The Mount Vernon Area Arts Council (MVAAC) will host a Favorite Poem Project.
If interested in taking part simply fill out the form at this link: http://mvaac.org/favorite-poem/
The deadline to submit a poem is Friday, March 22.
All qualified poems submitted, along with their statements, will be posted on the MVAAC website to stand forever as a testament to our community’s interest in poetry.
Even if you don’t submit a poem, please plan to attend the Favorite Poem Reading, Saturday, April 6, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Mount Vernon Creates, 121 1st St. NW, Mount Vernon.
The event has been organized by Mount Vernon Poet Laureate Marianne Taylor (pictured, next to the Poetry Box in front of the First Presbyterian Church in Mount Vernon.