Last year we had great success with our community-written poem based on our theme, “Poetry for a Change.” We would like to invite you to write a line for our new theme “United Poetry Service: Poems for the People”!
We will read the 2021 Community Poem at 4:45pm at the Carrboro Town Commons, and also publish the final work on westendpoetryfestival.org for all to read.
Ready? Follow these instructions:
- Choose one of the two following options, based on our location and our theme:
- Option 1: Create a line of poetry that has a reference to Carrboro, or some other place or geographical feature in North Carolina.
- Option 2: Create a line of poetry that has one of these words in it: United, Poetry, or Service.
- Length: 100 characters or less
- One submission per poet
- Submit your line of poetry by filling out this submission form.
- Due date: submit before Oct. 15 at 11:59pm ET to be included in the publication on this website during the festival ( on Saturday).
Example Option 1 (reference to Carrboro):
“Feeling free in Carrboro is our destiny”
Example Option 2 (reference to United):
“All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.”
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Example Option 2 (includes the word “Poetry“):
“Poetry is an echo asking a shadow to dance”
—Carl Sandburg
Example Option 2 (includes the word “Service“):
“The Fruit of Service is Peace”
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DISCLAIMER: The Carrboro Poet’s Council and Town of Carrboro reserve the right to select lines based on appropriateness for the community and Festival.
*Examples selected by Carrboro Poets Council Member Paul Jones.
