About the Contest Congratulations to our 2025 Spring into Poetry Contest winners. We challenged local aspiring poets to pen verses read in 3 minutes or less (3500 characters max), and our community certainly delivered! We received a whopping 300% increase in submissions over last year! Poems of all kinds were submitted and added to our…
Say It with a Sonnet
spring into poetry: Say it with a Sonnet! A brief introduction to sonnets.
Spring into Poetry 2025: Explore and Write Your Own
Many times, we think poetry is for the artistic and sensitive, but it's for everyone. We can all try our hand in writing. At San Jose Public Library, this month, we have programs to help you explore this literary form. We have poet talks, children's programs, and writing parties. Join us as we try our hand in writing.
Spring Into Poetry 2025: Prompts to Try!
Use these prompts as spring boards to write your own poems, and participate in our Spring Into Poetry Contest!
Poetry Writing: A Love Poem
Valentine's Day is over, but express and enjoy other forms of love for things and people in non-romantic ways. Try your hand at a love poem!
Cultivate Your Creative Writing Practice: New Year, More Writing!
If you have writing goals for this new year, looking for inspiration or ways to restart or freshen up your writing practice, start here!
Cultivate a Creative Writing Practice: Read Like a Writer
If you like to write, stories and books you read can become your guide to learn about the craft of writing. Learn more about how to read like a writer!
Congratulations to our Fall into Fiction Contest Winners 2024
About the Contest
Congratulations to our 2024 Fall into Fiction Short Story contest winners! The contest challenged aspiring local authors to compose short sto
Fall Into Fiction 2024: First Writing Prompt
Fall Into Fiction Contest Details
The Fall into Fiction short story contest is now upon us! Between September 1st and September 30th, you have the opportunity
Cultivate A Creative Writing Practice- September Goals
Realistically, we can't sit and have a productive writing session every day. So we must adjust. Read for some goal setting tips and prompts!
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