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ISSN 1468-3075 Managing Editor: Jim Bennett

UPDATED Saturday 5th September 2020

Founded by TED SLADE 1939-2004

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SEE OUR PROJECT - POETRY IN THE PLAGUE YEAR 2020 Over 300 poems from 21 Countries

REGULAR OPEN MIC EVENTS UK Ireland Europe Australia New Zealand USA Canada Africa India Festivals DUE TO THE COVID 19 OUTBREAK EVENTS ARE CANCELLED ONE OFF, NEW AND SPECIAL EVENTS	COMPETITIONS POETRY COMPETITIONS Listing of major poetry competitions Short Story and Other Writing Competitions POETRY KIT EKPHRASTIC POETRY COMPETITION 2020 Now open for online entries POETRY KIT NEWSLETTER	MAGAZINES Extensive listings of English Language magazines. ONLINE MAGAZINES Print Magazines UK Ireland USA Canada Australia New Zealand Europe India Africa Japan CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

FROM OUR BOOKSHOP Poetry Kit Bookshop BOOK OF THE MONTH Sheer Poetry Roger Elkin	POETRY KIT COURSES POETRY KIT COURSES BROCHURE (PDF) "...extraordinary value for money." Wherever you are as a poet we can help you get to the next level. Courses for beginners and experienced poets. Mentoring and critique service also available. PK COURSES WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY	POETS LISTINGS Our Who's Who is changing. In the future each poet will get a page of their own on Poetry Kit's new Who's Who including poems, bio, publication links. This is a new service under development at the moment. For more details info@poetrykit.org Poets on the Internet Who's Who Poetry Blogs General Poetry Sites To be considered for inclusion send a brief bio to info@poetrykit.org

FEATURED POET Ian Clarke CITN 188 See other past editions at Caught in the Net	POETRY KIT BLOG new items reviews and news Spring Competition Results POETRY KIT EKPHRASTIC POETRY COMPETITION 2020 TED SLADE AWARD 2019 WAIATA DAWN DAVIES (1925 - 2019) READ MORE ABOUT THIS AWARD	OTHER LISTINGS Writers groups / Workshops Courses Funding & Grants Organisation Publishers Speciality Q&A on Poetry Lexicon

Poetry Kt Three Week Online Short Course UPCOMING SHORT COURSES Poetry Kit’s online short courses can be booked by paying the fee using the PayPal link below the required course. SHORT COURSES IN OCTOBER 2020 Poetry and Science – 4^th -25^th October 2020 This short online course looks at how poetry can interface with different sciences and provide a way to use exciting ideas in poetry, and how poetry can interpret a scientific world view. Starting with geology, and on physics and astronomy. You do not need a scientific background just an interest in finding new ways to develop poetry. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2RJQ37ZF587LW Writing in traditional forms - 4^th-25^th October 2020 This three week course looks at new modern ways to use traditional forms. These forms can be ways for poets to grow the tools available and to find new ways to say what they want. These forms can produce memorable and exciting ways to explore modern topics. This is a challenging course that asks poets to look at some traditional forms in new ways. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GY3FNDXNXT3H6 Poetry and the Natural world - 4^th – 25^th October 2020 This is a short online course for poets who want to look at the ways to engage with the naural world, and look at the impact of human activities on the world around us. On this course we will move from the romantic view of nature to the urban landscape and to the impact of human activity. We will be looking at and writing poetry relevant to our changing world. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2XUS74ASPPDZ6

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