The deadline is June 30.
Poets may live anywhere in the world as long as they are U. S. citizens. All entries must be in English.
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.
Winner of the 2010 National Senior Poet Laureate Award was Regina Murray Brault of Burlington, Vt.
Runner up was Edward C. Robson of Winston-Salem, N. Car.
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.