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THE
NATIONAL
POETRY SERIES
ANNOUNCING THE 1995 COMPETITION
BOOK PUBLICATION
&
$1,000 AWARDS
TheNational Poetry Series was established in 1978 to
recognize and promote excellence in contemporary
poetry by ensuring the publiction offive books ofpoetry
each year through a series of participating publishers.
This year, five distinguished poets will each select one
winning manuscript for publication from entries to the
OpenCompetition.Eachwinnerwill also receive a$l ,000
Award.
Recent Judges:
Charles Simic, C.K. Williams, W.S.
Merwin, Denise Levertov, Sharon Olds, Margaret
Atwood, James Merrill, Seamus Heaney, Louise Gliick,
Carolyn Forche, Robert Hass, Mary Oliver,
Ann
Lauterbach, Hayden Carruth, and Barbara Guest.
Entry Period:
January 1- February 15, 1995
EntryRequirements:
Previouslyunpublished book-length
manuscripts ofpoetry accompanied by a$25 .00 entrance
fee.You must be anAmerican citizen to participate.Due
to the large volume ofsubmissions received,manuscripts
cannot be returned.
FOR A COPY OF THE COMPLETE GUIDELINES,
PLEASE SEND A SASE TO:
THE NATIONALPOETRY SERIES
P.O. BOX G
HOPEWELL, N.J. 08525
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