Who we are

Voyage of Verse is a poetry collective for high-school students, published in print and online semi-annually. Submissions are welcome from all students in 9th through 12th grades. Our inaugural anthology in the Spring of 2024 featured poems from diverse and powerful voices that inspired thought and imagination. Voyage of Verse seeks to be a platform for young poets from all backgrounds and beliefs, a community where poets champion each other’s ardent, unique, and empathetic voices. 

Dear poets and friends of Voyage of Verse,

We are pleased to announce that our esteemed poets Jee Leong Koh, Natasha Rao, and Alexis Sears have completed their review for our Fall volume! Many congratulations to our fifteen outstanding poets who have been chosen for publication. All of our selected poets stood out for their clear, generous, and authentic voices. Two poems from each poet will be featured in the volume.

Orli Adamski, New York, NY; Shresta Agrawal, Mountain View, CA; Maisie Carroll, Brooklyn, NY; Jennifer Choi, Seoul, South Korea; Peihe Feng, Guangdong, China; Erianne Flores, The Bronx, NY; Irene Fu, Pleasanton, CA; Nico de Guzman, Chester, IL; Parke Harnden, Concord, MA; Elly Hiranandani, Northampton, MA; Anita Naseer Polikarpova, Nairobi, Kenya; Emma Pruellage, New York, NY; Riya Kakani Reddy, Mumbai, India; Marti Wong, Brooklyn, NY; EmmaRose Zilla, Brookline, MA

Furthermore, the following poets have received special commendations from Mr. Koh, Ms. Rao, and Ms. Sears for their poems. These written commendations will be published in the volume to come. There were so many excellent submissions, making this a very challenging exercise for our reviewers!

Entomology
by EmmaRose Zilla, chosen by Mr. Koh.

In which I tried to seduce my crush with Maths
by Peihe Feng, chosen by Ms. Rao.

Brick by Brick Mix
by Marti Wong, chosen by Ms. Sears.

All published poets will receive the following award-winning book prizes:

Steep Tea
by Jee Leong Koh

Latitude
by Natasha Rao

Out of Order
by Alexis Sears

Published poets will also receive copies of Voyage of Verse Fall 2024. The volume will be released early in the new year, both online and in print, and will also be available for purchase on Amazon. 

We received many more submissions than expected, from high-school poets from across the United States, India, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, China, and South Korea.  A big thank you to all poets for sending in such thoughtful submissions, and to the many dedicated creative writing teachers for their encouragement! Very special thanks to Mr. Koh, Ms. Rao, and Ms. Sears for a wonderful, collaborative process. We are so grateful for our expanding community at Voyage of Verse! If you may not have been selected for this volume, please consider submitting to our next volume, Spring 2025. Submissions will be due in mid-April next year. 

With gratitude, and best wishes for a happy holiday season filled with wordsmithing!