51st Annual Poetry Contest
Submissions Open: February 1, 2026
Submissions Close: March 19, 2026
Awards Ceremony: Thursday, April 30, 6:00 p.m.

Our Annual Poetry Contest is open to all Waterbury students in kindergarten through Twelfth Grade. One entry per student. Complete rules and entry forms are available below.

This year's themes:

1. Your favorite animal.
2.Using the opening "If I had three wishes".
3.Write a limerick.

Click here for a copy of the instructions, rules, and registration form for the contest.. 

Winner of the poetry contest will be invited to the awards ceremony which will be held at the library on April 30.