It's also National Poetry Month, which is another big thing in the library world because of all the poetry they have on their shelves! Maybe your school is having a poetry contest, or this is the month all submissions for your school's literary magazine are due so the staff can go through them and choose pieces for publications. What?! You don't have a literary magazine at your school? Well, start one! If you like writing poems, short stories, plays, character profiles, songs, comics, and/or editorials (hello--what do you think a blog is?!), then you should have a place to publish your material on your school campus. You and all the creative writers you don't even know yet who also go to your school. So, start a literary magazine, if you don't have one. Approach your favorite English teacher to be the faculty advisor. (Most creative writers do have favorite English teachers.)
In the meantime, check out your local library for teen programs on zine creation and poetry readings or workshops. There is a POETRY SLAM TOMORROW (Tuesday, April 13) for Sacramento area teens at the Elk Grove branch at 3:30. Cash prizes will be awarded to winners! 7th through 12th-grade students are welcome.
Find other events on the Sacramento Library Teen Page. Just click on Teen Events.
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