As a new year begins, Haiku Newton and our sponsor,
Newton Community Pride, look forward to another spring and summer that will "bloom" with poetry.
The 2025 submission period will begin January 15.
In the meantime, we want to congratulate the 2024 winners again:
Sarah Berkland, Mark Bernstein, Sebastian Chrobak, Ralph Culver, Julia and Hugh Dun Rappaport, Ravi Kiran, Vandana Parashar, Nancy Gagnon, Margaret Geller, Ellie Goldberg, Linda Goldman, Melinda Gordon, Ayan Gupta, Rachel Hershfang, Warren Kaplan, Rowan Koppenheffer, Jim Krosschell, Kerry Loughman, Chris O’Carroll, Rick Reibstein, Anna Tackie, and Anonymous.
A complete set of the winning poems was displayed on signs in front of the Newton Free Library throughout the month of May. A partial set was installed at the John M. Barry Boys and Girls Club of Newton, and a few signs were displayed at Trio and at the Austin Street Plaza in Newtonville.
For the month of June, signs from the library were moved to the First Baptist Church, at 88 Beacon Street (first and second photos). Signs from the Boys and Girls Club were moved to Little Luke's Cafe, 1225 Chestnut Street in Newton Upper Falls (third photo). Signs remained at Trio, 845 Washington Street, and at the Austin Street Plaza in Newtonville.
In early July, signs were installed at the Suzuki Music School in Newton, 1615 Beacon Street, where they remained until mid-September.
If you couldn't view the signs in person, you can enjoy many of the poems below, along with writer bios.
Thank you again to everyone who participated this year. You helped people experience the delight and beauty of poetry in unexpected ways.
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