Poetry Café
The Poetry Café features poetry and music by guest poets and musicians. Along with poetry and song writing contest winners, there are open mic readings, and live performances!
Writing Contests
UC Blue Ash College has hosted poetry and songwriting contests for more than a decade to help increase interest in poetry and songwriting among college students.
Winners earned prizes and performed live at this year's Poetry Café.
UC Blue Ash College Poetry Contest
This annual poetry contest was open to UC Blue Ash College students.
Winners were announced and invited to read for our Poetry Café held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Winning poems will be published in the Blue Ash Review.
The contest winners are as follows:
- 1st Place: Chloe Wright poem: "The Unfaltering Firecrest"
- 2nd Place: Barima Opoku Agyemang poem: "Let it Snow!"
- 3rd Place: Aminata Dia poem: "A place I used to know"
High School Poetry Contest
This annual poetry contest was open to area high school students.
Winners were announced and invited to read for our Poetry Café held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Winning poems will be published in the Blue Ash Review.
The contest winners are as follows:
- 1st Place: Rahifa Maricar (Walnut Hills High School) poem: "Daughters of the Dust"
- 2nd Place: Isabella Bay (Indian Hill High School) poem: "Weeping Willow"
- 3rd Place: Karaya Johnson (Winton Woods High School) poem: "autumn"
- Hon. Mention: Dharshenee Kasiviswanathan (Walnut Hills High School) poem: "Stained Hands"
Contact Information
English & Communication Department
Email: baacdsup@ucmail.uc.edu