The American Academy of Poets invites high school students to study previous inaugural poets and poems and to try their hand at writing their own inaugural poems as part of the Inaugural Poem Project, and to submit them to the 2021 Inaugural Poem Contest.
DEADLINE: December 30, 2020.
WHO CAN ENTER: High school students.
HOW TO ENTER: Via Submittable.
WHAT TO ENTER: One poem of any length that reflects on “the country’s challenges, strengths, and hope for its future.”
PRIZES: 1st place: $1,000; 2nd: $600; 3rd: $300.
JUDGE: Richard Blanco.