Robert W. King Poetry Award
Sponsored by the Colorado Poets Center, the Robert W. King Poetry Awards will provide $100 first place and $50 second place awards for winning poems to Colorado high school in Greeley-Evans District 6. For more information about the award please contact Beth Franklin at franklinbeth1309@gmail.com.
Poets of Color / Poems Celebrating Diversity
2024 Robert W. King Poetry Awards
Sponsored by the Colorado Poets Center, the Robert W. King Awards for Poetry provide $75 first-place and $50 second place awards to high school students In Greeley West and Greeley Central for winning poems. Learn more including requirements and submission deadline.
2023 Robert W. King Poetry Awards
First Place
- Alexander Lazarov Calhoun, “Born,” Greeley West, Jonathan Lothspeich (Teacher)
- Alexzander Hernandez, “The World Is A Flower,” Greeley West, Angel Flores (Teacher)
- Emma Nottis, “You,” Greeley West, Angel Flores (Teacher)
- Magda Guadalupe Mendez Sarinana, “Father,” Greeley Central, Tom Frasier (Teacher)
Second Place
- Kaylee Garcia, “My Experience As A Girl,” Greeley West, Angel Flores (Teacher)
- Anazae Lara, “This Is Where I Want To Be,” Greeley West, Angel Flores (Teacher)
- Juana Tomas Manuel, “La Promesa A Mi Abuela,” Greeley West, Angel Flores (Teacher)
2022 Winners
First Place
- Jasmin Conde Castillo. Teacher: Mr. Frasier, Greeley Central High School
- Lilyana Hinojosa. Teacher: Mr. Lothspeich, Greeley West High School
- Yessica Lopez. Teacher: Mr. Lothspeich, Greeley West High School
- Guadalupe Lucero. Teacher: Mr. Flores, Greeley West High School
- Brooklyn Quintana Teachers: Mr. Flores and Mrs. Winter, Greeley West High School
Second Place
- Jayden Gies. Teacher: Mr. Lothspeich, Greeley West High School
- Daisha Morales. Teacher: Mr. Frasier, Greeley Central High School
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Elver Vicente. Teacher: Mr. Frasier, Greeley Central High School
2021 Winners
First Place
- Daniela Fernandez, Mr. Flores, Greeley West High School, No hay mal que por bien no venga
- Valeria Valdez Soto, Mr. Flores, Greeley West High School, More Than A Woman
- Alexa Bustamente, Ms. Hanna Hays, Center High School, I’ll Be Back
- Kimberly Muro-Ornelas, Ms. Hanna Hays, Center High School, Como Un Luchador
Second Place
- Yulia Gisell Henao Lozano, Ms. Varela, Greeley Central High School, Nacer de nuevo
- Juana Tomas Manuel, Mr. Flores, Greeley West High School, El Pájaro Misterioso de Mi Abuela
- Sarai Costilla Sanchez, Mr. Flores, Greeley West High School, Latinx
- Savana Long, Mr. Frasier, Greeley Central High School, Will
- Kailyn Kalana, Ms. Hanna Hays, Center High School, The time when I got kicked out of my house
- Fernando Morales-Cervantes, Center High School, Mi Tobillo
2020 Winners
First Place
- Jazz Jensen, Tom Frasier, Greeley Central High School, Sweetness in Iowa
- Nayeli Nunez, Tom Frasier, Greeley Central High School, Leaving
Second Place
- Alma N. Sanchez, Tom Frasier, Greeley Central High School, Limousines
- Aneliz Juarez, Tom Frasier, Greeley Central High School, La Última Quinceañera
- Maria T. Villagomez Contreras, Marie Beach, Greeley West High School, Fruta
Questions
Submit questions about the contest to Dr. Elizabeth Franklin at franklinbeth1309@gmail.com.