ORGANIZER: Josh Davis
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Poets in Oxford, Mississippi are gearing up to participate in 100,000 Poets for Change.
We will scatter short and striking poems in a variety of ways. We will print and hand out
poems on bookmarks, coasters, broadsides, post-its, and cups. We will also display poems
in chalk drawings, store-front windows, etc.
On September 24th–the day of a big football home game–people in Oxford who never read poetry will have no choice.
We’re going to plaster our town with lines and stanzas.
100,000 Poets for Change in Oxford, Mississippi: By the Numbers:
1,000 — 3.5 x 5.5 poems distributed to 10 local businesses as gifts for their patrons.
900 — 8.5 x 11 poems handed out at Oxford High School and plastered on cars all over campus this afternoon.
200 — Poetry-decorated Solo cups handed out in the grove.
12+ — Poems chalked both on campus and all over downtown Oxford.
15 — Handmade broadsides — featuring the work of our MFAs and faculty — on display at Southside Gallery and the Public Library. Go see them today, if you haven’t already!