Awe-inspiring verse: Calling all student poets

Independent Schools Victoria’s Student Poetry Competition is back for 2024, and young people from across Victoria are invited to express themselves in our annual celebration of poetic creativity.

Students can enter a written poem and/or make a video of themselves speaking or performing their words, bringing energy and conviction to their work.

You can choose your own topic, or explore our optional theme of ‘Awe’. Awe is the feeling we get in the presence of something vast that challenges our understanding of the world. Think of looking up at the starry night sky, alternatively it can be found in the everyday, watching the leaves of a tree change from green to red as Autumn arrives. Find out more about this year’s theme, Awe.