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Celebrating Rural Poetry

Please join the Nebraska Writing Project in a poetry event that celebrates and reflects rural life in Nebraska . The purpose of this program is to help make rural poetry more visible, especially the poetry of rural young adults.   

  

WHO IS A POET?

 

All grade nine through twelve students in NSAA classified B, C and D schools.   

THE PROCESS

Participating high schools will choose the poetry of two students. Each of these students will submit one to three poems reflective of that student's rural place. These poems will be sent to the Nebraska Writing Project at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln , where they will be read by Nebraska State Poet William Kloefkorn and Nebraska poet Twyla Hanesn. Eight to ten Nebraska student poets will be selected to have their writing published on the Nebraska Writing Project website and participate in public readings at various venues in the state, including a reading on May 4 at the State Capitol alongside William Kloefkorn and Twyla Hansen.

Important Dates

April 16, 2007 : Deadline for submission of poetry. (All hardcopy submissions to be

postmarked on or before April 13, 2006.)

April 27, 2007: Poets showcased at NeWP Spring Gathering in Lincoln .

May 4, 2007 : Poetry reading at Nebraska State Capitol with Kloefkorn and Hansen.   

 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

 

  • All student work will be submitted via both email AND a hardcopy mailed to the physical address (use addresses listed under Robert E. Brooke's name).
  • All work should be titled and students' names should be left off poems.
  • Every student submitting work must fill out the permission form found on the Nebraska Writing Project website.
  • Every student submitting work should include a cover sheet including contact information and title of poem.
  • Submissions not following guidelines or exceeding school limit will not be considered.  

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