Poetry Contest 

2011 Theme - "Colorful Fruits" or "Tasty Vegetables" 
(choose one) 
2012 Theme - "Protecting Our Aquatic Friends"

Now is the time to excite and encourage our Youth to express & explore their creative thoughts through different types of poetry. This term's NGC Poetry Contest entitled above, enables our Youth to embrace their creativity through the art of writing! 
Be imaginative & join the winners to see your poetry in a printed booklet! 

Eligibility: Special Education & English as a Second Language: Kindergarten through Ninth Grade. General Education: Kindergarten through Ninth Grade. 

Contest Rules: 1.All entries must be typed and titled. 2. Include name, address, age, grade, school of participant on the back of entry. 3. Sponsoring garden club and state federation/club name must also be identified. 4. 'Generations of Gardeners" sponsoring garden club may be that of a Grandparent. 5. All entries become the property of NGC, Inc. 6. Poems do not have to rhyme. 7. Poems may be traditional verse, acrostics, blank verse, cinquains, diamond poems, limerick or Haiku. 

Scale of Points: Title - 10; Content - 40; Creativity - 30; Style - 20 

Deadlines: Entries to YOUR State Youth Chairman - 
Observe Your State Deadline. 
State Winning Entries to Regional Junior Chairman - January 1st, 2012/2013; 
Regional Winners to National Chairman - February 1st, 2012/2013. 

Johnna-Claire Metz (718) 377-7263
Note: Only Regional winners are considered in the judging for National winners. Contest winners will not be allowed to win in two consecutive years. All of the winning entries will be compiled into a booklet, which will be made available to the winners!