Enter up to three poems at poetry.mhl.org!
Our annual Teen Poetry Contest opens for submissions on Monday, March 13!
Participants have the option to submit a video or audio recording of themselves reading their poems at the time of entry. The poetry reception will be held Wednesday, May 10th at 7pm.
Here is more information about the contest:
- Submissions open on Monday, March 13th at 9:00 am and close on Monday, April 3rd at 9:00 pm.
- Students are welcome to submit up to 3 entries.
- Students do not have to live in Andover or attend Andover Public Schools to participate, but winners must be able to come into Memorial Hall Library to claim their prizes.
- Please copy and paste your text into the submission box or attach a Word document. No PDFs, please.
Today - Monday 3/21 - is the last day to submit your original works for our Teen Poetry Contest! Teen and tweens in grades 6 through 12 submit here: https://poetry.mhl.org/
Our Teen Poetry Contest will be opening soon and we’re hoping to have an in person reception this year!
Teens in grades 6 through 12 can submit up to three original poems at poetry.mhl.org.
Congratulations to all of our Teen Poetry Contest winners and honorees!
We invite our patrons and community to take the time to read these wonderful works of poetry. There is an introduction video with remarks from Anna, Renata, and Gayle, as well as some performances by the teen poets themselves.
Next Monday our Teen Poetry Contest opens!
Teens in grades 6 through 12 can submit up to three poems at poetry.mhl.org. We’re planning a virtual reception this year so teens have the option to upload a video or audio recording of their poems as well.
We can’t wait to read all of your amazing poetry!
There are only two days left to enter your poems for our Teen Poetry Contest!!
Poetry Contest submissions end Friday April 11!
We (Clare and I*) are excitedly reading them! They are so great; keep ‘em coming! Entries are due by April 11.
*Hi, I’m Anna the new Teen Librarian. Stop by and say, “hi” sometime.
Congratulations to our Teen Poetry Contest Winners!
Great job, poets! Check out the winners below, read the poems here, and listen to the poets reading their works by clicking on the name of the poem below!
Middle School Top Honors
1st place: “Glass Sphere” by David Frykenberg
2nd place: “Sunrise” by Julia Mazzuchi
3rd place: “Antigone” by Natalie Good
Middle School Teen Choice (and Honorable Mention)
“Poem for Sadness” by Tomas Madison Morse
High School Top Honors
1st place: “Capable Women” by Caroline Murtagh
2nd place: “hope” by Julia Beckwith
3rd place: “Inhale, Exhale…” by Hope Flynn
High School Teen Choice (and Honorable Mention)
“Talk Too Much” by Jaedlyn Perez
Middle School Honorable Mentions Awards
“Decisions” by Abhi Agarwal
“Black Room” by Abhi Agarwal
“My Nana” by Natalie Caffrey
“When I was Young” by Megan Chen
“The Average Bayou” by Kevin Choi
“The Place of No Going Back” by Declan Croston
“The Battle” by Dominique Devani
“You (After Billy Collins)” by Sean Diehl
“Caught in the Moment” by Boston Emmanuel
“Remembering” by Olivia Gillman
“I am a Witch” by Emma Gilmartin
“Reading is a Time Vortex” by Cassia Gonsalves
“Hippo” by Kate Gregory
“Ode to Bacon” by Kate Gregory
“Ode to Striped Bass” by Philip LeBlanc
“I’m a Strange One” by Osyris Mohika
“Ode to Mango” by Abhijeet Sambangi
“Mouse in the House” by Lexie Trant
“7 Ways of Looking at Silence” by Evie Wybenga
“The Cape House” by Grace Zhang
“Litany” by Grace Zhang
High School Honorable Mention Awards
“Encaged Liberty” by Angell
“Time” by Tony Aracena
“My Realization” by Danya Baron
“Souvenir of Winter” by Connor Batsimm
“Living in a World of Perfection” by Connie Cung
“Astrologist’s Nightmare” by Hope Flynn
“Sonnet Emmanuel” by Hope Flynn
“Where I’m From” by Julissa Fernandez
“In Which I was Confused About the Color of the Sky” by Claire Grover
“I am the Impromptu” by Irene Gu
“Silent Killer” by Katie Holden
“Summer Tranquility” by Katie Holden
“A True Reflection” by Amanda Hornick
“Woes of a Junior” by Amanda Hornick
“Happy Veteran’s Day” by Jenny Jung
“Nightmare” by Brittney LaBonville
“Self-Inflicted Pain” by Brittney LaBonville
“We Are” by Huzefa Mandviwala
“Fallen Heroes” by Caroline Murtagh
“Lasagna” by Tarushi Sharma
“The World Behind the Screen” by Nicholas Wackowski
“What They Said” by Kayla Yee
“Within” by Kayla Yee
Listen to the full program here.
They don’t have to rhyme, but they can! We like all kinds of poems!
Are you ready for the Teen Poetry Contest to open on Monday? Enter up to three poems at poetry.mhl.org!