Poets invited to submit poems for ‘Poetry Moves’ program
VANCOUVER — The nonprofit Artstra is accepting submissions for Season 14 of its ‘Poetry Moves‘ program in collaboration with C-TRAN, for a new group of poems to be showcased on C-TRAN buses beginning October 2024.
The program welcomes poets of any age living in the greater Vancouver-Portland regional area served by C-TRAN and surrounding counties. This includes residents of Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties.
A maximum of two poems may be submitted, each of which must not exceed seven lines and must be the poet’s original work. Nine poems will be selected by 2016 Jack Straw Fellow Robert Lashley, who will generously provide a tenth poem of his own to complete the Season 14 collection. All poets selected will receive a $100 honorarium.
More information including detailed guidelines and submission form can be found at artstra.org/submit-poetry. The deadline for submitting poems is August 20.
About Poetry Moves
Poetry Moves is a program of Artstra in collaboration with C-TRAN, providing poetry on bus channel cards in all C-TRAN buses. Every year ten new poems by local and regional poets or student poets are selected. All buses in the C-TRAN fleet display two different poem cards. Learn more at artstra.org/poetry-moves.
About Artstra
As an arts advocacy independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Artstra’s vision is to champion a robust arts community in southwest Washington. Artstra’s mission is to be a catalyst for building out the arts infrastructure in the region with the objective of creating a cohesive and united arts community. Learn more at artstra.org.
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