The BAN ME NOT: Poetry On Censorship Contest Accepting Submissions

The North Campus Poetry Month Committee is hosting a college-wide poetry contest, BAN ME NOT: Poetry on Censorship, through Feb. 16.

Participants can creatively interpret prompts such as “Speak your truth,” “How does censorship shape identity?” or “Write a poem the censors would cut.” 

Submissions can be written in any language with a 300 character maximum, but must include an English translation.

A panel, consisting of English faculty members, will decide the five finalists. The poems will become sidewalk decals around campus for people to view during poetry month in April. 

The best poet will take home a cash prize; that amount has not not been determined yet. 

“Modern poetry is really opening up people’s ideas of what poetry can be,” said English professor Brooke Bovee, who is the committee’s co-chair alongside professor Carmen Misé. “I think a lot of students connect with more modern art.”

To submit a poem, visit https://tinyurl.com/38p4w4y2.