The Student Publishing Program

Read last year's questions that teen writers needed answered the most - and former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser’s answers to them!

Read the teen poems we’ve already begun publishing alongside poems by Pulitzer Prize-winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser!

The Student Publishing Program has been selected as one of the top 12 creative writing programs in the country. Learn why in our program background section.

Get free access to original writing and publishing support from many of our nation's top educators, experts and writers, including Poet Laureates and six Pulitzer Prize-winners. Free audio, video and Podcasts of poetry slams and interview epiphanies.

See why so many high schools nationwide have already sent written participation interest for the upcoming school year.

The online literary magazine of Massachusetts' Lexington High School, where we've successfully piloted SPP for five years.

Questions or comments? Get in touch with us here.

Thanks for all your writing questions! We've published 2006-2007 U.S. Poet Laureate Donald Hall's video responses on our partner sites, including Podcastgo.com's GoLearn Network. Click here for free access!

And ATTENTION ALL TEEN WRITERS - DON'T FORGET TO:

Send us your original text or video poems each month for a chance to have them published alongside the text and video poems of 2006-2007 U.S. Poet Laureate Donald Hall! Enter as many poems as you’d like, but please submit them one poem at a time below!

For inspiration you can check out the winners featured so far on Podcastgo.com's Go Learn Network or you can click here to read some of the many greats poems from Lexington High School students - published right alongside poems by Donald Hall!

Email Address:
First Name, Last Initial:
Full Name:	(Your full name won't be published)
Who are you?
Your Poem's Title:
Your Poem (typed in or pasted in; 500-word limit please):
Attach video of you reading your poem: [optional]	12 MB limit, all common formats OK
Or enter a link to video of your poem: [optional]
IMPORTANT: Clicking "SUBMIT YOUR POEM" will confirm that you're 13-18 years old and that you're granting The Student Publishing Program and its partners the right to publish your poem in text and possibly in video (you retain copyright). Please also note that if your poem is chosen and you're younger than 16, we'll need to receive written permission from your parent or guardian before publishing it. THE SPP, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: