Established in 1923, the Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Competition is the oldest continuously running poetry contest for undergraduate students in the United States. Each year, three celebrated poets judge the competition, in which poets from Mount Holyoke and five other institutions read their poems. The judges also give readings from their own work and announce the winner following their reading.

The 2026 contest will take place on Thursday–Friday, April 9–10, with the Contestants’ Reading on April 9 at 5:30 pm in the Gamble Auditorium (Art Building) and the Judges’ Reading and Announcement of the Winner on April 10 at 11 am in the Stimson Room (Williston Library).

This year’s poet-contestants will represent Bard Microcollege Holyoke, Brooklyn College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Tufts University, and University of Connecticut. The competition will be judged by the celebrated poets George Abraham, Diannely Antigua, and Miller Oberman.