River Styx Poetry Contest Open Submissions

Hurry, deadline is May 31st for a chance to win $1500 for your best poem at River Styx’s journal! You may submit up to three poems with a $20.00 entry fee to:
River Styx
International Poetry Contest
3547 Olive Street, Suite 107
St. Louis, MO 63103

For details go to:
http://ww.pw.org/content/international_poetry_contest

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Poems Found By Poet Hound

http://poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/21448
“Green Shade” by Henri Cole

http://www.juked.com/2010/05/okaybeesting.asp
“Okay, Bee Sting” by Christy Crutchfield

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Gregory Orr's How Beautiful The Beloved

Gregory Orr was born in Albany, NY in 1941 and is the author of many poetry collections. His book, How Beautiful The Beloved by Copper Canyon Press in 2009. My father-in-law brought this to me and I enjoyed it thoroughly. While I did not take the time to ask permission to post some of the poems full-length I can still offer up some brief notes about these wonderful love poems. The love poems could easily be about a higher power, a lover, or about the Earth. Each poem offers up its own perspective for us to interpret as we wish.

One poem which you can read in its entirety is “praising all creation” by using this link:
http://www.coppercanyonpress.org/catalog/index.cfm?action=displayPoem&Book_ID=1397&Poem_ID=1267
This is a poem I feel would be dedicated to the idea of an omniscient creator in which we are charged with taking care of our world and praising it for its abundances. Lines such as “That’s our job—to keep/The sweet machine of it/Running as smoothly as it can,” are meant to convey our own responsibilities in life to keeping our world a place worth living in.

One poem in particular, on page 30, brings home the idea of love and grief. The opening line “That T-shirt—it smells/Of him. Don’t wash it.” It ends with the line “Grief leading me by the nose.” It is a very short but very powerful poem that leaves me feeling bereft of a loved one whether I have suffered a loss or not. Gregory Orr is able to convey much while saying little which is the ultimate test of a poet in my estimation. Paring down the words yet leaving us with an emotional sensation is a way a poet shows their true “craftsmanship,” if you will. This poem reminded me of a friend of mine who passed away long ago and so Gregory Orr has executed this poem perfectly for those of us who have ever suffered in losing a loved one.


The poems range from joy to sorrow, omniscient to very personal, and I urge you to pick up a copy for yourselves either at the local library, book-store, or on-line.


To learn more about Gregory Orr, go to Poets.org at this link:
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/218


If you would like to purchase a copy of How Beautiful The Beloved for yourself, you can buy a copy for $16.00 (not including Shipping & Handling) at the link below:
http://www.coppercanyonpress.org/catalog/index.cfm?action=displayBook&book_ID=1397


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Poetic Forms Database

Find every type of poem and it’s definition here at poets.org:
http://poets.org/page.php/prmID/197

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Poetry Tips: The Front Page

Most of us only see headlines on-line and in newspapers these days. Today take your inspiration from news headlines and see what poems can be inspired by them. Whether it be the weather, sports, the politicians, there is plenty up for grabs!

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Beloit Open Submissions

Beloit is open year round and accepts submissions via their on-line submission manager or via snail mail. It is highly recommended that you read an issue or two before submitting to get an idea of the poems they publish. You may send up to five pages while including your contact information to:
Beloit Poetry Journal
PO Box 151
Farmington, ME 04938
For further details, go to:
http://www.bpj.org/bpj_about_submit.html

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Poems Found by Poet Hound

https://sites.google.com/site/humor2010rhp/daniel-wilcox
Daniel Wilcox’s “The Last Exit”


http://www.blossombones.com/archives/summer09/nalley_s09.html
Kathleen Nally’s “To me, transcendence. To you, a train.”


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Sorry again...

My apologies for not having a post for Tuesday. I've been working on sewing a costume for the dance recital this year and ran out of time over the weekend, but please drop in tomorrow for more Poems Found by Poet Hound...

Poetikat

Poetikat is a spunky blog with fun pics and poems, check it out at:

http://www.hyggedigter.blogspot.com/

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Poetry Tips: Hail the Sunshine

Like the lyrics in the song “Aquarius” the sun is shining more and creating longer daylight hours. This week write poems in tribute to the sun and all that sunshine brings: picnics, swimming pools, boat rides, long drives, etc.

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Able Muse Open Submissions

You may send 1-5 poems, while they accept poems throughout the years they ask that you do not try simultaneous submissions, and Able Muse prefers metrical poems. You may send your poems via the on-line submission system or via e-mail to:
submission@ablemuse.com

For complete guidelines, go to:
http://www.ablemuse.com/submit

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Poems Found by Poet Hound

http://www.righthandpointing.com/Issue15/kevin-above.htm
“From Above” by Kevin McLellan

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=176389
“Apprenticeship” by Will Alexander

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Poems Found by Poet Hound

http://www.righthandpointing.com/Issue15/kevin-above.htm
“From Above” by Kevin McLellan

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=176389
“Apprenticeship” by Will Alexander

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Sorry everyone...

I ran out of time to read and review for this week, but please drop by tomorrow for more Poems Found by Poet Hound...

Breathing Poems

This is a beautiful blog of poems and paintings which I insist you check out at:

http://breathing-poetry.blogspot.com/

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