Contest winners announced on April 30 in celebration of National Poetry Month.
Hey Whitby! There's a lot of poets out there! We received a tremendous response to our first annual poetry contest. The winning poems in two categories will be posted right here on this page as of Tuesday, April 30. Winners will also receive a prize!
National Poetry Month, which takes place every April, was first established in Canada in 1998 by the League of Canadian Poets. It brings together libraries, schools, literary organizations, communities, and poets from across the country.
National Poetry Month Library Contest
Are you a poet, and do you know it? April is National Poetry Month and we’re celebrating with a fun contest! Submit a poem by April 21 in one of two divisions: Grades 7-12 or the 18-plus category. Submission boxes can be found at our three locations starting April 2. Winners will receive a prize and their poem will be published on the Whitby Public Library website.