It's time to have some real fun and stretch your creative muscles. I know that someone out there would love to own this bag. It is the genuine article, imported from Dominica, kitschy and practical at the same time. By practical, I mean you can fit an entire library or your favorite pet inside of it with room to spare.
Here's how you can aquire this one-of-a-kind article. Have you ever seen "The Spitfire Grill"? That movie begins with an essay contest to decide who will be the next owner of a restaurant in rural Maine. The "Poetry of Things" offers an opportunity for you to write something-- pretty much anything-- for a chance to own this most unique article. Following the success of this first effort, this will become an annual competition for equally fascinating objects.
All genres-- essay, poetry, fiction, etc.-- are welcome. You can write about anything as long as it applies to the bag in some way. Tell me why the bag should be yours and what you will do with it, invent a story about it, or write a lyric in homage to it. Please send only 1 piece of writing and limit the length to 2 pages.
Email your entry by to kathrynmagdalene@yahoo.com before April 1, 2007.
Be sure to include all your relevant contact information. By entering the contest, you agree that your work may be published (one-time use agreement) on this blog.
The winning piece of writing will appear here-- and, of course, I will mail the bag to you as your prize! No fooling! Someone will win.
2 comments:
by when must submissions be made?
Good question! I left that out first time around.
Submissions must be made by April 1, 2007.
Thanks for pointing that out!
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