National Poetry Month Contest

April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate Auntie’s wants to hear from you! Just send us your original acrostic poem built on AUNTIES. Like this:

Acrostics are tricky
Unusally so:
Not to resort
To some gimmick, you know
Ideally, you'd find something
Ever so smart
Sadly I've settled for this piece of "art."

Or any mention of your favorite female relative/bookstore will do. Winners can choose between either of the two Pulitzer Prize winners: Robert Hass’s "Time and Materials" or "Failure" by Philip Schultz.

Kids too! Send us your acrostic poems to win the latest from Children’s Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky, "My Dog May Be a Genius."

Check back to auntiesbooks.com for poem postings.

Now would also be a great time to catch up on the work of our local poets Christopher Howell, Jonathan Johnson, Tod Marshall, Nance van Winckel, and more. Or pick up the latest edition of EWU’s literary journal known for its fine poetry, Willow Springs.

Find out other ways to celebrate National Poetry Month at poets.org.


Please email submissions to jasmined@auntiesbooks.com (indicate age of child if applicable).