HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-01-27 Poet Laureate Committee Minutes North Andover Poet Laureate Committee Minutes
Monday,January 27, 2025 6:00 PM online only
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Attendees: PLCchair:Karen Kline, PLC members: Dan Speers,Christa Lamb,Graham Jackson,Signe Spencer
Past Poet Laureate: Mark Bohrer
1. Reviewed and approved Minutes from 1/8/25 meeting
2. Anne Bradstreet Poetry Contest 2025 Fifth Anniversary
Theme:
Growing Our Community—Planting Seeds of Poetry
3. Contest Schedule
• Announcement Date: Feb 1(goal)
• Contest Entries Close:April 1
• Winners Announced:April17
• Contest Celebration on Common:Sat May 3(May 10 rai n date)
• ACTION Followup: Karen—reserve common/bandstand with town (both dates)
4. Contest Rules
5. Contest Input/Prep
• website status —Christa
ACTION: Karen —send Christa promo/writeup about poetry celebration on common
ACTION: Mark—send Christa YouTube links.
• ContestPrompts —Signe & Graham
Proposal for Three Prompts:Elementary(Gr K-2,5`"and MS, HS and Adult)
• Contest Announcement Email —from lastyear's anncon google drive - Mark
send by Feb 1st
6. Contest Promotion:
• New yard signs
• Flyer for stores —Mark
• NA Poets Corner/FB announcement—Mark -when we have website ready to go
7. Contest Funding
• ACTION: Karen—contact Mark DiSalvo &Melissa Rodrigues
o Ask town to create a wayfor people to donate to PL committee.
o Haverhill does this through the town.
• Ask for contribution supportto help us payforsigns and promotion
0 3 levels ($50,$100,$200)
o Use Contest Flyer,talk aboutcontest5th yearAnne Bradstreet history in town,Valleyof the Poets
• Idea to have a poem written bylocal poetto displayin a restaurant?
8. Anthology book—idea to publish poems from previous years
o Getfundingfrom merchants
9. Upcoming Poetry Events
• Feb 1—Christa,Jason and Mark- Diverging Poets of New England —First Parish Billerica
• April for National Poetry Month/The First Step at Stevens Memorial Library
• An International Zoom event/"Anne Read 'Round the World for Peace"/June 2025?
10. New Poet Laureate
11. New Business
12. Next Meeting—February V,6:00 PM