Summer in the City PoeTweet

posted Jul 30, 2013

blue sky tree topThe center of the square circles in shadows as the sun sets quietly on hop scotch sidewalks

That's an entry from @thebeatenpoet in the Albany's Public Library's Summer in the City PoeTweet Contest on Twitter.

As you can probably guess, it's contest to write tweet-length poem about summer in Albany. Blurbage:

One Tweet = one entry. You can submit one entry per day; your Tweets must be your own. (So, you can have up to 7 chances to win.) The subject of your Poetweet must be "Summer in Albany." Include #APLMRS in your Tweet so we can find it.

The winner will be selected by poet Dan Wilcox "based on creativity, originality, and poetic skill." The contest runs through August 3 at 11:59 pm.

You can follow along with the entries by watching the hashtag #APLMRS.

Yep, APL advertises on AOA.

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I want to remember @thebeatenpoet's poem forever. I hope I see it chalked on a Center Square sidewalk someday soon.

... said Laura on Jul 31, 2013 at 9:15 AM | link

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