dyeriverspoetry

Personal Information

• Name:  The Dyer-Ives Foundation
• Service Type:  local grant giving organization
• Primary Contact:  Christine Stephens
• Position:  Program Coordinator for the annual Kent County poetry competition
• Phone:  616 719-8111
• Address:  Dyer-Ives Foundation Waters Building, Suite 501-H 161 Ottawa, NW Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2750 U.S.A.
• Website:  http://www.dyer-ives.org/
• Mission:  The awards, initiated in 1968 by poet James Allen, at the urging of John Hunting, Dyer-Ives’ founder, are intended to encourage excellence in writing and provide recognition for local work of high quality.