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Teens Invited
to Commit a
‘Random Act of
Poetry’
‘Poetry in the Garden’ Flourishes
With Area’s Top Poets
Celebrate National Poetry Month during the Main Library’s 15th annual Poetry in the
Garden series held in partnership with the Grailville Retreat & Program Center. Budding
poets whose verses won the 2nd annual Poetry in the Garden Contest will start off the
series by reading their poems on Tuesday, April 2. During the next four Tuesday evenings
(April 9, 16, 23 & 30) come hear some of the top poets in the region share their poetry,
followed by an open mic session, where participants can read two poems (for up to five
minutes each). All poetry readings will take place in the Popular Library’s Reading Lounge
starting at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call (513) 369-6919.
Poetry Readings:
April 2: Winners of the 2nd annual Poetry in the Garden Contest and members from the
Grailville Practice of Poetry Group.
The Library encourages teens in grades
7-12 to participate in its annual Teen Poetry
Contest by writing an original poem. Entries
will be judged on creativity and style. Teens
from the Library’s Official Teen Advisory
Board will select the winners, with final
approval from Library staff. Prizes will
be awarded in the 12-14 and 15-18 age
categories. Winners and honorable mentions
will be announced in May and prizes awarded
at a recognition event in the TeenSpot at the
Main Library.
To provide additional inspiration, the Library
is partnering with Elementz Urban Arts
Center to present four workshops to help
youth craft some original poems for the
Teen Poetry Contest running April 1-30.
Workshops are:
•Thursday, April 4, 4:00 p.m. at the North
Central Branch
•Saturday, April 13, 2:00 p.m. at the West
End Branch
•Thursday, April 18, 4:00 p.m. at the
Groesbeck Branch
•Thursday, April 25, 4:00 p.m. at TeenSpot
in the Main Library
Entry forms are also available at all Library
locations and at teenspace.cincinnatilibrary.org,
where teens interested in participating can
find more details. The Friends of the Public
Library is sponsoring the contest.
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LibraryLinks | Spring 2013
April 16: Kate Fadick is a poet and has worked as a community organizer. Gerry Grubbs is a
practicing attorney in Cincinnati and a published poet.
April 23: Desirae Hosley is a performance poet who has led cultural programs at the Urban
Appalachian Council. Mark Flanigan is a Cincinnati writer whose work has been appearing
locally and nationally for over two decades.
April 30: Kelly Moffett is an assistant professor of English at Northern Kentucky University
and a published poet. Andy Miller is coordinator of creative writing at Northern Kentucky
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