Caroline Goodwin, San Mateo County’s first poet laureate, will accept submissions through September for a poetry contest to launch “Poetry Is,” a campaign to increase awareness of San Mateo County through the spoken word, organizers say.
“A poem can show life lived in a particular environment, bringing the reader into the physical space surrounding the poet,” Ms. Goodwin said. “My hope is that the ‘Poetry Is’ campaign will showcase our poetry of place and allow for different voices to come together and be heard.”
The contest is open to poets of all ages who live in San Mateo County. Poems may be in any form or language, with a maximum of 40 lines. Poets must use the name of the city or town in which they reside in the title of the poem.
Poems must be submitted by email to smcpoetryis@gmail.com. Submissions are limited to one poem per person.
Selected poets will be invited to participate in readings at the “Poetry Is” celebration on the evening of Oct. 30 at the Belmont Library.
Go to sanmateocountypoet.org/poetry-is for more information on how to submit.
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