Memorial Day Poetry Contest
Sponsored by the Winchester Soldiers’ Monument Commission
www.soldiersmonumentwinsted.org
During the Memorial Day (May 25th) ceremony in the East End Park in Winsted, the Soldiers’ Monument Commission will include a reading of a new poem.
This year, the commission is opening submissions for an original poem to all residents of town regardless of their age. The selected poem will be read during the Memorial Day ceremony by the writer or a designated person.
Guidelines for submissions:
Original poem with a Memorial Day theme.
Reading length should be no more than two minutes.
One poem entry per person.
Submissions deadline: May 1.
All submission to be e-mailed in a Word Document format as attachment.
Email to: jjb06098@yahoo.com
Entries must include: Name, Physical Address, Email, Telephone.
Writer of the chosen poem will receive a $50 cash prize.