ANNUAL POET'S SEAT POETRY
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This annual contest is held in honor of Frederick Goddard Tuckerman who lived in Greenfield from 1847 until his death in 1873 and was considered by his contemporaries — Emerson, Thoreau, and Tennyson — to be a gifted poet. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he shunned law in favor of botany and writing poetry. Although he never achieved wide public acclaim, his poems are often included in anthologies of noted American poets.
Our annual contest is open to residents and students in Franklin county in two categories: adult and young poets. It culminates with the Poet's Seat Poetry Contest Celebration* at which poets read their work and winners are announced (*to be determined for 2021).
The first place winner also takes home the Poet's Chair for the year (see information about the Poet's Seat Poetry Contest Silver Anniversary Edition Book).
Our annual contest is open to residents and students in Franklin county in two categories: adult and young poets. It culminates with the Poet's Seat Poetry Contest Celebration* at which poets read their work and winners are announced (*to be determined for 2021).
The first place winner also takes home the Poet's Chair for the year (see information about the Poet's Seat Poetry Contest Silver Anniversary Edition Book).
Friends of Greenfield Public Library
30th Annual Poet’s Seat Poetry Contest
Guidelines
Open to Franklin County residents and to students (ages 12-18) attending Franklin County schools. Submissions due by March 17, 2021.
Categories: Adult and Young Poets (age group 12-14 and age group 15-18).
Submit up to three poems. Number pages of multi-page poems. Do not staple multi-page poems. Only unpublished poems may be submitted. Previous first place winners may not submit poems. Top-placing young poets may resubmit when they enter a new age category. Indicate “Adult” or “Young Poet” on the front page. Young Poets need to include age on the front of the sheet, lower right hand corner.
No identifying information on the front of the poem being submitted. On reverse side of each poem, write your name, address, telephone number, and email address, if available. If submitting electronically, put this information on a second page.
Poems will not be returned. Submit either on white 8.5x11 paper, printed clearly or typed in plain typeface – no markers, please – to the Greenfield Public Library (402 Main Street, Greenfield MA 01301) or electronically to librarian@greenfieldpubliclibrary.org. Notification of receipt of entry will occur, generally, on or after the March 17 deadline, via email, unless Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) is included with mailed or delivered entry.
Open to Franklin County residents and to students (ages 12-18) attending Franklin County schools. Submissions due by March 17, 2021.
Categories: Adult and Young Poets (age group 12-14 and age group 15-18).
Submit up to three poems. Number pages of multi-page poems. Do not staple multi-page poems. Only unpublished poems may be submitted. Previous first place winners may not submit poems. Top-placing young poets may resubmit when they enter a new age category. Indicate “Adult” or “Young Poet” on the front page. Young Poets need to include age on the front of the sheet, lower right hand corner.
No identifying information on the front of the poem being submitted. On reverse side of each poem, write your name, address, telephone number, and email address, if available. If submitting electronically, put this information on a second page.
Poems will not be returned. Submit either on white 8.5x11 paper, printed clearly or typed in plain typeface – no markers, please – to the Greenfield Public Library (402 Main Street, Greenfield MA 01301) or electronically to librarian@greenfieldpubliclibrary.org. Notification of receipt of entry will occur, generally, on or after the March 17 deadline, via email, unless Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) is included with mailed or delivered entry.
- First Place Prize, Adult: Stewardship of the Poet’s Seat Chair for one year (name engraved on plaque), handcrafted poet’s ceramic platter and a $25 bookstore gift certificate.
- All other prizes: Second and Third Place Prizes, Adult, and top two places from each Young Poet group: handcrafted ceramic mug and $25 bookstore gift certificate.
- Awards Ceremony - time and place TBD.
2018 Poet's Seat Poetry Celebration
video from GCTV
video from GCTV
COVID-19 Pandemic Statement
In the wake of the health advisories regarding COVID-19, the Friends of GPL will meet via Zoom to adapt our plans when possible to continue the work of the Friends and our support for the Greenfield Public Library once this challenging period is over.
In the wake of the health advisories regarding COVID-19, the Friends of GPL will meet via Zoom to adapt our plans when possible to continue the work of the Friends and our support for the Greenfield Public Library once this challenging period is over.