HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-02-11 Poet Laureate Committee Minutes North Andover Poet Laureate Committee Minutes
Tuesday, February 11,2025 6:30 PM online only
Public access email:poetemaiIs@northandoverma.gov
Present:PLC chair:Karen Kline, PLC members: Dan Speers,Graham Jackson, Past Poet Laureate:Mark Bohrer
Mi cha el Fi negol d, Dave Kres (Sel ect Boa rd)
Not present:Si gne Spencer,Chri sta Lamb
1. Review Minutes last meeting—Feb 3rd meeting—APPROVED
2.Town of North Andover line item for contributions to Poet Laureate Committee
- Li n e i tem c rea ted:
o Fund Name:NA Poet Laureate Committee—Anne Bradstreet Fund
ACTION:Karen—get line item number to use for reimbursement requests.
3. Review contest prompt
-ACTION:Graham-Add mention of Rap,Free verse,Specul a r poetry&perhaps combine into Vi I I a nel le and Sonnet section.
4.Website—Christa —ACTIONS:
-connect submit button to annebradstreetpoetrycontest@gmail.com
-post contest prompt doc on webs i to for down I oa d
-minor formatting cleanup
-contest rules
-bul I etize&i ndent categori es
-buI Ietize how to submit your poem
-add some spacing lines to improve ease of readability
-change contest opens date to Feb 15
-Karen—sent Christa a short history
- ACTION:Mark—send history of contest themes &poetry celebration on common
-include YoutTube links to past events here
5. Revi ew Announcement ema i I -Ma rk
-emai I I ist for school superi ntendents, pri nci pals, Engl i s h teachers, past teacher submitters -owner?
-send by Thursday Feb 15
6.Contest Promotion
-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 on FB—Ma rk
- Contest Promo—North Andover CAM&Andover CAM
Not Discussed Tonight
7.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?
8.Other topics
Anthol ogy book—i dea to pu bl i s h poems from previ ous yea rs
New Poet La ureate
9. New Bus i ness—none
10. Next Meeting -Monday Feb 24 6:30 PM