OLYMPIA – Two students from Okanogan County will compete in the National Poetry Aloud Contest on March 12. Malina Weigel, Okanogan High School, and Bela Moore, Methow Valley Independent Learning Center in Twisp, will represent Eastern Washington in the online competition. Due to COVID-19, this year’s national final will be broadcast on YouTube. A limited […]
TRUMBULL — Young children are often naturally creative, but as they reach those turbulent teen years, that spark of imagination can fade, said Chelsie Labrecque, youth services librarian for the Trumbull library system. “When you get older, you kind of lose your hobbies,” she said. “I think it’s important for teenagers to know that they […]
March 1, 2022 8:00 a.m. to April 01 – 11:59 p.m. About this event Mississippi State University Libraries will host their third annual Undergraduate Poetry Contest to celebrate National Poetry Month in April. Undergraduate students are invited to submit a poem by April 1 to Corinne Kennedy, Design Library Coordinator (ckennedy@library.msstate.edu). You can also email […]
Mississippi State University Libraries will host their third annual Undergraduate Poetry Contest to celebrate National Poetry Month in April. Undergraduate students are invited to submit a poem by April 1 to Corinne Kennedy, Design Library Coordinator (ckennedy@library.msstate.edu). You can also email him for any questions. The winners will receive a prize as well as a […]
MASSILLON – The Massillon Public Library organizes its annual poetry competition to celebrate National Poetry Month and National Library Week. Writers can submit up to three original family-friendly poems. Winners will be chosen in three categories: Grades 3-8, Grades 9-12, and Adult (18+). Poems will be judged by Duane Matthew Dodson, a published local poet […]
The winners of the Doreen Micallef National Poetry Competition 2021 were announced on the evening of Friday 5th November during a ceremony at the Malta Book Festival hosted by Claudia Gauci. Of the 50 eligible submissions submitted for this year’s competition, Carmel Scicluna’s poem ‘Submersi Filii’ won first prize with a €1,000 reward. The jury […]
DENVER, July 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The poem “The American Spirit” by 93-year-old Brookdale Tamarac Square resident Hank Jaeckal has been selected as the grand champion of Brookdale’s Second Annual National Poetry Challenge. Over 103 poems from Brookdale communities across the country were entered into the contest. He participated in last year’s competition and likes […]
ELIZABETHTON— The ElizAlliance recently announced the winner of its April poetry contest, held in honor of National Poetry Month. The winner is Amanda Baxter, 31, an Elizabethton resident and mother of three girls aged 11, 5 and 4. She is originally from Oklahoma, but has resided in Tennessee for 13 years, where she is raising […]
NSCC Arts and Science teacher Melanie Dusseau addressed the audience at the NSCC Poetry Reading event. Photo provided Northwest State Community College in Archbold recently recognized three students for their winning entries in the college’s annual poetry contest, held in conjunction with April’s National Poetry Month. All winners received a cash prize […]
By James Rodgers, Poet Laureate of Auburn As we approach the end of April, with the end of National Poetry Month, I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of my favorites from the Auburn Youth Poetry Contest. I received a bunch of submissions, and while I’m not a fan of picking favorites, I […]
Pictured in the John Grisham Room of MSU’s Mitchell Memorial Library is (left to right) Corinne Kennedy, Assistant Professor of MSU Libraries and Library Coordinator for the College of Architecture, Art and Design ; Undergraduate Poetry Contest Winners Katherine E. “Katie” Norris, Junior Criminology Major from Franklin, Tennessee, “To Grow Old into Your Old Coat,” […]
The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, in collaboration with American Spaces in Uzbekistan, announces the launch of a poetry contest titled Video Poetry to celebrate 30 years of U.S.-Uzbek partnership, United Nations English Language Day and National Poetry Month. Anyone wishing to demonstrate their talent can participate by reciting a poem in Uzbek or English and […]
The Nanaimo Harbourfront Library is preparing a poetry booklet for this year’s National Poetry Month and is looking for poems to fill the pages. This month, the library announced that it was accepting submissions for its Poem in Your Pocket competition. Poets from across the Vancouver Island Regional Library region, which includes Vancouver Island, the […]
In honor of National Poetry Month in April, Seattle’s Child is hosting a children’s poetry contest! Seattle-area children in kindergarten through 8th grade are encouraged to participate. Expert judges will choose the winners, and there will be prizes! Additionally, we will post as many submissions as possible on our website. To enter a poem, email […]
With Governor Jay Inslee extending Washington’s stay-at-home order through April, the King County Library System is following suit, keeping its libraries closed until further notice. “Our libraries may be closed, but KCLS is still open online,” KCLS executive director Lisa Rosenblum said in a press release. We encourage residents to take advantage of our expanded […]
As everyone knows, April is National Poetry Month! Lots of poetry challenges are on the way, like writing one poem a day and finding the best poem to carry in a pocket (for Poem In Your Pocket Day; this year it’s April 30). Buying all the poetry books is also a great way to celebrate. […]
April is National Poetry Month and the Safety Harbor Public Library is holding a poetry contest, but this is no ordinary poetry contest. Think of it as a mental health exercise. All poems should reflect your fears, frustrations, and worries about the coronavirus pandemic. “We are going through an unusual time and we are going […]
LACEY MIDDLESTEAD For independent recording “Tell me, what are you planning to do with your only wild and precious life?” Montana Poet Laureate Lowell Jaeger posed this question from Mary Oliver’s poem “The Summer Day” to the competing students at the Poetry Out Loud State Finals held Saturday, March 3 at the Grandstreet Theater . […]