Annual Adult and Teen Poetry Contest

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Teens, Adults
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Calling all poets: Let’s celebrate National Poetry Month together!

The New Lenox Public Library will be hosting a month-long poetry contest to highlight your creativity. Submit a poem on any topic and in a style of your choosing.

For more information, and to submit your poem, go to https://www.newlenoxlibrary.org/poetrycontest.


*All poems will be published in our annual poetry booklet.
*Prizes will be awarded to the top poems in each of the following age categories: Grades 7-9, Grades 10-12, and Adult.
*Only one poem per person can be entered.
*Entries accepted only within the U.S.
*Prizes and certificates must be picked up in person and will not be mailed.