Sonoma poets are invited to submit their light and rhymed verse to the Sonoma Festival of Light and Rhymed Verse scheduled for Sunday, May 21, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Sonoma's Trinity Episcopal Church, 275 E. Spain St. Submissions can be made in one or all three categories: four lines; eight to 16 lines; over 16. The deadline for submissions is Saturday, May 6. For more information or submissions, contact Patricia Bradley at bradley2006@gmail.com.
Another poetry contest, entitled 'The History of Sonoma County,' invites local writers to submit poems about the history of Sonoma County. Poems selected from this contest will be displayed at Sebastopol Center for the Arts and winners will be invited to attend and read their winning poem at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts on June 10. The contest juror is Sonoma County Poet Laureate Iris Jamahl Dunkle. Dunkle is the author of two poetry collections, 'Gold Passage' (2013) and 'There's a Ghost in this Machine of Air' (2015).
The entry deadline is Monday, May 1. Youth, teens and adults are invited to submit their work and may submit up to three entries per contestant. The fee for adults is $8 for members of the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, $10 for non-members, and $5 for youth entries age 18 and under.
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