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Check out the brilliant youth poetry submitted to Pongo last winter through Well-Versed; our online poetry submission program!
For the past decade, we have been proud to present the Pongo Poetry Prize, awarded on an annual basis for poetry submitted through Well-Versed, our online poetry submission program.Included above is the 2022 prize winning poem, accompanied by an author statement offering more context on the piece, and the writer’s perspective on Pongo.
Check out the brilliant youth poetry submitted to Pongo last fall through Well-Versed; our online poetry submission program!
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Check out the brilliant youth poetry submitted to Pongo this summer through Well-Versed; our online poetry submission program!
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Check out the amazing poems submitted to Well-Versed - Pongo's online poetry submission program - this spring!
Check out two outstanding pieces from the 2022 winter quarter of Well-Versed: Pongo Poets Online; our online poetry submission program.
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