Alexandria's DASHing Words In Motion Poetry Contest Now Accepting Submissions

Press release from the City of Alexandria:

Jan 11, 2021 at 8:04 AM

Alexandria's DASHing Words in Motion Poetry
Contest Now Accepting Submissions

For Immediate Release: January 11, 2021

The City of
Alexandria and the Alexandria Transit Company join forces for the 2021 DASHing
Words in Motion poetry contest. Applications are open to writers and poets ages
16 years or older who live, work, or study in Alexandria. Winning poems will be
displayed on DASH buses and trolleys during National Poetry Month in April 2021.

Now in its eighth
year, DASHing Words in Motion is an opportunity to bring literary arts
and poetry into everyday life. Inspiration might stem from the Alexandria
Transit Company’s DASH buses motto “Keep Alexandria Moving,” or bus stops,
neighborhoods, buses, cars, roads, or transportation. Other modes of
transportation in the region will also be considered.

The deadline
for online submissions is Friday, February 12, 2021, at 5 p.m. Visit alexandriava.gov/Arts for the application in the Literary
Programs section.

Dashing
Words in Motion is
organized by Alexandria’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural
Activities, through the Office of the Arts Division.

Visit
alexandriava.gov/Arts for more information about literary programs and
Alexandria’s poet laureate.

For reasonable
disability accommodation, contact cherylanne.colton@alexandriava.gov or
703.746.5565, Virginia Relay 711.

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This release is available at alexandriava.gov/119736

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