Arts Focus: Partnership Between Arlington Transit and Arlington Arts Has Placed Poetry in Motion for 22 Years
This column is sponsored by Arlington Arts/Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division of Arlington Economic Development. Poetry in Arlington is quite literally on the move. The six winners of Arlington’s 22nd annual MOVING WORDS Poetry Competition have their poems printed on colorful placards displayed aboard Arlington Transit ARTBus vehicles, enlivening the ride for thousands of commuters. The six winning poets were juried by Arlington’s 2nd Poet Laureate, Holly Karapetkova, who also will have a poem displayed. The winners were chosen from a field of 211 poems submitted by 85 poets from the...
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