The Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize is given to honor exceptional poems that help readers recognize the vulnerable state of our environment.
Established in 2019 with generous support from Treehouse Investments, the prize will honor three poets. First place will receive $1,000; second place, $750; and third place, $500. In addition, all three poems will be published in the popular Poem-a-Day series, which is distributed to 500,000+ readers. Poems may also be featured in the award-winning education series Teach This Poem, which serves 40,000+ educators each week.
Submissions for the 2025 Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize were accepted from September 1, 2024 to November 1, 2024. The judges are J. Drew Lanham, poet and MacArthur Fellow, and Dr. T. Jane Zelikova, scientist and executive director of the Soil Carbon Solutions Center.
El Premio de Poesía de Acción Climática Treehouse se otorga a poemas excepcionales que ayudan a los lectores a reconocer la gravedad del estado de vulnerabilidad de nuestro medio ambiente.
Establecido en 2019 con el generoso apoyo de Treehouse Investments, el premio honrará a tres poetas. El primer lugar recibirá $1,000; segundo lugar, $750; y el tercer lugar, $500. Además, los tres poemas se publicarán en la popular serie Poem-a-Day, que se distribuye a más de 500,000 lectores. Los poemas también aparecerán en la galardonada serie educativa Teach This Poem, que atiende a más de 40,000 educadores cada semana.
Postulaciones para el Premio de Poesía de Acción Climática Treehouse 2025 fueron aceptadas desde el 1 de septiembre de 2024 hasta el 1 de noviembre de 2024.
Additional resources on the climate crisis:
SDG 13: Climate Action
The National Resources Defense Council
The Union of Concerned Scientists
The Sierra Club
The Sierra Club, Redwood Chapter
Koshland Science Museum
“How to Understand the UN’s Dire New Climate Report” by Robinson Meyer, October 9, 2018, The Atlantic
“Winning Slowly is the Same as Losing” by Bill McKibben, December 1, 2017, Rolling Stone
Read this interview with the team at Treehouse Investments about their work and their funding of the Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize.
