Poetry - viainfo.netPoetry on the Move Contest beginning October 1, 2016. Entries are due by...
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wher d in places the most h ged, famil and See reverse for details. VIA Metropolitan Transit will accept poems for the annual Poetry on the Move Contest beginning October 1, 2016. Entries are due by Thursday, November 10, 2016. Winning entries will be printed and placed on VIA buses and vans for passengers to enjoy during National Poetry Month, April 2017. Poetry on the Move 8th Annual Contest
Transcript of Poetry - viainfo.netPoetry on the Move Contest beginning October 1, 2016. Entries are due by...
The old sheets have worn to comfort
with the years,
smooth where they used to be rough,
tattered in places where arguments
were the most heated; now they are
an aged, familiar skin to be climbed into,
freckles and all, a lullaby of cotton fabric
against a wrinkled sleep.
Do not be timid:
plunge your hands in.
Bring to your lips fistfuls
of tingling sea foam.
Gulp great draughts of blue
with abandon, then
lick sweet vanilla icing
from your fingers.
See reverse for details.
VIA Metropolitan Transit will accept poems for the annual Poetry on the Move Contest beginning October 1, 2016.
Entries are due by Thursday, November 10, 2016.
Winning entries will be printed and placed on VIA buses and vans for
passengers to enjoy during National Poetry Month,
April 2017.
Poetry on the Move
8th Annual
Contest
Judges and their families, and VIA Metropolitan Transit employees and their families, are not eligible to participate in this contest.
Contest is open to entries from South and Central Texas.
POSTMARK DEADLINE: Thursday, November 10, 2016
Send poems to: VIA Metropolitan Transit Jerri Ann Jones Community Relations Coordinator P.O. Box 12489 San Antonio, TX [email protected]
To view past winning poems, please visit:Facebook.com/VIAtransit andInstagram.com/VIAtransit.
For more information, call Jerri Ann Jones at (210) 362-2381.VIAinfo.net
A CALL FOR POETRY SUBMISSIONS • Accepting poems beginning
October 1, 2016.• Must be at least 18 years of age. • Up to three poems may be submitted per
person. 10-line limit per poem, which includes title and spaces.
• Submissions require a cover letter.• Each poem must be on a separate page. • DO NOT place your name or other
identifying information on the poems themselves.
• Poems must be typed.• All poems must be original work. • No previously published poems accepted. • Poets will retain all rights for future
publication. • Poems will not be returned. • Winners will be notified by mail.
Submissions must be: • Understandable by a wide audience. • Free of any offensive language.
Submit a typed cover letter that includes: • The title (or first line) of each poem. • Your name, address, phone number, and
email address.• A one line bio. • A signed permission line which reads: “I, _____________________, give
VIA Metropolitan Transit permission to use my poem(s) on their buses, vans, or other agency publications as well as in National Poetry Month San Antonio publicity.”
Contest is open to entries from South and Central Texas.
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Poetry on the Move
8th Annual
Contest
