Twice a year, undergraduate students compete to create their best work in 40 or fewer lines. Poems are then read without identifying characteristics by a nationally-renowned judge from outside of CCU.
To see past winners and read their work, click here: https://www.coastal.edu/english/beyondtheclassroom/paulricepoetrybroadsidecontest/
The contest is named after Paul Rice, who taught in the CCU English Department from 1987-2004. Rice was a talented poet, professor, and songwriter. In 2005, friends and relatives honored Rice’s work in a concert played at the Recital Hall of the Edwards Building.
