Tabula Poetica does the finalist judging in the California Coastal Commission K-12 Poetry Contest, and the May issue features winners and runners-up.
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Contest prizes provided in part by generous donations from Acorn Naturalists, Aquarium of the Pacific, Seymour Marine Discovery Center, and Blick Art Materials. Judging assistance provided by members of the Tabula Poetica Center for Poetry at Chapman University. Support this contest by purchasing prints of our winners and honorable mentions. View the 2019 Coastal Art & Poetry Contest online and on exhibit at the following locations: Estuary & Ocean Science Center, Tiburon, Discovery Day Open House on April 28, 2019 Point Reyes Bear Valley Visitor Center, Point Reyes National Seashore, May and June 2019 House Museum, Mendocino, July and August 2019 Islands National Park Visitor Center, Ventura Harbor, September 10 - November 13, 2019 Seymour Marine Discovery Center, Santa Cruz, December 3, 2019 - February 16, 2020 Some of our poems and poets are featured in the May 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015 issues of TAB, The Journal of Poetry & Poetics. Artwork by Eden Yuen ## Galleries of Past Winners: 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ## Contest Guidelines: #### To receive an email when the winners are announced, you must sign up for the contest mailing list. #### WHO: All California residents in kindergarten through grade 12 are invited to participate. There are five grade categories for awards in both art and poetry: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. #### WHAT: Entries must have a California coastal or California marine theme (e.g. no tropical or Arctic settings or species; for help with California species, click here.) Art does not need to depict specific places or species, but if it does, they must be California places and species. Meaning, sometimes a fish is just a "fish," but if it's a recognizable type of fish , make sure it's one that lives here! And while you can submit a poem about a "the beach," please don't submit one about Waikiki Beach. Poems and art must be student's original work. Poetry can be dictated to or translated by the teacher or parent if necessary. (Please make a note if that's the case, and include the original language text if translated.) If using a photo taken by someone else as a model (of an animal, for example), image must be significantly altered to avoid plagiarism. Art should not be traced from another artist's work, and no hands other than the student's own should be involved in the creation of the artwork. Art should be no larger than 11 inches by 17 inches. Acceptable art media are paint, pencil, markers, ink, crayon, chalk or pastel (fixed), and collage. Three-dimensional pieces, computer printouts, photography, or photocopies are not eligible in this contest. Glitter is not allowed; any package containing it will be returned. Students may enter multiple pieces of art, poetry, or both. Multiple entries (whether from one student or from a group ) can be sent in one package. All entries must include a completed contest Entry Form. Artists: Please include a short statement of a paragraph or less describing what about the coast or ocean inspired you to create your artwork. If needed, this can be dictated to or translated by the teacher or parent. (Please make a note if that's the case.) This statement can be attached to the back of the artwork with the entry form, or included in the envelope. Poems do not need a statement. Winners will be selected in art and poetry in each of five grade-level categories (K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12) to receive a $100 gift certificate for art supplies courtesy of Blick Art Materials (for winners in art) or to a book store of their choice (for winners in poetry). Winners, winners' teachers, and honorable mentions will receive tickets to Aquarium of the Pacific, courtesy of the Aquarium, and Seymour Marine Discovery Center, courtesy of the Discovery Center Each winner's sponsoring teacher will receive a gift certificate for $50 for educational materials courtesy of Acorn Naturalists. #### WHEN: Entries must be postmarked by January 31, 2020. Winners will be contacted directly and announced in April on this website. To receive an email when the winners are announced, SIGN UP FOR THE CONTEST MAILING LIST. #### HOW: Review and complete the Guidelines and Entry Form and submit it with your art (and artist's statement) or poetry to: COASTAL ART AND POETRY CONTEST California Coastal Commission 45 Fremont Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94105 Students may have their work featured in California Coastal Commission materials and webpages. Artwork will only be returned if it is submitted with adequate postage and an address label for reuse of your original packaging (preferred) or a self-addressed, stamped envelope of the correct size. Do not include cash or check, only actual postage. Entries that do not include these items at the time of submittal can not be returned. Poetry will not be returned There have been rare instances of packages being lost in the mail, so you may want to make a scan or photo of your work before sending it. Please be sure to pay for any USPS envelopes you use and have the post office cancel the bar code on the back! We can no longer cover the cost of USPS envelopes. Multiple entries may be returned in one package if preferred. It may take until mid-May to return all the requested artwork, depending on the number of entries. If you must have your piece back by an earlier date (such as for an AP portfolio), please enclose a note with your entry. Winners and honorable mentions will be retained by the Commission for approximately one year for public exhibit. For more information, or to request to have an entry form emailed, mailed, or faxed to you, contact the California Coastal Commission at coast4u@coastal.ca.gov or (415) 597-5888 2020 Entry Form and Guidelines in English 2020 Entry Form and Guidelines in Spanish (Poems must be in English, although poems in languages other than English may be submitted accompanied by a translation.) 2020 Contest Flyer 2020 Contest flyer in Spanish ## CALIFORNIA SPECIES: If specific species or habitats are depicted in an entry, they must be California species and habitats. (Of course, entries may be more abstract, and particular species need not be identifiable; but students are discouraged from submitting obviously non-California images such as clownfish, coconut palms, walruses, penguins, etc., or landscapes of identifiable non-California locations.) Below are some websites with images and information about the many native species of the California coast. If you know of another website to add to this list, please email us. These sites should be used for habitat and species information only. If using a photo model taken by someone else, the image must be significantly altered to avoid plagiarism. A Photographic Guide to Plants of Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands Humboldt Bay Species and Habitats Farallon National Wildlife Refuge Photo Gallery Natural History of Elkhorn Slough Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge Photo Gallery Tidepool Ecology and Common Organisms, Laguna Ocean Foundation Upper Newport Bay Project Plant Identification Guide Monterey Bay Aquarium Animal Guide (Be sure to check that the "Range" includes the state of California) CalPhotos: Landscapes & Habitats (Choose US State = California, and select appropriate Habitat Type) Introduction to Marine Mammals, The Marine Mammal Center Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network Photo Library of animals, habitats, locations, and issues of the Cordell Bank, Gulf of Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library - In the "offices" dropdown menu, choose National Marine Sanctuaries, then in the "divisions" menu choose Channel Islands, Cordell Bank, Greater Farallones, or Monterey Bay California Ocean and Coastal Photography Contest California Coastal Web Cams ## For Teachers: Find free curricula and other resources on our For Educators webpage. #### Inspiration Brainstorming: Below are a few questions that might help encourage artwork or poetry. Entries need not be about anything in particular except the California coast or ocean. Students should create whatever our coast inspires them to create. Have you ever been to a California beach? Have you read a story/heard a song/seen a movie about the beach or ocean? What do you do at the beach? What do you see at the beach? What animals live on the coast or in the ocean off California? How are people connected to the ocean? What colors can you see at the beach? What sounds do you hear at the beach? What textures do you feel at the beach? Why do you love the beach or the ocean? What things may harm the California coast? What does the ocean make you think of? How does the ocean make you feel? How can we protect the ocean? Do you have a memory of being at the coast that was special/powerful/sad/comforting/mundane... What would California/your life/your community be like without the ocean? What is California/your life/your community like because of the ocean? ## Need Common Core connections to the poetry contest? Poetry can be used to convey opinion (Writing Standard 1), inform (Grades K-2 Writing Standard 2), and narrate events (Writing Standard 3). Peer review and revision strengthens the final product (Writing Standard 5). A poem can recall information from experiences (e.g. a visit to the beach) or can be inspired by sources such as a book about the ocean or images and descriptions of ocean species (Grades K-5 Writing Standard 8). A poem can be the culmination of a research project, or accompany a more traditional research paper to expand on the ideas and/or emotions evoked by the topic (Writing Standard 7) or to reach a different audience with the information (Writing Standard 10). Reciting a student's own poetry can be a powerful and enlightening experience (Grades 1, 5, and 9-10 Speaking and Listening Standard 4; Grade 2 Speaking and Listening Standard 5). The poetry can inspire art entries as well (Speaking and Listening Standard 5) - just be sure to submit the art with its own entry form Poetry is an opportunity to practice English conventions (Language Standard 1 and 2). It's also an opportunity to explore the impact of informal language usage and various conventions (Language Standard 3) and nuances in word meanings (Language Standard 5). Read two educators' opinion on poetry and the Common Core writing standards. Questions? Email Annie.Frankel@coastal.ca.gov or call (415) 597-5888.
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Past reading series participants include Pulitzer Prize winners Rae Armantrout and C. K. Williams, Carolyn Forché, Ada Límon, Alan Shapiro, Allison Joseph, Ilya Kaminsky, Allison Benis White, Karen An-hwei Lee, Linh Dinh, Richard Deming, Jen Bervin, Kate Greenstreet, Nancy Kuhl, Lynne Thompson, and others. 
 The journal "TAB" includes poetry, critical essays about poetry, poetry book reviews, and other content. Leahy serves as its editor, and Claudine Jaenichen serves as its Creative Director. A print issue appears every January, and electronic issues appear in March, May, July, September, and November. Poets whose work has appeared in "TAB" include C. K. Williams, Allison Joseph, Denise Duhamel, Laila Shikaki, and others.