Entries are now being accepted for regional winners in the 19th annual National Senior Poets Laureate Poetry Competition for American poets age 50 and older.

The deadline is June 30.

Winning poems of state senior poets laureate will be named in July, following which they advance to final rounds of competition from which the winner of the 2011 National Senior Poet Laureate (500) and runner up ($100) awards will be announced Sept. 1.

The 2010 California Senior Poet Laureate Award was won by Ray Malus of Woodland Hills whose poem “Feast” competed for the national title.

Winner of the 2010 National Senior Laureate Award was Regina Murray Brault of Burlington, Vt.

The 2010 winners can be seen in Golden Words Anthology, along with details about the 2011 Senior Poets Laureate Competition at the sponsor’s Web site, www.amykitchenerfdn.org .