There is no charge for entry. All work must be original and can be published or unpublished. All entries must be submitted online by September 19. For more information, contact Dr. Ethel Rackin at Ethel.Rackin@bucks.edu.
The search is on for the 49th Bucks County Poet Laureate, according to Bucks County Community College Professor Ethel Rackin, director of the longest-running poet laureate program in Pennsylvania.
Entrants must be Bucks County residents over age 18 who have never previously served as poet laureate, explained Dr. Rackin, a language and literature professor at BCCC, which administers the program.
Each entrant must submit an entry form with 10 original poems of any style, form, or length to the College’s School of Language and Literature. Entries must be submitted online by Friday, September 19.
The winner receives a $500 honorarium, a proclamation from the Bucks County Commissioners, and a reading and reception at Bucks County Community College with 2024 Poet Laureate Lake Angela, contest judges, and contest runners-up.
There is no charge for entry. All work must be original and can be published or unpublished. All entries must be submitted online by September 19. For more information, contact Dr. Ethel Rackin at Ethel.Rackin@bucks.edu.
Entry guidelines: https://bucksedu.wufoo.com/forms/qel0hld106wfv0/