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Rick Lupert
Poetry Contest!
Enter the contest! Click on "2006 Poetry Contest" from the main PSH
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Thanks to all of our sponsors for helping to insure that everyone will
get a prize just for entering, in addition to the cash prize to the top three
scoring poets!
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THE POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY WEEKLY VIRTUAL UPDATE
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/
ISSN: 1523-6587
September 4-10, 2006
this week:
~ This week featuring poets from LOS ANGELES, CA
and KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY
~ 6 new poetry and writing related links added this week.
~ ONLY THE SEA KEEPS: POETRY OF THE TSUNAMI by JOAN E.
BAUER, SANKAR ROY and JUDITH R. ROBINSON featured this
week in the Poets of the Week section of the PSH Bookstore.
~ Poetry / Writing related Classified Ads.
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POETS OF THE WEEK
~ This week's featured poets are MICHELLE BITTING and JALINA MHYANA:
MICHELLE BITTING (Los Angeles, California) has work forthcoming or
published in Glimmer Train, Swink, Prairie Schooner, Poetry Daily, Small
Spiral Notebook, Nimrod, The Southeast Review, Clackamas Literary
Review, Many Mountains Moving, Poetry Southeast, Slipstream, Dogwood,
Gargoyle, Salt Hill, Pearl, Rattle, and others. She has won the Glimmer
Train, Rock & Sling Virginia Brendemeuhl Award and Poets On Parnassus
Poetry Competitions. Formerly a dancer and a chef, she teaches children
and is a devoted outreach worker. She lives with her husband, Phil Abrams,
an actor, and their two young children. In January of 2007 she will commence
work on an MFA in Poetry at Pacific University, Oregon.
JALINA MHYANA (Kaiserslautern, Germany) resettled in Kaiserslautern after
living in a remote village in northern Japan for six years, where she
works as
a freelance journalist. Her chapbook Spikeseed was published by Bad Moon
Books in spring, 2004, and her poetry has been published in Room of One's
Own, Slipstream, Margin and others. She was a finalist in Perigee Journal's
2005 poetry contest judged by Judy Jordan. Jalina, a two-time Pushcart
nominee, was a featured poet in From East to West: Bicoastal Verse and her
most recent work can be found in Entelechy: Mind and Culture, Half Drunk
Muse, and Slipstream. She is the founding editor of Rock Salt Plum Review,
an online poetry journal in which she has published her interviews with poets
Li-Young Lee, Denise Duhamel, Kim Addonizio, Laurie Kuntz, and others.
Jalin is an MFA candidate in the creative writing program at Bennington
College.
Click on "FEATURED POETS" from the main PSH menu to read their work.
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NEW POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY LINKS
Here are all of the new sites added to the Poetry Super Highway's 3 links
sections.
You can find the actual links on the PSH website in the 3 poetry links
categories. Click on "Add Your Link Here" from the main PSH menu to add
your poetry/writing website to our directory.
NEW ONLINE POETRY RESOURCES LISTINGS THIS WEEK:
~ PALM BEACH POETRY FESTIVAL
All the information you need about the Palm Beach Poetry Festival in Delray
Beach, Florida.
~ INTERNATIONAL FAME RADIO
In conjunction with Stellar Showcase Journal, we feature a Poetry Reading
Corner on our internet radio (CD & CDR accepted)
NEW ONLINE PUBLICATIONS LISTINGS THIS WEEK:
~ STELLAR SHOWCASE JOURNAL
An online and print Canadian literay journal published quarterly. Accepts
poetry, short stories & articles on writing. Submission info on website.
NEW INDIVIDUAL POETS PAGES LISTINGS THIS WEEK:
~ JOSIE'S POEMS - ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN
This large collection of poems by Yorkshire writer, Josie Whitehead are
written with rhyme, rhythm, lots of story poems for children and poems on
all subjects for young and old. They are popular across the world, have
been highlighted by leading educational, children's and poetry websites.
From fantasy poems to more serious poems, there is something for all.
~ SOPHIA'S LOST AND FOUND
Poems of Above and Below
~ CHAZ >> HUMAN DO-ING
An online journal and hub of various artistic expressions including stem
cell research commentary, thoughts from a wheelchair, poetic prose,
spontaneous poetry, digital art and an amateur of watercolor painting here
and there. and if you get lucky, maybe even a joke ;D
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POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY BOOKSTORE
Featured this week in the Poets of the Week section of the PSH Bookstore:
ONLY THE SEA KEEPS: POETRY OF THE TSUNAMI by JOAN E. BAUER,
SANKAR ROY and JUDITH R. ROBINSON
Two weeks after the tsunami hit South Asia, taking more than a quarter of
a million lives, three Pittsburgh poets - Judith Robinson, Sankar Roy and
Joan Bauer issued an international appeal for poetry addressing the tragic
event. The poets became editors, reviewed hundreds of poems and
published a collection of works of 80 poets called Only the Sea Keeps.
The poems deal with shock, loss, and grief and survivorship. The belief is
that poetry can deepen understanding and provide a measure of healing.
Royalties from the sale of the book will be distributed to the Library
Disaster
Relief Fund, affiliated with the American Library Association, and Mercy
Corps, an international humanitarian organization that has been active in
tsunami-related relief and rebuilding. With the tragedy in the United States
of Hurricane Katrina, the editors have added Hurricane 2005 Relief, through
the American Red Cross, as a beneficiary of funds. About the editors: Judith
R. Robinson is an editor, teacher, fiction writer and award-winning poet from
Pittsburgh. She was editor of Living Inland, 1989, Bennington Press and
author of The Beautiful Wife and Other Stories, 1996, Aegina Press. She is
poetry editor and contributor to Signatures, Volumes 1, 2 and 3, 2001, 2003,
2005, Academy for Lifelong Learning at Carnegie Mellon University and Ring
Road Press. She is editor of Only the Sea Keeps. Joan E. Bauer, of
Pittsburgh and Laguna Beach, CA, grew up in Los Angeles. She was
educated at UCLA and UC Berkeley. For some years she taught high
school English and journalism in public and independent schools. Her poetry
has appeared in The Comstock Review, 5 AM, Janus Head and other
journals. She serves as associate editor of Only the Sea Keeps. Sankar
Roy is an engineer, MBA, web artist, poet, translator and an immigrant from
India. Mr. Roy is honored to live and work in Pittsburgh, PA.
~ If you are or were a featured poet of the week on the Poetry Super Highway
AND you have a book available through Amazon.com, please let me know so
we can feature your work in the Poetry Super Highway Bookstore in a new
section just for former featured poet's books. Write
bo...@PoetrySuperHighway.com with your name and the title of the book.
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POETRY CLASSIFIEDS
For information on placing Poetry Related classifieds ads on the Poetry Super
Highway web page and weekly e-mail outburst, send an e-mail to:
class...@PoetrySuperHighway.com
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TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID POETRY CONTEST - CLOSING THIS MONTH
$3,500 in prizes, including a top prize of $1,000. Winning entries will be
published. Submit poems in any style or genre. You may submit work that
has been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the
anthology and online publication rights. Unpublished work is also welcome.
Entry fee is $6 for every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark
deadline: September 30. Judges: J.H. Reid, D.C. Konrad. Submit online or
mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant
Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is one of the
"101 Best Web Sites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005 & 2006). More
information: http://www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry
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Slipstream Poetry Contest
$1,000 prize plus 50 professionally-printed copies of your book. Send up to
40 pages of poetry: any style, format, or theme (or no theme), plus a SASE
with correct postage for the return of your manuscript, and a $15 check,
bank draft, or money order for reading fee. Everyone who enters the contest
receives a copy of the winning chapbook plus one complimentary issue of
Slipstream magazine. Deadline is Dec. 1, 2006. Send to: Slipstream Poetry
Contest, PO Box 2071, Niagara Falls, NY 14301. For more information visit:
http://www.slipstreampress.org/
Read about our 2006 winner, Terry Godbey, by clicking on the cover of
her book, "Behind Every Door.
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Specializing in Poetry Gift Collectibles
Lenar Poetry is crafted with memorable words to hold the attention of the
reader, and is designed with eye-catching background art - formatted into
decorative panorama for display in the home or office. Visit the website
for product information and a selection of poems in themes of humor,
fantasy and romance, including spiritually inspired works of faith. Poetry
on Art is beautifully matted and framed to present as a unique collectible
gift to friends and relatives; Ideal for gift-giving during Birthdays,
Holidays,
Valentines Day or any other special occasion.
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BUY this amazing book of romantic poetry called "Servant of the Verse".
It is a wonderful and intriguing SPRING read for you and for that someone
special. And, its sure to be a hit with friends. It has very good reviews,
and this 119pp, $16.95 book is available at Borders.com, Barnes &
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So, treat yourself today!! Herve R. Benicio, Author.
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Joy of Life Poetry Contest
The winning entry will receive a Dell Laptop computer and be published in a
Lucie Wood Poetry Collection to be released in November 2006 by Hazel
Street Productions!
All honorees will also be published in the collection and receive a copy
Contest Rules:
Theme: Poetry which exemplifies Your "Joy of Life." Share with us how you
enjoy life or the great joyful moments you've experienced. Or maybe just a
little piece of happiness.
Submissions: not to exceed 35 lines
Fee: $5 dollars per entry online. $10 dollars mail-in entries.
Deadline: EXTENDED! September 30th, 2006
Go to: http://hazelst.com/contest/form.htm
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THE GREAT AMERICAN POETRY SHOW is a hardcover serial poetry
anthology open year-round to submissions of poems on any subject, in any
style and in any number with a SASE. Email poems only from outside USA.
Simultaneous submissions and previously published poems are welcome.
Each contributor receives one free copy of the volume in which his/her
work appears. Volume 2 is now accepting submissions at: The Great
American Poetry Show, P.O. Box 69506, West Hollywood, California 90069
(or) in...@tgaps.net.
Please check out our website ( http://www.tgaps.net/ )
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The Red Book bring's together Ben Barton's small-press poems
published from 1996-2006. Many have appeared in some of the
foremost 'little' magazines, including Scriptor, Roadworks, The Ugly
Tree and X Magazine. Others featured in the BBC film 'No One Reads
Poetry'. Just one month after its release, the book has made Amazon
UK's Top 5 on the 'Hot Books' poetry chart.
Find out more at benbarton.co.uk
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(or your pictures, images, website logos, poetry on t-shirts, sweatshirts,
coffee mugs, and mouse pads, hats, picture frames, lunch boxes, stickers,
postcards, calendars, frisbees, and more!)
Also custom make your own books and CDs with full color art and
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Set up your store for free and earn commission from every sale or order
merchandise for yourself or for gifts.
visit: http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/storeref.aspx?refby=rickpoet
for the details.
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ATTENTION!!! LAST CALL!!! Re)verb is still looking for some great poetry
for its 4th issue. Deadline is July 20th (must be postmarked by then). Please
send 3-5 unpublished pieces via snail mail to Re)verb 11771 Tunstall St.
Garden Grove, California 92845. Please send a SASE, short bio and cover
note along with your submission. We do not accept electronic submissions.
Additional information can be found at http://www.rvlitmags.com/ and soon at
http://www.rvpress.net/ . If you haven't read an issue yet, you can purchase
one through the site. You can also check out a sample poem there. Send us
your best stuff . . . and send it soon!
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The 17th international Reuben Rose Poetry Contest
Prizes: US$300; US$150; US$100; US$50. plus ten Hon. Mentions to be
published in our Voices Anthology 2007
Entry fee: US$5 per poem. entries unlimited. (Max length 40 lines per poem.)
Cheques made payable to Voices Israel. We require 2 copies of each entry,
1 with name and address.
Deadline: October 7th. 2006. Winners will be announced at the end of
December.
Address: Voices Israel. P.O.Box 236 Kiriat Ata Israel. 28101
Content: General not necessarily on Jewish subjects. Humorous/curious poetry
welcome to be judged by Vera Rich, Member of PEN in England and in Belarus;
regular reader on the B.B.C. and editor of an annual poetry anthology
Manifold
Europa.
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This is the cheapest way to get bookstore quality books of your poetry or
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Poets for Human Rights announces two Human Rights-theme contests:
Anita McAndrews Poetry Award contest. $100 1st prize. $1 reading fee
per poem. Alexander Popoff Youth Award (17 and younger) $100 1st prize.
No reading fee. Deadline: Nov. 15, 2006. Mail submissions with cover
sheet to: Stazja McFadyen; 100 Waverly Way, #310; Clearwater, Fl.
33756. For more information, contact sta...@verizon.net
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Digital Aardvarks Poetry Contest-Deadline Sept. 30, Send 3-5 poems to
Do...@onlinewebart.com, Prize- Altered Book featuring winner's poetry
and art by altered book artist/poet Donna Kuhn,
http://digitalaardvarks.blogspot.com
Mail Entry Fee of $7 and contact info to: Donna Kuhn, 130 Mattison Lane,
Aptos, CA 95003
Winner will be notified by e-mail, announced and featured on blog
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Dave Barr-famous Chicago poet-First book available-
http://www.weinbergpress.com - David Hernandezsays "I fully enjoy
Dave Barr's poetry..." $10.00 postpaid.
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Hello, my name is Jonathan Penton. Please
give me narcissistic supply.
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Coming this Fall from Marsh Hawk Press: Beggars at the Wall by
Rochelle Ratner, Breaking the Fever by Mary Mackey, and Today's
Menu by Corinne Robins. Marsh Hawk books present forms and
sensibilities that have assimilated modern and post-modern traditions
but expand from these without political or aesthetic bias, outside of
"schools" yet with affinities to the visual arts. View Marsh Hawk's
complete catalog on the Internet at http://www.marshhawkpress.org.
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"Average Bears" the new chapbook from award winning poet,
LB Sedlacek, has just been released. Includes the title poem
plus 44 others. Ebook or Chapbook version available. Free
excerpts: http://webpages.charter.net/poppoets/abears.htm
To order: http://assumenothingpress.blogspot.com
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I'D LIKE TO BAKE YOUR GOODS: The Poet's Experience on
His Honeymoon in Paris, Rome and Venice is Rick Lupert's
latest release and the author's 10th book written during two weeks
of bliss in the summer of 2004. Read sample poems, order the
book, and see a picture of the back of the author's wife's head
here: http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/byg.html
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