Program Description
Event Details
Celebrate National Poetry Month this April by entering our annual intergenerational poetry contest! Submit your poem through email (see below) or drop off a paper copy at any Pickering Public Library location. Deadline: Wednesday, April 30, 2026!
Submission Guidelines:
- Please include your name, email address, and grade (if applicable).
- Word count: 250 words max.
- No Artificial Intelligence may be used to write your poem.
Children: Submit to kids@pickeringlibrary.ca
- Grades 1-2
- Grades 3-4
- Grades 5-6
- Grades 7-8
Teens: Submit to teens@pickeringlibrary.ca
- Grades 9-10
- Grades 11-12
Adults: Submit to adults@pickeringlibrary.ca
- 18-54
- 55+
Winners will be selected in May. Winning poems will be turned into bookmarks and poets will be invited to read their work at June’s Summer Reading Launch Party!