POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY feeds your head
Rick Lupert
THE POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY WEEKLY VIRTUAL UPDATE
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/
ISSN: 1523-6587
July 9 - 15, 2001
this week:
~ 2001 PSH Poetry Contest welcomes new sponsors.
~ This week featuring poets from SEATTLE, WA and BOSTON, MA
~ New websites listed in all three Poetry Super Highway links
categories.
~ Featured this week in the PSH Bookstore is IN OUR OWN WORDS: A
GENERATION DEFINING ITSELF - VOLUME 3 edited by MARLOW PEERSE
WEAVER
~ PSH Chat Room Schedule.
~ Poetry / Writing related Classified Ads.
~ Click on LANGUAGE STRIPS for the latest episode of HORROR VACUUI,
the language comic strip drawn by Los Angeles poet Brendan
Constantine and exclusively syndicated on the Poetry Super Highway.
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2001 POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY POETRY CONTEST
Welcome to SPOKEN IMAGES and CONCRETE WOLF, two new sponsors to
this years contest who have added to the extensive prize roster.
Entries are pouring in...the judges have been hard at work scoring
them...and we've only just begun!
Over 50 sponsors have donated over 200 prizes to be shared
amongst contest entrants which almost gaurantees that everyone
will get something just for entering. So ENTER!
Click on "2001 CONTEST" from the main PSH menu for all of the
details, prizes, and entry guidelines.
Or e-mail guide...@PoetrySuperHighway.com for a personally
electronically delivered copy.
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POETS OF THE WEEK
~ This weeks featured poets are KEVIN ALLEN and RACHEL DYER:
KEVIN ALLEN (Seattle, Washington) was born in Gia Dinh, Vietnam in
1973. Adopted by an American family at 11 months and grew up in
Rochester, NY. Got tired of living by the rules, so moved to Seattle,
worked for a dot.com, got laid off, and is now working for an
adoption agency. Plans to go back to Vietnam for the first time
next April.
RACHEL DYER (Boston, Massachusetts) is a sixteen year-old who has
been writing poetry for several years. She attends Boston Latin
School. Her work has been published in the school literary
magazine.
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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.
NEW ONLINE POETRY RESOURCES LISTINGS THIS WEEK:
~ Poetry Deep
At Poetry Deep you can find a small selection of poetry from
classical and modern poets. What is special about this collection
is the stars inside the poems, which you can click to get background
info, pictures, word meanings, and other info that expand on the poem
. There is also a monthly themed poetry discussion, and a calendar
for finding and sharing online poetry events.
~ Poetic Events Online
A calendar for online poetry
NEW ONLINE PUBLICATIONS LISTINGS THIS WEEK:
~ Alison Stine
The only female undergraduate ever published by the The Kenyon
Review, "She is the New Eve," according to Moyo Magazine. 23 years
old, partially deaf, and naturally curly, her first book is out.
Join in on the apple
~ Blues and Folk Music
Unique video archive of acoustic musicians and poets...Hundreds of
photos and video stills from the archive..links pages.. heroes
pages..messageboard...details of exclusively available cd's from my
unique video archive....
~ Chaos Culture's Poetry Freaks
Non-Profit Poetry Group. Join the Chaos Culture and post you're
poetry free to be seen by others.
~ berniE-zine: Book Reviews & More
Monthly book review ezine featuring reviews of fiction, non-fiction,
poetry and short story collections, and links to literary web sites
of interest.
~ Concrete Wolf a journal of poetry
concretewolf.com is the website for Concrete Wolf a quarterly print
journal of poetry. Site includes submission guidelines, selected
poems from the journal, audio of poets reading their work, and
chapbook contest information.
~ The TP's
Sparks from a different fire. Poets from around the world, speak in
a single language.
NEW INDIVIDUAL POETS PAGES LISTINGS THIS WEEK:
~ Steve Riley's World of Poetry, Pictures and life
This is me expressing my true feelings on love, life and passion.
Come inside and explore my soul....
~ The Curve Of My Tongue
Words in the language of the everyday woman. Sometimes seething an
wicked, often distant, but always brutally honest. Recognize
yourself here.
~ The Zeitgeist Syndicat3
The journal and poetry of a 21st century urban youth.
~ Emotions in Motion
Liliia White, Modern American Poet from Siberia. Genetic Researcher
turned Love Poet of the Modern Age.
~ Howard Yosha Poetry and Paintings
Upgraded and updated poetry website for the poetry of Howard Yosha.
I am a regular poetry reader and slam poet at Laguna Poets and
Laguna Beach Brewing Company. My new book Illumination Millennium
is coming out soon, with a compilation of my 5 poetry chapbooks,
150 pages of poetry and 40 paintings.
~ InterNic
This is a site that I made for my own personal enjoyment. I put on
this page things That I write and create. I hope someday someone
will find a poem or literature that they can relate to or enjoy.
~ Me
The new webpage of Jennifer Burss, a 23-year-old poet, from
Michigan. Contains poetry, links to other writing by the author,
and "news".
~ Poetry Band
LA CA MUSIC (ASCAP) presents...POETRY BAND. Are you ready for
something really new? Also read new poetry book: ROOMS free!
~ The Chocolate Man: A Children's Horror Tale
will enjoy it's Radio Broadcast Production airing on public radio
through out the month of October 2001. The story CD will be
available thereafter.It is perhaps the scariest children's story-
poem ever written. WARNING: Maybe too intense for children under 8.
~ Waide Riddle
Waide Riddle is the "All- American Texan" . His book is a collection
of award winning poetry which includes children , holiday , romantic
and thought provoking works , as well as the works chosen by the
Museum of Tolerance/ Simon Weisenthal Center which are archived and
studied by scholars. Waide is a best selling gay poet.
~ Bernadette Geyer -- poet/writer
Biographical notes on Bernadette Geyer, a poet/writer in the
Washington, DC, area. Geyer has been published in a variety of
literary publications, including Mid-America Poetry Review and
Gargoyle. The web site includes samples of poetry, notices of
upcoming readings, info and ordering information for her books.
~ Dee Rimbaud: Artist & Poet
The artwork of Dee Rimbaud, poet & visionary
~ life*lines
several on-going series of poems: everything from "Y'shua, an
unfinished life" (a poem cycle based on a imagined life of Jesus)
to "Weather Reports" (reflections on the extraordinary life in
Southern Maine) to "Reflections" (poems about the craft of poetry
and writing) and "A Vocabulary of Learning" (poems from a poetry
driven classroom). Not to mention "Abba Father" (parenting) or
"Birding" (yes, what it says), or "Sparks" (dreams and visions), or
"In The Potter's House" (inspirational and devotional).
~ A Sheltered Place
Poetry, Short Stories, About me..I am an Amature poet just trying to
get my poetry/Short Stories out there. If you do happen to go to my
website, please be kind and sign my guestbook. I need all the
feedback I can get.
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POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY BOOKSTORE
~ Check out our online bookstore for personal recommendations as well
as Amazon.com's complete catalog of books, music and whatever the
hell else they've started selling these days.
~ Featured this week in the PSH Bookstore is IN OUR OWN WORDS: A
GENERATION DEFINING ITSELF - VOLUME 3 edited by MARLOW PEERSE WEAVER
Volume 3 of the book series that is voicing the realities of the
generation born 1960 to 1982. Song lyrics, poetry, essays and short
stories. A generation telling it like it really is, "in its own
words".
This series now includes 440 voices from more than 40 countries.
Songwriters, recording artists, poets, journalists, academics,
individuals from all walks of life, the person next door, the one
that works with you. Every hue of the rainbow. All the complexities
and nuances that make up a most interesting generation.
~ 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 mailto:bo...@PoetrySuperHighway.com with your name and the
title of the book.
You can learn more about or order this selection (or virtually any
other existing book, video or audio recording) by clicking on
BOOKSTORE from the Poetry Super Highway's main page.
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PSH CHATROOM CALENDAR
(Access the chat room by clicking on PSH CHATROOM from the PSH main
page. You need to have a JAVA capable web browser.)
~ FEATURED POETS MEET AND GREET
Every Sunday, 2:00 PM (pacific)
A weekly PSH chat for informal chat as well as to say hi to incoming
and outgoing featured PSH Poets of the Week.
~ LIVE SPOKENWORLD.COM
Every Sunday, 8:00 PM (pacific)
Chat with Bob Nelson as he broadcasts his one hour spoken word show.
~ XDROM : OBSIDIAN
Every Thursday, 6:00 PM (pacific)
The Detective Series. Musical drama. Where you'll find the
darkness and the street. Live improv episodes. Award-winning
artists. Original Music (streaming mp3). Poetry. Visual art.
Quotes. Teaching resources. Text & voice chat.
URL: http://www.xdrom.com
~ Looking for people to run unique poetry related events in the chat
room ... If you would like to schedule an event in the Poetry Super
Highway Chat Room and/or host the chat room from your website (all
of which is FREE), please mailto:ch...@PoetrySuperHighway.com
for details.
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AND SO ON . . .
~ The Poetry Super Highway was accessed 662 times since our last
update.
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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,
mailto:class...@PoetrySuperHighway.com
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Steel Point Quarterly
We still need poetry and prose for the summer and fall 2001. It
won't be long until we'll have to sharpen up the ol' Excalibur
(poetry award - details on the site- prose awards to be added) and
hand out the $25 award in January. So check out our submission
guidelines and send in your submissions today!
We are especially looking for prose: flash fiction 500 - 2000 words,
articles about writing (poetry or prose) for our quarterly column,
personal essays and book reviews (poetry or prose). Better chance of
acceptance if you thoroughly read (prior to submitting) and strictly
follow the submission guidelines posted on our site.
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Listen to FEED YOUR HEAD, an internet broadcast radio show of
live and recorded spoken word and genre defying sets of music.
Hosted by Los Angeles Spoken Word artist Rick Lupert
Wednesday nights, 9-11pm (pacific)
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/urbanfunk
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SEND ME YOUR POEMS, YOUR PROSE, YOUR HUDDLED MANUSCRIPTS yearning to
be published. Eggplant Submissions works to place your unique
writing style in the best possible markets. Write to Chocolate Waters at
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CONCRETE WOLF POETRY CHAPBOOK CONTEST: $100 Prize and 50 copies of
chapbook, plus additional copies at discount to winner. Deadline
September 1, 2001. Entry Fee $15. Submit 16 - 32 pages of poetry
(manuscript not returned) with SASE for contest results. All
entrants receive copy of winning chapbook and consideration for
publication in our quarterly poetry journal. See our website:
http://concretewolf.com or e-mail us at edi...@concretewolf.com
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How many folks do you know who are truly happy? Do you believe you
can change your destiny? What choices do we have in our lives? Heard
all this stuff before? Then go buy a dozen doughnuts or read "Enjoy
yourself It's Later Than You Think" By Michael Levy
http://www.pointoflife.com --- Your Life, Your Choice.
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Call For Submissions: The Circle Magazine is accepting submissions
for both the print and online versions. Pays in copies of the
quarterly print zine. Currently, we are seeking short stories,
features and poetry...any topic, any style. Also accepting artwork
and photographs. We are also seeking columnists for the web edition
on a variety of subjects. We are a literary magazine and respect
those working to advance ideas through language, preferably without
the gratuitous use of obscene language or content. Press run is
usually between 2,000-5,000+ copies, depending on ad revenue.
E your submissions to circlemag@a... or put a stamp on it to:
The Circle Magazine, 173 Grandview Road, Wernersville, PA 19565.
More info can be obtained at our site - http://circlemagazine.com/
Copies of The Circle can be ordered at the same address...$4.00.
Direct your poetry submissions to: Michael Clipman, Poetry Editor
All other submissions to: Penny Talbert, Editor
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Stop by and see samples from A FALLING STAR by Robert Diskin,
a collection of poetry and photography.
http://fp1.centurytel.net/ctn04863/a_falling_star.htm
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Limestone Circle is always looking for quality poetry and artwork/
photography for future issues. Published twice a year, LC features
well-crafted, accessible poetry from both new and established poets.
Want more information? E-mail the editor at ren...@earthlink.net
for our submission guidelines, or send a business-size SASE to
P.O. Box 453, Ashburn VA 20146-0453
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STILL AVAILABLE! Singing in the Key of L by Barbra Nightingale
(80 pages) Winner of the NFSPS 1999 Stevens Poetry Manuscript Award
Signed copies direct from author. $10 includes postage.
Also available, Greatest Hits 1980-2000
Pudding House Press (12 poems)
Signed copies direct from author $10 includes postage
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The 2001 Connecticut Poetry Festival
August 17th and 18th, Middletown, Connecticut
Featuring Mark Doty and many other fine poets.
http://www.ctpoetryfest.org
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are no line, content, or language restrictions. We will publish
poetry in other languages as long as an English translation is
sent along.
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Visit Anthology and read about our annual poetry and prose contests,
submission guidelines for our nationally distributed literary
magazine and all of the products and services at our website,
http://www.anthologymagazine.com
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Continuing in the tradition of Kenneth Patchen, UWP combines the
artforms of poetry and painting in highly collectable framable
broadsides. Sample $1.50. "Scar Lit" by Mark Edward Marston $6
(2001 Pariah Press, signed, 34pgs).
United Workers Press, 167 Bichner Lane, Mahtomedi, MN, 55115.
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This month in the Lummox Journal you'll find an interview with
Holly Prado, poetess extraordinaire, member of the Cahuenga Press
& teacher of the craft of writing. Rene Diedrich graces us with
another essay, this time on the book, Drinking With Bukowski (a
book I'm pleased to be included in). Mark Terrill reviews Nate
Graziano's Seasons From the Second Floor and C. Mulrooney takes on
some major literary puffballs and triumphs easily. The usual Tid
Bits section is joined by Letters to the Dog. Some poesy rounds it
out.
You can order Lummox by sending $2 (or $20 for 12 issues) to Lummox,
POB 5301 San Pedro, CA 90733-5301.
The Lummox Society of Writers (LSW) Newsletter is out. A compendium
of over 65 mags and presses that I recommend to send poesy & fiction
to. Names and addresses and guidelines. All for just $2 + a SASE
w/ $.55 postage. Or Join the LSW for a mere $5 per year and get 2
newsletters and some other goodies. We are nearly 90 members and
growing.
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CALLING ALL WRITERS!
Interbang magazine wants your poetry, fiction and articles of any
length, on any subject.
Write your name and address on each page of your submission.
Visit our web site at http://www.interbang.net and click on the
"Writer's Guide" link for more information. You can also obtain a
copy of the Writer's Guide by sending an email to
mailto:writer...@interbang.net
Get a free sample copy of Interbang No. 8! Call (310) 450-6372 for
more information.
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