Contact: Nicolette Paso
Pastoral and Program
Associate, Urban Grace
Tel: 253-272.2184, x106
E-mail:
npaso@urbangracetacoma.org
2010/2011 TACOMA POET LAUREATE AND SOUL OF THE CITY
POETRY COMPETITION BEGINS
Deadline for Entries is March
24, 2010
Urban Grace—the Downtown Church—is
excited to celebrate the poetry of Tacoma, the
City of Destiny,
for artists of many genres.
We are therefore pleased to
announce the third annual Soul of the City Poetry Competition, the winner of
which will be designated Urban Grace Poet Laureate of Tacoma for 2010-2011.
Applicants submit two poems
and the completed application, which includes questions about why the applicant
believes poetry is important and what he or she would like to accomplish as
Poet Laureate of Tacoma.
The Urban Grace Poet Laureate
will hold the title for a period of one year from April 2010 to April 2011, and
receive a cash prize of $1,000.00. He or
she will further provide, on behalf of Urban Grace, two workshops during the
year relating to poetry and spirituality, as well as recite his or her original
work once per month at Urban Grace services on themes that serve as liturgical,
social, or spiritual commentary.
Current Tacoma Poet Laureate
Antonio Edwards will host an event in conjunction with National Poetry Month in
late April to announce the winner of the competition. Edwards and a committee
of local writers will also select, from the entries, pieces to be included in
an anthology of poets from Tacoma
to be published in the spring. The date and time of the culminating event and
announcement of the winner will be released closer to the event.
Applications for the
competition can be picked up at Urban Grace’s main office (902 Market) or by
emailing npaso@urbangracetacoma.org.
If you have additional
questions, please direct them to Nicolette Paso, Urban Grace Pastoral and
Program Associate, at npaso@urbangracetacoma.org, or 253.272.2184, x106.
Application and Entries
Deadline: MARCH 24, 2010
Poet Laureate Announced: Late April, 2010
Tenure: April 2010 – April
2011.