Spring Poetry Reception
April 11
LOCATION:
Red Butte Garden & Arboretum Orangerie
COST:
Garden Members:
Free
General Public:
$14
SPRING POETRY RECEPTION
April 11
Thursday, April 10 from 6-7:30 pm
Celebrate National Poetry Month with the winners of our 10th Annual Spring Poetry Contest. Mix and mingle with our poetry contest winners and enjoy live readings of their poems. After, walk through the Garden to see the winning poems on display along the Floral Walk.
Poetry contest winning poems will continue to be on display throughout April and May.
Check back soon for the 2025 winners!
2024 Poetry Contest Winners
Adult Category:
- “A Red Butte Spring” by Jimmy D. Carter- Box 1
- “Daffodils” by Dennise Gackstetter- Box 3
- “The Dance of Snow and Crocuses” by Abby Thorne- Box 4
- “Springometer” by Deborah Jenson- Box 5
- “Nascent Notes” by Kathy Goodman- Box 6
- “The Worm Moon Whispers” by Ciani Lords- Box 7
- “A Glorious Place” by Dean Kyro- Box 10
Teen Category:
- “Mother Nature’s Child” by Adelaide Van Bloem-Box 2
- “Colors of Spring” by Isabella Hart- Box 8
Youth Category:
- “Spring” by Griffin Ferris- Box 11
- “A New Beginning” by Alder Olenslager- Box 9
