Stan & Tom Wick Undergraduate Poetry Scholarship
Stan & Tom Wick Undergraduate Poetry Scholarship
1st place - $1,500
2nd place - $1,000
3rd place - $500
These awards are nonrenewable. Undergraduates may reapply.
- The competition is open to any undergraduate currently enrolled at Kent State University.
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- The scholarship awards are to Kent State University only.
- All entries must be original and unpublished.
- The poem should be no more than 100 lines long.
- The poet’s name should not appear on the poem.
- A cover sheet should be included that lists the poet’s name, address, email and telephone number. Entries missing any of this required information will not be accepted and will be returned to the poet.
- Entries must be submitted between November 8, 2023 and April 1, 2024.
Winners will be notified May, 2024.
2023 Winner
- Irving Benitez for "& and & and & and"
2022 Winners and Finalists
- 1st Place: Jeremy Ritch for “Go!”
- 2nd Place: Noah Brock for “Peppershrikes”
- 3rd Place: Patrick Moorman for “Learning Objectives on my Classroom Daily Agenda"
Finalists: Olivia Farina, Irving Benitez, Gabrielle Uhl
2021 Winners and Finalists
- 1st Place: Caitie Young for “Portrait of the Bisexual Woman”
- 2nd Place: Kaitlyn Engelhart for “Time to Fly”
- 3rd Place: Willow Campbell for “I get lost”
FINALISTS: Gabriella Clingman, William Smith, Olivia Farina, Angelina DiFranco