Can you describe your favorite thing about Olympia, in a poem?

As part of the celebrations surrounding the City of Olympia’s 150th Birthday, the Olympia Arts Commission is partnering with the Olympia School District in sponsoring a call for poetry from Olympia K-12 students!Historic information about Olympia, and the community’s public art collection can be found on the Olympia School District’s website at http://osd.wednet.edu/news/150th_birthday_of_the_city_of_olympia to provide points of inspiration and interest for aspiring poets and/or their teachers! Poetry application forms can be found at the same website or on the city’s website at www.olympiwa.gov/cityservices/par or by calling Olympia Arts & Events at 753-8093. Deadline for applications is December 15, 2008.

Submitted poems will be posted on the City’s website, and selected poets will be asked to read their poems at the City’s Birthday Celebration on January 17, 2009.

If you have a poem you would like to write for the City - we would love to read it!