“Poetry is the journal of the sea animal living on land,
wanting to fly in the air.” –Carl Sandburg
All O’Dea students are invited to submit an original poem to the 2026 O’Dea Poetry Contest! Submissions
will be open until Wednesday, April 22nd. One winner and one runner-up will be chosen for each of the two
divisions. Winners will receive $50 each and runners-up $25 each. All four students will read their winning
poems at the last school assembly of the year on May 22nd. So, get creative; get weird! Send us your best
poem, whether it’s funny, sad, hopeful, creepy, serious, dark, sunny, or something else entirely.