2015 Rockland poetry contest open for submissions
ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library and Poetry Month Rockland announce that the annual Poetry Month Rockland 2015 Poetry Contest in now open for submissions.
Participants are asked to send in an original one page, typed (not required for Child 1 and 2 category), single-spaced poem on the theme: "In Air, On Land, At Sea."
Categories for the contest are as follows: Child 1: Pre-K to third grade; Child 2: fourth to seventh grade; Teen: eighth through 12th grades; and Adult: age 19 and beyond.
Entrants need not be Rockland residents. For additional contest details and guidelines, go to: www.rocklandlibrary.org or visit Rockland Public Library.
Poems may be submitted between now and April 7 for adults and until April 14 for children and teens. All poems should arrive at the Rockland Public Library at 80 Union St., Rockland, ME 04841 no later than the above deadlines.
There is no fee for the contest, and prizes will be awarded in all three age categories. Poets will be invited to read their winning poems at the Poetry Swarm, to be held at the library Thursday, April 30 at 6 p.m.
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