€ Enter the 2008 PSH Poetry Contest
More than 70 poems have been entered so far in our 11th annual
contest. 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 "2008 Contest" from the
main PSH Menu for all the details, or email
guidelines@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
to have the guidelines
automatically e-mailed to you.
€ Missed the Judges Chat on PSH Live Last Week?
No worries, it's archived (along with all previous PSH Live shows,
open readings etc). Just PSH LIVE from the main PSH menu to hear last
week's conversation with all three judges who shared their thoughts
on poetry, the scoring of contest entries, and even read some of
their ownwork.
€ Interested in sponsoring? Join the 40 sponsors who have offered over
100 prizes to be awarded to our contestentrants. If you'd like to
donate, books, subscriptions, services, or anything of specific
interested to Poets and Writers in exchange for promotional mention in
our classified section and in all contest correspondence for the
duration of the contest, please click on "SPONSOR THE 2008 POETRY
CONTEST" from the main PSH menu for all the details.
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THE POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY WEEKLY VIRTUAL UPDATE
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/
Issue # 564 - ISSN: 1523-6587
July 21 - 27, 2008
this week:
~ This week featuring poets from HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA and
WESTERVILLE, OH
~ 3 new poetry and writing related link added this week.
~ SUGAR FISH by DOUGLAS RICHARDSON featured this week in the Poets of
the Week Books section of the PSH Bookstore.
~ PSH LIVE Schedule: Judges Conversation Archived,
Open Reading - August 10th
~ Poetry / Writing related Classified Ads.
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POETS OF THE WEEK
~ This week's featured poets are: SCOTT FERRY and NICK DEFAZIO:
SCOTT FERRY (Huntington Beach, California) lives with his girlfriend
Molly and is studying to be an RN. He hopes he will not have to
catheterize you any time soon.
NICK DEFAZIO (Westerville, Ohio) recently graduated from Otterbein
College and received a Bachelor's degree in English and Psychology.
He plans on attending graduate school in Psychology.
Click on "POETS OF THE WEEK" 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
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 PUBLICATIONS LISTINGS THIS WEEK
~ SKETCHBOOK
A Poetry journal for eastern and western poets. Haiku to Beat Poetry
and everything in betwen. Haiga and Art.With fifteen Global
Correspondents sending in articles and poetry from their cultures. It
is online monthly.
NEW INDIVIDUAL POETS PAGES LISTINGS THIS WEEK
~ POETRY AND ME
A daily nature photo & poetry blog.... short forms mostly...
cinquain, haiku, tanka, cinqku etc.....
~ BABRU SAMAL'S PHOTOGRAPHY AND POETRY
The poetry section contain a few ebooks in PDF format, expressing my
take on the life.
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POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY BOOKSTORE
Featured this week in the Poets of the Week section of the PSH
Bookstore:
- SUGAR FISH by DOUGLAS RICHARDSON with illustrations by ERICA ERDMAN
Sugar Fish is iPod Biblical in scope, replete with sophisticated
parables and lyrical parallelisms. Douglas Richardson writes like the
William Cullen Bryant of our post-millennial complicated and polished
times, except with extra added windows through which to scrutinize
life and reflect, literally, emotionally, and in digital
high-definition. This is a brilliant work of art that will resonate
and reverberate and endure. --Angel Uriel Perales, poet and journalist
Under the fey mantle of a gentle weirdo, Ricahrdson trans****ts the
reader from the noise and cacophony of everyday insanity into the
heart of the primitive, quixotic, and stunning nature of the human
predicament.
--Marie Lecrivain, author of Nihilistic Foibles
There are major league words coached into World Series rings of
meaning that loop Sature for good measure. Follow Doug and you will
cross fields and forests, visit loneliness in its home, find pop
culture shards in ashtrays, and see yourself at the bottom of a glass
eye staring right back at you.
--E. Amato, poet
Paperback, 60 pages, published by Sacred Beverage Press, (Jan., 2007)
~ 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 books@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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:
AUGUST 2008 WORLDWIDE OPEN READING
Sunday August 10 ~ 2:00 pm (pacific)
Call in and read your poetry, open mic style. No
content or style restrictions. Share details about your local poetry
community with our listeners. We want to hear you!
Recently Archived broadcasts:
CHAT WITH 2008 POETRY CONTEST JUDGES
Sunday July 13
Listen to a conversation with the 2008 Poetry Contest Judges to learn
what they look for when they are scoring your contest entry poems.
The three judges also read their own work as well as a poem by
another poet they chose. If you're considering entering this year's
poetry contest, this is an essential listen to get insights from the
contest judges.
JULY WORLDWIDE OPEN READING
Sunday July 6
The July, 2008 edition of our open reading featured readers from
Greenville, South Carolina, Miami, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Redlands, California, Selah Wa****ngton and
Shamesburg, Pennsylvania.
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 Rick@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
and we'll take it from
there.
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AND SO ON . . .
The Poetry Super Highway was accessed 828 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, send an
e-mail to: classifieds@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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MARGARET REID POETRY CONTEST FOR TRADITIONAL VERSE - LAST CALL!
Fifth year. Fourteen cash prizes totaling $5,250. Top prize $2,000.
Submit poems in traditional verse forms, such as sonnets and free
verse. Winning entries published online. Both published and
unpublished work accepted. Entry fee is $6 for every 25 lines,
payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: June 30. Judges: J.H.
Reid, D.C. Konrad. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn:
Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222,
Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is proud to be one of "101
Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2008). More
information: http://www.winningwriters.com/margaret
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Buy this Book!(www.author-promotion.com/featuredbooks.html)
Crazy Thoughts Of An Online Romanceby Epstein LaRue -- Nurse Kathy's
life was changed when she met Jack over the Internet. They are not
only separated by 1000 miles, but also 24 years! Advertise with us!
Author & Book Promotions -- a resource directory which promotes
literary works by authors. http://www.author-promotion.com
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LAST CALL!
THE DREAM QUEST ONE POETRY & WRITING CONTEST is open to anyone who
loves to express innermost thoughts and feelings into the art of
poetry or to write a short 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. (
http://www.dreamquestone.com
) Postmark Deadline: July 31, 2008.
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, 2008. 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: "DREAMQUESTONE.COM²- Mail to: Dream
Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest, P.O. Box 3141, Chicago, IL 60654.
Visit http://www.dreamquestone.com
for details or to enter!
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Southern California Haiku Study Group
http://www.socalhaiku.org/Meets
the third Saturday of every month,
from 2-4 pmat the Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles
Ave, Pasadena, California 91101.
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Instant Publisher offers the ability for you to print professional
quality, perfect bound, with glossy full color cover books, which you
lay out yourself directly from your computer.
Your book can be any number of pages with any design you want in black
and white or full color for the front and back covers.
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In less than 2 weeks, you'll get your books in the mail!
You can order as few as 25 books if you want. They can also provide
ISBN and Barcodes for your book if you want, and full color cover
design if you need it.
This is the cheapest way to get bookstore quality books of your
poetry or any other work in almost any quantity.
Visit http://www.instantpublisher.com/default.asp?afcc=1172
for
more info!
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Christine Bruness won The 2008 Covert Press Chapbook Contest in may
2008. Christine's new chapbook: "Alley Cat", with a forward by John
Dorsey, is now available from Covert Press. Cost: $5.00, includes
****pping and handling. Covert Press Link: http://www.covertpress.com/
Christine Bruness's website: www.chatnoirstudios.com .
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This month, the staff at http;//www.UnlikelyStories.org celebrate the
site's tenth anniversary.
Some people never learn.
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Just released. Dragons Dance Volume One. a spoken word CD featuring
the poetry of Lawrence R. Berger. get your copy today! The CD's
are $10 U.S. each and run for a total of 20 minuets. to get your copy
send your check or money order to :L Berger C/O skysaje EnterPrizes
50 Amesbury Rd. Rochester, NY 14623.
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WINNING WRITERS EMAIL NEWSLETTER ALERTS YOU TO THE BEST FREE POETRY
CONTESTS - SUBSCRIBE FREE!Join the free Winning Writers newsletter
list and receive monthly news about quality free literary contests
and literary resources, plus quarterly specials with award-winning
poems. We'll keep your email address confidential, and you'll get
immediate online access to our members-only database, The Best Free
Poetry Contests, just for subscribing. We're one of the "101 Best
Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2008). Subscribe now at
http://www.winningwriters.com/free
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From Assume Nothing Press: "Get the Rollax Repliccas You Watned,
Vermin: Poems Directly Marketed"by E.V. Noechel and "Peripheral
Visions" by Scott Virtes.
http://assumenothingpress.blogspot.com/http://tinyurl.com/2ona8a
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"Average Bears" by award winning poet, LB Sedlacek.Poems include
title poem plus 44 others. Also available,"Red Headed Eskimos" and
"Hemlock Suicides"
http://www.lbsedlacek.comhttp://assumenothingpress.blogspot.com/
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INDIANA NATURE POETRY CONTEST
If you are a Hoosier and have written some environmental poems, this
is the contest for you! Deadline: September 30, 2008. Entry fee: $1
per poemThe royalties from the chapbook will go directly to Mounds
State Park of Anderson, IN.For details, please visit
http://srsmith25.tripod.com/tranquilmoments/id34.html
.
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Science Fiction Poetry Association
http://www.sfpoetry.com/Member****p
- $21/year US/Canada/Mexico,
$25/year Internationalpayable through PayPal to
sfpatreasurer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or by check toSFPA Treasurer, PO Box 4846,
Covina, CA 91746
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PUT YOUR POEMS ON T-****RTS!
(or your pictures, images, website logos, poetry on t-****rts,
sweat****rts, 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
professional packaging.
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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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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A Man With No Teeth Serves Us Breakfast
is Rick Lupert's latest release and the author's 11th book written
during two weeks in Boston and London during the summer of 2006. It's
a reverse trip through the American Revolution with a special stop to
tread on the remains of King George The III and an introduction by
Brendan Constantine. Read sample poems and learn how to get your copy
here: http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/noteeth.html
See a video of Rick reading from this book here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESl6nId6Mro
See an interview with Rick at his weekly open reading here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pyHYN0gXGP4
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Lupert: It's The Website - & - Poetry Super Highway
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/
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