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ISSN 1468-3075 Managing Editor: Jim Bennett

UPDATED Wednesday 1st September 2021

Founded by TED SLADE 1939-2004

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REGULAR OPEN MIC EVENTS UK Ireland Europe Australia New Zealand USA Canada Africa India Festivals DUE TO THE COVID 19 OUTBREAK MANY EVENTS ARE CANCELLED PLEASE CHECK BEFORE ATTENDING ONE OFF, NEW AND SPECIAL EVENTS	COMPETITIONS POETRY COMPETITIONS Listing of major poetry competitions Short Story and Other Writing Competitions EKPHRASTIC POETRY COMPETITION 2021 Enter online here SPRING POETRY COMPETITION 2021 results 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 Map of a Plantation Jenny Mitchell	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 Polly Giantonio CITN 193 See other past editions at Caught in the Net	POETRY KIT ON FACEBOOK new items reviews and news POETRY IN THE PLAGUE YEAR 2020/21 Over 600 poems from 21 Countries Submissions now closed 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. SEPTEMBER Summer School - 6th September 2021 – 11^th October 2021 - Repeat of August’s Summer School These year’s 5-week Summer School focuses on contemporary 21^st 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 Writing Poetry for Children - 6^th – 26^th September 2021 This is a short online course for poets who would like to write poetry for children. On this workshop course we will look at what works in poetry for children and what does not. Language and imagery, metaphor and how children see the world. Holding a young person’s interest and storytelling through 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=VS2TUQGPXYQFS Writing in traditional forms - 6^th – 26^th September 2021 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 Writing Poetry and getting published – 6^th – 26^th September 2021 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 Strategies for Writing Poetry – – 6^th – 26^th September 2021 What do you do when you hit a point when the ideas and ability that you rely on for writing poetry dry up. This happens to most writers from time to time, and on this course, we will look at proven strategies to get past this point. This is a course suitable for everyone even if you do not have a problem as these are strategies to help approach poetry 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=YSCXM42LTKWGU OCTOBER Strategies for Writing Poetry – – 4^th – 24^th October 2021 What do you do when you hit a point when the ideas and ability that you rely on for writing poetry dry up. This happens to most writers from time to time, and on this course, we will look at proven strategies to get past this point. This is a course suitable for everyone even if you do not have a problem as these are strategies to help approach poetry 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=YSCXM42LTKWGU Poetry and Science –– 4^th – 24^th October 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 Writing Ekphrastic Poetry – – 4^th – 24^th October 2021 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 Poetry and the Natural world – – 4^th – 24^th October 2021 This is a short online course for poets who want to look at the ways to engage with the natural 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 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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