Celebrate winners of the 2011 MOVING WORDS Poetry Competition! Hear the winning poems and other selections from DC area poets Leia Darwish, W. Luther Jett, Holly Karapetkova, Jess E. Stork, Charles Edward Wright, and Suzanne Zweizig. Held in conjunction with the IOTA Poetry Series and Articles Press Hour, the MOVING WORDS reading will be hosted by Articles Press founder Ethan Edwards and will follow IOTA's regular program hosted by poet Miles David Moore.
The 21+ event is free and open to the public.
See the winning poems on Metro buses in Northern Virginia from April to September 2011 or visit Moving Words at www.arlingtonarts.org. Moving Words was initiated in 1999 to make poetry a part of daily life for area commuters and to promote the work of local writers.
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Judges for the 2011 Competition were area poets Myong-Hee Kim, Sami Miranda, and Dan Vera.
MOVING WORDS is a program of the Cultural Affairs Division of the Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources and is sponsored by the Arlington County Department of Environmental Commuter Services (ACCS) and METRO, to make your ride more enjoyable.