Florence Spoken Word

Poetry Contest

Up to $250 first prize!

 

June 6, 2015

3:00 - 4:00 PM registration for poets

4:00 PM readings begin

Participant entry fee: $10

Cost: $5 for audience

OPEN MIC IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CONTEST

Location: At the New KB Gallery! 120 Maple Street, Old Town Florence

 

COMPETITION RULES:

All poetry must be original. Maximum reading time will be 3 minutes.

 

JUNE  JURORS:

TBD

Karen Brown, Lane Community College Writing Instructor

 

Florence Spoken Word

Call to poets throughout the region! Florence's Spoken Word organizes a monthly contest with a "winner take all" up to $250 cash prize for the first place.  Poets may register 1 poem which must be read under three minutes.  The last event drew over 26 poets who delivered many thought provoking and animated performances.

 

The goal of the Florence Spoken Word events are to organize, stimulate and unify regional poets through the synergy of these creative and insightful poetry readings.

 

If the event generates more than $250 in entry fees, the proceeds will go towards future events, possibly 2nd and 3rd place prizes, and the publication of a chap book portraying all winning poems alongside 12 donated works of art created at the Kenneth B Gallery.

 

Jurors will change monthly and are eligible to participate in previous or future contests.

 

1ST PLACE POEMS

Sprint to Life, by Noah Schultz

Power, by Robert White