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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY POETS; RAY BRADBURY READS HIS POEM “IF ONLY WE HAD TALLER BEEN”

“Today we live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups… So I ask, in my writing, What is real? Because unceasingly we are bombarded with pseudo-realities manufactured by very sophisticated people using very sophisticated electronic mechanisms. I do not distrust their motives; I distrust their power. They have a lot of it. And it is an astonishing power: that of creating whole universes, universes of the mind. I ought to know. I do the same thing.”  Philip K. Dick 

“Speculative poetry is poetry which falls within the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and supernatural horror, plus some related genres such as magic realism, metafiction, and fabulation. It is not easy to give precise definitions, partly because many of these genres are framed in term of fiction rather than poetry.” The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Assciation

EnLIGHTEN is a print magazine of speculative poetry, illustrations, articles and reviews that is published twice-a-year. Submission guidelines are HERE.

MITHILA REVIEW, an international journal of science fiction and fantasy, publishes speculative fiction and poetry. Guidelines HERE.

MYTHIC DELIRIUM BOOKS is a small independent press that publishes speculative poetry and fiction journal and books. Details HERE.

 STRANGE HORIZONS is a weekly magazine that publishes speculative fiction poetry, reviews, essays, interviews, roundtable discussions, and art.  Details HERE.

Robert A. Heinlein’s Rules of Writing

When fellow writers, or fans, wrote Heinlein asking for writing advice, he famously gave out his own list of rules for becoming a successful writer:

  1. You must write.
  2. Finish what you start.
  3. You must refrain from rewriting, except to editorial order.
  4. You must put your story on the market.
  5. You must keep it on the market until it has sold.

Ray Bradbury reading his poem If Only We Had Taller Been

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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

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Though nothing can bring back the hour

Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower,

We will grieve not, rather find

Strength in what remains behind,

In the primal sympathy

Which having been must ever be,

In the soothing thoughts that spring

Out of human suffering,

In the faith that looks through death,

In years that bring the philosophic mind.

– William Wordsworth, excerpt from “Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood.”

Please note: This is the last Sunday Announcements for 2018. This weekly feature will return on Sunday, January 13, 2019.  

CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

Opportunity Knocks

ADELAIDE INDEPENDENT MONTHLY LITERARY MAGAZINE publishes fiction, poetry, nonfiction, translation, book reviews, interviews, art and photography. Open for submissions year-round. No reading fee. No payment. Details HERE.

ARTEMISpoetry, is the bi-annual journal (May and November) of the Second Light Network, published under their Second Light Publications imprint. Calls are open for the 2019 issues. Demographic restrictions. Details HERE.

BOYDS MILLS PRESS, CALKINS CREAK,  and WORDSONG book publishers will open on February 1, 2019 for submissions of books for children and youth.  WordSong is dedicated to poetry books. Details HERE.  

HIGHLIGHTS™ MAGAZINE, a general-interest magazine for children ages 6-12 years publishes stories, articles, puzzles and fun activities. No submission fees. Payment. Details HERE.

FIRST LINE is open for submissions to its 2019 editions. This publication gives a “first line” to be used by contributors as a jumping-off point for stories or poems.  In celebrating its 20 year history, you are allowed to pick a first line from other issues. Payment: Cash and a copy. Details HERE.

THREE ROOMS PRESS has an open call for submissions through December 31 for Maintenant 13 Dada Journal. The theme is A.I. Artificial Ignorance.

“If you think Artificial Intelligence will mark the end of humanity then think again.

“Look at the world around you. Where is the intelligence? Where? Lying is the norm. Incompetence is rampant. Information is soiled with whatever spin is footing the bill.

“Time to concentrate on exposing the ignorance. Lay it right out there for the whole world to see.
“The Kool-Aid is your mind!!!!”
Details HERE. Thanks to Michael Dickel for sharing this one with us.
THE OXFORD AMERICAN “is a nonprofit, quarterly literary magazine dedicated to featuring the best in Southern writing while documenting the complexity and vitality of the American South.” Poetry submissions are closed at this time, but the editors “are eager to feature a writer whose fiction has not yet been published in a print publication with a circulation over 5,000 copies. Stories under 10,000 words will be considered, and the selected writer will be paid $1000. The Summer issue will be on newsstands starting June 2019.” Details HERE.
RIVER STYX is open for submissions of poetry and prose from both established and emerging writers. Details HERE.
SHE LOVES MAGAZINE.COM is “a global community of women–a Sisterhood–who want to know and experience freedom, justice and transformation, for ourselves and others.” This online zine is a monthly and accepts submissions for consideration on the 15th of every month for publication the following month. Themes for 2019 are listed. Details HERE.

COMPETITIONS

Opportunity Knocks

RIVER STYX is accepting entrees for its 2019 Microfiction Contest through December 31, 2018. Max of 500 words. Entry fee, which may include subscription. Cash award: $1,500 first prize. Details HERE.

RIVER STYX INTERNATIONAL POETRY CONTEST opens for submissions January 1, 2019 – May 31, 2019.  Entry fee, which may include subscription. Cash award: $1,500 first prize. Details HERE.

Reminder:

THE OVERTON POETRY PRIZE of the School o the Arts, English and Drama, Loughborough University is open for submissions through 20 December 2018. Details HERE.

REMINDER:

The Poet by Day

WEDNESDAY WRITING PROMPT

Response deadline is Monday, December 17, at 8 p.m. Pacific. Poems on theme are published on this site on Tuesday, the December 18. Details HERE.

OTHER INFORMATION AND NEWS

Accessible anytime from anywhere in the world:

The Poet by Day always available online with poems, poets and writers, news and information.

The Poet by Day, Wednesday Writing Prompt, online every week (except for vacation) and all are invited to take part no matter the stage of career or status. Poems related to the challenge of the week (always theme based not form based) are published here on the following Tuesday.

The Poet by Day, Sunday Announcements. Every week (except for vacation) opportunity knocks for poets and writers. Due to other weekend commitments, this post will often go up late.

THE BeZINE, Be Inspired, Be Creative, Be Peace, Be – always online HERE.  

Beguine Again, daily inspiration and spiritual practice  – always online HERE.  Beguine Again is the sister site to The BeZine.

YOUR SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS may be emailed to thepoetbyday@gmail.com. Please do so at least a week in advance.

If you would like me to consider reviewing your book, chapbook, magazine or film, here are some general guidelines:

  • send PDF to jamiededes@gmail.com (Note: I have a backlog of six or seven months, so at this writing I suggest you wait until June 2018 to forward anything.Thank you!)
  • nothing that foments hate or misunderstanding
  • nothing violent or encouraging of violence
  • English only, though Spanish is okay if accompanied by translation
  • your book or other product  should be easy for readers to find through your site or other venues.

TO CONTACT ME WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR THE POET BY DAY: thepoetbyday@gmail.com

TO CONTACT ME REGARDING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE BeZINE: bardogroup@gmail.com

PLEASE do not mix the communications between the two emails.

Often information is just that–information– and not necessarily recommendation. I haven’t worked with all the publications or other organizations featured in my regular Sunday Announcements or other announcements shared on this site. Awards and contests are often (generally) a means to generate income, publicity and marketing mailing lists for the host organizations, some of which are more reputable than others. I rarely attend events anymore. Caveat Emptor: Please be sure to verify information for yourself before submitting work, buying products, paying fees or attending events et al.

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

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“Poets, like the blind, can see in the dark.” Jorge Luis Borges

CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

Opportunity Knocks

BELMONT STORY REVIEW is accepting submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry to be considered for its fourth volume through March15, 2019. Details HERE.

BOSTON REVIEW is accepting nonfiction and book reviews. Details HERE.

CALIFORNIA QUARTERLY, the publication of California State Poetry Society, publishes poetry from poets around the world including foreign language with translation. Details HERE.

EVENT poetry and prose is open for submissions of poetry, nonfiction, and reviews through December and January. No submission fee. Details HERE.

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY addresses “marriage and parenting from a biblical perspective.”  Features articles of varying lengths. Paying market.  Details HERE.

ROOM / Literature. Art. And Feminism since 1975 currently seeks “tales of team trimph and heartbreak to the draw (and drawbacks) of a culture of competition … [as expressed through] poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art about sports culture and athletics.”  Paying market. Deadline: January 31, 2019. Details HERE.

SPRING SONG PRESS seeks story submissions for its anthologies. Steam and Lace(Steampunk) is open through January 1, 2019; Starlight and Mist is open from February 1 to May 1, 2019. Paying market. Details HERE.

TURTLE ISLAND RESPONDS, an online effort, seeks poetry in response to current news events. Details HERE. (scroll down)

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REMINDER

The Poet by Day

WEDNESDAY WRITING PROMPT

Response deadline is Monday, December 10, at 8 p.m. Pacific. Poems on theme are published on this site on Tuesday, the December 12. Details HERE.

COMPETITIONS

Opportunity Knocks
THE OVERTON POETRY PRIZE of the School o the Arts, English and Drama, Loughborough University is open for submissions through 20 December 2018. Details HERE.

INFORMATION AND NEWS

Thanks to Anjum Wasim Dar (Poetic Oceans) for some of these features:

Accessible anytime from anywhere in the world:

The Poet by Day always available online with poems, poets and writers, news and information.

The Poet by Day, Wednesday Writing Prompt, online every week (except for vacation) and all are invited to take part no matter the stage of career or status. Poems related to the challenge of the week (always theme based not form based) are published here on the following Tuesday.

The Poet by Day, Sunday Announcements. Every week (except for vacation) opportunity knocks for poets and writers. Due to other weekend commitments, this post will often go up late.

THE BeZINE, Be Inspired, Be Creative, Be Peace, Be – always online HERE.  

Beguine Again, daily inspiration and spiritual practice  – always online HERE.  Beguine Again is the sister site to The BeZine.

YOUR SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS may be emailed to thepoetbyday@gmail.com. Please do so at least a week in advance.

If you would like me to consider reviewing your book, chapbook, magazine or film, here are some general guidelines:

  • send PDF to jamiededes@gmail.com (Note: I have a backlog of six or seven months, so at this writing I suggest you wait until June 2018 to forward anything.Thank you!)
  • nothing that foments hate or misunderstanding
  • nothing violent or encouraging of violence
  • English only, though Spanish is okay if accompanied by translation
  • your book or other product  should be easy for readers to find through your site or other venues.

TO CONTACT ME WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR THE POET BY DAY: thepoetbyday@gmail.com

TO CONTACT ME REGARDING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE BeZINE: bardogroup@gmail.com

PLEASE do not mix the communications between the two emails.

Often information is just that–information– and not necessarily recommendation. I haven’t worked with all the publications or other organizations featured in my regular Sunday Announcements or other announcements shared on this site. Awards and contests are often (generally) a means to generate income, publicity and marketing mailing lists for the host organizations, some of which are more reputable than others. I rarely attend events anymore. Caveat Emptor: Please be sure to verify information for yourself before submitting work, buying products, paying fees or attending events et al.

ABOUT

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Disclosure

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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

 

 

 

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“The cry that ‘fantasy is escapist’ compared to the novel is only an echo of the older cry that novels are ‘escapist’ compared with biography, and to both cries one should make the same answer: that freedom to invent outweighs loyalty to mere happenstance, the accidents of history; and good readers should know how to filter a general applicability from a particular story.” The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created A New Mythology, Tom Shippey

CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

Opportunity Knocks

BARROW STREET, published by the nonprofit literary arts organization Barrow Street, Inc, opens for submissions of poetry on December 1. $3 submission fee. 4×2 Submissions (four poets featured every two months) is open now through December 7. $3 submission fee. Details HERE.

FUNICULAR MAGAZINE publishes fiction (short and flash) and poetry. Paying market. Submission fee suspended until December 7. Submission fee if you want a personalized response, otherwise it’s free to submit. Submission period ends on November 30. Details HERE.

HARPERS MAGAZINE does not consider poetry but will consider unsolicited fiction and you can query about a nonfiction idea. Harper’s is also interested in art, illustration, and photography. Details HERE.

LONGLEAF REVIEW will consider flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, flash CNF, and poetry through Dec. 31st, 2018. Details HERE.

MAGAMA 74, WORK is open for submission through 8 December 2018. No submission fee. Details HERE.

RIVER RIVER WRITERS CIRCLE will consider submissions of photography, fiction, creative nonfiction translations, and poetry through January 15, 2019. No submission fee. Details HERE.

SANTA ANA RIVER REVIEW published by UC Riverside is open for just two more days for submissions of poetry, drama, fiction, creative nonfiction and visual arts. Details HERE.

SHANANDOAH will open for submission on January 1 and through March 15 for the spring 2019 issue.Shenandoah will consider short stories, essays, excerpts of novels in progress, poems, comics, and translations of all the above. Details HERE.

WAYNE LITERARY REVIEW, Wayne State University, “seeks submissions on the theme of place. We are particularly interested in perspectives on Wayne State University and Detroit that explore questions of memory and diaspora, time and transformation.” This publication will consider poetry, prose, translation, photography. Deadline: January 11, 2019. Details HERE.

WITNESS, The Modern Writer as Witness is a literary issue-oriented journal published by Black Mountain Institute and featuring fiction, nonfiction, poetry and photography “that dazzles us with its unique perspective. We often enjoy material that ventures into international terrain…”  The next reading period will start on January 15 and run through March 1.  Mark your calendar. Details HERE.

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REMINDERS

The Poet by Day

WEDNESDAY WRITING PROMPT

Response deadline is Monday, November 26, at 8 p.m. Pacific. Poems on theme are published on this site on Tuesday, the November 27. Details HERE.

The BeZine

THE BeZINE, Be Inspired, Be Creative, Be Peace, Be.

Submissions for the December issue – themed A Life of the Spirit / Subtheme: Guns/History – is extended to NOVEMBER 30  at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.  

Please send text in the body of the email not as an attachment. Send photographs or illustrations as attachments. No google docs or Dropbox or other such. No rich text. Send submissions to bardogroup@gmail.com.

Publication is December 15th. Poetry, essays, fiction and creative nonfiction, art and photography, music (videos or essays), and whatever lends itself to online presentation is welcome for consideration.

No demographic restrictions.

Please read at least one issue. We DO NOT publish anything that promotes hate, divisiveness or violence or that is scornful or in any way dismissive of “other” peoples. 

The BeZine is an entirely volunteer effort, a mission. It is not a paying market but neither does it charge submission or subscription fees.

Previously published work may be submitted IF you hold the copyright. Submissions from beginning and emerging artists as well as pro are encouraged and we have a special interest in getting more submissions of short stores, feature articles, music videos and art for consideration. 

COMPETITIONS

Opportunity Knocks

MAGMA POETRY COMPETITIONS are open through 15 January 2019. Entry fee. Cash awards. Details HERE.

STROKESTOWN INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL International Poetry Prize (English language), The Duais de hÍde (Irish language prize) and The Percy French Prize for witty verse launched on September 17th 2018, closing date 7th December 2018.

OTHER INFORMATION AND NEWS

Yesterday was the anniversary of post-Cartisian philosopher Baruch Spinoza’s (Benedito de Espinosa) birth in Portugal in 1632.

“Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.”

 

Accessible anytime from anywhere in the world:

The Poet by Day always available online with poems, poets and writers, news and information.

The Poet by Day, Wednesday Writing Prompt, online every week (except for vacation) and all are invited to take part no matter the stage of career or status. Poems related to the challenge of the week (always theme based not form based) will be published here on the following Tuesday.

The Poet by Day, Sunday Announcements. Every week (except for vacation) opportunity knocks for poets and writers. Due to other weekend commitments, this post will often go up late.

THE BeZINE, Be Inspired, Be Creative, Be Peace, Be – always online HERE.  

Beguine Again, daily inspiration and spiritual practice  – always online HERE.  Beguine Again is the sister site to The BeZine.

YOUR SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS may be emailed to thepoetbyday@gmail.com. Please do so at least a week in advance.

If you would like me to consider reviewing your book, chapbook, magazine or film, here are some general guidelines:

  • send PDF to jamiededes@gmail.com (Note: I have a backlog of six or seven months, so at this writing I suggest you wait until June 2018 to forward anything.Thank you!)
  • nothing that foments hate or misunderstanding
  • nothing violent or encouraging of violence
  • English only, though Spanish is okay if accompanied by translation
  • your book or other product  should be easy for readers to find through your site or other venues.

TO CONTACT ME WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR THE POET BY DAY: thepoetbyday@gmail.com

TO CONTACT ME REGARDING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE BeZINE: bardogroup@gmail.com

PLEASE do not mix the communications between the two emails.

Often information is just that–information– and not necessarily recommendation. I haven’t worked with all the publications or other organizations featured in my regular Sunday Announcements or other announcements shared on this site. Awards and contests are often (generally) a means to generate income, publicity and marketing mailing lists for the host organizations, some of which are more reputable than others. I rarely attend events anymore. Caveat Emptor: Please be sure to verify information for yourself before submitting work, buying products, paying fees or attending events et al.

ABOUT

Testimonials

Disclosure

Facebook

Twitter

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