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The Jackson Heights Poetry Festival is a 3 day event involving workshops taught by professors and poets, a poetry slam, and a series of poetry readings. A poetry contest for students in grades 6 – 12, will also be conducted, with the winners presenting their poetry in public readings during the Festival. POETRY CONTEST
Results are in for the 2008 JHPF Student Poetry Contest! Click here to see the winners! The JHPF Student Poetry Contest is an annual contest involving all the public and private middle and high schools in Queens. All students from grades 6-12 are invited to submit their work. Details about the 2009 contest will be available in the coming months. WORKSHOPS
Thursday May 15
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
The Garden School 33-16 79th Street, Jackson Heights NY, 11372
Free and open to the public - please register online POETRY SLAM & OPEN MIC
Friday May 16
9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Restaurant and Lounge Novo 78-23 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY
Free and open to the public THE FESTIVAL
Saturday May 17
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The Garden School 33-16 79th Street, Jackson Heights, NY
Free and open to the public The Jackson Heights Poetry Festival is generously sponsored by The New York Council for the Humanities, Garden School (www.gardenschool.org), New York State Senator John D. Sabini, 13th Senate District, New York State Assemblyman, Jose Peralta, 39th District, New York City Councilman Hiram Monserrate, Wellcare, Hispanic and Latino Culture Center of NY, Novo Restaurant & Lounge, Jackson Heights Beautification Group (www.jhbg.org), Queens Community Board 3, Jackson Heights Community Journal, Jackson Heights Film & Food Festival (www.jhfff.org), Handel Tucker, Tom Clemons, TransPerfect Translations, Starbucks Coffee, Dime Savings Bank and Washington Mutual Bank. Logo Design by Marina Kharkover |
