Sunday, March 25, 2012

Poetry Contest News--3.24.12

 
Oconee student in state finals in poetry contest
Online Athens
Millie Rose Evans, a sophomore at Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, recently claimed district honors to advance to the state finals in the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest. After winning the Oconee County competition, Evans went to ...
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Poetry Entries Sought for Contest with $1000 Grand Prize
Noozhawk
By Joseph Cameron for Central Point Fine Arts | Published on 03.23.2012 Central Point Fine Arts is sponsoring a free poetry contest that is open to Santa Barbara County residents. There are 50 prizes totaling $5000, with a grand prize for the last poet ...
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Poetry Profiled 2012
Publishers Weekly
The newest winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets, America's most prestigious first-book prize, is a dark debut by a poet who subtly interweaves Spanish into the fabric of his taut English lines, and who traces familial and erotic love back to a ...
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Publishers Weekly
NJ's mental athletes to flex brain power in national memory competition
NJ.com
Maybe you're not a "mental athlete" — someone who can not only remember where they left their car keys but can also recall reams of numbers or pages of poetry at will. Daniel Naftalovich of Tenafly — one of 58 people competing today in the USA Memory ...
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NJ.com
Pool-in-Wharfedale school pupils are the champions of poetry
Wharfedale Observer
Year 5 pupils from Pool C of E Primary were crowned Junior Speak Up champions after beating off competition from five other Leeds primaries. The children all took part in collaborative workshops with visiting poets before creating group poems, ...
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Big events for April
Chicago Tribune
The spoken word carries weight too, especially at Ontario's Shaw Festival, the Massachusetts Poetry Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival in lower Manhattan. April 1-12: Tailgate Alaska, Valdez, tailgatealaska.com. Thompson Pass is packed with ...
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State speech results
Lincoln Journal Star
Here are the first Friday results from the Nebraska State Activities Association state high school speech contest in Kearney. Drama ---1. Crofton (Abigail Braun, Joshua Crawford, Justin Janssen, Katelyn Mueller, Heidi Steffen); 2. Hartington; 3.
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ArtsFest event will kick off in Seguin on Friday
Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
"There will be poetry, paw prints for puppies, plays, bands, choirs, all kinds of visual arts and opportunities to interact with all of the artists." There are even events for children to get a hands-on experience at different art mediums, Maddox said.
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Blogs
 
Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene: THE BOSTON ...
By Doug Holder
Featuring 6 extraordinarily talented prize winning high school students: from Boston Latin High School; Boston Arts Academy. These student stars will open the Festival at 10:00 A.M. SAM CORNISH, Boston's current and first Poet Laureate will ...
Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene

Web
 
Potomac Review's 2012 Poetry Contest Winner – W.F. Lantry ...
Thanks to everyone who submitted poems for the Potomac Review's 2012 Poetry Contest and to the contest judges, Professor Zachary Benavidez and Professor ...
potomacreview.wordpress.com/.../potomac-reviews-2012-poet...
Not Running a Hospital: Essay and poetry contest reminder
Essay and poetry contest reminder. Don't forget to remind your 11- to 14-year- olds to finish their essays or poems for the contest I announced earlier in the week.
runningahospital.blogspot.com/.../essay-and-poetry-contest-re...
V Weeks of V: Rebel Poetry Contest | Silver Circle Underground
For the next 5 weeks we're going to hold 5 contests giving away Guy Fawkes masks as prizes. This week we're asking for entries of Rebel Poetry.
silverunderground.com/.../v-weeks-of-v-rebel-poetry-contest/
Asheville's Writers' Workshop offers retreat, poetry contest, revision ...
Visit www.twwoa.org for details on these events, the deadlines for which are fast approaching.
www.citizen-times.com/.../Asheville-s-Writers-Workshop-offe...
poetry contest winners
Student Poetry Contest Winners. High School. First Place: The Bird by Katharine B. ~ Abingdon High/VHCC. Second Place: Golden Haired Girl by Aleia W.
www.wcpl.net/staff-area/poetry%20contest%20winners.pdf
Falcon News: Poetry Contest | Falcon News
To celebrate April being National Poetry Month, the Falcon News is having a poetry contest. Poems must be submitted by April 24th. It is recommended that your ...
www.amsfalconnews.com/.../story/falcon-news-poetry-contest

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