MOUNTAINWORD POETRY CONTEST
Enter MountainWord’s Poetry Contest to win a new book of poems by a West Virginia poet. Click here to send a short poem via e-mail to MountainWord by 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 15. Type “MountainWord” in the subject line, and be sure to include your name and mailing address. Keep checking back with MountainWord for more chances to win.
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Some notes from week two of National Poetry Month 2009:
Frank X Walker and some other Affrilachian poets are writing a poem a day this month and posting them on Facebook. Good reading.
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Speaking of Facebook, on a Wall-to-Wall recently, Bill Robinson told me:
“Went to the writer’s workshop yesterday [March 28] at the Cultural Center — took both poetry sessions from Doug VanGundy from Wesleyan. Anybody who didn’t go really missed out.” Robinson said there were 10 to 15 people in the session that made for a good synergy.
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Introducing Kate Tym, wedding poet.
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Quote of the week:
“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.” — Rita Dove
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Flickr member ebrisson submitted this photo to the Free Verse Project, sponsored by the Academy of American Poets. To see other entries, or to enter, click here.
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