Annually the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s (RMOW) Public Art Committee invites writers to submit original, unpublished poems for the Poet’s Pause poetry competition.
The poem's are displayed at the two Poet's Pause sculpture sites in Alta Lake Park - specifically the large metal chimes art piece titled "Lost in Sound" at the north part of the park and the giant Adirondack chairs titled "Lakeside Couple" in the south end of the park.
Poet's Pause is part of a public art concept created by the late Joan Baron, an artist who developed the two Alta Lake Park sculpture sites with the intention of inspiring creativity.
2019 Poet's Pause poetry competition - call for submissions
The Resort Municipality of Whistler invites writers to submit original poems to the annual Poet’s Pause Poetry Competition. Poems are commissioned for display at the Poet’s Pause sculpture sites in Alta Lake Park and, as part of the Mayor’s Poetry Challenge, and will be read at a municipal council meeting in April to celebrate National Poetry Month.
The deadline for entries is Monday, March 11 at 3 p.m.
2018 Poet’s Pause poetry competition
Twenty one poems were received for the tenth Poet’s Pause Poetry Competition. Thirteen poets participated.
Jurors selected Anne Crowley’s poem Listening for the theme of Listening. Bronwyn Preece’s poem Untitled was chosen for the Togetherness theme. The poets read their poems during the April 24, 2018 Council meeting in celebration of April as National Poetry Month.
The poems will also be displayed for a year at the Poet’s Pause sculpture sites in Alta Lake Park. Artist Joan Baron created the Poet’s Pause sculptures and hoped her installation would inspire creativity. The 343 poems received over the years indicates that it does.
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