Power Poetry has awarded scholarships to awesome poets since 2012. Check out previous scholarship slam winners to be impressed and, hopefully, inspired.
Desire to Inspire Scholarship Slam
Bells of Germany - Jessica Wood
Modern Myths Up Scholarship Slam
Behind the Writhing Hair and Glowing Eyes - Nathan Fulkerson
Glow-Up, Grow Up Scholarship Slam
Earthshine Animal Crackers - Mackenzie Riley
Fight the Fear Scholarship Slam
Here's Looking at You (Kid) - Anna Genda
O Captain, My Captain
The Monster Under My Bed - Piper Cooperrider Young
The Hate U Give (THUG)
Poetry Category: The Fence Between Us - Josselyn Cervantes
Visual Art Category: Voice as Weapon of Choice - Anna Colleen Miller
Film Category: This is America - Tiyee La Mar
Film Category (Secondary): Memories Don't Die - Classroom
Music Category: The Hate U Give THUG Slam - Patriana Vickers
Learn Between the Lines
Poets - Connor Rodenbeck
Life in a Letter
Dear Hunter - Makayla Roberts
Once Upon a Poem
If Only Ursula Were Pretty - Gianelle Gregorio
Because I Love You
Broken Love, Better Love - Quincy Balius
America the Great?!
Dear Mr. America - Madison Heggins
My Year in Poetry
Diem Carpe - Rosalie Joy C. Pira
Feelin' Good
My Voice - Ade Olu-Ajeigbe
Greet the Day
Taller and Higher - Justine Ramos
You, Me, and Poetry
Message on the Water - Stephanie Gagnon
All I Need
I Thought it was You, But Now it's Just a Boat - Samantha Mah
I Am...
My World of Different - Margo McManus
Everything is Awesome
Grades Body Moving - Tori Meyer
#NoFilter
This Poem Must be Tap Water 'Cause it's Unfiltered - Nina Donovan
***Flawless
Crafty - Cameron Vest
Twist and Shout
Laundry Day - Alexa Vasquez
Slam Behind the Curtain
Bias - Julian Colón
To Be Heard
Spilled Ink - Shiane Salabie
Speak Your Mind
Land of the Free? - Lovette McCloud
One Job...May Change My Life
Healing Hands - Keila Buthman
What Would You Change?
5TUD3NT - Cameron Leahy
YOWO
[there is no such thing] - Sarah Bothner
It's All Up to You
Asians Can't Drive - Lyanne Teopaco
Sh*t You Can't Say to Your Teacher
3.95 - Sierra Lindsay
Why I Write
My Language - Harlyn Juarez
Slam What You Will
Autumn's Child - Teva Mayer
Scholarship Slam on Civil Rights
INTEGRATION - Lauren Coleman
Film Your Voice
Thank You for Taking Me to the Library - Ariana Brown
The Power Poetry Scholarship Slam
Angels Made of Charcoal Outlines - Stephanie Itiola Jones