Spring 2021 Mattie J.T. Stepanek Poetry Contest Finalists
Spring finalists for the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Poetry contest
Poems | Elementary School
Martin Luther King Jr. and His Dream
By: Evan
Greta Thunberg: How a teen was able to change the world
By: Clara
Poems | Middle School
Determined Norphel
By: Amey Aggarwal
Chewang Norphel, known as "Ice Man," has built artificial glaciers in Ladakh, India, to provide water for the community.
Young Changemaker Ankit Agarwal
By: Kush Huria
Ankit Agarwal is the founder of Phool, which upcycles flowers dumped into the Ganges from the temples, helping relieve the river of harmful pesticides.
Poems| High School
Black Sand, Dedicated to Jacques Cousteau
By: Josie Dunn
Jacques Cousteau was a biologist and oceanographer who pioneered marine exploration.
Peace Dances in MY Soul
By: Sarina Vaziri
A poem about celebrating nature and life.
Films | High School
Peace Dances in MY Soul
Sarina Vaziri
A poem about celebrating nature and life.
Check out this year's and last year's winners!
Mattie J.T. Stepanek Poetry Contest Winners Spring 2021
By: Shannon Luders-Manuel
Congratulations to the winners ofthe Spring 2021 Mattie J.T. Stepanek Poetry Contest!
Mattie J.T. Stepanek Poetry Contest Winners
By: Shannon Luders-Manuel
The MY HERO Project hosts the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Poetry Contest in honor of poet and peace activist Mattie Stepanek. Before Mattie passed away, just before his 14th birthday, he had become a New York Times Bestselling author and a celebrated guest on Oprah, Good Morning America, and the Muscular Dystrophy Associations (MDA) Telethon. His mother, Jeni Stepanek, continues his legacy with the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation and is our judge for the poetry contest.
Additional Information
The 2021 Mattie J.T. Stepanek Poetry Contest
By: Xenia Shin
The Mattie J.T. Stepanek Poetry Contest is open for submissions!
Organizer created on 6/3/2021 4:54:07 PM by Shannon Luders-Manuel
Last edited 6/24/2021 1:20:10 AM by Shannon Luders-Manuel
