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ISSN 1468-3075 Managing Editor: Jim Bennett

UPDATED Wednesday 14th October 2020

Founded by TED SLADE 1939-2004

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WE ARE HAPPY TO LIST EVENTS, COMPETITIONS AND MAGAZINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE LET US KNOW OF ANY WE HAVE MISSED OR IF ANY OF OUR LISTINGS ARE OUT OF DATE info@poetrykit.org
SEE OUR PROJECT - POETRY IN THE PLAGUE YEAR 2020 still open for submissions 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 Competition now closed 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 From the Family Album Patrick B. Osada	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 NOVEMBER 2020 Poetry Workshop – 2nd – 23rd November 2020 This three week course looks at new ways to find subjects, write, edit and publish poems. This is a challenging course that asks poets to look at these issues in a new way. Ideal for those wanting to write more and to have more tools available. 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=92UM85FEPMN9Y Poetry in changing times - 2nd – 23rd November 2020 This is a short online course for poets who want to look at the way their poetry can stay relevant in changing times. We will be looking at relevance, authenticity and voice as cornerstones for producing poems that engage with change. We will look at personal, scientific and imagined responses. 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=AMXZ6LGUKBKYU Poetry and Music – 2nd – 23rd November 2020 This course looks at the interaction between poetry and music, how music can inspire poetry and the use of poetry as lyric. The musical properties of poetry, rhythm and line choices, and new ways to use sonic devices in poetry. We will be looking for many opportunities to develop these ideas into poems. Full feedback and help will be given during the course. 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=EFGXHMJ9KG8NY COMING IN DECEMBER 2020 DECEMBER POETRY WOEKSHOP 3 weeks of holiday poetry fun to fit around your shopping and holiday preparations. Poetry exercises that will inspire you to engage with the season like never before. We will be looking to develop poems from the small events and the large, from the personal to nature and the time of year. This will be a fun workshop with the serious intent to produce some fine 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=989FB56VMMRA6 Because we appreciate your support the fee is reduced to £20 for anyone who has taken one of our other courses at any time. For the reduced fee please use this link. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JBGY8WSKQS96Q

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