Metro Arts in Transit and the Poetry Society of America
2008 Poetry in Motion® Contest Winners!
Thank you Saint Louis poets! More than 150 poets submitted over
360 poems to the 2008 Poetry in Motion Contest. Please click here
to view our 15 winning selections!
Metro Arts in Transit and the Poetry Society of America
2008 Poetry in Motion® Reading and Reception!
Please join us on Thursday, May 15th, 2008 at the Regional Arts Commission
(6128 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63112) to honor this year's
Poetry in Motion winners. The reception starts at 7PM and the reading is from
7:30PM-9PM.
Guests will include Poets Mary Jo Bang, Changa Bey, and our
winners. This event is open to the public and light refreshments will be served.
Funding for this project is made possible with financial support from
the Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council,
a state agency.
Mission
As a community partnership program of Metro,
AIT furthers Metro’s mission of “regional economic
development through excellence in transportation”
by forging community partnerships and creating
customer-friendly and aesthetically- appealing,
community-oriented transit environments. AIT
accomplishes this through a place-making approach
that integrates public art and urban design with
community and enhancement initiatives. Since
its
inception in 1986, AIT has completed more than
100 public art projects, installations, and community
enhancements.
the National Endowment for the Arts, financial assistance
provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency,
and support of the Regional Arts Commission.