The Friends’ annual Poetry Contest is a community-wide event held each spring. Once the year’s theme is announced, local poets of all ages may enter their work into the competition. Winners are then invited to a ceremony at the West Roxbury Branch Library where each winning poem is read aloud.
Submissions may be entered by hand at the library, via email, or mailed directly to the Friends. We hope to read your work during our next Poetry Contest.
Timing:
Theme is announced in February
Submissions are due in March
Ceremony is held in April
Below are excerpts from several winning poems for the 2024 theme of “WONDER.”
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