Netwest Poets, Enter your poems

Michael Beadle on left in photo heads the Charlotte Young Contest

I have served on the Poetry Council of NC for a few years now and, although we have a large number of fine poets who live in the southwestern part of NC, we have very few who enter the PCNC

contests.

Let's see some entries from our Netwest poets for the Poetry Council's contests this year.

Michael Beadle from Canton NC is on the Council. His area is the Charlotte Young Contest which is for elementary and middle school students.

Teachers, help your students enter and benefit from the publication of their work and participation in Poetry Day at Catawba College in Weymouth, NC.

Parents, pass on this information to teachers who might not be aware of the contests. Help spread the word.

See all information on these contests in following post.

POETRY COUNCIL OF NORTH CAROLINA CONTEST BEGINS JAN. 15

The Poetry Council of North Carolina announces poetry contests for this year.

Go here for the guidelines


Poetry Council of North Carolina Annual Poetry Contest
Poetry Day will take place October 10, 2009

To read about Poetry Day last year go to:
Poetry Day October 4, 2008, at Catawba College.

Annual Poetry Contest rules

Opening Date: Jan 15, 2009
Closing Date: May 15, 2009.

Open to residents and former residents of North Carolina—persons born in N.C., transients from other states who either attend school or work in this state, and N.C. residents temporarily out of state.


OSCAR ARNOLD YOUNG (book contest)
CHARLES SHULL (traditional poetry)
JAMES LARKIN PEARSON (free verse)
ELLEN T. JOHNSTON-HALE (light verse)
GLADYS OWINGS HUGHES HERITAGE (free verse) CHARLOTTE YOUNG (elementary and middle school students; any subject or form)

SAM RAGAN NORTH CAROLINA CONNECTION (high school and undergraduate)

The Poetry Council of North Carolina is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit of about 15 volunteers who conduct an annual poetry contest, publish the winning poems in our contest anthology Bay Leaves, and host Poetry Day each fall so that the poets who submitted a winning poem may read and attend a luncheon that includes a guest speaker. Because we do not have a paid membership, we charge a small entry fee of $5 for adult entries by contest category, and there is a modest charge to attend the luncheon so that we may recover those costs. The student contests are supported by donations, and do not have an entry fee as a means to facilitate the ability of school administrators and teachers to encourage students to enter one of the grade-appropriate contests. Questions about the Poetry Council may be directed by e-mail to edcockrell@hotmail.com.
Hosted by Old Mountain Press Poetry and Prose Anthology Series


http://www.oldmp.com/poetrycouncilofnc/