National Poetry Month Contest 2021

The Monroe County Library System is celebrating National Poetry month with a poetry contest! Submit an original poem by turning it in at your local branch, or via email to jennifer.saul@monroe.lib.mi.us. Please make sure you have your name, age, and contact information on the page with the poem.

Submissions Accepted April 1, 2021 – April 30, 2021

Guidelines:

  • Poems may be rhyming or non-rhyming
  • Poems must be no longer than one typed page
  • Include your name, phone number, age, and email on the entry
  • Submit poems from April 1st – 30th to any branch of the Monroe County Library System or via email at jennifer.saul@monroe.lib.mi.us
  • Contest winners will be contacted by May 7th, 2021
  • The poem may be used for display on the MCLS website or in the branches.