Jackson Heights Poetry Contest--Reading & Winners

Announcing the Winners of the First Annual Jackson Heights Poetry Festival Student Poetry Contest

Winners, listed at www.jhpfest.org, will receive awards and read their poems at the Jackson Heights Poetry Festival on Saturday, May 17

From May 15-17, 2008, Jackson Heights will open its doors to both the local community and NYC at large to celebrate the cultural diversity of Queens and the poetic talent of its students.

The Jackson Heights Poetry Festival is a 3-day event involving workshops taught by professors and poets, a poetry slam, and a series of readings at an all-day outdoor-poetry-extravaganza.

The poetry contest was held in all public and private middle and high schools throughout Queens for students in grades 6 – 12. A celebrity panel of judges, including Jonathan Galassi, Lynne Procope, and Roger Bonair-Agard judged the winners, announced May 1 and who will be featured at the Festival.

Events:

WORKSHOPS: Thursday May 15, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

The Garden School 33-16 79th Street, Jackson Heights NY, 11372



POETRY SLAM & OPEN MIC: Friday May 16, 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Restaurant and Lounge Novo 78-23 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY



THE FESTIVAL: Saturday May 17, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

The Garden School 33-16 79th Street, Jackson Heights, NY



Noted Poets and Educators Taking Part in the JHPF Events:

Patrick Rosal, Jai Chakrabati, Michael Dumanis, Samantha Thornhill, Bill Zavatsky, Richard Marotta, Lee Schlesinger, and the first woman to be named the Poet Laureate of Queens, New York, Ishle Yi Park.



Sponsors/Organizers/Supporters:

New York Council for the Humanities

Jackson Heights Beautification Group

NYS Senator John D. Sabini

NYS Assemblyman José R. Peralta

NYC Councilman Hiram Monserrate

Marina Yoffe, Co-Founder/Director

­Sarah Heinemann, Co-Founder/Director

Contact info: JHPFest@gmail.com or (347) 239-2243


For more information please visit www.jhpfest.org