Nechama Davis, a Year 8 student at Beth Rivkah Ladies College, has won ISV's Student Poetry Competition 2021 in the Years 7-8 category for her poem, Dancing with Tempestas. Here, she recites her winning poem.

Melis Benli, a Year 10 student at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, has won ISV's Student Poetry Competition 2021 in the Years 9-10 category for her poem, Lighting the Fire. Here, she recites her winning poem.

Emma Jones, a Year 12 student at Tintern Grammar, has won ISV's Student Poetry Competition 2021 in the Years 11-12 category for her poem, Father and Daughter. Here, she recites her winning poem.

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