Banned Book Title Poetry

Write a Poem - Enter the Contest - Win a Flash Drive!

The library is sponsoring this event as part of its celebration of Banned Books Week (Sept. 30 - Oct. 6)

Entries will be accepted from September 30 through October 6, 2012 at 5 p.m.

Rules

The poem can be haiku, limerick, sonnet, unrhymed, rhymed, ballad, lyric, or free verse. Anything goes!
It should include three or more banned book titles.
Title words can be in any order and mixed with other titles.
You do not have to use every word from the title.
You may use other words as needed to make the poem sound right.

Banned Book Titles

Check out the Banned Book Resource Guide at the reserves desk of the library.
American Booksellers Foundation for free Expression: Banned and Challenged Book List: http://www.abffe.org/?page=BBW
Banned and Challenged Classics: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedclassics/reasonsbanned
Frequently Challenged Books by ALA:: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged
List of books banned by governments: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments
Other banned book sites/lists may be used; please include URL or citation in your submission.

Sample Haiku:

The Awakening
As I lay dying,
Where angels fear to tread: one
Day of life -— twilight!
By Joan Juskie

Titles Used:
The Awakening
As I Lay Dying
Where Angels Fear to Tread
One Day of Life
Twilight

Poetry Submission

Please include:

Title of poem
The poem
Your name
List of titles used
Preferred contact method: Phone or Email
Source of banned book titles

To enter:

Drop your poem off at the circulation desk in the library or submit by email at refinst@isu.edu
Deadline for entry into the contest is 5:00 p.m. October 6, 2012
Winners will be announced on October 10th

Winning

Winner of the flash drive will be determined by a panel of judges.

Winning poetry and the committee's favorites will be displayed in the library, on Library News http://libpublic2.eol.isu.edu/blogs/ln/wordpress/ and the Banned Book Title Poetry webpage http://www.isu.edu/library/services/bbwpoetry.shtml

Disclaimer: Entry of poem into contest gives permission to the Library to use the poem in future displays and library publications.

Last Modified 10/03/2012 kk

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