Connecticut Poetry Society’s Annual

Brodine/Brodinsky Contest Open

The Connecticut Poetry Society (CPS) is currently presenting its annual Joseph E. Brodine/Brodinsky Poetry Contest.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three selections in the amount of $150 for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third place; all top winners will also have their work published in Long River II.

Poems must be neatly typed on 8½ by 11-inch paper. All work must be original and unpublished; no simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Poems can be about any subject, with a maximum of 40 lines.

Identify each submission as Brodine/Brodinsky Contest in upper left corner. Submit two copies of each work; mark only one with complete contact information in the upper right corner.

Entries must be postmarked by July 31, 2004. Entry fee is $2 per poem, with writers allowed up to five poems.

Entries should be sent to Brodine/Brodinsky Contest c/o Connecticut Poetry Society, PO Box 4053, Waterbury CT 06704-0053. For additional information contact CPS president Joan Ketrys at 203-753-7815 or Lorna Morris Cyr at 860-584-2857.

Editor’s note:  Connecticut Poetry Society Background and Mission Statement:  Founded in 1974 The Connecticut Poetry Society, (CPS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of poetry with a twenty-five year tradition of excellence in publishing the work of national and Connecticut poets.  Our mission is to support the art form of poetry with chapter meetings, contests, and events dedicated to CPS members throughout the state. Chapters meet monthly to workshop original poetry; chapters also sponsor readings, lectures, and programs in their communities. Membership dues, contests, grants and corporate entities sponsor CPS.  CPS sponsors three poetry contests on an annual basis:  The Wallace W. Winchell Contest  (October-December), the Joseph E. Brodine/Brodinsky (May-July) and the Lynn DeCaro Poetry Memorial Contest for Connecticut High School Students.

CPS publishes, bi-annually The Connecticut River Review, a journal of poetry, and, for members only, Long River Run II, a journal dedicated to selected works exclusively by CPS members.