

salt and vinegar
starts a fire
on my tongue

Emily D'Ambrose

post-it notes cover
every surface
I just want to sleep

Heidi A. Zapp

like milk
two days expired
my tainted heart

Molly McCullough

I'm a little teapot,
steamed up—
I'll burn you.

post-it notes cover
every surface
I just want to sleep

I'm a little teapot,
steamed up—
I'll burn you.

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

I'm a little teapot,
steamed up—
I'll burn you.

bottom quarter champion

the world is mine
because . . .
I said so

the world is mine
because . . .
I said so

not knowing how to get there
I’ll make it to
the other side

hoping recklessly,
she pushes past doubts
as the rooster crows

Sarah E. Kisly

the world is mine
because . . .
I said so

Kelsey Meredith

the open road
makes me think
Who do I want to be?

Jonathan Robertson

not knowing how to get there
I’ll make it to
the other side

Matt Swofford