Thank you to everyone who entered a poem into the 2026 Haiku Contest.

Congratulations Grand Prize Winners!

(Listed alphabetically by library location.)

Clallam Bay Library Winner:

April air flowing.
Colorful flowers blooming.
Preparing for May

– Ciarach Adams, Grade 7

Forks Library Winner:

I love potatoes.
I eat potatoes with fries.
I am a potato.

– Ari Schmid, Grade 8

Port Angeles Library Winner:

I can hear your laugh,
In the wind and in the sky
If only you’d stayed.

– Allie, Grade 8

Sequim Library Winner:

The world is broken
Destruction all around, but
The plants are growing

– Anonymous, Grade 10
Congratulations Runners-Up!

Clallam Bay Library Runner-Up:

Cold spring air is nice.
All the snow is melting down.
Shorts are in season.

– Logan, Grade 7

Clallam Bay Library Runner-Up:

Very cold mornings.
Very cold and sunny days.
Nights in bed are warm.

– Broderick Wolfe, Grade 7

Forks Library Runner-Up:

I shift and I change.
Most don’t understand my thoughts.
But I stand as I am.

– Wanderlust, Homeschooled

Forks Library Runner-Up:

I stand in my shoes.
The wind is not the warmest,
but the sun is nice.

– Cricket, Grade 8

Port Angeles Library Runner-Up:

Bright shores and child’s dreams
Wind sings, waves crash, creatures jump
Good day for the beach

– Audrey, Grade 8

Port Angeles Library Runner-Up:

Tú son bonita
Ámate a ti mismo
Es importante

You are beautiful,
Love yourself
It’s important

– Sapphire, Grade 10

Sequim Library Runner-Up:

Looking for the moon
Must be hiding behind clouds
Maybe tomorrow

– Wolfgang, Grade 8

Sequim Library Runner-Up:

I don’t have a pen
I borrow my heart for ink
My head for paper

– Marea, Grade 10
Questions:

If you have questions, please email teens@nols.org or ask at your local branch.

This program is generously supported in part by local Friends of the Library groups.