For more information on rules and regulations for the Laredo Public Library 22nd Annual Poetry Festival, click here Laredo Poetry Festival Registration and Submission 2025 22nd Annual Poetry Festival Name* First Last Grade Level*First GradeSecond GradeThird GradeFourth GradeFifth GradeSixth GradeSeventh GradeEighth GradeNinth GradeTenth GradeEleventh GradeTwelfth GradeAdultHome Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Applicant's Email* Applicant's Phone Number (if 18 or older)Parent or Guardian Name (if under 18)* First Last Parent or Guardian Phone*School Name*Teacher's Name* First Last School Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code School PhoneTeacher's Email* Title of Poem*Original poetry submissions must reflect this year's theme: "Dreams and Aspirations." RELEASE* I consent.I do hereby give my permission for this child to participate in the 22nd Annual Laredo Poetry Festival and to publish this child’s poem if selected. I understand that all reasonable precautions will be taken to provide a safe program experience for this child, and that in consideration thereof for myself and for this minor child, and for the heirs, executors, and administrators and assigns of myself and this minor child, I hereby release the City of Laredo, and the Laredo Public Library and their employees and volunteers, from any liability or causes of indemnity and hold harmless the City of Laredo and the Laredo Public Library and their employees and volunteers from any claim arising against them on behalf of this minor child in this program. By registering your child, you give the Festival sponsors permission to reproduce and publicize video of your child’s reading their poems as long as it is not a confidential matter. If your child doesn’t want to do the video reading their poem they can give permission to one library’s volunteer to do the video. Confirmation* The work I am submitting is my own original creation, not copied from others, produced by anyone else, or generated by artificial intelligence.Poem with Name*Accepted file types: docx, doc, Max. file size: 800 MB.Please upload a copy of your poem with your name. Poem without Name*Accepted file types: docx, doc, Max. file size: 800 MB.Please upload a copy of your poem WITHOUT your name in the document.CAPTCHANameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
