The 10,000 Poems Project
Sunday January 22, 2006
from The National Steinbeck Center & Hartnell College in Salinas, California (with thanks to Anny Ballardini of fieralingue Poets’ Corner & the NewPoetry list for posting the announcement):
Public poets & laureates mostly strive to bring poetry to the people -- the 10,000 Poems Project’s mission is to call forth poetry from the people. The Project is part of the Steinbeck Chair, an artist in residence program at Hartnell College sponsored in collaboration with the National Steinbeck Center, the Salinas Libraries, Partners for Peace & the Western Stage, whose aim is to serve as “a catalyst for community collaboration in support of literacy and scholarship in the Salinas Valley, in celebration of literature and the arts, and to foster pride in our communities’ rich cultural heritage.” Lawson Fusao Inada, “the poet laureate of Japanese America,” is the 2005/2006 Steinbeck Chair.
“As a part of the Steinbeck Chair program, we are looking for all kinds of poets – school students to retirees, novice beginners to published Pulitzer Prize-winning poets to create 10,000 poems over one year. We are looking for writers from diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Poems can reflect the rich cultural heritage of the Salinas Valley or be representative of the specific place you call home. The 10,000 Poems Project seeks to celebrate the lives of our fellow residents and their personal journeys. Poems can be on whatever topic you wish, and do not need to relate to or mention John Steinbeck.
“All forms of poetry will be accepted. The poems do not have to rhyme! The poems can be serious, witty, heartfelt, light, pure fantasy, historically based, realistic, free verse, sonnets – in short, what ever strikes your fancy. There is no line limit. Multiple submissions are permitted. Previously published poems are also accepted as long as the rights still belong to the author. All poems will be considered for publication in Hartnell College’s literary journal, The Homestead Review.”
Related articles:
“Eatin’ With Sticks,” a poem by Lawson Fusao Inada, with links to buy his books
Public poets & laureates mostly strive to bring poetry to the people -- the 10,000 Poems Project’s mission is to call forth poetry from the people. The Project is part of the Steinbeck Chair, an artist in residence program at Hartnell College sponsored in collaboration with the National Steinbeck Center, the Salinas Libraries, Partners for Peace & the Western Stage, whose aim is to serve as “a catalyst for community collaboration in support of literacy and scholarship in the Salinas Valley, in celebration of literature and the arts, and to foster pride in our communities’ rich cultural heritage.” Lawson Fusao Inada, “the poet laureate of Japanese America,” is the 2005/2006 Steinbeck Chair.
“As a part of the Steinbeck Chair program, we are looking for all kinds of poets – school students to retirees, novice beginners to published Pulitzer Prize-winning poets to create 10,000 poems over one year. We are looking for writers from diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Poems can reflect the rich cultural heritage of the Salinas Valley or be representative of the specific place you call home. The 10,000 Poems Project seeks to celebrate the lives of our fellow residents and their personal journeys. Poems can be on whatever topic you wish, and do not need to relate to or mention John Steinbeck.
“All forms of poetry will be accepted. The poems do not have to rhyme! The poems can be serious, witty, heartfelt, light, pure fantasy, historically based, realistic, free verse, sonnets – in short, what ever strikes your fancy. There is no line limit. Multiple submissions are permitted. Previously published poems are also accepted as long as the rights still belong to the author. All poems will be considered for publication in Hartnell College’s literary journal, The Homestead Review.”
Related articles:
“Eatin’ With Sticks,” a poem by Lawson Fusao Inada, with links to buy his books
Comments
No comments yet. Leave a Comment