Poet Laureate Calls for Poems, Artwork

Do you have a sonnet in your soul about King Street? A haiku about Henry Street? Alexandria's poet laureate is calling for residents to submit poems and artwork for the MAPP, or Mapping Alexandria in Poems and Pictures, project.

City residents are invited to send in poems and artwork about the streets they live on and use every day. These street portraits will be collected on the city’s website in the hope of creating an interactive map of Alexandria.

There will be a reading of MAPP poems and a display of artwork at the Athenaeum April 25, 6:30 p.m. This will be the culminating event for National Poetry Month.

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Residents should send their poems and artwork to Amy Young at poet@alexandriava.gov by April 19. Poetry and artwork will continue to be collected after this date for the city’s website.

Residents are reminded that April 18 is Poem in Your Pocket Day. Let the city know how you plan to celebrate, by sending your ideas to the above email.