Earth Day Poetry Contest 2026

sponsored by the Desert Museum’s
Coati Kids Club

2019 Earth Day Poetry Contest Winners
Kiran and Zahra

For children in grades K-6. Winners from each grade level were chosen.

Each student wrote an original poem about the Sonoran Desert — how this place is their home, or animals, plants, the landscape, observations, feelings, hopes — whatever is important to them.

Entries were judged on originality and content by a panel of Desert Museum judges. Teachers of winning entries were notified by April 22, 2026. Winners’ families were invited to a reception and reading of all winning entries at the Desert Museum on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Winning poems are featured on the Desert Museum website, and all wining poets received a certificate and family pass to attend the reading and reception. The first place winner from each grade won an annual membership to the Coati Kids' Club!

For additional information call Robin Kropp in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Education Department at (520) 883-3034 or e-mail [email protected].

See previous winners here