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Are you looking for Vision+Voice? Maybe you want to submit a poem? Read a poem? Look at last year’s winning poets? Point your browser to the new home of the K through 12 poetry competition:

http://k12.visionandvoice.org

Why did we move, you ask? Well, we’re growing, both in the number of schools that are included in the Vision+Voice family, but also in the types of projects we’re creating.

My original idea for Vision+Voice was to include all the schools and ISDs in the ACC service area, celebrating the visions and voices in our communities. We’re aiming for that goal, adding schools every week! If you know of a private school, public school, school school, or even home-school school — let them know about us! Our competition is open to any K-12 student in the ACC service area! We want you!

2017-18 was an exciting year for Vision+Voice. We were able to offer our first ACC scholarship to one of our authors, who is attending ACC this fall! (Majoring in — wait for it — creative writing!) We want to keep up that tradition, and we could use your help. Support Vision+Voice! We have many community partners, including Malvern Books, Austin Classical Guitar Society, and of course KLRU — not to mention our old friend, AISD. But we want you in our family, too! Let me know if you’d like to partner with us.

Since 2013, we’ve been bringing you the visions and voices of our K-12 poets. But our vision always included other voices, too. This year, we’re working on an inspiring new project with men and women who have served our country in the armed forces. We want vets to have a voice here, so we’re creating a memoir project. More on that project as it develops!

Please visit us again. We’ll let you know more about our new ideas as they develop. And if you have ideas for Vision+Voice, we want to hear from you! Email me at mdaude@austincc.edu.

Finally, to our rising poets, here’s an old one: Write on.

Matthew

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Matthew Daude Laurents, Ph.D.
Dean, Liberal Arts: Humanities and Communications