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2023 Teen Poetry Contest

Teen Poetry Contest
2023-04-11 00:00:00 2023-04-11 23:59:00 America/Chicago Teen Poetry Contest Saturday, April 1 – Sunday, April 30 Homewood Public Library -

Tuesday, April 11
All day

Add to Calendar 2023-04-11 00:00:00 2023-04-11 23:59:00 America/Chicago Teen Poetry Contest Saturday, April 1 – Sunday, April 30 Homewood Public Library -

Saturday, April 1 – Sunday, April 30

In honor of National Poetry Month, the Homewood Public Library is holding a poetry contest for 6th-12th graders. Create an original poem (maximum 2 pages in length) in any poetry style. Teens 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. Winners will be announced in May.

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

EVENT TYPE: | Teen Events | Educational / Informational |

TAGS: | teens | teen | poetry contest | poetry | april |

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