From our good friend Andy:

~ Poetry In Transit seeks a few good writers ~

 

Poetry In Transit, an award-winning community program, invites your participation.  This year-old project, patterned after London’s successful Poems on the Underground, displays poetry in advertising space on all Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) buses.  In 2007, its inaugural year, Poetry In Transit included 12 well-known writers such as Rumi, Millay, Basho, Nash, and Dickinson.  This year, the project expands its scope with the work of local poets.  The poems stay up for one year, with a monthly rotation so that riders can see all poems over time.

 

You are a valued part of the creative community here in Wyoming Valley, and Poetry In Transit is a way to honor that.  Last year, the project got outstanding press coverage in local newspapers, on the radio, and online.  We also won several regional and state PR awards. 

 

We would love to have one of your poems on the bus!

 

Here are the specs:

 

Poems of 8 lines or less

Theme: anything you think relevant, without profanity or outright political verse (LCTA’s guidelines)

Placard size: 36 (width) x 11 (height) inches

Background white, with only a few visuals to enrich the reading experience

 

Design: We have a designer on staff, Mark Golaszewski

 

Email your poetry to: mischelle.anthony@wilkes.edu

 

Deadline: June 15, 2008

 

 

~ Thank you for considering Poetry In Transit! ~