Palm Beach Poetry Festival Launches 13th Annual Poetry Contest for Local Students
Between October 1 and December 2, any Palm Beach County public or private high school student can submit one original poem (30 lines maximum) for consideration. Original poems should be submitted by email before midnight on December 2 to PBPF1@aol.com. For contest rules, visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org/news/2016-hs-poetry-contest.
The cash prizes for student poets have doubled this year. The winning poet will receive $200, and the four runner-up high school poets will each receive $100. In addition, all five winners will receive a pair of tickets to the Poetry Festival's Sizzling Spoken Word event at Old School Square's Fieldhouse on Saturday, January 21, at 9 pm. This performance event will feature The Mayhem Poets, Mason Granger and Scott Raven.
The five winning high school poets will read their poems at the Festival's Award Ceremony on Monday, January 16, 2017 at 4 pm, where they will have the opportunity of meeting and having their pictures taken with 11 of America's most distinguished and award-winning poets. In addition, the winning poems will be published online on the Festival's official website at www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org.
The judge for the annual High School Poetry Contest will once again be Dr. Jeff Morgan of Lynn University's Department of English in Boca Raton.
The 13th annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival will be held January 16-21 at Old School Square in Delray Beach. The Festival features top poets at numerous ticketed public events, including readings, talks, interviews, panel discussions and more. Nine workshops will be offered for which applications are required.
Special Guest Poet in 2017 will be Charles Simic, past United States Poet Laureate (2007-2008) and 1990 Pulitzer Prize winner. Nine distinguished poets will lead poetry writing workshops at the Festival: David Baker, Tina Chang, Lynn Emanuel, Daisy Fried, Terrance Hayes, Dorianne Laux, Thomas Lux, Carl Phillips and Martha Rhodes, and individual conferences will be offered by nationally acclaimed poets: Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Nickole Brown and Ginger Murchison. Performances at the Field House will offer sizzling spoken word by The Mayhem Poets: Mason Granger and Scott Raven.
The 2017 Palm Beach Poetry Festival is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; Morgan Stanley & The Legacy Group of Atlanta; the Cultural Council of Palm County, the Palm Beach County Tourism Development Council and the Board of Commissioners of Palm Beach County; The Palm Beach Post; Visit Florida; WLRN; and Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach's independent bookseller.
For more information about the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org.
Pictured: Winners of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival's High School Poetry Contest 2016: Cassandra Adair, Rhiannon O'Neil, Diana Hauter (1st Prize winner), Kayla Kirschenbaum and Brianna Steidle. Photo by Michiko Kurisu.
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