Poetry of Place 2016

The Poetry of Place Celebration 2016

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Please join the Nebraska Writing Project in an annual poetry event that reflects life in Nebraska. The purpose of this program is to encourage Nebraska students to write poetry about place and to make that poetry more visible. 

All Nebraska students, grades one through twelve, are encouraged to submit an original poem, reflective of that student’s ‘place’ to their teacher.   Nine to twelve 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 1st, 2016 in the Warner Chamber at the State Capitol Building alongside Nebraska poets Twyla Hansen and Matt Mason.  (Read poetry from previous years.)

THE PROCESS

(Please review carefully, as submissions not meeting guidelines may not be considered.  Note April 1st, 2016 submission deadline.)
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Students grades 1-12:

• Write an original poem, reflective of your 'place' and submit it to your teacher.

• Select poems from your school, no more than four from each of three grade divisions (grades 1-5, 6-8,  and 9-12).   Please coordinate within your school to select no more than 12 poems per school.  Additional poems will not be considered.
• Label selected poems: with Title, student's grade, and student initials only, no names
• Submit poems as word docs (no pdfs) mail attachments to:  newppoetryofplace@gmail.com in document form 
• Complete the on-line cover letter for each poem chosen for submission
  
•  Collect signed permission forms from parents, 
• scan and email, or
• mail signed copies to:  Stacey Waite at: swaite2@unl.edu

Direct Questions to:

• Stacey Waite
  Acting Director, Nebraska Writing Project
  Department of English
  202 Andrews Hall
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Lincoln , NE 68588-0333
  (402) 472-3191
  swaite2@unl.edu

April 1^st, 2016:  Deadline for receipt of all materials  at NeWP  (including parent/guardian permission forms).  Incomplete/late entries will not be considered.
April 18^th , 2016:  Notification of results--selected poets and sponsoring teachers via mail, others via by email
May 6^th, 2016: Poetry reading at Nebraska State Capitol (Warner Chamber) with Nebraska poets Twyla Hansen and Matt Mason.

TEACHER RESOURCE MATERIALS:

• Encouraging Student Writing about Place
• Books and Other Resources for Poets and Teachers

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