34th Annual Poetry Contest at C.W. Post
Campus
January 5, 2000 - Students, faculty, staff and alumni of the
C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University are invited to submit
their original unpublished poems to the 34th Annual Poetry Contest,
sponsored by the C.W. Post Poetry Center, the English Department,
the Academy of American Poets, and Poets & Writers.
One undergraduate poet will receive the John and Agnes McCarten
Memorial Award of $100; four $75 awards will go to the best poems
in the following categories: graduate, alumni, faculty and staff.
Deadline for submission is February 18, 2000. The Poetry
Awards night will be held April 13, 2000 and will feature Molly
Peacock reading her poetry and presenting the awards. The winning
poems will be printed in the evening's program and the winners
will read their poems to the audience at the ceremony.
Poems should be delivered to the Poetry Contest boxes in the
English Department, Humanities Hall, or mailed to: Poetry Contest
Boxes, English Department, C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University,
720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548-1300. All winners will
be notified by mail.
For additional information, eligibility and rules, contact
the English Department at (516) 299-2391.
