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Writers invited to compete in St. Paul Sidewalk Poetry Contest

This is the first year since 2008 when Dakota, Hmong, Somali, and Spanish submissions will be accepted.

If you want to see art in St. Paul, you don't have to go all the way to a museum. 

You just have to look down. 

All over the city, there are poems stamped into sidewalks written by local authors. 

And if you live in St. Paul, now is your chance to be one of them! 

The St. Paul Sidewalk Poetry Contest is a collaboration between the city and Public Art Saint Paul. 

The contest runs from March 15 to April 15. 

Submit a poem online at publicartstpaul.org. Poems should be no more than 300 characters.  

Writers can submit up to three short poems. A $3.50 fee will be charged to you on the website. 

This is the first year since 2008 when Dakota, Hmong, Somali, and Spanish submissions will be accepted.

“Sidewalk poetry embeds art and inspiration in our everyday spaces across Saint Paul," said Mayor Carter. “I look forward to our continued partnership with Public Art Saint Paul and the opportunity for artists in our community to share their work with all of us.”

The eight winners of the contest will each have their poems stamped onto sidewalks and will get a $100 prize. 

Local poets Tish Jones and Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay will lead a panel with fellow poets Nimo Farah, Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria, Kevin Yang, Lisa Yankton, and Saint Paul’s Youth Poet Laureate Chavah Gabrielle.

All 54 poems can be found on the Public Art Saint Paul website.

For an interactive map of Sidewalk Poetry poems, click here. 

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