Share Your Poetry Scholarship

Funded by
$500
1 winner$500
Awarded
Application Deadline
Mar 15, 2023
Winners Announced
Apr 15, 2023
Education Level
Any
Eligibility Requirements
Education Level:
Any
Major of Interest:
Writing

Poetry is a form of art that uses words as a means of expression. 

Students who are interested in writing poetry get the opportunity to write in unique, different ways that can help them express who they are. Through this writing, it is possible to better understand yourself and others. The Share Your Poetry Scholarship will support students of any educational level who write poetry, encouraging their future in writing. 

Any student can apply if they have a major of interest in writing. To apply, submit an original poem.

Selection Criteria:
Ambition, Need, Boldest Bold.org Profile
Published September 23, 2022
Essay Topic

Submit a poem you’ve written.

150–600 words

Winning Application

Natalie Jimenez
California State University-Long BeachLos Angeles, CA
It was us - It was face times that started at sunrise and we hung up at midnight at the same time while saying goodbye Phone calls talking while we walk looking crazy to every stranger cause we laugh non-stop in a random shop Your hand in mine because now you are mine but that's it. It became - "I don't want a long list." I'm actually still trying to erase a lot from my mind's storage It isn't fair you gave me so much to remember and I prayed when you left you'd take all the moments too but of course they stayed of course they did of course you didn't Its not fair Not fair I don't remember most things but I remember every single moment of you and me. I'd say I'm proud of cut the list down to one but I think this hurts more it's not fair who would have assumed this story was just a segment in my series I'd say I'm ok slowly finding my way away from you - because my list only has one but this 1 is not progress it is destruction the 1 Box left is titled... "You" "You" entailed Us. The pain, the made up fairytales I've made. I am the poet Yet this pen only bleeds words that are about you. I am the creator. And you are my reference damage. Our short story gave me 100 pages of pain But time has gone and now It is like you no longer exist You no longer have a page in my ripped book Your name no longer breaks my walls Your place no longer has a space where I am So if I were to see you again I imagine I'd be ok Because when I think of us I no longer think of anything. 2:45am I won't promise to love you I won't promise to try I won't promise to text you everyday Because out of nowhere you came back Just to say "hi." I've learned in the time of your absence I don't owe you any promise. This - Was 1 out of 1 hundred pages Of us.

FAQ

When is the scholarship application deadline?

The application deadline is Mar 15, 2023. Winners will be announced on Apr 15, 2023.