{"id":24087,"date":"2026-02-03T09:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=24087"},"modified":"2026-02-04T00:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T05:25:19","slug":"poetry-submissions-due-feb-6-for-2026-dudley-randall-poetry-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2026\/02\/03\/poetry-submissions-due-feb-6-for-2026-dudley-randall-poetry-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry submissions due Feb. 6 for 2026 Dudley Randall poetry competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Poet,
Dudley Randall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each year, the Detroit Mercy English Department<\/a> honors Dudley Randall<\/a>, the late poet, publisher and University of Detroit librarian and poet-in-residence, by sponsoring a poetry competition in his name.<\/p>\n

Now in its 56th year, the prize continues Randall\u2019s legacy of amplifying creative voices within the Detroit Mercy community.<\/p>\n

Detroit Mercy undergraduate students are eligible to submit one poem of 55 or fewer lines. All topics and poetic forms are welcome. The winner of the first prize must be available to read the poem at the annual CHASS Honors Convocation on Sunday, March 22.<\/p>\n

The deadline for submissions is Feb. 6.<\/strong> First prize is $150 with second prize of $100 and third prize of $75. The judges of this year\u2019s contest are:<\/p>\n