Poets up to age 18 are encouraged to submit original poems and illustrations from March 1-30, 2024 to participate in Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library’s StoryWalk® Poetry Contest. Selected poems will be featured on our StoryWalks at Osborne Park in Willoughby and Manry Park in Willowick (coming this spring!)
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For more information including rules and guidelines, check out the application. Print one out or pick one up at any Willoughby-Eastlake Library.
Looking for poetic inspiration? Here are some book suggestions:
A Child’s Garden of Verses, Robert Louis Stevenson, Illustrated by Tasha Tudor (Reading age, 2 – 8 years)
Talking to the Sun: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems for Young People, edited by Kenneth Koch (Reading age, 3 – 8 years)
This Same Sky: A Collection of Poems from Around the World, edited by Naomi Shihab Nye (Reading level Grades 5 – 6)
Sleeping on the Wing: An Anthology of Modern Poetry with Essays on Reading and Writing, edited by Kennth Koch (For High School Students)
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