BPL Haiku Contest Winners Announced!

There were nearly 200 entries in total in BPL's 2016 Haiku Contest which ran from late February through early March! Winners from across the state submitted haiku which were judged by members of the Southeast chapter of the Haiku Society of America.

Adult winners received copies of The Best of the Best American Poetry while teen winners received Time You Let Me In along with cash prizes.
A booklet of most of the entries may be read online.

The winners were:

Adult Entries	Youth Entries
Broken crayons, She drew new universes On empty walls -Urainah Glidewell	And there she lies Flowers as her tombstone On the unmarked grave -Katie W.
slowing Niagara falls down to a freeze frame -Michael Virga	Lying in the pine I breathe in the cold, fresh air It pierces my lips -Maryn M.
curled up winter cold wraps around words on pages -Ashley Burkett	Gold gliding softly down Burning and captivating reds Bare wood spires -Luis P.