FIRST ANNUAL POETRY CONTEST June 24 - July 17, 2020 *extended to August 1, 2020!* Deadline to enter: August 1, 2020 at 5:00pm.* Poems can be submitted in English or Spanish. Poetry is expressing yourself through the power of words. Enter our First Annual Poetry Contest to share your poetry. Winners will receive prizes, publication in Bookends and the Madera Friends Newsletter, a Certificate of Appreciation, and the recognition and prestige that you deserve for the beautiful words you have written. AGE CATEGORIES AND THEMES (Themes are optional, poems may be about any topic.) 3rd - 6th Grade: Animals, Family, Friends, Sports, Science & T echnology, Summer 2020, What is Happiness to You. 7th - 8th Grade: Family, Friends, Science & Technology, Summer 2020, Justice, Happiness. 9th - 12th Grade: Family, Friends, Life's Purpose, Freedom, Justice, Happiness, Summer 2020. Adult (18+): Family, Life, Justice, Summer, Love. Happiness. Each age category will have a