got to be weary
the mornings are misty,
cold and dark.
my head hurts as I haul myself out of bed,
put on clothes that clearly don't go well together,
and set off through the fog of dawn.
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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Moral Reminder to Myself
No one looks like a villain once dead.
There is no threat in a lifeless body,
In screaming mothers and weeping daughters.
Once exposed, his blood is no longer poison.
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ARS POETICA (capitalized for emphasis) ((a college poem about poetry))
More often than not you will find language will bow for you
Put your palms on a notebook you filled as a child and with enough intention the push will bring up sentences and phrases you'd forgotten
Gallery
Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Fall Leaves
As the seasons change, so does everything around us, and the autumn foliage is perhaps the most beloved sight of fall. Capture this change from your perspective in your preferred medium.
Writing
Deadline
Personification
Personify anything (for instance, like summer turned into a person) and write about what their life is like.
Writing
Deadline
Sweater
Write about your favorite sweater and what it means to you.
Writing
Deadline
Tomorrow Project
A series of writing and visual art challenges that explore the issues of today – with hope and solutions for tomorrow. Challenges, cash prizes, publication, and exhibits!
Visual Art
Illustrate America
How would you illustrate the America you know, or remember, or wish for? It could be your ideal vision or something small but representative of your everyday life. Using the artistic medium of your choice, capture your America.
Writing
YWP is ...
In a sentence or two, what does YWP mean to you? What impact does it have on your life? We'd love to pass your comments along to the good people whose donations keep YWP running! Please tell us so we can tell them! YWP is ...
News & Events
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Bennington College Hosts High School Writing Awards
This prestigious writing competition is open to writers in grades 9–12. Cash prizes and scholarships. No fee to enter. Submissions due Nov. 1.
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YWP's Alumni Advisors 2025-26
Welcome this year's five alumni advisors: Zinnia Hansen (pictured), Sam Aikman, Jadyn Mardy, Isabella Daignault-Bailey, and Charlotte Dodds!
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YWP Poets To Read at Mt. Philo State Park
Join us Sept. 20, 11 a.m.-noon, to hear YWP writers read their poetry at Vermont Humanities' "Words in the Woods" at Mt. Philo State Park, 5425 Humphreys Road, Charlotte, VT.
