Fairfield Poet Laureate, Suzanne Bruce, has begun a once-a-month column in the Daily Republic called “The Poetry Connection.” It will be published the first Sunday of every month in the Diversions section of the newspaper, and she would like to collect potential poems for the summer months.

Ms. Bruce encourages students to write poems about experiences that have inspired them, whether it be in Fairfield, or California, or somewhere else. Or perhaps some studnets want to share a poem about nature or maybe one that takes on a humorous theme.

Poems must be sent to her at [email protected] . She must receive them by the 20th of the month prior to publication. She will select one poem for each month. Also with the submission, student poets are asked to include a short introduction about themselves, such as where they attend school, where and why they enjoy writing poetry.

Poems must be 39 lines or less, contain no profanity and be written within the Daily Republic guidelines of material suitable for publication. Poets are asked to type their submissions in Times New Roman 12-pt. font, black ink on white paper. Also, there must not be any pictures or photographs with the poem. Lastly, they must remember to put their name at the bottom of the poem.

Ms. Bruce has permission to hang all submissions in the newspaper at The Coffee Bar, 740 Texas Street, in downtown Fairfield. She will mount them on foam core and take them in to hang them on the shop walls. She looks forward to hearing from Armijo students and is eager to have this “Poetry Connection” monthly as well as The Coffee Bar to display poems as opportunities to have poetry more accessible to residents of Fairfield.