HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-02-03 Poet Laureate Committee Minutes North Andover Poet Laureate Committee Minutes
Monday, February 3,2025 6:00 PM online only
Public access email:poetemaiIs@northandoverma.gov
Attendees: PLC chair: Karen Kline, PLC members: Dan Speers,Graham Jackson,Signe Spencer
Past Poet Laureate:Mark Bohrer Not present:Christa Lamb
1. Review Minutes from 1/27/25 meeting-APPROVED
2.Town of North Andover line item for contributions to Poet Laureate Committee
ACTION: Karen—confirm mechanism and proposed fund name with Melissa Rodrigues
Fund Name: NA Poet Laureate Committee—Anne Bradstreet Fund
3.Anne Bradstreet Poetry Contest 2025 Fifth Anniversary
Theme: Growing Our Community—Planting Seeds of Poetry
4.Contest I nput/Prep
•webs ite status—Christa
•ACTI ON:Chri sta:Ca n you ma ke the s u bmi ss i on button send a n ema i I to a nnebra dstreetpoetrycontest@gma i I.com. I tested i t,
but no email was received.
•ACTION: Karen—send Christa promo/wri teup about poetry celebration on common
• DONE:Ma rk—send Chri sta YouTube I i nks.
•Contest Prompts—
•ACTION:Graham:format prompts for each age category
•ACTION: Mark:Send Graham past prompts and poetry form prompt from this year
•Three Prompts:1)Gr K-2 2)Gr 3-5, 3) MS, HS and Adult
•Contest Announcement Email —from lastyear's annc on google drive
•ACTION: Mark—format one for schools and one for general submitters
•ACTI ON: Ka ren—send Ma rk ema i I s
•ACTI ON: Ma rk or Si gne—col I ect s uperi ntendent,pri nci pa I a nd Engl i s h tea cher ema i I s from North Andover a nd Andover
• Ma rk or Si gne to send—poss i bl y by Sunday Feb 9th when rea dy
•Contest Coordi nator thi s yea r:Si gne
5.Contest Promotion:
• New ya rd s i gns—ACTI ON: Ma rk—get quote from previ ous s i gn compa ny
• Flyer for stores—Mark
• NA Poets Corner/FB announcement—Mark -when we have webs ite ready to go
6.Contest Fund Raising
•After Town funding in place:Ask for contribution s upport to help us pay for signs and promotion
3 levels ($50,$100,$200)
Use Contest Flyer,talk about contest 5th year,Anne Bradstreet history in town,Va I I ey of the Poets
• Idea to have a poem written by local poetto display in a restaurant?
7. Not Discussed
Anthol ogy book—i dea to pu bl i s h poems from previ ous yea rs
New Poet La ureate
8. New Bus i ness -none
9. Next Meeting—Tue Feb 11th 6:30 PM