Attention aspiring poets: Submit up to two poems for a chance to win a Meijer gift card.  Contest is open to Kent County, Michigan residents and students of Kent County schools in grades 6-12.  This programming is provided through the generous donations of community donors.

Submission deadline: April 1, 2025

Contest Guidelines 

• Contest is open to Kent County residents and students of Kent County schools in grades 6-12.
• All poems must be your own original work.
• Poems must be submitted between Feb. 1, 2025 and April 1, 2025 online only.
• A maximum of two poems can be submitted. Past winning submissions are not eligible.
• Submitting a poem automatically makes you eligible to participate in the teen poetry slam.
• Submissions become the property of Kent District Library and will not be returned. Please be sure to make a copy for yourself.
• Winning poets will have their names listed on the KDL website's Teen Page.
• Ten winners from the written contest will each receive a $25 Meijer gift card.
• Ten winners from the teen poetry slams will each receive a $50 Meijer gift card.
• Winners will be announced at the Write Michigan Teen Poetry Slam.
• The Write Michigan Teen Poetry Slam is an uncensored event.

Write Michigan Teen Poetry Slam

• Grades 6-12: Thursday, May 1, at 6:00 PM at the KDL Kentwood Branch