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THE POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY WEEKLY VIRTUAL UPDATE
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com
January 4 - January 10, 1999
this week:
~ Voting ends tonight in the PSH Awards (Come to the chat room next
Sunday to find out the winners first)
~ This week featuring poets from SHERMAN OAKS, CA and LONG BEACH, CA.
~ A Gazillion new Poetry/Writing sites in our links sections.
~ RING OF POEMS added to the PSH Webring section.
~ JACQUES PREVERT featured this week in the PSH Bookstore
(A Francophiles delite)
~ Another new website hosting the PSH Chat room as well as a couple of
new events coming up in the next couple of weeks.
~ Poetry Related Classified Ads.
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1998 POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY AWARDS (to vote is to live)
~ Thanks (possibly) to my empassioned plea for more votes a few days
ago, lots of people have answered the call and we have what I think
is a better representation of folk throwing in their voice on your
favorite websites and poets.
Voting deadline is midnight tonight...we'll announce the winners in
the PSH Chat Room next Sunday, January 10 at 2pm (pacific)
For complete guidelines in the 1998 Poetry Super Highway Awards,
E-mail vo...@PoetrySuperHighway.com , or click on 1998 POETRY SUPER
HIGHWAY AWARDS from the main PSH page.
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POETS OF THE WEEK
~ This weeks featured poets are ROBERT WYNNE and STEVE ARMSTRONG
ROBERT WYNNE (Sherman Oaks, California) is a co-director of the
Valley Contemporary Poets, the winner of the 1998 Poetry Super
Highway Poetry Contest, an MFA candidate at Antioch University,
frequently published everywhere, and one hell of a poet. He is on
the verge of traveling the world.
R.D. ARMSTRONG (Long Beach, California) (Raindog, to his friends)
lives in Long Beach, late of San Pedro, CA. He publishes the Lummox
Journal and has just embarked down the small press blvd, publishing
the Little Red Book series (10 books planned so far). He has
stumbled down the backroads and mean streets of Los Angeles for
nearly 48 years. RD fixes houses for a living.
Read their work online by clicking on Poets of the Week from the
main Poetry Super Highway page.
~ Submit your work for consideration for featured poet of the week.
Information available online. (Click on SUBMISSION GUIDELINES from
the PSH main page. All submissions are saved for new consideration
each week (for one year.)
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NEW POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY LINKS
~ Here are some of the new sites added to the 3 links sections on the
Poetry Super Highway.
You can find the actual links on the PSH website in the 3 poetry
links categories.
~ THE POETRY FORUM (Online Publications)
"THE POETRY FORUM" wants to post your original poetry online!!! TPF
is accepting entries for its "Poem of the Month Award," which
includes not only your poem posted on the front page of the poetry
forum, but a link to your email address (optional) for critiques and
compliments of your poem. Also, you can be featured in the "Poets of
the Month" section where you can explain your motivation behind
writing your poem (and poetry in general) and any tips you may have
for aspiring poets.
~ LISA'S VINTAGE CAFE (Online Publications)
Indulge in the aroma of sweet coffee...revel in the rhapsody of
verse. Vintage and modern poetry for all lovers of verse. Submit
your own poetry!
~ CATHARSIS (Online Poetry Resources)
Catharsis will be a writing webring with just a list. I always head
for the list on a webring, so what the hell. The advantage of that
is that I don't have to work through Webring.
~ THE PLANET TOMORROW ARCHIVE (Online Poetry Resources)
First started in 1996 this is an ever growing archive of Poetry and
Short-Stories by mostly unpublished authors.
~ BUSHPOETRY.COM (Online Poetry Resources)
The complete internet resource for Australian Bush Poetry.
~ POEMS: SOME THINGS IN LIFE ARE REAL (Individual Poets Pages)
A collection of poems from the past 20+ years, most of them in German,
but an increasing number in English. Sometimes it's too difficult to
have it both ways.
~ HELLFIRE POETRY (Individual Poets Pages)
A collection of original poems by Ross Sieber & Rebecca Kibler that
also contains and accepts submissions from others.
~ QUINN'S DEN (Individual Poets Pages)
It's basically where people can post their poetry and get critiqued
on it.
~ OCEAN SONG (Individual Poets Pages)
Ocean Song, is a collection of poetry and songs written by Jerry
over the last ten years. The music and poetry is written in a North
Carolina southern dialect. being born and raised in Durham,N.C.
This collection is a sampler of Jerry's range.
~ RHIANNON'S HOMEPAGE (Indivdual Poets Pages)
A long, thrilling, but yet overall tiresome journey through
adolescence...
~ WAY BEYOND THE PALE (Individual Poets Pages)
Rhiannon's poetry at its craziest! In a range of emotions I express
my deepest desires and fears. Updated frequently!
~ YASHTI'S DREAMING (Individual Poets Pages)
A site that allows your mind to wander and believe that dreams are
obtainable, or at least worth dreaming. Wonderful paintings and
well chosen midis enhance your stay, and make you come back for more.
Free your thoughts, open your heart, as the author and guest writers
paint a picture for you with their words.
~ INVOLUTE (Individual Poets Pages)
Personal writings. poetry, small sentences, and short stories. Layed
out simply, in the middle of reconstruction.
~ HOME ON THE RANGE (Individual Poets Pages)
A simple website with a very imaginative inventive person running the
show!
~ MY CORNER OF THE WORLD (Individual Poets Pages)
"My Corner of the World" contains original poetry, photographs, hand
drawings, beautiful music, and great links, that reflect who I am
and how I feel about the world around me. My web site is a solice;
a peaceful escape into the beauty and passion I see and feel.
~ MISSWINGS POETRY PAGE (Individual Poets Pages)
The bond of a 'Soul Mate', a fresh start when you 'Begin to Live',
growing as an artist through 'The Critique', nature's wonder found in
the 'Sister Moon', and the passion of 'Desire' when you find yourself
in love; are a few things you will find in my poetry.
~ THE DEN (Individual Poets Pages)
Four writters, one gargoyle. Here you may find poems, stories, essays,
or whatever else we feel like doing...enjoy...
~ PERCEPTIONS, PERCEPTIONS & MORE PERCEPTIONS (Ind. Poets Pages)
I have a Ph.D in Metaphysics, so my web site is set up to introduce
myself, has advice, poetry, and recommended readings...
~ ELFENONE'S HOUSE OF GLIMMERS (Individual Poets Pages)
It's just a delicate site of soft poetry, Some art, and some fantasy.
You may want to steep a cup of tea and put your fuzzy bunny slippers
on *S*
~ THE POETIC EXPERIENCE (Individual Poets Pages)
I have poetry in English and Spanish about love, brokenhearts and the
misteries of life. It has some poems that you can hear which I
recorded using realplayer. I'm currently accepting submissions.
~ G A T Z K A R T ! (Individual Poets Pages)
Illustrated Poetry and Visual Poetry. [ artaZtherapY ] issues 1 - 3.
Galleries. Beatles Madness! - Fragments. feedback enjoyed and
encouraged.
~ POETRY OF WARD KELLEY (Individual Poets Pages)
Various poems and RealAudio readings of the work of Ward Kelley.
~ DONNA HILL - Poetry by Mish (Individual Poets Pages)
A personal page, full of life and poetry
Add your poetry related site to the extensive links section on the
Poetry Super Highway. Click on ADD YOUR LINK HERE from the main PSH
page for more info.
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POETRY/WRITING WEBRINGS
~ The Poetry Super Highway is now creating a list of Poetry and
Writing related Webrings. If you run one, or know of one, Please
e-mail webr...@PoetrySuperHighway.com and let us know about it.
Added this week: RING OF POEMS giving our directory a total of 8
poetry / writing related webrings for all of you poetry webmasters
to add to your site, increase traffic and e-link all the worlds
poets!
Click on POETRY/WRITING WEBRINGS from the main PSH page for
information on any of these rings.
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POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY BOOKSTORE
~ Among our featured selections this week is PAROLES: by JACQUES
PRÉVERT translated by LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI. Originally published in
the late 50's by Ferlinghetti's City Lights Books, readers describe
it as a masterpiece of simplicity. Prevert's words leave you spinning
as if you know where he is, what he looks at, what he's thinking. He
describes his world in such a manner...that the reader has no choice.
Moving vignettes of people's lives in simple French poetry. The poet
Jacques Prevert is a master at describing people's emotional life in
simple language. His French is easy, the vocabulary familiar, the
voice compelling.
You can learn more about or order this selection (or virtually any
other existing book) by clicking on BOOKSTORE from the Poetry Super
Highway's main page.
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PSH CHATROOM CALENDAR
~ Welcome to B.E. FOURNIÉR POETRY PIPELINE, the 27th and newest
poetry/writing related website to host the PSH Chat Room. Check out
the Authors of Unlikely Stories Chat event on January 3rd.
(Access the chat room by clicking on PSH CHATROOM from the PSH main
page. You need to have a JAVA capable web browser.)
MEET THE AUTHORS OF UNLIKELY STORIES
Sunday January 3, 1999 8:00 pm (eastern)
Several of the authors of Unlikely Stories will be assembling to
discuss their works and efforts. Stop by to question and/or mock them.
Featured authors will include B. M. Bradley, Laura Fletcher, Marie
Kazalia, LEWIS, Jonathan Penton, Derick Varn, and Jennifer Waller.
THE PSH HOO HA
Saturday January 9, 1999, 6:30 pm (pacific)
Weekly informal gathering for anyone who wants to stop by, chat, share
words, argue religion, hurl metaphorical food at each other,
whatever...come by, a good time guaranteed for all!
1998 PSH AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
Sunday January 10, 1999 2:00 pm (pacific)
Be the first in your house to know who won this years viewers choice
awards for favorite writing/poetry websites and PSH featured poets.
The excitement stirs and I am whirling around my room like a crazed
monkey.
FEATURED POETS MEET AND GREET
Sunday January 17, 1999, 2:00 pm (pacific)
Come chat with past, present, and future Poets of the Week. Say
hello. Celebrate. Bring your own virtual champagne.
~ 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 514 times last week.
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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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Wired Art from Wired Hearts is going MONTHLY due to popular demand.
January 1999 issue is now on line.
New Fiction Contest:
http://www.wiredhearts.net/fiction_contest_january.html
NO ENTRY FEE. First Place Prize: $25.00 and publication in upcoming
issue. Second Place Prize: $10.00 and also publication.
We are now featured in The Mining Company, a service that "mines the
web for the best".
Get discovered! Our beautiful art draws visitors in. They stay to
read your poetry, fiction and articles. Our artists and our writers
are being discovered through our Wired Hearts' pages. No matter how
talented you are, if no one hears you, if no one sees you, you are
not communicating your art.
Bring your art, photography, fiction, poetry and articles to Wired
Art from Wired Hearts. http://www.wiredhearts.net/
GUIDELINES: http://www.wiredhearts.net/guide.html
E-mail: Brigid Skylark Delaney wired...@earthlink.net or
wired...@yahoo.com
Note: Art and photography submissions should be sent to
wired...@earthlink.net; text submissions can be sent to either
address.
Listed in Poets & Writers Magazine
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Poet-Man http://www.angelfire.com/tx/lfontenot/
"Larry Fontenot's poems are filled with elemental images and rhythms
that enter the reader like a powerful, prophetic dream." ~Sheryl St.
Germain, author of "How Heavy the Breath of God" & "The Journals of
Scheherazade". A Poetry Today Online Featured Site for December 1998,
and reviewed as "A beautifully laid out site that offers a lot to
interested poets. Read some of Mr. Fontenot's own works or that of
his guests. He's an accomplished poet in his own right and has been
published numerous times by several prestigious publications." Sign
Larry's guest book to enter a drawing for an autographed and numbered
copy of his chapbook, "Choices & Consequences" published by The
Maverick Press. Drawing will be held on his Birthday, January 3,1999.
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"There's no money in Poetry!", Oh yea well guess again! There are
over 300 major and small press publishing houses looking for new
writers. Would you like them to look at your poems with an eye
towards hiring you as the next George Lucas? L.B.& Assoc. Marketing,
a literary based Public Relations organization is currently working
on a compilation anthlogy to make it posible. The Editors include, a
representive of a non-profit foundation who's board of trustees
includes Leaders in the Directors Guild of America and the
International Film Producers Association, The Former Los Angeles
director for an organization that gets poets/writers paid $75.00 per
hour to teach their styles in schools throughout California, and a
"Street Poet" who has been published in every Journal under the sun
and even has a few books of his own. Normaly these artists charge
$30-$250 per hour for their evaluations, on this project the have
have agreed to drop thier fees to $1 per page and their job is to
answer the questions: 1) Would I Pay for this? 2) Would I tell my
friend to pay for this? and 3) why/why not? for complete guidelines
send your E- mailto:Sky...@hotmail.com or send your submissions to:
L.B.& Assoc. Marketing 1093 Broxton Ave.#509 LA, CA 90024-2831. Sorry,
due to the fact that we are paying the editors and therefore must ask
for a $5.00 per page non-refundable reading fee with your submissions,
we can not accept works via E-mail.
P.S. due to the fact that this add is running we will be accepting
submissions through Monday Jan 10th 1999. All submissions must be in
our offices by then!
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[ALMOST] COMPLETE NEXT... MAGAZINE COLLECTION. Only $30. Now that
Next... has folded, what better time to complete your collection.
Receive one copy of every available issue for only $30. (Currently
unavailable: March 94 (#1), April 94 (#2), April 95, May 95, March 97
and April 97.) Send check or money order to: Next Magazine, Box 13019,
Long Beach, CA 90803. For a complete list of available issues and
feature stories, e- mailto:Nex...@aol.com.
http://members.aol.com/nextmag
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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.
Deadline for our Third Anniversary "Bigger is Better, or at least
it's Heavier" issue is Friday, March 19, 1999.
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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January's Lummox Journal features Todd Moore, Rene Diedrich, C.
Mulrooney and Raindog PLUS an interview with "Lummox of the Year"
Scott Wannberg! Cover art by Micheal Paul! Subscriptions are only
$20 for 12 issues or $2 each. Look for Scott's new book "Equal
Opportunity SledgeHammer" (due in Feb. from Lummox Press - $5 + $1
postage) AND the Scott Wannberg T-Shirt (Amelie Frank approved)
only $15 for both the shirt (XL) and the book! Send check to Lummox
at the PO Box listed below.
DUFUS (and more) is still available from Lummox Productions, PO Box
5301 San Pedro, CA 90733-5301... Send $10 plus $2 postage
http://home.earthlink.net/~lumoxraindog
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ATTENTION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!!, Wednesday Nights, THEE WORD THING!!
9pm, 21+, Open Reading + Weekly Features.. Club Mesa, Costa Mesa, CA
NO COVER CHARGE, DRINK SPECIALS 'TIL 10:30PM hosted by LOB of Thee
Instagon Foundation. call (714) 642-6634 for directions and info or
Email to l...@tif.org...check T.I.F. web calendar for upcoming
features: http://www.tif.org/tif/calendar.html see you there.. -/\-
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Announcing the publication of MOWING FARGO, the poet's experience in
Fargo, North Dakota, by Rick Lupert. (Sacred Beverage Press)
Following in the tradition of Paris: It's The Cheese, and Lizard King
of the Laundromat, this book is composed of poems written in August on
a trip to the Norwegian stronghold in the most north of all the
Dakotas. Check out poems from the book and ordering information at:
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/mowfar.html
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Website and Chapbook design and production...get your poems online!
Have the coolest looking chapbook this side of Venus. Very
reasonable rates. Write to mailto:Ri...@PoetrySuperHighway.com for
more information and/or work samples.
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