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Homewood Poetry Contest 2025

2025-04-08 00:00:00 2025-04-08 23:59:00 America/Chicago Homewood Poetry Contest 2025 For all skill levels. Homewood Public Library -

Tuesday, April 08
All day

Add to Calendar 2025-04-08 00:00:00 2025-04-08 23:59:00 America/Chicago Homewood Poetry Contest 2025 For all skill levels. Homewood Public Library -

For all skill levels.

In honor of National Poetry Month, the Homewood Public Library is holding a poetry contest for 6th-12th graders and up. Create an original poem (maximum 2 pages in length) in any poetry style. Writers can submit up to two original poems. Poems can be submitted via the library’s website at homewoodpubliclibrary.org/poetry-contest. If submitting two poems, please submit each poem separately. Our judges will read each poem and determine 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners.

Teens will be judged separately from adults.

Winners will be published in an in collection book with apporval

Winners will be announced in May.

AGE GROUP: | Teens (6th - 12th Grade) | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Teen Events | Adult Events |

TAGS: | writing | teens | poetry contest | poetry | adults |

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Tue, May 06 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, May 07 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, May 08 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, May 09 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 10 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, May 11 2:00PM to 6:00PM

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Upcoming Events

Thu, May 08, 9:30am - 11:30am
Boardroom

Thu, May 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
Round Auditorium

Thu, May 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Round Auditorium

Thu, May 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Auditorium
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Thu, May 08, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Round Auditorium

Thu, May 08, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Admin Virtual Room,Computer Training Lab
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Fri, May 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Room 109
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Sun, May 11, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Auditorium

Mon, May 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Round Auditorium

Mon, May 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
HPL Virtual Room

Mon, May 12, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Admin Virtual Room,Computer Training Lab

Mon, May 12, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Computer Training Lab
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Tue, May 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Round Auditorium

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Tue, May 13, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
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Thu, May 15, 10:00am - 10:30am
Round Auditorium

Thu, May 15, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
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Round Auditorium

Thu, May 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Fri, May 16, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Room 102

Fri, May 16, 11:00am - 1:00pm
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Fri, May 16, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Sat, May 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Auditorium

Mon, May 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
HPL Virtual Room

Mon, May 19, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Computer Training Lab
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Mon, May 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Room 106

Mon, May 19, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Large Auditorium

Tue, May 20, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Room 116

Tue, May 20, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Round Auditorium

Tue, May 20, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Admin Virtual Room,Computer Training Lab

Wed, May 21, 9:00am - 10:00am

Wed, May 21, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Admin Virtual Room,Computer Training Lab

Thu, May 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Auditorium

Thu, May 22, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Room 109
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Large Auditorium

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Wed, May 28, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Boardroom

Thu, May 29, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Admin Virtual Room,Computer Training Lab

Thu, May 29, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Room 109

Sat, May 31, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Admin Virtual Room,Computer Training Lab

Sat, May 31, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Round Auditorium

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HPL Virtual Room

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Room 102

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Large Auditorium

Tue, Jun 03, 11:00am - 11:30am
Large Auditorium

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Large Auditorium

Tue, Jun 03, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Computer Training Lab

Tue, Jun 03, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Room 102
This event is full

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Round Auditorium

Wed, Jun 04, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Room 109

Wed, Jun 04, 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Round Auditorium

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Round Auditorium

Thu, Jun 05, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Room 109

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Admin Virtual Room,Computer Training Lab

Thu, Jun 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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