Six winning poems were selected and the poets received a tote bag full of goodies including poetry books, journal, magnet, mug & EFSC swag.
A big THANKS goes out to the Palm Bay SGA for the funds to purchase the prizes for the poetry contests!
The 2022 NPM poster features a line by Amanda Gorman, 2021 Presidential Inaugural Poet & 2017 National Poet Laureate. A yearly poster contest is held by the Academy of American Poets with posters available for download or mailed by request during April.
Students created a blackout poem or haiku for the PoeTree and were eligible to win a tote bag filled with a poetry book, journal, magnet, and EFSC swag.
A Creation Station was set up with materials to create a haiku for the Poe-Tree or book pages to create Blackout Poetry at the Palm Bay Library.