As the days grow longer, many people start thinking about spring and renewal. Haiku Newton will celebrate this season of growth and transformation in the form of Haiku poems chosen from our 2024 contest. Up to 24 poems will be selected and affixed to 18"x 24" customized high-end yard signs featuring spring-themed background images. The signs will be displayed in outdoor installations at the Newton Free Library and throughout Newton to celebrate April, National Poetry Month, and will continue through May or early June.
Haiku Newton is generously sponsored by Newton Community Pride.
The submission period for this year's contest has closed. Check back soon for updates.
Poet and Literary Activist
Grey Held is a recipient of a NEA Fellowship in Creative Writing, and the 2019 Future Cycle Poetry Book Prize Winner. Three books of his poetry have been published.
Reviewer and Interviewer
Elizabeth Lund writes about poetry for The Christian Science Monitor, where she served as poetry editor for 10 years. She also hosts and produces Poetic Lines at NewTV.
Writer and Senior Library Assistant
Greg Fulchino is a writer and Senior Library Assistant who is passionate about bringing poetry to communities.
Founded in 1989, Newton Community Pride (NCP) is a non-profit organization building community through free arts and culture programming, public art, beautification and service projects. If you’d like to learn more about NCP, please visit newtoncommunitypride.org.