National Poetry Month At The Library

Have you ever wanted to make long, boring paragraphs into something cooler? Would you rather rap than write an essay? Do you want to bend or break the rules of writing to make something uniquely you? If so, you’re probably a spoken word artist or poet. The Library is celebrating National Poetry Month in April, and we need middle and high schoolers to help.

On Tuesday, April 11 at 6:30 pm, we will be hosting Poetry Game Night, where 6th through 12th graders can shake things up with black-out poetry, poetry telephone and more. And we want to hear you on Sunday, April 30th, when we host our National Poetry Month Open Mic Night. This is the perfect opportunity to show off your poetry, songwriting or performance skills, whether you’ve been on stage a hundred times or want to try out something new! Middle school performances begin at 5, and high school performances begin at 7. Submit your piece to childrenservices@lakewoodpubliclibrary.org with the subject “Open Mic Night.” Poetry Month programs will take place in the Multipurpose Room at the Main Library. Register for all programs at lakewoodpubliclibrary.org, in person or by calling (216) 226-8275 ext. 140.

Looking for more poetry? Kids of all ages can still come to the Library or Madison Branch to add to our magnetic poetry board or do a poetry scavenger hunt!

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Volume 13, Issue 6, Posted 8:14 PM, 03.21.2017