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Time will say nothing but I told you so,
Time only knows the price we have to pay;
If I could tell you I would let you know.
If we should weep when clowns put on their show,
If we should stumble when musicians play,
Time will say nothing but I told you so.
There are no fortunes to be told, although,
Because I love you more than I can say,
If I could tell you I would let you know.
The winds must come from somewhere when they blow,
There must be reasons why the leaves decay;
Time will say nothing but I told you so.
Perhaps the roses really want to grow,
The vision seriously intends to stay;
If I could tell you I would let you know.
Suppose all the lions get up and go,
And all the brooks and soldiers run away;
Will Time say nothing but I told you so?
If I could tell you I would let you know.
– W. H. Auden
Notes:
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Submissions to The BeZine, June 2019 issue are open. Submissions should be emailed to bardogroup@gmail.com. A detailed announcement will post soon. For now: June 2019 issue, Deadline June 10th. Theme: Sustainability; September 2019 issue, Opens for submission July 1st, Deadline September 10th, Theme: Human Rights/Social Justice
SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 is 100,000 POETS FOR CHANGE, GLOBAL, 2019 and THE BeZINE 100,000 POETS FOR CHANGE VIRTUAL EVENT
Join us for this week’s WEDNESDAY WRITING PROMPT’
CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS
2RIVER reading period for poetry for the fall issue is open now through July 31. No submission fee. No payment. Details HERE.
BREAKWATER REVIEW is a managed by students at the University of Massachusetts, Boston MFA Program, which is digital and is published three times a year. The journal publishes poetry, fiction, visual arts, and creative nonfiction and accepts submission for consideration all year and from September through April the reading period is free.
HELEN, A LITERARY MAGAZINE is open for submissions of fiction and creative nonfiction for its web issues through June 1st. No submission fee. No payment. Details HERE.
HER STRY seeks stories this month about moms or your experience about motherhood. Deadline: May 23. Details HERE.
CONTESTS
THE BREAKWATER FICTION CONTEST seeks entries from 1,000 – 5,000. Cash award and consideration for publication. Entry fee. Submit October 15 through January 15. Mark your calendar. Details HERE.
CARVE MAGAZINE‘s Raymond Carver Short Story Contest HERE, judged this year by Claire Fuller, seeks short fiction from all over the world. Deadline: May 15. Entry fee: $17.
HELEN STEWART POETRY AWARD, 2019, an annual contest for the State of Nevada poets only. Cash award: $100. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: June 1. Details HERE.
THE 15TH ANNUAL VOICES OF LINCOLN POETRY CONTEST is open for worldwide submission through Saturday, July 20, 2019. No entry fee. Publication, not cash award. Details were posted HERE yesterday. Today’s update from Alan Lowe, which I’ve added to yesterday’s post:
“All winning poems are read at the special event in October. If a poet is unable to attend because of distance or a conflicting obligation, her/his poem will be read by a member of the Poets Club of Lincoln. I ask all winning poets to give me an interesting or funny fact, in 3-5 sentences, about them, as poets, or the winning poem or poems they wrote that I can use to personalize their introduction when they come up to read. So, even if they are unable to attend, the audience will learn something about the poet who wrote the poem(s) being read by somebody else.
THE PESEROFF PRIZE POETRY CONTEST of Breakwater Review offers a cash award and publication. Entry fee. Deadline: July 15. Details HERE.
ABOUT
Poet and writer, I am a former columnist and associate editor of a regional employment publication. Currently, I 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
Jamie Dedes' THE POET BY DAY Webzine 
That’s a beautiful rose with the green in it.
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Thank you. It’s from a lovely olace, Gamble Gardens.
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Thanks Jamie 🙂
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