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Schola Cantorum Silicon Valley is accepting entries from Santa Clara County high school students for its fourth Poetry to Music Contest. The winning original poem will be arranged as a choral composition by composer Maria Thompson Corley and performed by the Los Altos-based choir.

The theme for this year’s contest is “Belonging: Finding Your Place in the World.” A panel of judges, including Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Yosimer Reyes, will evaluate all submissions. [...] Contest submissions will be accepted through Nov. 16. Poems must include a title and be 20 lines or fewer. For more information and to enter online, visit .

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View more on The Mercury News [...] The winning poem will premiere during Schola’s concert, “The Poet Speaks, from Shakespeare to Tomorrow,” on May 23, 2027. The concert program will also feature works by composers who have set the poetry of Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas, Sara Teasdale and others to choral music.

The first-place winner will also receive $600. The second-place poet gets $250, and third place, $250.