100,000+ Free National Poetry Month Posters to Be Distributed
Twelfth grader Bao Lu from Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, New York, has been named the winner of the 2021 National Poetry Month Poster Contest, which is held by the Academy of American Poets. The organization originated National Poetry Month, which is now a worldwide celebration in its twenty-fifth year.
Lu's artwork was selected by illustrator Maira Kalman and New York Times-bestselling YA author and poet Renée Watson from among eleven finalists and more than 145 student submissions. The Academy of American Poets will distribute 100,000+ free copies of the 2021 poster featuring Lu's artwork to libraries, schools, bookstores, homes, and community centers nationwide to help mark the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of National Poetry Month this April. The poster will also be available for free download.
Lu will receive $1,000 in cash and prizes and be featured in the April 2021 issue of American Poets magazine.
