Academy of American Poets

The Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize is given to honor exceptional poems that help readers recognize the vulnerable state of our environment. First place will receive $1,000; second place, $750; and third place, $500. In addition, all three poems will be published in the Poem-a-Day series.

Any poet who meets one of the below criteria on the date of the application deadline, in any given year, is eligible to apply: U.S. Citizen, Resident of the United States for the ten-year period prior to the submission deadline, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Legal Permanent Status (LPS), or any subsequent categories designated by the U.S. authorities as conferring similar enhanced status upon non-citizens living in the United States.

Current Academy of American Poets staff and Chancellors are not eligible to submit.

Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize

Poems may be submitted in Spanish but must be accompanied by an English translation.

Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize

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