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ISSN 1468-3075 Managing Editor: Jim Bennett

UPDATED Friday16th April 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

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 Feverfew Anna Saunders	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 Peter Thabit Jones CITN 190 See other past editions at Caught in the Net	POETRY KIT BLOG new items reviews and news Poetry Kit International Competition 2020 Results 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 FOR MAY AND JUNE can be booked by paying the fee using the PayPal link below the required course. Images, short forms, and haiku - 3^rd to 24^th May 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 Writing Ekphrastic Poetry - 3^rd to 24^th May 2020 The aim of this course is to look at the different approaches that can be taken to bring new insights to poems that engage with a piece of visual art. During the course poets will be asked to respond to a series of paintings using a variety of techniques. Poems will be workshopped, and full feedback given. The cost of this course is £30 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=H8J5AMXL8FTFN Writing Poetry and getting published – - 3^rd to 24^th May 20 This short online course is for poets who would like to know some of the ways in which they can improve their chances of publication either in magazines or in their own books of poetry. This involves, approaches to writing poetry, promoting, and presenting poetry, and finding new markets for your poetry. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CL9P29RURXD9L Poetry and Music – 7^th – 28^th June 2021 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 Ekphrastic Poetry- Part 2 – 7^th – 28^th June 2021 This is a continuation course from our original Ekphrastic Poetry Course aim of this course is to look at the different approaches that can be taken to bring new insights to poems that engage with a broader range of Ekphrastic poetry. During the course poets will be asked to respond to a series of paintings using a variety of techniques. Poems will be workshopped, and full feedback given. The cost of this course is £30 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8MNJMWTSYSBBW Poetry and the Natural world - 7^th – 28^th June 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 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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