April 2026: This National Poetry Month celebrate by showcasing your creative writing talents. And of course, that means Poetry!!!
We are hosting an online poetry writing competition: Poetry Madness Tournament: A social media poetry contest for teens and young adults!
Showcase your amazing talents through poetry with your own chosen topic and get a chance to win some money!
Submissions will take place via Google Forms. Only one submission per poet is allowed. If more than one poem is submitted, the first one will be the one that we use.
Poems should be no more than 225 words.
We advise that you submit your poems by April 1st.
We will be posting one poem a day throughout the month of April. So once we receive 30 poems in each category group, submissions in that category group will close!
Winners will be announced on social media by May 15, 2026.
Prize payments will be made via digital gift card so no information will be needed but an email address.
ENTER THE POETRY MADNESS WRITING COMPETITION BELOW:
CUNY Poets (currently enrolled undergraduates at the City University of New York)
College or University Poets (currently enrolled undergraduates that don’t attend a CUNY school)
