Friday, April 3, 2026

NPM Day 3: Poetry Award Winners

There are quite a few awards for poetry written for children and teens. These award winning poets and books also make a good place to start if you're new to sharing or reading poetry to children. 

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Poetry Award


Charles R. Smith, Jr. is the 2025 recipient of this award. His most recent books include World Soccer Kings, Black Diamond Kings: Heroes of Negro League Baseball, and Hoop Queens 2. Check out the website for the award here. Don't miss NCTE's Notable Children's Poetry Books and Verse Novels List also on the website below the award information. 

Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award




The Poet and the Bees: A Story of the Seasons Sylvia Plath Kept Bees by Amy Novesky is the 2026 Award Winner. All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson is the 2026 Honor Book. Check out the website for the award here. 

Claudia Lewis Award



Awarded by the Bank Street College of Education, the Claudia Lewis Award gives out two awards each year, one for older readers and one for younger readers. The Award Winner for older readers in 2026 is The Poetry of Car Mechanics by Heidi E. Y. Stemple. The Award Winner for younger readers in 2026 is For a Girl Becoming by Joy Harjo. Check out the website for the award here. 

Children's and Young Adult Book Lovers' Literary Awards (Cybils Awards)




Cybils give two awards for poetry, one for a novel in verse and one for a poetry collection. Cybils are currently taking a break, but the 2024 Novel in Verse Winner was Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi and the 2024 Poetry Collection Award was Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson. Check out the website for Cybils here. 

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