The Annual Saint Paul Sidewalk Poetry Contest, in partnership with Public Art Saint Paul, accepted poetry submissions from Saint Paul residents through the month of March. Winners have their work stamped into city sidewalks as part of Saint Paul Public Works sidewalk replacement program!
To date the city has installed over 261 poetry panels around the city of 26 poems within the collection. Because poems are stamped into sidewalk panels, poems are limited to 250 character spaces.
Marcus Young, Project Manager of the sidewalk poetry program, noted that Saint Paul residents embraced the contest with zeal last year, submitting over a thousand poems. "Saint Paulites, this is your poetry contest. We welcome back-of-napkin poems, classroom assignments, funny limericks, beautiful secrets. The city wants your good poems." Young said.
We expect poems to be installed in St. Anthony Park sidewalks in summer of 2010 - some by St. Anthony Park residents.
