Wednesday, April 19, 2017
5:30 P.M.
Glendale City Hall, Perkins Plaza
Free Parking at the Civic Center Parking Garage
620 E. Wilson Ave.
The “Man’s Inhumanity to Man” committee of the City of Glendale will be hosting Poetry Night on April 19, 2017, in
the City Hall Plaza in commemoration of victims who have endured hardship due to human rights’ violations, more
specificially, victims of genocide, oppression, and slavery.
The committee is accepting poetry and essay submissions from all Glendale Unified School District and Glendale
Community College students. The committee will review those submissions and select ten readers for an evening of
poetry that will commemorate lives lost due to opression, suffering, and the infrigiment on one’s own will.
Poetry Night is one of many events taking place in the month of April in collaboration with a network of organizations,
schools, city departments, and community agencies, in order to raise awareness of man’s inhumanity to man, the strength
of the human spirit, and the hope of overcoming oppression and suffering.
Guidelines
All poems and essays must be typed and double spaced, and should be no longer than two pages. The topic of all
submitted poetry should discuss the strength of the human spirit when facing oppression. The submission deadline is on
Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 5:00 pm. Readers whose submissions are accepted for reading at “Poetry Night” will be
notified on April 6th.
For more information, call 818-548-4844 or email
Eliza Papazian at [email protected]
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Poetry Night Submission Form
Event Details: Poetry Night will be held on April 19, 2017 at 5:30 pm in the City Hall Plaza.
Guidelines:
1. Please fill out the information requested below.
2. Please attach a short biography (no longer than a paragraph).
3. Please attach your poem. All poetry must be typed and double spaced, and should be no longer than two pages.
4. The topic of all submitted poetry should discuss the strength of the human spirit when facing oppression.
5. All poems must be submitted by March 30, 2017 at 5:00 pm.
First Name
Last Name
Email Address
Mobile Phone
Home Phone
Address
City
Zip Code
Readers whose submissions are accepted for reading at “Poetry Night” will be notified on April 6th and will be
expected to read their poetry the night of the event.
Please mail your submission to the following address:
Man’s Inhumanity to Man
613 East Broadway, Suite 200
Glendale, CA 91206
You may also email your submission to Eliza Papazian at [email protected]
Call (818) 548-4844 with any questions.