Girls Write Now x Channel Kindness: The Art of Kindness

A POETRY CONTEST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
CHANNEL KINDNESS & BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION

Grandmother’s hands, cups of tea, smiling strangers…Four Girls Write Now mentees share poetry about the ways they give and receive kindness.

When you think about kindness, what sights and sounds come to mind? How do you encapsulate such grand feelings of compassion? Girls Write Now mentees and alumni rose to the challenge in the Art of Kindness Poetry Contest, hosted in partnership with Channel Kindness and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation.

To celebrate our poets, we published three of the poems that received an honorable mention from the Channel Kindness panel of judges, culminating in the announcement of the winning poem by Ariel Zhang! In addition to receiving $500, Ariel had her poem published on the Channel Kindness site. Stay tuned across our social channels and follow @girlswritenow for exclusive interviews with the winners.

WINNER

Remembrance: An Index From My Grandmother

By Ariel Zhang

With beautiful similes and powerful language, this poem simply took our breath away. Our judges were drawn in by the author’s mastery of the craft, her creativity in writing the stanzas, and vivd imagery. This piece is absolutely stunning and a beautiful ode to her grandmother.

Read the poem

HONORABLE MENTIONS