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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