POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY contest has begun
Rick Lupert
We just announced our 13th annual poetry contest on Thursday and
entries are already flowing in! Everyone who enters will get a prize
of interest to poets and writers just for entering (in addition to
the cash prize for the top three scoring poems.) 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.
This week we're featuring the 3 contest judges as our Poets of the
Week. Click on "Poets of the Week" from the main PSH menu to read
their work.
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THE POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY WEEKLY VIRTUAL UPDATE
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/
Issue # 666 - ISSN: 1523-6587
July 19-25, 2010
this week:
~ This week featuring poets from NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA, ANDOVER,
MASSACHUSETTS and COUNTY DONEGAL, IRELAND
~ 3 new poetry and writing links added this week.
~ THE SHADOW OF SIRIUS by W.S. MERWIN featured
this week in the PSH Bookstore
~ PSH LIVE Schedule: Next show: Conversation with Contest Judges July
25, 2pm (pacific) - NEXT WEEK!
~ Poetry / Writing related Classified Ads.
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POETS OF THE WEEK
~ This week's featured poets are: BRENDA LEVY TATE, JIM KNOWLES and
SIAN LINDSEY (the 3 judges of the 2010 Poetry Super Highway Poetry
Contest)
BRENDA LEVY TATE (Nova Scotia, Canada) lives just up the road from
the Tusket Falls power dam. Because she especially loves her camera,
motley assortment of books and unwieldy fossil collection, Brenda's
house is slowly collapsing under boxes and shelves crammed with
photos, flea-market hardcovers and rocks. Her work has appeared in
numerous print publications and anthologies, most recently Lilith and
Postcards from Eve (Fortunate Childe Publications, 2009 & 2010
respectively). She is a current Pushcart nominee for one of the poems
included in Lilith. She is also a contributor to online journals,
including Soundzine (June 2009) and Contemporary American Voices
(August 2009 & June 2010) and was a featured poet with Triggerfish
Critical Review (December 2009). Her books include Cleansing (Rising
Tide 2003) and the chapbook Beeline (Lopside Press 2007). Brenda may
also be heard reading her poetry and singing on YouTube under the
username Silharima. In her former life, she taught senior high school
in Yarmouth, NS.
JIM KNOWLES (County Donegal, Ireland) is a poet, engineer, and
artist. His work has appeared places like Mipoesias Best of Cafe
Cafe, From East to West, Durable Goods, and "The Ranfury Review". He
was a finalist in the 2008 Poetry Superhighway Contest, first in the
2009 PSH Contest, and won honorable mention (2nd) in the 2010 Inkwell
Poetry Competition. He likes to explore as a reader, and to be
surprised.
SIAN LINDSEY (Andover, Massachusetts, Arkansas) is a poet who
recently retired from the US Air Force and is now in the final course
of her MFA in Creative Writing. She has three children (two grown and
a nine-year-old at home), two cats, and a husband who deploys to
Afghanistan every other year. In those years Sian and her youngest
son spend their time at home in County Donegal, Ireland, where life
is beautiful, slow, and happy. In the intervening years she is
captive in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she remains a slave to
the air conditioner between April and October. Sian finds inspiration
for her poetry in the wild green of Ireland, in the separation from
her husband every other year, and in the constant chaos of moving
from place to place, trying to bring and keep her family together.
She is 44 years old and loves gadgets, technology, travelling,
reading, writing, and being outdoors (when it's 70F or less).
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 ONLINE POETRY RESOURCES LISTINGS THIS WEEK:
~ RUMI POETRY CLUB
We celebrate the spiritual poetry of Rumi and other poets from around
the world.
NEW INDIVIDUAL POETS PAGES LISTINGS THIS WEEK:
~ DARKHEART'S POETRY CONCERTO NO.1
Dark Sad Poetry for the lost
~ DARK PSYCHE POETRY
Dark Sad Poetry through the eyes of Depression
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POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY BOOKSTORE
THE SHADOW OF SIRIUS by W.S. MERWIN featured this week in the PSH
Bookstore.
In his best book in a decade‹and one of the best outright‹Merwin
points his oracular, unpunctuated poems toward his own past,
admitting, I have only what I remember, and offering what may be his
most personal, generous and empathic collection. Somehow, he manages
to dissolve the boundaries between one time and another, seeming to
look forward to the past or remember what has yet to happen, as in a
recollection of traveling to Europe by boat and seeing a warship I
recognized/ from a model of it I had made/ when I was a child/ and
beyond it/ there was a road down the cliff/ that I would descend some
years later/ and recognize it/ there we were all together/ one time.
The poems show the marks of having weathered ...the complete course/
of life, but also feel fresh and awake with a simplicity that can
only be called wisdom: the morning is too/ beautiful to be anything
else. Gorgeous poems about enduring love melt time as well, looking
toward a moment when we will be no older than we ever were. These are
among Merwin's best poems, because, as he says, it is the late poems/
that are made of words/ that have come the whole way/ they have been
there. (Sept.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier
Inc. All rights reserved.
Click here for more and to order:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1556593104/poetrysuperhighw
Paperback, 130 Pages, Published by Copper Canyon Press (October, 2009)
~ 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:
CHAT WITH 2010 POETRY CONTEST JUDGES
Sunday July 25, 2010 ~ 2:00 pm (pacific) - NEXT WEEK!
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 will ben hand to answer any questions 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 talk directly to the contest judges to get valuable
insights to help you do well in the contest!
Recently Archived broadcasts:
JUNE 2010 WORLDWIDE OPEN READING
Sunday June 13, 2010
Great show this month featured callers from Vancouver, BC, Canada,
Sonoma, CA, Lake Wells, FL, Newark, NJ, Los Angeles, CA, Columbos, OH
and Valley Center, OH. Lots of information about Russian dogs in
space as well.
MAY 2010 WORLDWIDE OPEN READING
Sunday May 16th, 2010
Our May 2010 show featured callers from Lake Wells, FL, Newark, NJ,
Columbus, OH, British Columbia, Canada, Desert Hot Springs, CA, South
East, Idaho and Central Florida.
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
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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CALL FOR ENTRIES:
THE DREAM QUEST ONE POETRY & WRITING CONTEST is open to anyone who
loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful
art of poetry or writing a story that is worth telling everyone!
Guidelines: (1) Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject,
form or style. And/or (2) Write short story five pages maximum,
single or double line spacing, on any subject or theme, fiction or
non-fiction. Multiple entries are accepted. (www.dreamquestone.com)
Postmark deadline: July 31, 2010. Prizes: Writing Contest First Prize
is $500; Second: $250; Third: $100. Poetry Contest First Prize: $250;
Second: $125; Third: $50. All contest winners works will be published
online in the Dare to Dream pages, on August 31, 2010. Entry fees:
Writing Contest: $10 per short story. Poetry Contest: $5 per poem. To
send entries by mail: Include title of poem(s) or stori(es), name,
address, phone#, email, brief biographical info. (Tell us a little
about yourself) on the coversheet; add a self-addressed stamped
envelope for entry confirmation. Fees payable to:
³DREAMQUESTONE.COM²- Mail to: Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing
Contest, P.O. Box 3141, Chicago, IL 60654. Visit
http://www.dreamquestone.com for details and to enter!
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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, August 8, 5 pm. Features: Jessica Goodheart,
Annette Sugden and Alex M. Frankel. This is Pasadena's leading
poetry event! For more about the series go to
http://www.secondsundaypoetry.com/
The Cafe Alibi is at 84 South Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, near Green St.
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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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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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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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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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"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
www.lbsedlacek.com
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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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