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.

Cadence Pompilio, “The Pomegranate

Annika Robertson, “Broken Pieces

Annika Robertson, “If I Had 5 Minutes

Molly Roettger, “I Snapped My Mother’s Violin Strings

Joy Shadrack, “Letters to God

Joy Shadrack, “Seldom A Girl

Mia Storelee, “Born to Be…

Mia Storelee, “Gold