Congratulations to the Top Three Winners!
In partnership with the Raleigh Fine Arts Society, the Spoken Word Competition for High School Students has returned for a second year. Students across Wake, Orange, and Durham Counties were invited to write an original poem and submit a video of their performance of their poem to be adjudicated by a panel of professional poets. Winners will be honored at a reception at the NC Museum of Art and the top three scoring poems will be awarded cash prizes.
First Place ($1000): Josephine Geolas from Wakefield High School
Second Place ($500): Kenna Zhang from Cary Academy
Third Place ($300): Talia Favatella from North Wake College and Career Academy
All top 12 Finalists receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card.
The 2025 High School Spoken Word Contest application will open in Fall 2025.
Congratulations to the 2024 Finalists!
- Alexandra Cox from Rolesville High School
- Bailee Cosby from Green Hope High School
- Josephine Geolas from Wakefield High School
- Kelsey Rutter from Wakefield High School
- Kenna Zhang from Cary Academy
- Mikah Matthew Bennett from Wake Young Men’s Leadership Academy
- Milagros Lopez Sceena from Carrboro High School
- Nicholas Johnson from Wakefield High School
- Shia Raine Edwards from Enloe High School
- Sophia George from Leesville Road High School
- Talia Favatella from North Wake College and Career Academy
- Zoz Alexander from Enloe High School
Click Here to View the 2023 Contest Winners!
