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What is poetry of the sacred?
Poetry that expresses, directly or indirectly, a sense of the holy or
that, by its mode of expression, evokes the sacred. The tone may be religious,
prophetic, or contemplative.
Contest Guidelines
- Deadline for submissions: Received by December 31, 2009.
- First Prize, $500; Three Honorable Mention Prizes, $100 each.
- Winning Poems will be published in The Merton Seasonal, a publication
of scholarly articles about noted spiritual leader Thomas Merton and
will be posted on the Merton Institute web site: www.mertoninstitute.org.
- Only ONE unpublished poem type written in English may be submitted.
- Please limit the poem to no more than 100 lines.
- Type your name, address, phone number, FAX number, email address,
and the title of your poem on a cover page. Attach (1) one copy of your
titled poem to the cover page.
- Submit your poem on a page with no identifying information.
All identifying information should be on your cover page.
Submit poem to: Merton Institute, 2117 Payne Street, Louisville, KY 40206 or email
to: vhurst@mertoninstitute.org
as a Word 2003 document attachment.
- No Faxed entries will be accepted.
- No poems will be returned.
- Poems will be judged on literary excellence, spiritual tenor, and human authenticity.
- Winners will be announced by April 1, 2010. Please visit the Institute
website for contest results.
- All contestants will be notified via email of the contest results.
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