WORDS ON WHEELS POETRY CONTEST

Bloomington Transit and MATRIX want to put your poem on the buses!

WORDS ON WHEELS POETRY CONTEST RULES:

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This contest is over - rules provided as an archive copy. A panel of community judges have choosen the best poems to display on the buses. Poems were judged in two age categories: 17 and under, and 18 and older. MATRIX staff and Bloomington Transit employees are ineligible. One poem per author. Poems or excerpts of poems should be no more than 12 lines, each line under 60 characters. Submissions must include: six (6) hard copies of the poem WITHOUT the author's name on the copies, and a cover page with: author's name age address phone number e-mail address (if available) and a short (100 words or less) biography should be attached to the poem copies. A computer disk with the poem and cover information would be appreciated, but is not required. We will not consider poems that discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, economic status, color or creed. Authors of poems selected to appear on the Bloomington Transit buses will be notified by phone or e-mail. A chapbook of the winning poetry will be available for browsing at public venues after the poems have left the buses. SUBMISSION Drop Points: Bloomington Transit (130 W. Grimes Lane) Bloomingfood's Borders Cappucino's College Mall Information Desk Howard's Bookstore IU English Department (Ballantine Hall, 4th Floor), Soma Deadline for submitting your poem is 12 p.m. noon Friday February 23, 2001.

Sponsored by Bloomington Transit and MATRIX, a space for literary and visual arts.

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