The office of U.S. Sen. Al Franken, (D-Minn.), a former writer and performer on "Saturday Night Live," has announced a creative way to celebrate April as both Military Child Month and National Poetry Month.(In addition to being the cruelest month, April 2012 may mark an early return of some of the 2,700 citizen-soldiers of the Minnesota's 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry "Red Bull" Division. At least, that's what some news reports have begun to indicate.)
According to a press release, Franken is hosting a poetry contest on a theme of “My experiences as a Military Child.” Children of military families from Minnesota are encouraged to enter poems of not longer than 300 words. Deadline is April 16.
Entries should include the following information:
- Name of entrant
- Parent/guardian name
- Postal address
- Telephone number
- Name of entrant's school
- Age category (Kindergarten to 6th grade; 7th to 9th grade; or 10th through 12th grade)
Ten winners in each category will receive an invitation to Franken’s St. Paul office to meet him, his wife Frannie, and special guest judges including:
- Minnesota Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Larry Shellito
- Minnesota Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen
- Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard, Maj. Gen. Rick Nash
- Minnesota Commissioner of Education Brenda Cassellius
- Minnesota author Kao Kalia Yang
- Minnesota Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve
The top poems in each age category will be framed and displayed in Franken’s office in Saint Paul, Minn. and in Washington, D.C. Each winner will also receive an autographed book by Garrison Keillor, famed Minnesota author and host of the radio program “A Prairie Home Companion."
For more information, see the press release here. Submit entries to:
For more information, see the press release here. Submit entries to:
poetry@franken.senate.gov
or to:
Office of U.S. Sen. Al Franken
c/o ‘Poetry Contest’
60 Plato Blvd., Suite 220
Saint Paul, Minn. 55107
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