THE NEWBURY LIBRARY AND THE JOHN HAY LITERARY SOCIETY
in
CELEBRATION OF POETRY MONTH, APRIL, 2024
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO THEIR UPCOMING POETRY CONTEST
Theme:
THE BEAUTY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
RULES FOR SUBMISSION:
Compose a poem on the above theme.
 Poets may submit one (1) original unpublished poem inspired by the theme.
 Poems should be typed in a 12-pt, or larger font.
 Poems should be no longer than one, “8.5 inch by 11 inch,” page.
 Poets should submit by mail (address below). Send two (2) copies of your poem: one
copy including your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. The second
copy should have no identifying information.
 The winning poets will be notified (by telephone or e-mail) by March 29 th and will be
invited to read their poem at the April 5th event described below.
 Contestants who want to receive a list of contest winners should also submit a stamped,
self-addressed envelope with their entries. There is no fee for submission.
 Submissions should be mailed by March 14th, 2024 to Dianalee Velie ,call the library or stop by for submission details.
 There will be 3 cash prize winners in the adult category: First, Second and Third.
 There will be one cash prize winner in each of the following categories: High School,
Middle School and Elementary School.
The judge for the contest is Ewa Chrusciel. Ewa Chrusciel is a poet, translator, and professor at
Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire. She is the author of four books of poems in
English—Yours, Purple Gallinule, Of Annunciations, Contraband of Hoopoe, and Strata–
as well as three books in Polish. She is a recent recipient of the Marion Whiting Fellowship.
 The winning poets will be honored and invited to read their poems in a
public celebration of poetry, a Center for the Arts First Friday Event.
Friday, April 5, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Newbury Library
933 Route 103, Newbury NH
Public invited ~ Refreshments served~ No charge for admission!
Thanks to the morning light,
Thanks to the foaming sea,
To the uplands of New Hampshire,
To the green-haired forest free.
Ralph Waldo Emerson