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From C. J. Laity of Chicagopoetry.com:

BROOKFIELD ZOO POETRY CONTEST

Global Climate Change & Polar Bears Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Brookfield Zoo (managed by The
Chicago Zoological Society)
Deadline: Thursday February 21st

The Brookfield Zoo is asking your help in order to
obtain a contemporary piece of verse related to
the global climate change, its detrimental effect
on Polar bears and the opportunity to mend this
malady with our actions.

The ideal poem should endeavor to:

1) draw empathy
2) create understanding
3) inspire action

*No doom and gloom.
*No pornography.

Poems may be free verse or formal, 60 lines or
less and should appeal to a general audience.

Winner’s poem (with credit) will become a
permanent part of the Great Bear Wilderness
exhibit’s interpretive display. The poem will
accompany engaging graphics and informational
blurbs on a wall-sized mural or 6-7’ informational
sign at a forthcoming exhibit, due to open
mid-2009.

Winner also receives a “share the care package”
which includes a certificate of participation, a
polar bear plush and picture of your bear.


First runner up will receive a copy of The Dire
Elegies 59 Poets on Endangered Species of North
America.

Second runner up gets a current Poet’s Market.

Please send 1-3 poems in plain text, in the body
of an email to, Andre Copeland at:

andre.copeland@czs.org

*Attachments will NOT be opened.

Poems will be evaluated blindly by a board of 8-10
education specialists.
Only winning poem and runners up will be notified.

To learn more about the “share the care package”
and about Brookfield zoo, please visit the
website:

http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/0.asp?nSection=12&pageid=361&nLinkID=150