KidsPost Poetry Contest: “Poetry of the Pandemic”
Kids ages 6 to 14 are invited to write one original poem of 100 words or less in any form and submit for possible publication to the Washington Post. Your poem can be free verse, an ode or an acrostic, to name a few types of poetry. The “original” part is key. That means it has to be entirely your work — not copied from a classmate, a book or the Internet.
The poem doesn’t need to address the pandemic directly. It could be about an experience or a feeling during that time. “Poetry of the Pandemic” will be the theme of the 2021 poetry contest, a longtime KidsPost tradition for celebrating National Poetry Month in April. For additional information and to submit your original poem entry, open the attached link.