1. Your poem should be 10 lines or fewer.
2. Write your poem all by yourself, without help from anyone.
3. Your entry must be signed by a parent or legal guardian, authorizing its publication in print and/or online and saying it's your own work and that no help was given.
4. Be sure to include your complete name, age, and address.
5. Your poem has to be here by April 25, 2009, so we can publish our favorites in the September 2009 Spider and on our Web site.
Send your poem to:
Spider's Corner
P.O. Box 300
Peru, IL 61354
No faxes or e-mail submissions, please!