To Apply

Submissions

Please submit 4-6 poems that you feel are complete, no more than 8 pages in total, 12 pt. type. (Submissions will not be returned). Submitted poems should not have the name or other contact information of the applicant anywhere on the page. Submissions will be reviewed and admissons will be selected by a Guest Poet.


Application                          (Must be received no later than November 15, 2008)

Please click here to print the Application. Please remember to sign and date the Application and indicate that you have read and agree to our Terms and Conditions.

Acceptance Notification

Applicants will receive notification by email promptly after their application has been received and submissions have been reviewed and accepted. Applications and submissions will be reviewed weekly until the deadline date. Upon notification of acceptance, please forward a check for registration, tuition, optional fees (if any) and indicate your hotel selection. We urge you to select a hotel and make a reservation immediately upon acceptance, due to the number of visitors in Merida during their annual arts festival.

Tuition & Fees

Reading Fee                $ 25.00   (Include with Application & Submissions)
Registration Fee           200.00   (Due upon acceptance)
Tuition                            450.00    (Workshops & USPIM evening events, due upon acceptance)  

Airfare and hotel are not included in the above fees.

Optional Fees (at cost & due upon acceptance)

Spanish Lessons            72.00    (four 1 1/2-hour lessons @ $18 per lesson)
Day trip to Uxmal            37.00    (incudes r/t bus, entry fee, guided tour & lunch)
Day trip to Celestun        50.00    (includes r/t bus, guided tour by boat & lunch) 


U.S. Poets in Mexico, P.O. Box 4150, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163
Questions? Kindly email us at: USPIM@earthlink.net