The Pulitzer Center congratulates the winners and runners-up of the 2020 Fighting Words Poetry Contest! These eighteen outstanding poets, whose work and biographies appear below, were selected from some 1,000 entrants from seven countries, 29 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Washington, D.C. This year’s competition was judged by Claudia Castro Luna, who […]
Submitted by: Personal Editor June 11, 2020 COVID-19 has forced many organizations to rethink how we connect with each other. The Rotary Club of Cupertino has stepped up to continue much of its programming, despite the pandemic, by moving things online. He hosted the annual “Cupertino Rotary Poetry Contest” on Zoom on Wednesday. The […]
In honor of National Poetry Month in April, Seattle’s Child is hosting a children’s poetry contest! Seattle-area children in kindergarten through 8th grade are encouraged to participate. Expert judges will choose the winners, and there will be prizes! Additionally, we will post as many submissions as possible on our website. To enter a poem, email […]
Photo submitted Addison Mahaffey The Arkansas Poets Roundtable has announced the winners of its statewide 2020 Jeanie Dolan Carter Collegiate Poetry Contest. Addison Mahaffey and Anna Beth Lane, both from the Honors Program in the English Department of the J. Willliam Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, won 1st and 2nd place […]
FRESNO COUNTY – The Fresno County Public Library is hosting its annual poetry contest and isn’t letting the current coronavirus-related closures get in the way of offering the whole family a way to stay engaged, said community relations analyst Rocky Vang of the FCPL. In a press release issued by the county library system, the […]
With Governor Jay Inslee extending Washington’s stay-at-home order through April, the King County Library System is following suit, keeping its libraries closed until further notice. “Our libraries may be closed, but KCLS is still open online,” KCLS executive director Lisa Rosenblum said in a press release. We encourage residents to take advantage of our expanded […]
As everyone knows, April is National Poetry Month! Lots of poetry challenges are on the way, like writing one poem a day and finding the best poem to carry in a pocket (for Poem In Your Pocket Day; this year it’s April 30). Buying all the poetry books is also a great way to celebrate. […]
April is National Poetry Month and the Safety Harbor Public Library is holding a poetry contest, but this is no ordinary poetry contest. Think of it as a mental health exercise. All poems should reflect your fears, frustrations, and worries about the coronavirus pandemic. “We are going through an unusual time and we are going […]
Susan R. Williamson, director of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, and Blaise Allen, Ph.D., director of community outreach for the Festival, today announced the winners of the annual Palm Beach County High School Poetry Contest. . The 16th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival takes place January 20-25 at Old School Square in Delray Beach. In […]
This year is the 20th anniversary of our poetry contest and is dedicated to our beloved former editor Noel Smith. ••• Whether it’s love that has stood the test of time, the rush of young love, or the memory of love lost, that’s what we celebrate every February 14, Valentine’s Day. What could be more […]
Staff report | York Expedition York County Libraries Poetry Celebration Contest York County Libraries is seeking entries for their 31st annual A Celebration of Poetry competition. The contest is open to York County and Adams County students in grades one through 12. Interested young people can submit an original poem to the contest until Friday, […]
Q. Why are you limiting this to the print version of The New York Times? A. This is the only competition we run all year – or, indeed, have ever run – that requires the printed paper, so while we apologize in advance for any burden this may place on you, we are also excited […]
The Annual Times Contest for Santa Cruz County Residents Whether it’s love that has stood the test of time, the rush of young love, or the memory of love lost, that’s what we celebrate every February 14, Valentine’s Day. . What could be more romantic than expressing through your own poetry that special Love to […]
Nermin Delic, founder of Sweet Duels Nermin Delic This summer, a seemingly innocuous World Cup soccer match between Serbia and Switzerland escalated into international political controversy when two Kosovar-born Swiss players imitated the eagle on the Albanian flag while celebrating their goals. This incident, which occurred 20 years after the Kosovo war, drew world attention […]
LACEY MIDDLESTEAD For independent recording “Tell me, what are you planning to do with your only wild and precious life?” Montana Poet Laureate Lowell Jaeger posed this question from Mary Oliver’s poem “The Summer Day” to the competing students at the Poetry Out Loud State Finals held Saturday, March 3 at the Grandstreet Theater . […]
By Nicholas Kristoff January 23, 2017 3:30 p.m. January 23, 2017 3:30 p.m. Photo Donald Trump on his inauguration day.Credit Al Drago/The New York Times This contest is now over. Please check back soon for updates! Over the years, I’ve occasionally held poetry contests, inviting readers to submit their own poems about the Iraq war, […]