The Academy of American Poets established April as poetry month way back in 1996, to help remind the public that poetry matters . Now in its 25th year, the association has posted 25 ways to celebrate poetry in your home and online .
The New York Law Institute will celebrate poetry month with a contest and asks you to share your couplets commemorating a funny Zoom, WebEx, Skype, or Microsoft Teams meeting.
While technology has allowed us all to "see" each other online, it does have its funny moments- so get your rhymes and syllables in order as the deadline is April 19th.
And, as a tie in to National Library Week , NYLI will contribute $5 for every poem submitted (with a maximum of $250) to LLAGNY's Grants & Scholarship Fund. Created in 1958 by the American Library Association (ALA), this year's theme, "Welcome to Your Library," promotes the idea that libraries extend far beyond the four walls of a building.
So send those funny couplets to emoog@nyli.org.
We ask that the poems be PG rated - the scatological should be avoided.
Winner will be chosen by NYLI's panel of judges (Lucy Curci-Gonzalez, Eileen Dolan, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, and Karen Oesterle) and announced on April 26th.
The prize is the glory of having your poem highlighted on our blog - and a $50 gift card.
Looking forward to sharing some poetry - and well-needed laughs - with our colleagues !!
With Kind Regards,
Lucy
Lucy Curci-Gonzalez
Executive Director
The New York Law Institute
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