In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, Artists in Action International and the Clearwater Main Street Program will co-sponsor the Cleveland Street Poetry Walk on Saturday, April 19, 2008.

Artists in Action International is sponsoring The Little Book of Cleveland Street Poetry, a chapbook publication for the Cleveland Street Poetry Walk.

The Little Book of Cleveland Street Poetry release reading will be scheduled as a featured event during the Cleveland Street Poetry Walk.  Copies will be available for sale. Contributors will receive complimentary copies of the pocket-sized chapbook.

Guidelines for submissions to the Little Book of Cleveland Street Poetry:

1. Poems must relate to Cleveland Street, downtown Clearwater past or present, or life on the Florida Gulf Coast.

2. Poem length is limited to 36 lines (not including title line)

3. Deadline for submissions is March 15, 2008.

4. Poems can be mailed to:

Stazja McFadyen
100 Waverly Way, #310
Clearwater, Florida 33756
or email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

5. Include name, address, phone and/or email address, and a brief bio.

Selections for the Little Book of Cleveland Street Poetry will be made by project coordinators Larry Jaffe, Shelley Jaffe and Stazja McFadyen.

Acceptance notification will be sent to each contributor no later than April 10, 2008.

For more information about submissions to the Little Book of Cleveland Street Poetry, contact Stazja McFadyen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For more information about the Cleveland Street Poetry Walk, contact Shelley Jaffe at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For more information about Artists in Action International, visit http://www.artistsinactionint.org/

For more information about the Clearwater Main Street Program, contact Anne Fogarty, Main Street Program Coordinator at 562-4044.