2024 Poetry Showcase
Northwest Indiana poets, April is made for you! Throughout the month, the Center for Creative Solutions will be celebrating National Poetry Month and World Creativity and Innovation Week.
Northwest Indiana poets of all ages are invited to share their work in the 8th Annual “Juried Showcase of Poetry.” Students must be from LaPorte, Porter, or Lake County. A panel of experts will evaluate all poems. For students, there will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place honors in each grade level. For adults, poems submitted will be judged separately. Winning student poets will read their creations at a special “Afternoon of Poetry” on Sunday, April 28th. Top poems will also be published in major publications throughout northwest Indiana, including The Beacher.
As part of this year’s Poetry Showcase, there is the creation of the La Porte County Poet Laureate and Junior Poet Laureate Programs. This program funding comes from a Unity Foundation trust set up by the family of Barbara Friedman. A cash prize will be awarded to one student and one adult poet from LaPorte County. They will also enjoy opportunities to read their work to the community throughout the year.
2024 Poem Submission
Make your poem humorous or thoughtful, fantastical or serious; submit more than one poem if you would like. Don’t forget, songwriters, your lyrics are poetry as well, so please consider sharing these with us.
Poems can be of any length; in any form; narrative, dramatic and lyrical; from Haiku to epic.
Authors may write their poems on any topic that inspires them.
Deadline: midnight on March 28th, 2024
Announcement of Winners: on or before April 12th, 2024
Questions can be directed to Halliar at william.halliar@gmail.com or 219-629-5853, or to Ester at thenestmichigancity@gmail.com or 219-262-5200.
2023 Poetry Showcase
Juried Showcase of poetry Winners
Front row, left to right: Eleanor Hopper, Jack Furore, Victoria Martinez, Reed Fuller, Jonathan Galindo, Vanellope Allen, and Sophia Wilson
Back row, left to right: Grace Bacztub, Mariah Russell, Elliott Payne, Jiancarlo Medina, and Carmen Navarro
La Porte County Junior Poet Laureate
The Center for Creative Solutions named Michigan City’s Carmen Navarro from La Lumiere School the first La Porte County Junior Poet Laureate as part of Thursday’s (August 31, 2023) La Porte Arts-in-the-Park program. The honor was funded in memory of Attorney Barbara Friedman through the La Porte County Unity Foundation of La Porte County.
