2024 Ekphrastic Poetry Contest
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Call for Poetry!
Craven Arts Council’s Ekphrastic Poetry Competition returns for 2024, inspired by the works of our National Juried Exhibition. This competition showcases the link between different forms of art; the visual and the literary. The aim of the competition is to bring different types of artists together, to recognize talent in visual arts and poetry, and to help encourage those who may not normally engage in writing poetry by giving them a starting point. Poets may enter up to 3 poems for $10 each, online, in person, or by mail. Selected poems will be awarded cash prizes by a judge and poets will have the chance to read their original works at the August Artwalk on August 9th from 5 – 8 pm. Craven Arts Council & Gallery will also produce a book of artwork and poetry from the exhibition and poetry competition to go on sale in December. Youth Category This poetry competition will have a youth category! Young artists 18 and under may enter at no cost. Poetry can be submitted at 317 Middle Street, at the form at the end of this page, or by mail to 317 Middle Street, New Bern, NC, 28563. |
Meet Our Juror
Jameela F. Dallis is a multidisciplinary writer, curator, art collector, and scholar based in Durham, NC. She curated Material Encounters (Peel, Carrboro, March 2023) and juried Scaffold (Artspace, Raleigh, April 2023). She's served on regional curatorial committees and fellowship committees. Her publications include poems, interviews, arts journalism, and literary scholarship in Casserole Series Journal, Triangle Poetry Journal, The Fight and the Fiddle, Honey Literary, Our State, Indy Week, and elsewhere. She taught composition and literature university courses for a decade and has facilitated creative workshops—often poetry and art-centered—since 2009. Additionally, Jameela holds a Ph.D. in English from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Learn more about her work at jameeladallis.com. |
Award Winners of Ekphrasis 2024
First place: Grace Speaks to a Survivor by Jo Ann Hoffman
Inspired by Reckoning by Sharon Draghi
Second Place: Pull from the Past by Susan Won
Inspired by Time Flies by Ginger Gehres
Third Place: On the Hunt by Marty Pitcairn
Inspired by Barn Owl With Moon Flowers by Dorothy Mohler
Honorable Mention: Turning Point by Dan Hardison
Inspired by Long Way Home by Cara Merritt
Honorable Mention: Colors of the Wind by Elaine Hills
Inspired by Birch's Cove by Christine Provard
Honorable Mention: Chosen Wings by Trish Sheppard
Inspired by Angel Wings by Marsha Hoffman
Youth Category
Us (In Vibration) by Miriam Rehder
Inspired by: Time Flies by Ginger Gehres
Inspired by Reckoning by Sharon Draghi
Second Place: Pull from the Past by Susan Won
Inspired by Time Flies by Ginger Gehres
Third Place: On the Hunt by Marty Pitcairn
Inspired by Barn Owl With Moon Flowers by Dorothy Mohler
Honorable Mention: Turning Point by Dan Hardison
Inspired by Long Way Home by Cara Merritt
Honorable Mention: Colors of the Wind by Elaine Hills
Inspired by Birch's Cove by Christine Provard
Honorable Mention: Chosen Wings by Trish Sheppard
Inspired by Angel Wings by Marsha Hoffman
Youth Category
Us (In Vibration) by Miriam Rehder
Inspired by: Time Flies by Ginger Gehres
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Important Dates
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Prizes |
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July 24th at 5 pm: Deadline to submit poems
August 9th from 5 -8 pm: Ekphrastic Reception Awards Announced at 6pm. Poetry Readings to Follow. |
1st Place: $200
2nd Place: $150 3rd Place: $100 Honorable Mention (3): $25 |
