Agri-CULTURED: Reflections on our Local Food Community by Land and by Hand

Theme: Food and Memory

All forms of poetry accepted

Line limit: one page or 48 lines (including spaces between stanzas)

One submission per person

12 pt font; Times New Roman

Online submission- upload Word doc or PDF

Previously published work acceptable, with proper attribution

Deadline August 1

Opening reception Thurs. Aug 11 5:30-7:30pm

TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK, PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM AND UPLOAD YOUR POETRY

Writing submissions juried by Elizabeth Herron, Poet Laureate of Sonoma County

Elizabeth Carothers Herron's work includes Insistent Grace(Fernwood Press, 2020) and a collection centered on the ramifications of climate change (Fernwood, 2022). A four-time Pushcart Prize nominee, Herron is published in West Marin Review, Canary, The Ecological Citizen, Free State Review, Parabola and the Center for Humans and Nature. She was shortlisted for the Anhinga-Robert Dana prize and the annual Comstock Prize in poetry. As Poet Laureate she has begun the Being Brave Poetry Project.

"Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you what you are" Brillat-Savarin 

Agri-CULTURED explores cross-cultural intersections of food and farming in our region. The project brings together food producers, purveyors, and artists who work locally and align with global concerns of sustainable practice and cultural memory. It not only bridges art, science, and agriculture but also engages the spheres of hospitality, tourism, and the economy of Sonoma County. 

This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and from Creative Sonoma.