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South Carolina's Poet Laureate, Marjory
Wentworth, and a committee of faculty and staff at the Medical University of
South Carolina have been engaged to acquire work by SC poets for public spaces in
a new MUSC medical facility Accepted poems will be included in a chapbook that
will be available to patients and staff. Selected lines, phrases and poems will
be displayed in select areas of the building. Deadline June 15, 2008 and $200 for accepted poems.
There
are three categories for poets to consider:
"South Carolina - A Sense of Place": Publicly
Displayed Poems
Priority will be given to works that "embody the extraordinary physical
and cultural attributes of the state of South
Carolina." Contributors are invited to
consider the ways in which the natural world has always offered poets metaphors
about the beauty and mystery and cycles of life; as well as, the inherent
healing quality of landscape. In general, it is suggested that these
poems embody a sense of comfort, hope and the humanistic spirit.
"Ekphrastic Poems" Poetry about art: Poems that respond
directly to the space and/or art on display at MUSC
Interested poets can view art on web site by clicking here.
Poems Displayed in Staff Only Areas Poems that will be displayed and
available in staff only areas could deal more directly with the medical
profession. Poems dealing directly with illness, acceptance, healing, and
compassion will all be appropriate. Poems that celebrate the higher
purpose of those in the medical field and the inherently humanistic quality of
that work would also be appropriate; as well as poems that describe the dignity
of all patients.
Eligibility
Requirement -
Poets must be 18 years of age or older at the time of application.
Submission
Materials
A one page biographical sketch along with full contact information (including
e-mail, address, and phone numbers) must accompany the poems.
NOTE: Submissions will not be returned.
Submission
Guidelines:
Poems must be under 50 lines.
Previously published work is acceptable. Prose poems are acceptable.
Poets may submit no more than three poems. It does not matter which category;
it could be three poems in one category or one poem in each of the three
categories.
Submissions
may be sent in the following two ways:
US
Mail - Please make sure your name and contact information is on the
cover sheet only for identification purposes. Please send to: Marjory Wentworth, SC
Poet Laureate, 1055 Royalist Rd.,
Mt.Pleasant, SC
29464
E-Mail - Please indicate in the subject line - MUSC Poetry
Acquisition Project and send to marjwpub@bellsouth.net
Selection
Process - An acquisitions committee will review submitted materials and
make recommendations. The committee is comprised of professionals and
representatives of MUSC or its designated appointees.
$200.00 compensation for accepted poems.
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