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9th Annual
Poetry Contest!
Explore the world through poetry! Enter any kind of poem (free-verse, haiku, rhyming...) that explores the world you live in!
K-4th graders submit your work in our annual poetry contest and then attend the Poetry Party on Sunday, May 15th At 2:30pm at the Amesbury Cultural Center.
DEADLINE: APRIL 30th, 2011
Contest Rules & Information
· You do not have to live in Amesbury to enter the contest.
· You may only enter ONE poem. If two or three poets write ONE poem, they can’t enter another poem.
· You may enter a poem written for school.
· If you entered a poem in last year’s contest and it won a prize, please do not enter it again.
· You can only enter a poem that is written by you, not someone else. Anyone caught plagiarizing will be disqualified.
· All poems will be displayed on the grand staircase (with poet’s permission).
· Judges will pick the winners. The Judges will only know the poet‘s grade (not the poet’s name or anything else that might influence their decision).
· Judges will be anonymous until the Poetry Party.
· Entries must NOT be larger than 8 1/2 x 11.
· Deadline: Saturday, April 30, 2011. Poems received after the deadline will not be considered.
Entries can also be emailed to astern@mvlc.org with all the information asked for on the form in an email with the poem attached.
For more information contact....
Allison Stern, Children's Assistant
astern@mvlc.org or 978-388-8148 x4
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