Okanagan Shines Spring Poetry Contest (online)

Alliteration, couplet or repetition and rhyme! While you’re at home doing your part to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Central Okanagan residents are encouraged to wax poetic on how they are inspired by nature. Regional Parks, the RDCO Waste Reduction Office and Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission present the Okanagan Shines Spring Poetry contest. Poets aged five and up are welcome to enter. The contest ends on May 14. Email your entry to eeco@rdco.com, and be sure to include your name, age, phone number and home address. Just choose your topic and include that in the subject line: a celebration of spring OR an RDCO regional park. Winners will be announced May 21. A total of nine fantastic prizes will be awarded by age group and topic, including a grand prize of a $100 gift card to a local small business, for the Best Overall Poem. You’ll find the full contest rules at the link above.