“A poet’s work . . . to name the unnamable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world and stop it from going to sleep.” Salman Rushdie
This just in from:
POETS MEET
POLITICS
2019 INTERNATIONAL OPEN POETRY COMPETITION
Dear Poets!
There are just three weeks until our Poets Meet Politics International Open Poetry Competition 2019 deadline of April 22nd.
We invite entries, worldwide, for poems on any theme related to politics – however loosely related.
We will be awarding ( in your chosen currency )
FIRST PRIZE – €500
( or one week’s accommodation at the Creativity Cabin, Cork, Ireland, you choose – more details here, )
SECOND PRIZE – €250
( as above – more details here, )
THIRD PRIZE – €100.
For more details on the judge, entry requirements, other competition details and our entry form, please click HERE.
Please feel free to forward this to anyone who you think may be interested in entering, and we look forward to seeing your work.
Best Wishes,
Jennifer Russell & John Baylis Post
Hungry Hill Writing
http://www.hungryhillwriting.eu
ABOUT
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Poet and writer, I was once columnist and associate editor of a regional employment publication. I currently run this site, The Poet by Day, an information hub for poets and writers. I am the managing editor of The BeZine published by The Bardo Group Beguines (originally The Bardo Group), a virtual arts collective I founded. I am a weekly contributor to Beguine Again, a site showcasing spiritual writers. My work is featured in a variety of publications and on sites, including: Levure littéraure, Ramingo’s Porch, Vita Brevis Literature,Compass Rose, Connotation Press, The Bar None Group, Salamander Cove, Second Light, I Am Not a Silent Poet, Meta / Phor(e) /Play, and California Woman. My poetry was recently read by Northern California actor Richard Lingua for Poetry Woodshed, Belfast Community Radio. I was featured in a lengthy interview on the Creative Nexus Radio Show where I was dubbed “Poetry Champion.”
The BeZine: Waging the Peace, An Interfaith Exploration featuring Fr. Daniel Sormani, Rev. Benjamin Meyers, and the Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi among others
“What if our religion was each other. If our practice was our life. If prayer, our words. What if the temple was the Earth. If forests were our church. If holy water–the rivers, lakes, and ocean. What if meditation was our relationships. If the teacher was life. If wisdom was self-knowledge. If love was the center of our being.” Ganga White, teacher and exponent of Yoga and founder of White Lotus, a Yoga center and retreat house in Santa Barbara, CA
“Every pair of eyes facing you has probably experienced something you could not endure.” Lucille Clifton
