Annual Air, Air Everywhere Poetry Contest: DNR Announces Winners!

05/22/2023

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources held its annual poetry contest this spring to celebrate Clean Air Month. Third, fourth and fifth grade students across Wisconsin completed activities from DNR’s Air, Air Everywhere teacher’s activity guide, and wrote poems and riddles on what they learned about Wisconsin’s air.  “The annual poetry contest is a real highlight of Clean Air Month. All of the students that participated in this year’s poetry contest displayed creativity and hard work,” said Gail Good, Air Management Program Director.

The DNR would like to announce that Elin Chance of Swallow School in Hartland, Wisconsin took first place in this year’s competition. Congratulations Elin!  Here is the winning poem:

Air is…

Air is the sweet taste I find in the breeze,

Air is the whipping wind never at ease,

Air is the one with a cool, clear touch,

Air is the element that is more than enough.

Air is the one that keeps us alive,

Air is what lets us thrive,

Air is what we need,

Air is what we lead.

Air is what makes us live

It is important for us to give

All the hope we have

It lets us breathe

We shall never let it leave.

The air is everything.

For more information on the Air, Air Everywhere guide and to view the runners-up from Hope and Sara Jo, visit the poetry contest webpage on DNR’s website. Educators may order the Air, Air Everywhere guide by sending their name and mailing address to DNRAirEducation@wi.gov.

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