Crowd seated outdoors listening to a poetry reading

Longfellow Student Poetry Awards

Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

Special Event
  • Jun 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
  • Free

Kick off the summer with a celebration of emerging poets! The Longfellow Student Poetry Contest is an annual competition of original poetry, with categories for high school, middle school, and elementary school students. Students will read their winning poems at this ceremony, followed by a celebration on the lawn. The ceremony concludes with the presentation of the Victor Howes Prize to an undergraduate student.

The contest aims to encourage and celebrate young poets in exploring their craft, and is co-sponsored by the Frank Buda Memorial Fund, New England Poetry Club, Friends of the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters, and National Park Service.

More information

Fees

This event is free to attend.

Schedule

Date:

Jun 1, 2025

Time:

3:00 PM

Duration:

1 hour

Event Type

  • Children’s Program
  • Partner Program
  • Performance
Tags: poetry, literature