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Ashe Teen Space

Ashe County Public Library's place for teens online (ages 12-17).

Contest Rules

During National Poetry Month, the Ashe County Public Library is gathering poems from local poets of all ages! Share your finest work with us, and we will feature all submissions in a chapbook. All poems accepted will be displayed in the library on our "Poetree". 

 Rules:

-Minimum of three lines 

-Maximum of one page 

-Poems have to be original unpublished poems

-One entry per person

-Any poetic style 

-Poems must be appropriate. No foul language or explicit content 

 

Poem submissions will be open April 1 - 30. 

Submit poems in the google form below, in person at ACPL, or by emailing us at ashereference@arlibrary.org.

Please include your name and age along with your poem submission!

Happy Writing!

Inspiration

Looking for poetic inspiration?

Teen Ink is "a website, and national teen magazine devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos, and forums." All of the work featured online and the website is written by teens. Everyone aged 13-19 is welcome to submit their work and possibly have it featured on their website or magazine. So if your looking for inspiration or want to read work written by someone the same age as yourself, check out the poems, short stories, art, book reviews and more.

https://www.teenink.com/poetry