A pair of anonymous poet judges will look through the submissions and choose one
poem each month and it will be printed in the Daily News. I, as the City of
Nanaimo’s inaugural poet laureate, will comment on the chosen poem so you can
see why we liked it, and also to encourage you to write poetry.
The rules are simple:
1.
You should be a resident of the Nanaimo Regional
District;
2.
The poem should be solely written by you (If your poem is selected you will be
asked to sign a declaration that the poem is your work alone and that you have
the rights to it. Submissions from people under 18 will require a parent’s
signature)
3.
The poem must be about Nanaimo (places and events – its past, present, future,
places you like visiting, the cultural aspects, sports… whatever inspires you)
and should be no more than 30 lines (200 words)
4.
The poems can be touching, funny, insightful, bitingly witty or angry, but will
not be considered if they contain obscenities or promote hatred or prejudice
5.
E-mail two copies of your poem as a pdf attachment (in Times New Roman, 12
point). One copy should have your name, address, e-mail, and phone # written
above the poem; the other should contain only the poem
6.
Send them to callingallpoets@nanaimo.ca with the subject matter “poetry
submission.”
7.
There is no deadline, so just keep those Nanaimo poems coming in whenever
creativity strikes.
We
thank all poets in advance for their submissions, but only those poets whose
poems have been selected will be contacted. Keep a copy of your submission as
it will not be returned to you. All poems submitted will be kept for
consideration for inclusion in a possible anthology to be printed next year.
So calling all
Nanaimo district poets – Let’s celebrate poetry. Let’s
hear your voices.
Get creative about Nanaimo and send us your results.
Naomi Beth Wakan
