THE WORD TRAVELS PROGRAM INVITES WRITERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES WHO LIVE, WORK, OR GO TO SCHOOL IN GERMANTOWN TO SUBMIT ORIGINAL POEMS. SELECTED POEMS ARE INSTALLED IN UNEXPECTED PLACES THROUGHOUT THE CITY CREATING A TREASURE TROVE OF GERMANTOWN EXPRESSION.

The Word Travels - Mitch Major Memorial Fund was established in 2021 in memory of highly esteemed GPAC board member and City of Germantown resident Mitch Major, whose fondness for literature shaped his entire life.

The Mitch Major Memorial Fund is dedicated to sustaining Word Travels - a sidewalk poetry contest inspired by Mitch’s love for the literary arts, his passion for lifelong learning, and the joy he took sharing his discoveries in the world of the written word.

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Mitch Major