In honor of Young People’s Poetry Week, April 13-18, the Orcas Island Public Library invites young poets, from ages 7 to 18 years, to submit one poem for display in the Orcas Library during the month of April, as well as for reading at a public poetry reading featuring our young poets on Friday, April 17 at 7p.m. in the Library’s meeting room.
Completed poems should be submitted to Nita Couchman, children’s librarian, at the Orcas Public Library by Wednesday, April 1. Poems should be limited to no more than two pages in length. Submitted poems will be prepared for display by the library staff and will be displayed in the library during the month of April.
National Poetry Month is celebrated every April, and Young People’s Poetry Week is being incorporated into the festivities at the Library to support, encourage, and showcase the young poets of Orcas. For more information, please contact Nita Couchman at the Orcas Public Library, 376-4985.
