Lincoln club wants contest submissions from area poets

The 18th annual Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest begins in April, as part of the National Poetry Month celebration. The contest is presented by the Poets Club of Lincoln Everyone is encouraged to enter the contest. Poets do not have to live in Lincoln to be eligible. "Last year's contest attracted 126 poets from 36 cities in 11 states and three countries: the U.S., England and India. Poets submitted 193 poems. Eighty-three young poets submitted 104 poems," said contest organizer Alan Lowe. "This year, we are aiming to reach an even greater audience of poets. We invite all to enter the contest. We are very interested in encouraging local poets, those who live in Placer County and the greater Sacramento area, to enter. This year's contest theme is "People Are . . . Everything." The five new contest categories are "People Are Funny," "People Are Amazing," "People Are World Changers," "People Are Unreasonable" and "People Are Unpredictable." Youth 18 and under are encouraged to submit poems and will compete in a special "Young Poets" category. Poets can submit a maximum of three poems, no more than one in a category. There is no entry fee. Rules and the entry form can be downloaded at https://slolowe44.blogspot.com/2022/04/2022-voices-of-lincoln-poetry-contest.html. All poems must be received no later than July 21 at the address on the entry form. Winners will receive a commemorative chapbook of the winning poems.