Fw: Poetry of the Sacred Opens Monday!

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From: Festival of Faiths <programs@interfaithrelations.ccsend.com> 
Subject: Poetry of the Sacred 

The 2020 Poetry of the Sacred Contest opens Monday, July 13. Submissions will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday August 17. Click Here to Submit Starting July 13! The Center for Interfaith Relations is proud to sponsor the Thomas Merton Prize in Poetry of the Sacred, inspired by the legacy of Thomas Merton—monk, poet, hermit, activist, artist and interfaith pioneer—whose life continues to inspire.   For over 10 years, the Poetry of the Sacred contest has received thousands of submissions touching every aspect of spiritual life. Poems are evaluated based on literary excellence, authenticity and spiritual tenor.  This year's final judge, Nadia Colburn, will select three honorable mentions to receive $100, and one winning poem to be awarded the $500 Merton Prize in Poetry of the Sacred. The winning poem will be published in an upcoming issue of Parabola Magazine, an internationally recognized magazine devoted to the sacred.  Submission Details: Entry fee of $15 per one poem, non-refundable. (Some entry fee scholarships are available on a limited first-come, first-serve basis. Please email will@interfaithrelations.org for details.) Online submissions only. (If you are unable to submit online, please email will@interfaithrelations.org or call 502.583.3100 Monday - Friday 9am-5pm EST.) Submissions should be one single piece of work. Please do not include multiple poems in an entry. Submissions should be less than 1,000 words. Submitted work should be unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are expected and welcome. Poem must be anonymous—the author's name or address must not appear anywhere on the attached document containing the poem. Final poems will be selected in September and all applicants will be notified of the winning poem and three honorable mentions via email. Announcements will also be made online and through the general Center for Interfaith Relations and Festival of Faiths email communications.  The artist enters into himself not in order to work, but to pass through the center of his soul and lose himself in the mystery and secrecy and infinite, transcendent reality of God living and working within him. —Thomas Merton

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