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!)
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)
