{"id":54560,"date":"2020-03-16T11:30:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=54560"},"modified":"2020-03-16T10:50:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:50:45","slug":"hays-poetry-group-connects-local-poets-prepares-for-upcoming-poetry-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=54560","title":{"rendered":"Hays Poetry Group connects local poets, prepares for upcoming poetry contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BY ANNISTON WEBER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PHOTOS BY GARY LI AND TREVOR PFEIFER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hays Poetry Group hosted a poetry workshop on March 10 at the Hays Public Library in preparation of the upcoming poetry contest event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 20<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Hays Public Library Poetry Contest will be held on April 17 at 7 p.m. in the Schmidt Gallery at the Hays Public Library. Eric Norris, the Kansas State Librarian will be attending to give an introduction to the contest \u2013 which is free and open to the public, however, contestants must be 16 years of age or older. The first-place winner will receive a $75 chamber cheque and have their name engraved in the Hays Public Library plaque, and the second-place winner will receive a $50 chamber cheque. In addition to the prizes, all contest entries are published in \u201cMirrors,\u201d the Hays Public Library literary journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" data-attachment-id=\"54561\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?attachment_id=54561\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/0N5A4439.jpg?fit=6720%2C4480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6720,4480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DD3A0452.jpg?w=1580 1580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DD3A0452.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hays Poetry Group meets monthly to discuss and share new poetry. Meetings are the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Paisley Pair. Club coordinator Dawne Leiker said that works examined can be poems written by group members as well as poetry written by other authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can ask questions about our own poetry like, \u2018Is this idea working,\u2019 or asking if we need help developing a thought,\u201d Leiker said. \u201cBut we also look at the works of other poets and discuss what we like about their poetry and how we can emulate them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All forms of poetry are welcome at group meetings. From contemporary to romantic, members are happy to explore different genres of poetic work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group has also been doing Open Mic afternoons at the Paisley Pair every month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oFFHLFsfvEw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople from all over the area come to those,\u201d she said. \u201cWe welcome people of all ages to attend and share any types of poetry they have written. The environment is really relaxing and it\u2019s wonderful even if you just want to listen in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, because of the different types of poetry allowed, Leiker warns that not all subjects may be suitable for young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople write to unload emotions so some of the work can get a little graphic,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019d recommend that parents who want to bring their children use their own discretion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicole Thibodeau, a group member, said poetry is one of her favorite ways to express herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you like to write, poetry is one of the most incredible forms of writing in my opinion,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cI started writing in high school and have been active in poetry clubs since then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thibodeau said she is grateful for the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPoetry isn\u2019t always what you were taught in school,\u201d she said. \u201cEveryone has a different process. It really is just lovely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Leiker, the community aspect of the Hays Poetry Group is what she values most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always felt like Hays needed more poetry to be expressed,\u201d she said. \u201cNobody was doing it, and it needed to be set in a community setting so we can share those things. That\u2019s why I organized this group.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the Hays Poetry Group, contact Dawne Leiker at dpleiker@gmail.com or visit the Hays Poetry Group Facebook page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information about the upcoming Poetry Contest, contact Abigail Artz at aartz@hayslibrary.org.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY ANNISTON WEBER PHOTOS BY GARY LI AND TREVOR PFEIFER The Hays Poetry Group hosted a poetry workshop on March 10 at the Hays Public&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":54563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3397,11],"tags":[69,106,1495,290],"class_list":["post-54560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-area-news","category-news","tag-fhsu","tag-fort-hays-state-university","tag-tigermedianet","tag-tmn"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DD3A0444.jpg?fit=6720%2C4480&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54560"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54565,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54560\/revisions\/54565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/54563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}