Book Spine Haiku Contest 2019

Do you Haiku?
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Annandale Campus Library, CG 3rd floor, announces that its Second Annual Book Spine Haiku Contest is officially open.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to peruse the library’s book shelves and choose three books whose titles create a Haiku poem when they are stacked together. (Traditional Haiku of 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables is encouraged but not required to enter) Just bring your 3 library books to either the Circulation or Research Help and Information desk and fill out an entry form.

Deadline for entries is 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 12th.

Winners will be announced at the NOVA Reads Book Chat on Tuesday, April 23.  An awards reception will be held in the library on Tuesday, April 30 to honor the contestants. There will be prizes for Best Student, Best Faculty/Staff, Best In Show, and People’s Choice Haikus.  All entries will be on display in the library lobby beginning April 15 with People’s Choice voting until April 19.

Submitted by Kevin Simons