Meet Our e-STEAM-ed Poets 2025
(Scroll down to meet the poetry powerhouses of 2026!)
These award-winning poets and poet laureates contributed stellar STEAM-themed poems for our 2025 Contest Packet. Upper-grade students selected their poems as prompts to create short, educational videos for younger learners. Winning videos are now featured on our site—free for teachers and homeschoolers to use in the classroom. Teachers: Consider hosting a STEAM Poetry Video Contest in your classroom—free! Students: You may enroll individually! Click the CONTEST tab on the home page to learn more.
“My New Remote” by Kenn Nesbitt
Video by Valerie Torres. Watch Here: MY NEW REMOTE
“Backhoe Operator,” by Georgia Heard
Video by Derrick Hung. Watch it here: BACKHOE OPERATOR
“HoverPack 1.0” by Diana Murray
Video by DeAngelo Moss. Watch it here: HOVERPACK 101
“Ms. Quito Bandito” by Heidi Bee Roemer
Video by Kimo Aleman. Watch it here: Ms. Quito Bandito
“Ode to the Washing Machine” by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Video by Aisha Lavallis. Watch it here: Ode to the Washing Machine
“Computer Tutor” by Charles Ghigna
Video by Brandi Bryner. Watch it here: Computer Tutor
“Electric Edison” by Joan Bransfield Graham
Poem available to contestants.
“An Example of Poor Engineering” by David Harrison
Poem available to contestants.
Meet Our e-STEAM-ed Poets 2026
The award-winning poets featured below have shared original STEAM-themed poems for this year’s contest. Teachers: Consider hosting a STEAM Poetry Video Contest in your classroom—free! Students: You may enroll individually! Pick a poem, create a video, and compete for cash prizes!
“My Shadow” by Peggy Archer
Video by Carrie Brown. Watch it here: My Shadow
“Collage Camouflage” by Robyn Hood Black
Poem available to contestants.
“Art Smart” by Raven Howell
Coming October 2026.
“The Spec-tacular Invention” by JoAnn Early Macken
Poem available to contestants.
“Brownies: Baked-In Math” by Heidi Mordhorst
Poem available to contestants.
“My Cat Built Three Robots” by Eric Ode
Poem available to contestants.
“Thirty-Six Hundred Seconds” by Darren Sardelli
Poem available to contestants.
“The International Space Station” by Linda Kulp Trout
Video by Lauren Vincent. Watch it here: The International Space Station
“Moon’s Faces and Phases” by Sallie Wolf
Coming in September.
“Wash Your Hands” by Darcy Zoells
Coming in July 2026.
