Goldenrod Poetry Festival

The Goldenrod Poetry Festival is sponsored by the English Club, and is a yearly event. All students are welcome to submit their own original works of poetry. The top ten poets participate in a private workshop with a visiting poet (which changes each year), who also gives a reading during the Goldenrod Poetry Festival. This event is free and open to the public.

Official rules and coversheets will be available in the English office just before submissions start being accepted.

The guest speakers at and winners of past Goldenrod Poetry Festivals are listed below.

Erin Slaughter was the 2020 guest poet.

 

The 2020 Goldenrod Winners are:

1st Place: Noah Powers

2nd Place: Ella Corder

3rd Place: Sarah Olive

 

The 2019 Goldenrod Winners were:

1st place: Samantha Williams

2nd place: Natalie Turner

3rd place: Aimee Edens

 

Nathan Spoon was the 2018 guest poet.

The 2018 Goldenrod Winners were:

1st place: Adrian Sanders

2nd place: Iman Zaghariet

3rd place: Cassidy Townsend

 

Maggie Woodward was the 2017 guest poet.

The 2017 Goldenrod Winners were:

1st place: Natalie Rickman

2nd place: Emily Houston

3rd place: Heather Borders

 

Gary McDowell was the 2016 guest poet.

The 2016 Goldenrod Winners were:

1st place: Josh Arend

2nd place: Taylor Reyes

3rd place: Bridget Yates

 

Saeed Jones was the 2015 guest poet, who was present via Skype. 

The 2015 Goldenrod Winners were:

1st place: Derek Ellis

2nd place: Jared Johnson

3rd place: Isiah Fish

 

Matt Hart was the 2014 guest poet for the tenth anniversary of Goldenrod.

The 2014 Goldenrod winners were:

1st place: Ashley Coulter

2nd place: Kate Warren-Westbrook

3rd place: Richard Heyne

  

 

Savannah Sipple was the 2019 guest poet

Stacia Flegal was the 2012 guest poet.

Adam Day was the 2011 guest poet.

Beth Gylys was the 2010 guest poet.

Richard Jackson was the 2009 guest poet.

Jillian Weise was the 2008 guest poet.

Josh Bell was the 2007 guest poet.

Lorraine Lopez was the 2006 guest poet.

Mark Yakich was the 2005 guest poet.