hi sprout :D i am the speech contest anon!!! thank you so much for sharing all those poems omg they were so beautiful and don't worry about rambling!!! i would love to hear your thoughts (i took some notes myself but there are largely incoherent)

for my selection I think I will do In a Time of Peace, (i listened to the reading and i am in love with it) ninth elegy, or this other poem i found on yt while i was looking for in a time of peace lol called forest fires by Sarah Kay https://youtu.be/HGDB3ZqSTwM?si=fO18lwyzBiXHR7VI !!

thank you thank you thank you for sharing these with us they are really so beautiful and I read every one i see you share <3 have a lovely day!