Davis Grove Haiku and Nature Poetry Contest
"Words to Weigh"
The Port Authority of Kansas City, Missouri and The Writers Place have partnered to give Kansas City poets the opportunity for their words to inspire and sustain those who walk or ride the Riverfront Heritage Trail.
Submission Guidelines
- The contest is open to all residents of Kansas or Missouri
- Submissions will be received by email only
- Submit no more than three (3) poems as an email attachment. Submission of more than three poems will disqualify all poems from consideration.
- Submissions will be blind. Submit a cover letter with name, address, phone number, and email address, with the first line of each poem submitted, as a separate attachment. Do not put identifying information on the poems themselves.
- Submit poems and separate cover letter to: wordstoweigh@writersplace.org
- Submit poems by September 15, 2010.
- Submissions must be the original work of the author and be unpublished.
- Submissions must be no longer than four lines
- Subject matter of submissions should relate to themes such as rivers or other area waterways, docks, wharfs, the Riverfront Heritage Trail, and other nature-based images suitable for poetry similar (but not limited) to haiku and relating to the mission and goals of the KC Port Authority (see www.kcportauthority.com).
WINNERS: Four winning entries will be selected. Each winning entry will receive a $100 prize; each winning poem will be engraved onto a historic concrete barge anchor to be situated in Davis Grove within the Riverfront West area along Riverfront Heritage Trail in Kansas City, Missouri. Winners will participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Davis Grove project in the Fall of 2010.
The Port Authority's mission is "to enhance the economic vitality of Kansas City, MO as a redevelopment entity through transportation, trade, commerce, and riverfront development within the statutory authority granted by the State of Missouri and the City of Kansas City.
