Moving Words Poetry Program

About Moving Words

2010 Student Winners and Honorable Mentions

2011 Winning Poems

2010 Student Winners and Honorable Mentions
2010 Winning Adult Poems
2009 Student Winners and Honorable Mentions
10th Anniversary Poetry Competition 2009 Winning Poems
Winning Student Poems, 2008
Winning Adult Poems, 2008
Winning Student Poems, 2007
Adult Poetry April-September 2007
Student Poetry 2006
Adult Poetry, Spring 2006
Student Poetry October 2005-March 2006
Adult Poetry April-September 2005
Student Poetry October 2004-March 2005
Adult Poetry April-September 2004

Series XX: Poems displayed January-March 2004
Series XIX: Poems displayed October-December 2003
Series XVIII: Poems displayed July-September 2003
Series XVII: Poems displayed April-June 2003
Series XVI: Student poems displayed January-March 2003
Series XV: Student poems displayed October-December 2002
Series XIV: Poems displayed July-September 2002
Series XIII: Poems displayed April-June 2002
Series XII: Student poems displayed January-March 2002
Series XI: Student poems displayed October-December 2001
Series X: Poems displayed July-September 2001
Series IX: Poems displayed April-June 2001
Series VIII: Student poems displayed January-March 2001
Series VII: Student poems displayed October-December 2000
Series VI: Poems displayed July-September 2000
Series V: Poems displayed April-June 2000
Series IV: Student poems displayed January-March 2000
Series III: Student poems displayed October-December 1999
Series II: Poems displayed July-September 1999
Series I: Poems displayed on bus posters April-June 1999

About MOVING WORDS:

Launched in 1999 during National Poetry Month, Moving Words makes poetry a part of daily life for commuters in Northern Virginia and promotes the work of local writers.  The poems are viewed by approximately 1.3 million Metro bus riders every month.  In 2009, in honor of its 10th Anniversary, the Moving Words Poetry Competition expanded beyond Arlington’s borders to include poets who live within the entire DC Metro transit zone.

Six poets are featured from April through September; they are selected through an annual competition with a deadline in January.  From October through March the poems of twelve Arlington Public School students are selected for display through a partnership with the Arlington Public Schools Humanities Project.  The poems are exhibited in Metro buses that traverse Arlington County, Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax County, and Fairfax City.

Moving Words is a program of the Cultural Affairs Division of the Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources and is sponsored by the Arlington County Department of Environmental Commuter Services  (ACCS) and Metro, to make your ride more enjoyable. 
For more information and to receive submission guidelines, please visit www.arlingtonarts.org or call 703-228-1850 (TDD for deaf and hard of hearing people: 711).