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POETS & WRITERS FOR PEACE

PEN International promotes peace through freedom of experience and linguistic diversity. It runs regional and global campaigns, including campaigns on behalf of poets and writers jailed for their political views and activism. It’s Bled Manifesto of the Writers for Peace is HERE.  Membership information HERE

CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

Opportunity Knocks

TINY POETRY: MACROPOETICS “seeks submissions from established and emerging writers, typically between 10-30 lines per poem, up to five poems at a time. We seek place-based poetry that explores our relationship to nature, to self, and to images and artifacts we find in our daily lives. However, our content is varied, so send what you like best, and we’ll read it and get back to you! We also accept art and photography submissions.” Details HERE

FOLIATE OAK LITERARY MAGAZINE calls for submissions of
writing, artwork, and photography. It publishes creative nonfiction, poetry, fiction, and hybrid work. Deadline for the May issue is April 24, 2016 Details HERE

ARROYO LITERARY REVIEW, a publication of California State University, is open for submissions now. The reading period is December 1 through May 31. Details HERE

COMPETITION

Opportunity Knocks

GREY HEN PRESS: 2016 poetry contest for women poets over 60 is for poems of up to 40 lines on any subject. The adjudicators are Maggie Butt and Anne Stewart. Prizes: IST – £100 2ND – £50 3RD – £25 Details HERE

EVENTS

POETRY AS THERAPY National Association for Poetry Therapy Annual Conference; UNITY VILLAGE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER near Kansas, Missouri; April 14-17, 2016 Details HERE

HOUSE OF POETRY.  Ebrahim Al Arrayed at the Shaikh Ebrahim Center, Lebanon; The Lebanese writer and TV presenter “Majida Dagher worked in several print and broadcast outlets over her illustrious career. The versatile Majida Dagher also a respected writer with many books and titles to her credit, including a literary review of the works of some of the most respected writers and poets in Lebanon and the world.” Details in Arabic HERE

LITERARY PUB OR PERISH Stickyz Rock N’ Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201; Join Sharon Frye, Ayara Stein, Silva Zanoyan Merjanian, RJ Looney, Donnie Lamon, MH Clay and Justin Booth. You’ll find the bios of presenters HERE.

APRIL 14-17, The above event is part of the Little Rock, Arkansas Annual Literary Festival.

W/RITES & RHAPSODIES: Israel Writing Tour July 3 – 18:
Write! Tour! Perform! Listen! Learn! Feast! With tour leaders Adeena Karasick and Michael Dickel. Registration deadline: 15 April 2016 Link HERE Itinerary. Cost: $3,080, which does not include air fare, more details HERE. Register HERE.

PUBLICATIONS

PEN American Poetry Series: Each week, the PEN Poetry Series publishes work by emerging and established writers from coast to coast. The series is edited by Danniel Schoonebeek, with guest editors TC Tolbert, Dawn Lundy Martin, and Brian Blanchfield. You can subscribe to the PEN Poetry Series mailing list to receive poems each week. Unfortunately the Series is closed for submissions at this time. Keep watching for a change in status.

THE BEZINE, a publication of The Bardo Group Beguines, will celebrate interNational Poetry Month on April 15th with an issue dedicated entirely to poetry. Access The BeZine HERE.

A TREAT

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN reading The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe HERE

THE POET BY DAY

TESTIMONY:  

“Here be inspiration. There are blogs and there are blogs. There is writing; there is poetry; there is art; there is human endeavour and there is ‘The Poet by Day’. Rarely, if ever, have I come across a web log like this, of such towering integrity. Seldom have I encountered such a willingness to subjugate self for the benefit not only of the art of the written word, but also for the benefit of poets and writers everywhere. Here be a deep well of inspiration.” Poet, essayist and musician: John Anstie (My Poetry Library)

MISSION STATEMENT:

• to honor the place of poetry in our lives;
• to acknowledge good poets, both established and emerging;
• to encourage poetry for social and environmental justice;
• to shine a light on women and minority poets and poets just finding their voices in maturity;
• to encourage you in your writing and provide helpful information and resources;
• to have fun, to laugh, to feel good … and to cry when that’s needed.

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