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Haiku Contest 2024
Celebrate National Poetry Month with DC Public Library! Residents ages 6 and up are invited to submit a haiku to their neighborhood library for the 2024 Haiku Contest from Apr. 1 - 30.
Novels in Verse
Novels in Verse Poetry comes in thousands of different formats from micro-poetry and haikus, to epics and novels.
Books for K-Pop Fans
K-pop has made its way beyond Korea, books involving the cultural phenomenon have become more prevalent. Start with these six young adult novels.
Fantasy with Great Female Protagonists
The following fantasy books, though, have complex female characters who are strong and heroic in their way.