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Dog-rel Verse Competition
2026-10-24 14:00:00 2026-10-24 15:30:00 America/New_York Dog-rel Verse Competition Join us for a celebration of bad poetry, also known as doggerel verse! Leonardtown Library - Meeting Room 1

Saturday, October 24
2:00pm - 3:30pm

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Leonardtown Library

Meeting Room 1

Join us for a celebration of bad poetry, also known as doggerel verse!

Think you have what it takes to write the worst poem St. Mary's County has ever seen? Put your pencil to paper and prove it. Participants will learn a little about poetry and then try to break each and every rule they just learned all in a quest to be crowned the Worst Poet in St. Mary's County!

If you have what it takes to be bad at poetry, you should see if you can win the trophy. Yes, there will be prizes. 

AGE GROUP: | Teen | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books & Reading |

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