Poetry headlines in the news
- Poetry is flourishing in Saskatoon Canada
- HuffingtonPost asks if students should be memorizing poetry
- Poet Afaque Sinddiqui dies
- The Guardian's 5-part series on John Donne
- Sudanese poet Abdelmoniem Rahma sentenced to death
- Natasha Trethewey named 19th U.S. poet laureate
- Seamus Heaney's poetry is rock star attraction
- Syrian poet Faraj Bayrakdar talks about opposing Syria's ruling Assad family
- Prime Minister of Pakistan ridiculed through poetry
- Arizona Invokes the Power of Poetry to Promote Highway Safety
- Profile of New Mexico poet Sheila Black hired by San Antonio literary arts nonprofit organization
Publishing News
Contests
- My friend Ann sent me this news…The Science Fiction Poetry Association is offering prizes for sci fi, fantasy and horror poetry: http://sfpoetry.com/contentsts.html; (Ann has an amazing blog for monthly news on art and poetry. Check it out at http://www.annogram.blogspot.com/)
- Still contest is open in fiction, poetry and nonfiction for literature of the Southern Appalachian region, deadline August 31: http://www.stilljournal.net
- Amherst Writers and Artists contest deadline July 1:
http://www.amherstw riters.com/ awa-press/ peregrine/ pat-schneider- poetry-contest. html - The New Guard contest, deadline http://www.newguard review.com/
- Crab Orchard contest, deadline July 7: http://craborchardr eview.siu. edu/firstpo. html
- Red Hen Press contest, deadline August 31: http://redhen.org/awards- 2/bsa/
Call for Submissions
- From June 1 to July 15, Talking Writing is looking for poetry submissions for an issue on prose poems, for a general issue, and for creative nonfiction on Writing that Crosses Mediums: http://talkingwriting.com/
- Autumn House contest in poetry, fiction and nonfiction deadline June 30:
http://www.autumnhouse.org/contest- submissions/ - The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts is currently open to poetry, prose fiction, and creative nonfiction submissions: http://matter.submittable.com/submit
They publish (very) tiny, compressed prose creations of 600 words or fewer and poetry of 25 lines/75 words or fewer. - Consequence Magazine seeking online submissions from June 1 to September 1: http://www.ConsequenceMagazine.org
- Grist Journal: http://www.gristjournal.com
- Mixed Fruit: http://mixedfruitmagazine.com/submissions/
- Erotic poetry submissions: http://www.innerchildpress.com/anthologies. php
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