We’re excited by the theme for the Diverse Verse 2025 annual call for poetry by young poets (grades 3 -12): Poems for Action!

Theme: Poems for Action

We invite young poets in grades 3 through 12 to craft a poem that is a call to action during Poetry Month 2025, and to send it to us via the submission form. Young poets may interpret the theme of hope in whatever way they wish: