The William Meredith Foundation’s 2017 Poetry Prize

The William Meredith Foundation’s 2017 Poetry Prize, bestowed to Peter Meinke, was celebrated on September 16th, 2017 at the Bulgarian Embassy in Washington, DC. The program included a recital of works from the books published by the Publishing House “Poets Choice Publishing” – „To Start With Feel Fortunate” by Peter Meinke, “Elephant Cake Walk” by Andrew Oerke, “First Do No Harm” by Laura Brywavski-Miller.

The poets and works were presented by Richard Harteis, founder of the William Meredith Foundation. A short film was shown for the famous American poet William Meredith, who worked for the popularization of Bulgarian poetry and culture in the United States.

 

 

Here are some pictures from the event: