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Enter our Haiku Contest. Prizes will be awarded in three age groups: children, teen, & adult.
Celebrate National Poetry Month this April by participating in our Haiku Contest. To enter online click here or come to the library to pick up a paper entry. Submissions are due by April 30.
Create your own 17-syllable masterpiece on one of the following topics:
Haikus traditionally have three lines of 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables. Poets of all ages are eligible to enter and may submit up to two haikus.
Prize-winners will take home library swag. All submissions will be posted in our windows, with winning poems highlighted and posted on our web site.
AGE GROUP: | Birth - 5 | Adults | 5 - 12 Years Old | 13 - 19 Years Old (Teens) |
EVENT TYPE: | Poetry Month |