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2009-2010 High School Poetry Contests 
 
Sponsored by Gannon University and the Erie County Poet Laureate Initiative 
 
 
 
Two contests: one for students in grades 9 through 12 who live outside of Erie 
County, Pennsylvania, and one for students in grades 9 through 12 who live in
 Erie County, Pennsylvania. 
 
 
 
Rules
 
• Each student may enter up to 3 poems, totaling no more than 6 pages. 
• Poems may be about any topic and in any form and must be the original work 
of the student. 
• Poems must be typed. 
• The student’s name, address (including county), phone number, and grade in 
school must appear in the top left corner of each poem. 
• The student’s school, school’s address, school’s phone number, and teacher’s 
name must appear in the top right corner. 
• Poems will not be returned; students should not send their only copies. 
• Poems must be postmarked by February 1, 2010. 
 
 
 
 
Students who live outside of Erie County, Pennsylvania, should mail their poems to: 
 
 
 
Berwyn Moore, Associate Professor of English 
 
Attn: Gannon University High School Poetry Contest 
 
Gannon University 
 
109 University Square 
 
Erie, PA 16541 
 
 
 
Students who live in Erie County, Pennsylvania, should mail their poems to: 
 
 
 
Berwyn Moore, Associate Professor of English 
 
Attn: Erie County High School Poetry Contest 
 
Gannon University 
 
109 University Square 
 
Erie, PA 16541