OUR MISSION
To support lifelong literacy and cultural diversity through the writing, reading, performing, and teaching of poetry in Northwest schools and communities.Matt Gano
Phyllis L. Ennes Poetry Contest
The Skagit River Poetry Foundation has announced a new Phyllis L. Ennes Poetry Contest open to all Pacific Northwest poets, from Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana. Renowned national poet Ellen Bass will serve as judge of the contest, which honors the powerful Northwest arts advocate Ennes, who died earlier this year. Poets are asked to submit three previously unpublished works to skagitcontest@gmail.com. Be sure to include contact information in a cover letter: your name, your home address, your email, and your phone number. Unlimited submissions. There is a reading fee of $15 for each three poem submission. Make checks payable to SRPF, PO Box 238, La Conner, WA, 98257. Deadline: October 15, 2013. The winner, to be announced in April 2014, will be invited to join the lineup of the May 2014 Skagit River Poetry Festival and will have his/her poem published in the festival’s anthology. For more information, contact Executive Director, Molly McNulty at directorsrpp@gmail.com
Since 1998, we have put poets in 3,000 classrooms,
for 1,000 days, inspiring more than 400,000 students
in the appreciation and creation of poetry.
“These master poets change students’ lives when they enter our area classrooms. They help students see inside themselves,
help them find wonder in the world around them, lead them in the joy of discovering all that poetry makes possible.”
Molly McNulty, Director
We Need Your Help
Volunteers are the heartbeat of our project. Without the hours of work our volunteers give, the Skagit River Poetry Project and Festival would not be possible. Click on the green volunteer icon below to see the volunteer calendar. We will begin our volunteer recruitment in mid-February 2014, so save the date.
If you have questions, please email to linda.talman@gmail.com.
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