
Poetry Grants for Teachers
Application Deadline
February 1, 2019
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PoetryLife will offer grants of $500 each to be used by selected teachers of poetry.
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Grants will be awarded during PoetryLife's Coffee, Conversation & Lunch event on February 18th at Florida Studio Theatre. Grant recipients will be invited to be our guests at the luncheon but not need be present to receive a grant.
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To apply please send:
1) Your contact information including:
Your name
School
Grades you teach
Your email address
Your phone number
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2) The answer to the following question in 400 words or less:
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If you were given $500 to enhance your teaching of poetry, how would you use it? Why would you use it that way? Please be specific.
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Submit by email to poetryadmin@poetrylife.org
Or submit by US mail to
PoetryLife c/o Bookstore1Sarasota
12 South Palm Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
Deadline for submission is February 1, 2019
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Grants will be provided directly to schools for the sole use of the teachers selected. Teachers must use these grants to enhance their teaching of poetry.
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