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the Poetry kit
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THE POETRY KIT NEWSLETTER March 2021 |
NEWSLETTER CONTENTS
1 - Editors Notes
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1 - EDITORS NOTES
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Submitting information to The Poetry Kit
To enable the contents and usefulness of the Poetry Kit Newsletter to grow we put it out as an attachment. It will still arrive every month in an email but the bulk of the newsletter itself will be in the attachment. To submit information for inclusion in any area of The Poetry Kit including the Newsletter please see submission details at
http://www.poetrykit.org/infoform.htm
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There is a full listing of regularly held events and festivals from around the world at the Poetry kit website.- www.poetrykit.org
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Regular Open Mic Events in the UK
Due to the Corona virus all face to face poetry events are postponed until further notice.
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Online events
SEE OUR PROJECT - POETRY IN THE PLAGUE YEAR 2020****************************************************************************************************************************
3 - COMPETITION DEADLINES - OTHER COMPETITIONS CAN BE FOUND AT
http://www.poetrykit.org/comps.htm
SEE POETRY KIT LISTINGS PAGE FOR SHORT STORY COMPETITIONS
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| 15th March 2021 |
1st £200 entry £5 |
The Brian Dempsey Memorial Prize consists of two competitions:
1. The Short Collection Prize – for entries of 10 poems (Open to UK
entries only)
2. The Single Poem category — All entries eligible after the Short
Collection prizewinner has been selected (Open internationally) All long-listed poems are published in an anthology and a free copy will be sent to every poet included in the book. Judge: Callum James For more details see https://www.dempseyandwindle.com/competition.html |
| 15th March 2021 |
1st £300 entry £4 |
Cheltenham Poetry Festival Single Poem PrizeThe Cheltenham Poetry Festival 2021 single poem competition is for entries of up to 70 lines on the theme of Transformation.
Prizes: First prize - £300 second prize - £100
Third prize - £50
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| 30th March 2021 |
1st $2000 entry $5 |
Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award.
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Deadline: 30 March, 2021
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Top
prize: $2,000 USD and publication of winning poem in Plough Quarterly
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Announcing winners: Summer 2021
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Entry
fee: $5.00 USD/poem (maximum of 3 poems per contestant), free entry for
subscribers of Plough Quarterly magazine For further details see
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| 31 March 2021 |
1st €1,000 entry €14 |
The Caterpillar Poetry Prize
is for an
unpublished poem written by an adult for children (aged 7-11).
1st prize is €1,000 plus publication in The Caterpillar There is an entry fee of €14 per poem. This year’s judge is Michael Morpurgo. See www.thecaterpillarmagazine.com for details. |
| 31st March 2021 |
1st Publication entry £25 |
The Hedgehog Poetry Press's second ‘A Slim Volume of One’s Own’ competition is asking poets – experienced or new – to present them with a selection of their work with a single focus. And by that, it doesn’t need to be a theme, it could as easily represent a Summer’s work or a passage in the poet's life that is the beginning or end of things that they have captured in verse. Entries of up to 20 poems, of a maximum of up to 40 lines each, are welcome from participants of all ages. Prize: Each winner will be published by The Hedgehog Poetry Press and receive 100 copies of their collection. Judge: Mark Davidson, Editor of The Hedgehog Poetry Press. See “A Slim Volume of One’s Own – Deux” A Poetry Pamphlet Competition |
| 31st March 2021 |
1st Publication entry £25 |
The Hedgehog Poetry Press's Third Annual Selected or Neglected Poems Competition aims to find a collection, that they will publish, that showcases the best of a poet’s career to date. This may be the traditional ‘Greatest Hits’ of a selected where the poet has had a number of collections already, or it may be drawn from a career of magazine or anthology publications that for whatever reason hasn’t culminated yet in a full collection. Up to 40 poems can be submitted for consideration. The final book will be between 60 and 80 printed pages. The collection can be of a variety of poems or follow a single theme.
Prize:
Judge: |
| 31st March 2021 |
1st £1000 entry £5 |
The Plough Prize is an
international open competition organised by The Plough Arts Centre in
Great Torrington, North Devon. It is open for unpublished poems on any
subject, up to 40 lines in length. The first prize is £1,000 (plus
feedback from Roger McGough). The entry fee is £5 per poem for online
entry, £6 per poem for postal entry. The deadline for entries is 31
March. For more details see www.theploughartscentre.org.uk/poetry-prize |
| 31st March 2021 |
1st £100 entry £3 |
The Red Shed Open Poetry Competition is open for poems of 50 lines or less.
Prizes:
Judge: For more information see https://www.currockpress.com/theredshedpoetrycompetition2021.html |
| 1st April 2021 |
1st $2000 entry free |
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee) Deadline: April 1, 2021 20th year. Top prize: $2,000. Total prizes: $3,500.
Sponsored by Winning Writers, co-sponsored by Duotrope, and recommended
by Reedsy. Winning entries published online. Submit one humor poem
online, up to 250 lines long. Both published and unpublished work
accepted. Final judge: Jendi Reiter. Enter for free
at winningwriters.com/werglenp21 |
| 1st April 2021 |
1st £10,000 entry free |
The Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize 2021Awarded for the best piece of writing on the theme of the Alpine Fellowship 2021 - Untamed: On Wilderness and Civilization.
Prizes: Judge: - John Burnside |
| 3rd April 2021 |
1st £50 entry £5 |
Fosseway Writers Poetry Competition 2021
Annual poetry competition, this year the theme is
"Promise”.
Top prize £50 Judge: Martin Grey, who last year published the poetry collection, 'The Prettyboys of Gangster Town'. See https://fossewaywriters.wordpress.com/2021/01/14/our-2021-poetry-competition-is-open/ |
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POETRY IN THE PLAGUE YEAR We are inviting contributions from poets around the world
for our online anthology for poems that are written during lockdown these do not
need to engage with the pandemic but must be written during this time.
See
https://www.poetrykit.org/plague.htm
Please send 1 poem per submission, include a short 3rd
person literary biography, your location and the date the poem was completed. send it to
info@poetrykit.org |
| 31st March 2021 |
Pulsar Poetry Magazine/Webzine is in it's 27th year of existence. The last printed edition was published in September 2009. We update the Pulsar web with new poems, and book reviews, on a quarterly basis. Poem submissions by email to pulsar.ed@btinternet.com. UK only snail mail submissions considered, with a stamped address return envelope included, (no SAE = no reply). Editorial address, (new address from August 2020), is 90 Beechwood Drive, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9NB. Submission guidelines: please send no more than three unpublished poems via email, (submitted poems should not be part of a simultaneous submission to numerous publishers). There is no payment for published poems. Poets retain copyright of their poems. Prefer hard-hitting poems, see the FAQ page of www.pulsar poetry.com Editor/founder: David Pike. |
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Poetry Kit Online
Poetry Courses
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performed their poetry in schools and libraries.
New courses start the second and fourth Monday of each month
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UPCOMING SHORT
COURSES FOR MARCH AND APRIL 2021 Poetry Kit’s online short courses are over
three weeks and a place can be booked by paying the fee using the PayPal
link below the required course. Poetry and Music –
7th – 28th March 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 Poetry and the Natural world -
7th – 28th March 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 Writing Poetry for Children
7th – 28th March 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
– 5th -26th April 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 Poetry Workshop – – 5th -26th
April 2021 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 times of change – 5th -26th
April 2021 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 SPECIAL OFFER - Book any two of the above
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.
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Poetry Foundation Course
A course suitable for those looking for an introduction to writing poetry. The Foundation Course is an introduction to writing poetry. If want to write and start to understand poetry and to develop the basic skills to help express yourself, then this is for you. You will learn how poetry can help you to see things in a different way and gain confidence in writing about them.
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Poetry Course - Part 1
A course in reading and writing poetry. For the poets who want to develop their skills. If you have been writing poetry and feel you want to take it further, then this course will help you to improve and show you new skills and how to get the best from your writing. Learn more about poetic devices, structure, editing and form. We also look at markets for your poetry and getting published.
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A course in advanced writing skills. To help a skilled poet improve further.
You may have been writing for a while, been published, won competitions, feel you have had some success, This course with exercises designed to help you recognise your style and voice, will help you to maximise the potential
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Mentoring
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Critique
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The Poetry of Bob Dylan
Exploring the lyrics and poetry of Bob Dylan.
We will looking at examples of his writing from periods throughout his career and examining how he uses words to shape the environment of the song. Dylan regularly broke the rules of lyrical writing and in doing so created a body of work that rewards exploration with techniques and possibilities.
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Poetry Kit runs a full range of interesting and challenging courses. In addition to those listed above there are other
courses including Script writing and The Poetry of Bob Dylan.
For a more complete listing of courses and availability please see
http://www.poetrykit.org/pkcourses.htm
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PLEASE NOTE Poetry Kit does not accept paid advertising or exchange links. All listed services are listed because we believe they
offer a good reliable service. There is no charge made or expected for listing at Poetry Kit.
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Poetry Kit on-line courses and critique service. For details see
http://www.poetrykit.org/pkcourses.htm
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A SPECIAL OFFER FROM
DAN MASTERSON - P O E T R Y M A S T E R
~Good Poems Made Better~
Send 4-book poet Dan Masterson a one-page poem of your own making, and he'll comment on it free of charge. Thereafter you may continue working with him on a fee basis if you wish
(and receive a $10 discount for those receiving this mail).
See details at http://www.poetrymaster.com and read his first two books online at http://capa.conncoll.edu
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Please direct all news and queries to info@poetrykit.org
The Poetry Kit - http://www.poetrykit.org/
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The Poetry Kit - e-mail: info@poetrykit.org
Managing Editor Jim Bennett - jimbennett@poetrykit.org
Website - http://www.poetrykit.org/jim/index.htm
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