Grand Rapids Public Library: 54th Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition

Grand Rapids MI

20 February, 2022

10:26 AM

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Press release from Grand Rapids Public Library: About the Annual Kent County Dyer-Ives Poetry CompetitionThe Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition was started in 1968 by poet James Allen at the urging of John Hunting, the founder of the Dyer-Ives Foundation, to encourage excellence in writing and to provide recognition for local work of high quality. The annual contest is open to poets ages 5 through adult who reside in Kent County. Submissions are open Feb 1 – 28, 2022. Winners selected in different categories have their poems published in Voices, receive a cash award, and participate in a reading. This press release was produced by Grand Rapids Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.