Sheldon Calaveras Poetry Contest

Posted by: Lincoln Arts Council

August 26, 2010 thru October 3, 2010
Deadline for entry is October 3

The Sheldon invites the community to participate in a Calaveras poetry contest to celebrate the Day of the Dead.
Calaveras are festive, satirical poems in the form of epigram and are representative of the Day of the Dead Celebration in Mexico. These poetic obituaries humorously criticize well-known individuals who are very much alive. The poems describe how the person died and what his or her afterlife will be like. Calaveras are also used to describe a political, natural or social event. For example, someone can write a Calavera honoring a popular singer, the iPad, a Mexican muralist or a writer: the possibilities are endless.

Students in grades 9-12, college students of all ages and adults 18 and older are welcome to participate. There will be three categories and each category winner will recieve $100, and a certificate of recognition. Their text will also be displayed in the Sheldon Great Hall as part of the Day of the Dead exhibition and published on the Sheldon website from October 26-November 14, 2010.

For detailed information please visit the Sheldon Musuem of Art website.