Aaron Williams, founder of The 7th Grade Poetry Foundation based in St. Louis, gave the winners a free copy and $25. It was the sixth year for the contest. Some were stunned that they’d won.

When Olivia Vella’s seventh grade teacher asked every student to write a monologue on a topic about which they were passionate, Vella immediately knew what she wanted to say. She wanted to tell ...

A South City Prep student who wrote about her best friend’s death set a high bar in the 7th Grade Poetry Foundation contest, created by Aaron Williams. But this year’s school winner seems ...

ST. LOUIS, MO. (KTVI) – Aaron Williams has a unique perspective on life because of poetry. ‘Poetry is an event,’ says Aaron Williams the founder of 7th Grade Poetry Foundation.org. &#8… ...