POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY three weeks left to contest
Rick Lupert
The 2010 Poetry Super Highway Poetry Contest is well under way.
Thanks to our many sponsors, in addition to the cash prizes to the
contest winners, everyone will get a poetry/writing related prize
just for entering! Enter now! Click on "2010 Contest" from the main
PSH Menu for all the details, or email
guide...@poetrysuperhighway.com to have the guidelines
automatically e-mailed to you.
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THE POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY WEEKLY VIRTUAL UPDATE
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/
Issue # 674 - ISSN: 1523-6587
September 13-19, 2010
this week:
~ This week featuring poets from BLAINE, WA and AUSTIN, TX
~ 1 new poetry and writing link added this week.
~ WALKING WITH ELIHU: POEMS ON ELIHU BURRITT, THE LEARNED BLACKSMITH
by TAYLOR GRAHAM featured this week in the PSH Bookstore
~ PSH LIVE Schedule: Next show: Next Show
Sept 26
~ Poetry / Writing related Classified Ads.
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POETS OF THE WEEK
~ This week's featured poets are: KEITH MOUL and RICK BELDEN:
KEITH MOUL (Blaine, Washington) has had work appear for more than 40
years in the US and Canada; more recently in Britain and Australia.
He was born in St. Louis, but lived mainly in the Pacific Northwest.
His schooling includes a Phd. Keith now lives in the picturesque
coastal and border town of Blaine, several hundred feet from Canada.
RICK BELDEN (Austin, Texas) is the author of Iron Man Family Outing:
Poems about Transition into a More Conscious Manhood. Iron Man Family
Outing is widely used in the United States and internationally by
therapists, counselors, and men's groups as an aid in the exploration
of masculine psychology and men's issues, and as a resource for men
who grew up in dysfunctional, abusive, or neglectful family systems.
Read their work by clicking on "POETS OF THE WEEK" from the main PSH
menu.
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NEW POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY LINKS
Here are all of the new sites added to the Poetry Super Highway's
poetry and writing 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 INDIVIDUAL POETRY PAGES LISTINGS THIS WEEK:
A MENTE DE CLÁUDIO TALESMAN
Anthology of new brazilian poets.
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POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY BOOKSTORE
WALKING WITH ELIHU: POEMS ON ELIHU BURRITT, THE LEARNED BLACKSMITH by
TAYLOR GRAHAM featured this week in the PSH Bookstore
TAYLOR GRAHAM's poetry captures the life of an exceptional man of the
nineteenth century. Elihu Burritt, born into a poor Connecticut
family, was acclaimed "The Learned Blacksmith" by the Governor of
Massachusetts when it was discovered he had mastered 50 foreign
languages while working at the forge. Corresponding with Longfellow
and others, Elihu Burritt became one of the most ardent peace
activists in his century, helping organize international peace
congresses, campaigning for a Congress of Nations, international law,
and a World Court. Born nearly 200 years ago, he was well ahead of
his time. President Lincoln appointed him Consular Agent to
Birmingham, England. In her inimitable style, poet Taylor Graham,
portrays Burritt's passion for peace and the betterment of man's
condition in 94 beautiful poems. This is truly poetry for history.
Click here for more and to order
Paperback, 104 Pages, Published by CreateSpace, (June, 2010)
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~ 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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UPCOMING POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY LIVE EVENTS
Our Live events are hosted through BlogTalk Radio and can be accessed
during the event by visiting http://blogtalkradio.com/psh and
clicking on the "Click to Listen" button.You can listen to the shows
through your web browser as well as call in and ask questions live
through by dialing (646) 716-7362 during the live broadcast.Can't or
don't want to call in? You can ask questions live during the show's
broadcast time by sending an instant message to RickPoet on AIM.If
you can't make the live time, you can also listen to any past show by
visiting http://blogtalkradio.com/psh and clicking on the show's
title. (As well as subscribe to all of our shows through iTunes or
any other software you use to listen to podcasts.
Upcoming Shows:
September 2010 Worldwide Open Reading
Sunday September 26, 2010 ~ 2:00 pm (pacific)
Join our monthly open reading. Tune in to hear poets from all over
the world read their work and/or call in and read one of your poems.
There are no content or style restrictions. We'd love to hear your
poem! Hosted monthly by Poetry Super Highway's Rick Lupert.
Recently Archived broadcasts:
AUGUST 2010 WORLDWIDE OPEN READING
Sunday August 22, 2010
Listen to the eclectic mix of poets from our August open reading
which featured callers from Newark, NJ, Milwaukee, WI, Woodland
Hills, Laguna Hills, Desert Hot Springs and the rest of Southern
California, as well as Elkins Park, PA, Huntersville, NIC and the St.
Louis Area of Illinois.
CONVERSATION WITH 2010 POETRY CONTEST JUDGES
Sunday July 25, 2010
Listen in to our conversation with the 2010 Poetry Contest Judges to
learn what they look for when they are scoring your contest entry
poems. Rick Lupert was on hand filling in the details regarding how
the contest is run, the rules, the entry guidelines etc. If you're
considering entering the contest, this is a great opportunity for you
to learn directly from the contest judges valuable insights to help
you do well in the contest!
Poetry Super Highway Live would love to host your reading, interview,
contest promotion or other poetry/writing related show. Please e-mail
your show idea to Ri...@PoetrySuperHighway.com, and we'll take it from
there.
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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 - LAST CALL!
Eighth year. Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize $3,000.
Submit poems in any style or genre. Both published and unpublished
work accepted. Winning entries published online. Entry fee is $7 for
every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline:
September 30. Judges: John H. Reid, Dee 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 Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest,
2005-2010). More information: http://www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry
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SECOND SUNDAY POETRY SERIES: This open mic poetry reading series,
hosted by Alex M. Frankel, takes place on the second Sunday of every
month at the Cafe Alibi in Old Town Pasadena. Great local and
national poets are featured. They perform their work, sell and sign
books and mingle with audience members and open mic participants.
Admission is free but there is a one drink minimum.
Next reading: Sunday, September 12, 5 pm. Features: Cecilia Woloch,
Marie Lecrivain and Judith Terzi. This is Pasadena's leading poetry
event! For more about the series please email
alexmfra...@att.net The Cafe Alibi is at 84 South Fair Oaks Ave,
Pasadena, near Green St.
The Cafe Alibi is at 84 South Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, near Green St.
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"A Breath of Paint" by LB Sedlacek is a new chapbook
featuring travel and adventure poems. Only $2 (US).
Order at http://tinyurl.com/24zqb9z
http://www.lbsedlacek.com/
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Full Of Crow Press and Distribution produces print and web based
publications of poetry, fiction, art, essays, interviews, reviews,
audio, and more. We are pleased to launch a new chapbook series,
featuring poetry and short fiction. Come check us out at our
poetry/small press fest this October 23 in Akron, Ohio! All welcome.
Contact: Lynn Alexander through www.fullofcrow.com/akronfest.html
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COREY MESLER : It's unprecedented, two novels released on the same
day, March 31, 2010,from two different presses: Following Richard
Brautigan (Livingston Press) and The Ballad of the Two Tom Mores
(Bronx River Press). They may be ordered signed or inscribed from
http://www.burkesbooks.com. Tom Piazza said, "Corey Mesler¹s writing
is scary, funny, smart, and deeply twisted."
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Art. Poetry. http://2C3DB.com/
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Unfound Gems
Roy Anthony Shabla is hailed as the spiritual heir to Rumi. His book
of ecstatic poems, eating God, is a rare delight. "If poets could be
superstars... Roy Anthony Shabla is the man to watch!" ~ Spirit of
the Valley. roy anthony shabla .com
Zero One is a black, gay, homeless, rap poet living on the streets of
Los Angeles. His book, Revolution Rapture, is a raw and poignant
comment on our modern society. lulu.com/zeroone revolution rapture
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PERMANENT OBSCURITY
Inspired by the underground sexploitation films of the 1960s, this
bold updating of the "roughie" subgenre and lampoon of auteur
filmmaking largely takes place in New York City's East Village (circa
2006), and it chronicles the rise and fall of a unique and intense
relationship. Dolores and Serena, two chemically dependent,
down-and-out artists set out to take control of their lives by making
a fetish-noir/femdom movie. Of course, things don't exactly turn out
as planned. For more visit: http://permanentobscurity.com/
To purchase:
http://www.amazon.com/Permanent-Obscurity-Cautionary-Misadventures-Pornog
raphy/dp/0971341540
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EXPERIENCED POETRY AND WRITING MENTOR LINDA LEEDY SCHNEIDER
Collaborate through telephone conferences and E-mail with an
award-winning internationally published poet, college writing
instructor, psychotherapist and Pushcart nominee
Beginning or experienced writers welcome. Most writers published if
that is one of their goals. 616-942-7179 or Losch...@AOL.com
http://www.pw.org/content/linda_leedy_schneider
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Voices Israel proudly sponsors the 21st international Reuben Rose
Poetry Contest. http://www.freewebs.com/voicesisrael/
Prizes: US$500; US$200; US$100. 10 hon.mentions. Entries considered
for publication in Voices 2011 anthology.
Conditions. Entries unlimited (40 lines per poem). All styles of
challenging, humorous & curious poetry in 2 copies/one without info.
of entrant. Entry fee US$5 per poem. Deadline Oct. Ist. Winners
announced Dec/Jan. Judge. Prof Seymour Mayne,
Ottawa University. Address: Voices Israel, P.O.Box 236, Kiriat Ata
28101, Israel. (Cash/checks to 'Voices Israel').
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PSH website viewers get a 50% discount on chapbook printing services
from Palabra Productions for the duration of the PSH contest. Go to
http://palabraproductions.blogspot.com for very inexpensive pricing
to produce your next chapbook. And don't forget to mention you saw
this on the PSH.
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After twelve years of Internet-based self-abuse, UnlikelyStories.org
is finally unveiling its first year of paperbacks! Check out My Hands
Were Clean by Tom Bradley, bound together with Dr. Gonzo by Deb Hoag,
Monolith by Anne McMillen, bound together with Soy solo palabras but
wish to be a city by León De la Rosa, and Unlikely Stories of the
Third Kind, a 400-page project of all things UnlikelyStories.org,
including a CD and DVD! Keep appraised at
http://www.facebook.com/unlikely.stories and
http://www.UnlikelyStories.org!
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We Put Things In Our Mouths by Rick Lupert
"Lupert] writes to us as if we were together, in a library say, a
room where speech is forbidden. His poems are passed to us with a
nod, a smile librarians can¹t see."
- Brendan Constantine
A new collection of humorous European poetry from poetic
observationalist Rick Lupert, master of the poetic travelogue. Join
Rick as he travels through Amsterdam with Rembrandt and Van Gough and
discovers his hesitance with the city¹s slogan ³I Am Amsterdam.²
Taste Belgium¹s chocolate and beer in the cities of Brussels and
Brugge (that¹s how THEY spell it.) Stop in to Magritte¹s house.
Re-visit Paris, its cheese. its Monet, its wild eyed man with a giant
toothbrush in Montmartre. Travel through Europe with Rick Lupert as
his wife earnestly tries to get the pen away from him. Rediscover
your poetic sense of humorŠput these poems in your mouth.
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/
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A Poet's Haggadah: Passover Through the Eyes of Poets edited by Rick
Lupert
36 Poets reinterpret the traditional themes and text of the Passover
Haggadah through their own unique lenses. Guaranteed to add something
different to your own seders and a great read! Edited by Los Angeles
Poet Rick Lupert (Creator of the Poetry Super Highway) Includes work
from Helen Bar-Lev, Lynne Bronstein, Salvatore Buttaci, Howard
Camner, Larry Colker, devin davis, Barbara Elovic, Robert Klein
Engler, David Gershator, Leslie Halpern, Claudia Handler, Daniel Y.
Harris, Elizabeth Iannaci, Marc Jampole, Rachel Kann, Beth Kanter,
Peggy Landsman, Michael Levy, Jake Marmer, Ellyn Maybe, Heather
McNaugher, Daniel Olivas, Judith Pacht, Jaimes Palacio, Jonathan
Penton, Joan Pond, Lanie Shanzyra P. Rebancos, Richard Schiffman, G.
David Schwartz, Adam Shechter, Diana Sher, Scott Alixander Sonders,
Julia Stein, S. Thomas Summers, Pam Ward and Misha Weidman.
More info and get the book here: http://www.poetseder.com/
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I AM MY OWN ORANGE COUNTY - 11TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION by RICK LUPERT
"Irreverent and yet somehow deeply empathic, many of the pieces
showcase Lupert's Prevert-like instinct for finding the profound in
the absurd."
- Brendan Constantine
Rick's second book, originally published in 1997 with all of the
original selected poems from artwork, introduction and orange-ness,
along with a newly written "Re-Introduction" and a "bonus material"
section featuring a selection of 29 additional (sometimes even MORE
sophomoric) poems from the I Am My Own Orange County 'era'.
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/iamooc.html
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