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A POETRY CONTEST SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL MILTON ACORN FESTIVAL

WHO WAS MILTON ACORN?

MILTON ACORN ( March 30, 1923  to August 20, 1986 ), Canada�s People�s
 Poet , was born and raised on Prince Edward Island, Canada.  From an
 early age, he knew his vocation was to be a poet.  In Milton�s own words,
 he traded his carpenters tools for a pen.  A prodigious writer, Milton
 wrote over 150 short stories, thousands of poems, and numerous essays.
 He also wrote two plays, one - THE ROAD TO CHARLOTTETOWN - was produced
 at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in 1977. After the publication  
 of I�VE TASTED MY BLOOD in 1970, Milton was honoured by leading Canadian
 writers as �The People�s Poet of Canada�.  He received the Governor
 General�s Award for Poetry in 1975 for his book THE ISLAND MEANS MINAGO.

 In 1977 he was awarded a Doctor of Laws Degree by UPEI.  He was elected 
 to life membership in the League of Canadian Poets in 1985.

 Milton Acorn is the Island�s major literary figure of the last half of 
 the century.  He was an artist with a lifetiime love of his Island home
 and pride in his Canadian heritage.  The power of the people and of the
 written word were essential to Milton�s profound view of the world.

NATIONAL MILTON ACORN FESTIVAL
PEOPLE AGAINST RACISM POETRY COMPETITION

The National Milton Acorn Festival has initiated a poetry competition ..
. People Against Racism .. with July 15 as the deadline for entries. 
 First prize is $100.00 (Cnd $ )There is a fee of $5.00 ( Cnd $ )for each
 entry.  Send a cover page with your name, mailing address and phone 
 number and title of the poem with a second page which has ONLY the title 
 and a poem of NOT longer than 20 lines.  The topic must deal with 
 experiences, solutions or views dealing with the growing problem of 
 racism.  Mail entries to: #101 - 21 Great George Street, Charlottetown,
 P.E.I., Canada  C1A 4J5