Poetry Contest

In spring 2023 CMPL will once again partner with Tomlinson Arboretum committee members to create a Poetry Walk in the Arboretum. This year we’d like to display your poem in the park! Here are the contest submission directions:

• Poems must address the theme of trees or nature in general.
• Each line of the poem should be less than 40 characters and the poem must fit on an 8×14 in page at 18 point font.
• Each submission should include a cover sheet with the writer’s name, grade, school, phone number, and the title of the poem. Please do not include your name on the poem itself.
• Entries must be typed.
• Entries can be turned into any branch of the library or emailed in a Word Doc or PDF to us with the subject line: Poetry Contest 2023 Last Name.
• The winner in each category will have their entries in the Tomlinson Arboretum as part of the 2023 Poetry Walk and will receive a Barnes & Noble Gift Card.
• One poem will be selected from each of the following categories: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, and Adult.

Submissions will be accepted Jan. 1-Mar. 31, 2023.
Winners will be notified by Apr. 14, 2023.