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New Words 2010 Poetry Contest ReadingEvent Date: Sunday, April 25by Allison Tillinger Schmid, Assistant to the Director |
On Sunday, April 25, sixty-five people attended the museum’s 16th annual poetry reading and enjoyed a delightful afternoon of poetry. John Minczeski from Minnesota read exerts from two of his books published by The University of Akron Press: Circle Routes and A Letter to Serafin.
After Minczeski, the seven winning poets from the museum’s New Words 2010 poetry contest read their poems. Over 250 poets submitted a total of 675 poems to this year’s poetry contest. Congratulations to the following winners:
First Place
Steven Coughlin, Athens, “For the El Camino”
Second Place
Karen Schubert, Youngstown, “Brink”
Third Place
Rebecca Morgan Frank, Cincinnati, “City Morning”
Honorable Mentions
Shelley Chernin, Gates Mills, “Above it All”
Bill Ebert, Hudson, “First Car”
Roger Craik, Ashtabula, “View of Delft”
Keith Woodruff, Akron, “Merchant Marine”
The winning poems can be found on the museum’s website: http://www.akronartmuseum.org/calendar/details.php?unid=1275
After Minczeski, the seven winning poets from the museum’s New Words 2010 poetry contest read their poems. Over 250 poets submitted a total of 675 poems to this year’s poetry contest. Congratulations to the following winners:
First Place
Steven Coughlin, Athens, “For the El Camino”
Second Place
Karen Schubert, Youngstown, “Brink”
Third Place
Rebecca Morgan Frank, Cincinnati, “City Morning”
Honorable Mentions
Shelley Chernin, Gates Mills, “Above it All”
Bill Ebert, Hudson, “First Car”
Roger Craik, Ashtabula, “View of Delft”
Keith Woodruff, Akron, “Merchant Marine”
The winning poems can be found on the museum’s website: http://www.akronartmuseum.org/calendar/details.php?unid=1275
