from the Altadena Public Library
For the past twelve years, during April the library has celebrated National Poetry Month with a reading and published anthology of poems by local writers. Poets who wish to submit for the 12th edition of Poetry & Cookies should be available to read their poetry on Sunday April 27 at 2 PM.
This year’s event will include prizes for the best poems in the following areas: humor, inspirational, children/youth, family/personal, nature, and special form poems such as sonnet, etc. and the inauguration of the new Poet Laureate for Altadena Library for 2014 – 2016. Linda Dove is the library’s current Poet Laureate.
For guidelines and more information please check the library website at http://www.altadenalibrary.org or email cchiu@altadenalibrary.org. Deadline is Jan. 18
