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UPDATED Thursday 17th June 2021

Founded by TED SLADE 1939-2004

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SEE OUR PROJECT - POETRY IN THE PLAGUE YEAR 2020/21 Over 600 poems from 21 Countries Submissions now closed

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 SPRING POETRY COMPETITION 2021 Previous Competition Results 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 everlove Maggie Butt	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 Rip Bulkeley CITN 191 See other past editions at Caught in the Net	POETRY KIT ON FACEBOOK new items reviews and news SEE FACEBOOK TED SLADE AWARD 2020 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

UPCOMING SHORT COURSES can be booked by paying the fee using the PayPal link below the required course. Adventures in Poetry – 5th – 26th July 2021 NEW COURSE This short course looks at ways to approach poetry and to consider it in a wider context. We will look at new ways to engage with poetry and the reader. To present poetry in new ways and to bring a freshness to your writing. 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=B8CSV48PN25S4 Poetry and Science – 5th – 26th July 2021 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 onto 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 Images, short forms, and haiku – 5th – 26th July 2021 This course looks at the role played by images in poetry. It considers their use in short forms and how they can be used to develop engaging and memorable poems. As part of this process, we will be looking at the opportunities and challenges presented by short forms including haiku. 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=W48NLELP3TB92 Summer School 2rd August– 5th September 2021 - New content These year’s 5-week Summer School focuses on contemporary 21st Century Poetry. With exercises, tutorials and reliable feedback the students will explore different poetry styles. They will be introduced to new ways to approach their own poetry and helped to develop skills that will ensure that they will be able to develop further as poets. They will undertake a personal project and get help in identifying their strengths so that they can get the very best from their poetry. The Summer School is online over a five week period at a cost of £45 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DL4U7KBE3H9NN The fee is reduced to £30 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=H88BLH9Z73ZEY SPECIAL OFFER Book any two of these short courses for £50 using the link below, and then please write to us at info@poetrykit.org to let us know which two courses you would like. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6ESMVNLE4NG6Q

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