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Poetry for the Mind's Joy
Past Poet Laureate Projects, The Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress
Poetry for the Mind's Joy is Past Poet Laureate Kay Ryan's project that included a community college poetry contest administered by the Community College Humanities Association and a lively videoconference.
Winning Contest Poems
Winning poems were selected during a competition administered in the spring of 2010 by the Community College Humanities Association. Winners were chosen at the local level by the participating campuses. We hope this sampling will give you an idea of the literary creativity on today's community college campuses.
- View winning poems listed by Author
- View winning poems listed by Community College
- View an Anthology of the winning poems in a page-turner
April 1, 2010 Celebration
U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan anchored a one-hour videoconference from the Library of Congress to highlight Community College Poetry Day (April 1, 2010) across the country.
This videoconference and the day-long campus poetry festivities were part of Ms. Ryan’s “Poetry for the Mind’s Joy” project, sponsored by the Library in collaboration with the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA).
In the one-hour videoconference, the Laureate interacted with selected community college students revealing tips about writing poetry and aspects of her own writing process.
Poet Laureate Kay Ryan talks about how community colleges transform lives
Find out why Kay Ryan chose a project with community colleges
