POETRY & LITERATURE

Broward County Poet-In-Residence Anastasia Clark announces the public debut of Our Poetic Tribute to Amelia Earhart- a yearlong project to inspire people to create poetry inspired by the life and legend of Amelia Earhart- famed lost pilot- who also wrote poetry herself. Forty two poets from mostly Broward County, Florida, contributed to the collection which will be on display at Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Atchison, KS during April National Poetry Month.



The public is invited to a free, public reading of the poems on April 20, 2012 (6:00-8:00pm) at Studio 18 in the Pines, an art gallery located at 1101 Poinciana Dr., Pembroke Pines, FL 33025.

The event will be videographed by Samm Cooper.



Clark conducted free workshops at local libraries and used the internet to reach out to emerging and established poets to create the diverse collection. Original artwork was provided by Shae Leighland-Pence. The poems and artwork were compiled into a hand-crafted heirloom quality leather album which was shared with the public at a free reception hosted by The Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum on March 20, 2012.



Several museums and libraries, including San Diego Air and Space Museum, 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum (Geneseo, NY), International Women’s Air & Space Museum (Cleveland, OH) and Purdue University Libraries System (West Lafayette, IN) will also be displaying the collection during April 2012.



Funding for this event is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.



Additional support is being provided by LeatherScrapBook.Com, Inc, WeMerge Magazine, Total Real Estate Consultants, Inc., Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum, Purchon Travel & Logistics, LLC and The Friends of Stirling Road Branch Library. A special thanks to Broward County Cultural Division.



Numerous individual contributions (via a Kickstarter campaign) funded the printing and distribution of additional copies of the collection which were donated to the various museums and libraries for display.