Vision & Verse: Spoken Word Selections
The 2025 Vision & Verse writing contest features original writing in poetry, short story, creative nonfiction, and persuasive essay from high schoolers across the Northeast Metro. Scroll on to read this year's selected spoken word works.
Best of Spoken Word: Joy Shadrack, “Seldom A Girl”
Honorable Mention: Cadence Pompilio, “The Pomegranate”
Annika Robertson, “Broken Pieces”
Annika Robertson, “If I Had 5 Minutes”
Molly Roettger, “I Snapped My Mother’s Violin Strings”