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2025 Poetry Contest

Third Annual
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How to Enter: 

Entrants should submit one unpublished poem in any style or form up to 50 lines, along with a one-sentence bio. 

See details and rules here.

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Former EAC Board member Charles “Chick” Moore established the Eastport Arts Center Prize for Poetry to bring people together through the power of poetry, to help strengthen bonds within our communities, and to provide an outlet to those poets who may lack an arena to share their creative output.

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This Year's Theme is “Work,” and it can be interpreted broadly. Poets can write about their jobs, their careers, or even the places they work (fishermen, for example, can write about the ocean). It can concern past, present, or even dream jobs. Poems can also illustrate people’s thoughts and feelings toward working. For the youth category, poets 18 and younger can write about their schools, classes, future jobs, or even their parents’ work. The category is nearly as broad as you want to make it.

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Submissions Open: March 1, 2025

Contest Ends: May 31, 2025

Awards Ceremony: Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 6 pm, at Eastport Arts Center. 
$900 in cash prizes will be awarded!

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Questions? Email: eastportpoetry@gmail.com

Programs like this contest are made possible by large donors and small. Every bit helps. If you would like to contribute you can do it HERE.

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