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#31 The Journal
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being mailed out today! - has Howard Giskin telling how he translates Chinese
poetry, Thomas Ország-Land promoting Hungarian poet György Faludy, Rob Morgan
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3am magazine
An interview with the Slovenian poet, Primož Čučnik, the 32nd subject of the 3am magazine interview series centred on contemporary European poets.
The interview is also accompanied by two poems.
http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/two-poems-primoz-cucnik/
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The Fall/Winter 2010 issue of The Salt River Review is online,
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Kate Fox is touring with her new show
The tour dates are on her website www.katefox.co.uk and there are 11 dates between now and January.
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Roselle
Angwin
Distance and internet:
Fire in the Head distance learning courses, novel (any time) and poetry
(next course January to July 2011), occasional mentoring, with Roselle Angwin
www.fire-in-the-head.co.uk 01548 821004 roselle@fire-in-the-head.co.uk
Diary
Sunday March 20
GROUND OF BEING
Writing and environmental awareness (‘re-imagining the world’); four
workshops outdoors on Dartmoor (solstices and equinoxes; March 20, June 19, Sept
25) with Roselle Angwin www.fire-in-the-head.co.uk 01548 821004 roselle@fire-in-the-head.co.uk
Diary
Sunday May 15
LITTORALS
Outdoor beach workshop, poetry & art, Branscombe Mouth, East Devon, with
poet Roselle Angwin & sculptor Michael Fairfax www.fire-in-the-head.co.uk 01548
821004 roselle@fire-in-the-head.co.uk
Residential
Fire in the Head workshops with Roselle Angwin:
Islands of the Heart, Isle of Iona, April 2-8, 2011
The Wind’s Eye, poetry intensive, Languedoc, France, June 4-11 2011
www.fire-in-the-head.co.uk 01548 821004 roselle@fire-in-the-head.co.uk
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| Taunton | 4th November |
Poetry at The Brewhouse
Date: 4 November 2010 Time: 8.00 til
10.00 pm
Venue: The Brewhouse, Coal Orchard,
Taunton, Somerset TA1 1JL
Cost: £5.00
Tickets from: The Brewhouse box office
Poetry reading by: PAUL HYLAND
Open mic: book slots through Fire
River Poets (enquiry@fireriverpoets.org.uk)
Venue is fully accessible
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Sefton, Merseyside |
6th – 13th November |
Sefton Celebrates Writing. Check programme for details of the many excellent events that make up the festival. Website http://www.seftonarts.co.uk/ |
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West Hamstead |
13th November |
West End Lane Books,
West Hampstead
Saturday 13th November 2010 7.30 pm‘An evening of recall, rarity, rendering and lyric with eleven poets’
Abdul Jamal - Allison McVety - David Foster-Morgan -Jane Draycott Judy Brown - Josh Ekroy - Maggie Sullivan - Norman Staines Philip Ruthen - Robbie Burton - Valerie Fry
West End Lane Books 277 West End Lane West Hampstead
NW6 1QS
Tickets: £5.00 - in advance from West End Lane Books or on the door |
| Stoke Newington | 7th November |
Word Is Born x Inc. Magazine Launch Party
Sunday Nov 7
The Others, 6-8 Manor ROAD, Stoke
Newington, N16 GSA
7pm - 12am
£3 Entry (plus free copy of Inc.
Magazine)
This chilled out Sunday evening spoken word
event, organised by the Soul Rub Collective has been running for
almost a year now, hosting a range of spoken word performances,
live music and jam sessions. Previous acts include spoken word
master Disraeli and ....
This months affair is an extra special one, as it
is also the launch party of the latest addition to Soul Rub -
Inc. Magazine. Inc. Magazine is a poetry magazine that will run
monthly, to coincide with each Word Is Born event, and will
feature the lyrics, poems and songs of many of the performers at
the night. The magazine will also be open for public submissions
and hopefully the first issue will inspire you to submit
something for the next one!
The night will kick off with poetry readings from
8pm, followed by live music from incredible Ethio-jazz band the
Abyss Quartet and chilled experimental project, Stereo Soul. The
night will end with it's usual open mic jam session open to
poets, MCs and musicians alike.
For more information check:
Word Is Born x Inc. Magazine Launch event:
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=121509461240162
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Tyneside |
8th November |
Poetry Slamming at the Tyneside Cinema The Dead Poets Slam Monday 8th November (doors 7.30pm starts at 8.00pm) Tickets £4.00 Contact the Box Office on 0845 217 9909 or www.tynesidecinema.co.uk The Tyneside Bar has attracted some of the North East’s best poetry Slammers and now we are giving everyone the chance to take part in our Dead Poets Slam. All you need to bring along are five poems by your favourite deceased poets. Entrants can perform comic verse, the war poets, Shakespeare, anything as long as it is no longer than three minutes. The Slam judges will be rating performance and interpretation. So can you give a slant on an old favourite? Can you breathe life in to an old poem? There is a trophy and a £30.00 cash prize plus the chance to be a star. Register by emailing jeff@zebrapublishing.co.uk
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London |
11th November |
Poets from Rockingham Press: An evening with Danielle Hope, Lotte Kramer & Sean Street Thu 11 Nov / £5 (£3 concs) / 8pm Lauderdale House Highgate Hill Waterlow park London N6 5HG
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| Tyneside | 15th November |
One of Tyneside's biggest ever poetry
events takes place on Monday
November 15th, 7.30pm at The Hyena Comedy Cafe,
with the launch celebration of The IRON Book of New
Humorous Verse. This international anthology highlights
the growth in performance poetry and more than thirty of its
62 poets will be there to read their contributions to the
book.
Middlesbrough to Morpeth, Wylam to Whitley
Bay, local poets, including Amanda Baker, Andy Croft, Linda
France, Joan Johnston, Valerie Laws, Pauline Plummer and
Jeff Price are flying in from every corner of our region,
while Julie Kane, a Professor of English from Louisiana,
USA is travelling a mere 4,000 miles and another
long-distance traveller is Mo Ryan from Galway in Ireland.
An impressive cohort venturing up from the capital includes
the amazing John Hegley; Steve Tasane (former poet in
residence at Battersea Dogs’ Home); radio presenter Murray
Shelmerdine and the multi-talented Edinburgh Fringe poetry
award winner, Nandita Ghose. Cumbrian artist/Glastonbury
Festival performer Gill Hands, and David Bateman (Liverpool
Poetry Slam Champion 2007) are among those riding in from
the Wild West and the anthology’s battery of Yorkshire based
talent will be well represented by poet and musician
Christine Bousfield, and seasoned Edinburgh performer Helen
Burke.
Peter Mortimer, IRON Press's silver-tongued,
silver-haired and silver-trousered editor, will be there to
MC the event and enforce a light hearted, celebratory and
supportive atmosphere for all, including less experienced
poetry performers. As ever, he’ll overcome his Notts County
roots, allegiance and diction to extend a warm Tyneside
welcome to visitors from near and distant parts (and
Sunderland).
With live music support from The Creels.
The event is booking fast - tickets
(£5 including buffet) from Hyena Comedy Café tel 0191
2326030.
There are also a few places left on the
workshop John Hegley is running on the same day, 2 -4pm on
Monday 15th November, at Morden Tower – contact
ironanthology@btinternet.com for workshop details and
booking.
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Bradford |
18th November |
Waterstones, The Wool Exchange, Bradford, W Yorks. 6 - 7.30 pm A reading from the Grey Hen Press anthology Cracking On: poems about ageing by older women. With Pat Borthwick, Carole Bromley, Joy Howard and Gina Shaw. Wine and nibbles. |
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London |
27th November |
Winter magic writer’s workshop in London
Cosy up with Sue and Azadeh on a winter day at London's premier poetry space, the Poetry Cafe for a day of poetry, creative colour and fun! With decades of writing, publishing and teaching experience, let the magical folk behind Poetry Space help you improve your creative craft, unleash the poet within and find your poetic beat. All skills and levels welcome.
When: Saturday 27th November, 2010 Time: 11am start, 3pm finish Where: The Poetry Cafe 22 Betterton St. Covent Garden London WC2H 9BX Price: 40 pounds. Payable online by PayPal at www.poetryspace.co.uk . Or payable by cheque. Contact susan@poetryspace.co.uk for more information.
Lunch is included.
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Nailsworth |
30th November |
Friends Meeting House, Chestnut Hill, Nailsworth, Glos. 7 - 8.30 pmA reading from the Grey Hen Press anthology Cracking On: poems about ageing by older women. With Ann Drysdale, June Hall, Joy Howard and Pat Simmons. Sponsored by The Yellow-lighted Bookshop. |
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6 - 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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14th November 2010 |
1st £100
entry £3.50 |
Segora Poetry competition Details and entry form at www.poetryproseandplays.co.uk Email:Jocelyn Simms: pontdarche@hotmail.com |
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14th November 2010 |
1st £300
entry £3 |
The
Bedford Open Poetry Competition - open to anyone of 16 years of
age and over
Each entry must
be a poem of not more than
50 lines
on any subject. It must be typewritten clearly, in English, on
one side only of
A4 paper.
Bedford Open Poetry Competition, 38 Verne Drive, Ampthill. Bedford. MK45 2PS |
| 5th November 2010 | 1st subject to sponsorship
entry free
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Adoption Matters Northwest Poetry Competition 2010 Competition open to all poets in the Northwest of England write and submit a poem on this year’s theme of ‘Belonging’. It can be in any style and any format. Entries will be judged in two age groups - 16s and under, and Over 16s - by a panel of established poets. Finalists from each county area will be invited to a VIP poetry event in Manchester in November, where the winners’ poems will be announced and prizes awarded. The closing date for the competition is 5 November 2010. Previously published poems cannot be accepted. Entries must be clearly marked with the writer’s name and contact details, together with confirmation that you agree to have your name, photo and poem published if selected. email your entries to adoption@dewinterpr.co.uk or post to: Adoption Poetry Competition, de Winter PR & Marketing Fidelity House 12a Stocks Lane Chester CH3 5TF For further details, contact Tess or Emma on 01244 320677. |
| 28th November 2010 | prizes - suport
entry ? |
EMERGE: Escalator Poetry Competition 2010
Open to writers across England....
Through one-to-one creative mentoring from
Mimi Khalvati,
Daljit Nagra and
George Szirtes; support in making
an application for an Arts Council England Grants for the Arts
award for development funding; a place on an Escalator Poetry
writing residential long weekend at the University of East
Anglia; publication in a bespoke sampler sent to key people in
the poetry world.
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29th November 2010 |
1st Publication share of prize fund.
entry £25 |
The Poetry Business is now inviting entries for its 24th Book & Pamphlet Competition. And this year, we're delighted to be sponsored by NAWE (The National Association for Writers in Education), their support allowing us to raise the prize money to £2,000 — see the bottom of this email for more information. This year’s judge is Simon Armitage, and the deadline is last posting on the 29th of November 2010 (or the 1st of December for online entries). Entrants are invited to submit a collection of 20-24 pages of poems for the chance to win publication by Smith/Doorstop Books* a share of £2,000 cash publication in The North magazine and a poetry reading hosted by The Poetry Business. *Three first-stage winners will receive pamphlet publication and an overall winner will receive book publication. The entry fee is £25, or £20 for North subscribers and Friends of the Poetry Business. A £1 surcharge is applied for online entries. For full details and an entry form (or to enter online), go to www.poetrybusiness.co.uk or send a SAE to The Competition Administrator, The Poetry Business, Bank Street Arts, 32-40 Bank Street, Sheffield S1 2DS. |
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30th November 2010 |
1st $500 plus trophy
entry ? |
THE BLACKENED BILLY VERSE COMPETITION ATTENTION WRITERS OF BUSH VERSE! The 2011 Blackened Billy Verse Competition will be opening on September 1. This is regarded as one of the most prestigious BUSH POETRY competitions in Australia. First prize is $500 plus the famous BLACKENED BILLY TROPHY. Second prize is $250 and third $150. Bush poetry is a traditional type of verse written with rhyme and rhythm that reflects the Australian way of life. The genre has widened in recent years to encompass modern living in both the city and the bush. 2010 winner, Ellis Campbell, wrote on a subject which was very close to our hearts last year in a moving poem called ³The Arsonist². Tamworth Poetry Reading Group welcomes entries from new and old writers. Entry forms will be available on September 1. Please write to Jan Morris PO Box 3001, West Tamworth or email janmorris@northnet.com.au Entries close November 30 and the winners will be announced at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January 2011. |
| 30th November 2010 | 1st £100
entry £16 |
Cinnamon Press Writing Awards: First Novel/novella: £400 + publication. Submit 10,000 words. Short Story: £100 & publication + runners up anthology 2–4,000 words. First Poetry Collection: £100 & publication + runners up anthology. Submit 10 poems/to 40 lines. Fee (all genres) £16. (Poetry & short story inc. copy of winners’ anthology) Entries with sae & details.. Submissions by post or email attachment (.doc; .docx or .rtf) to Jan Fortune-Wood, Meirion House, Glan yr afon, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, LL41 3SU or jan@cinnamonpress.com Full guidelines and online fee payment at competitions page: www.cinnamonpress.com |
| 30th November 2010 |
1st £1000
entry £4 |
Cafe Writers Poetry Competition 2010 Maximum of 40 lines (excluding title) on one side of A4. Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published or published on any web-site or broadcast. Fees & Prizes: See overleaf for details. Prizewinners will be notified in writing by31st January 2011. The list of prizewinners will be displayed on the website after the prize-giving ceremony at Café Writers on 12th February 2011. Further details and entry forms from - Café Writers Poetry Competition, 17 Wingfield Rd,Norwich, Norfolk NR3 3HF or enter and pay online at www.cafewriters.org.uk |
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30th November 2010 |
1st $300
entry $5 |
Cyclamens and Swords Poetry Contest! http://www.cyclamensandswords.com/main/page_contest.html First prize is $300, second prize $100, third prize $50 and seven honorable mentions. Winning poems and honorable mentions will be published in our winter issue. A chapbook containing the winning poems and the honorable mentions will be published and presented to the winners in addition to their cash prize. Submission period: June1st until 30th November 2010. What to submit: this is an open contest for poetry of any style or theme. Your entry should be your own original work. You may submit the same poem(s) simultaneously to this contest and others and you may submit poems that have been published elsewhere, as long as you own the online publication rights. Length: Poems not to exceed 30 lines length (excluding title and spaces between stanzas). |
| 30th November 2010 | 1st £500
entry £4 |
Yorkshire Open Poetry Competition 2010 For poems of up to 80 lines. First prize: £500. Sole Adjudicator: Michael Symmons Roberts. Entry Fee: £5 for the first poem then £4 each or £15 for 4 For details contact - YOPC 2010, 32 Spey Bank, Acomb Park, York YO24 2UZ |
| 30th November 2010 | 1st £200
entry£3 |
Awel Aman Tawe Poetry Competition Competition for adults and children in English and in Welsh. Theme: Climate Change Judges: Gillian Clarke (English entries) and Menna Elfyn (Welsh entries). Prizes: Adults: 1st £200 / 2nd £50 / 3rd £25 Children: 1st £20 / 2nd £10 / 3rd £5 For poems of up to 40 lines. Entry Fee: £3 per poem or 4 for £10 for adults. Children: £1 per poem or 4 for £3 Please send your poems, accompanying details and payment to: Awel Aman Tawe Poetry Competition, 76-78 Heol Gwilym, Cwmllynfell, Swansea SA9 2GN You can also enter online and pay via paypal: |
| 30th November 2010 | 1st £75
entry £3 |
Writing
Workshop Competition
The Workshop:
This is an exercise in the use
of different
narrative points-of-view.
Write a short piece, prose or
poetry, in which you describe the same event using two or
three
different narrative point-of-views – first-person (‘I opened the door’), second-person (‘You open the door’) or third-person/omniscient narrator (‘Mary opened the door’). You can write it in any tense you choose and you’re welcome to attempt variants on these three conventions, eg. first-person plural. Try to consider how the descriptions of the event will differ according to your chosen narrative voice – how an omniscient narrator can be privy to information that a first-person narrator may not be aware of; how first-person narrative needs to inhabit a specific character and to accurately reflect their voice, their actions and reactions; how third-person narrative can be used to pass objective comments on events and characters; how the rare and difficult second person perspective can be used to draw in the reader. Crucially, bear in mind that the same event can seem vastly different from one point-of-view to the next.
The Competition:
Send us a short poem (20 lines
or fewer) or up to 300 words inspired by this writing
exercise.
The winning entry will be
published in the next edition of the Leaf Writers’
Magazine, and the winner will receive £75 and a free
copy of the magazine.
To enter: £3
per entry, 4 entries for £10.
You’re entitled to one free competition entry if you’ve bought the magazine.
To enter online or by post,
visit the Leaf Books website:
http://www.leafbooks.co.uk/New/For%20Writers/CurrentCompetitions.html#WWC
CLOSING DATE: 30
NOVEMBER 2010
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| 1st December 2010 |
1st Heritage fruit tree
entry £2 |
Clyde Valley Orchard Group invite you to write a poem on any subject, inspired by the word 'FRUIT'. Judge - Andrew McCallum Visit our website for full details: http://www.clydevalleyorchards.co.uk/community/clyde-valley-orchard-group/ |
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CAUGHT IN THE NET FEATURED POET SERIES CITN is a two weekly email mag with an online archive. Dedicated to presenting the best in contemporary poetry CITN currently is featuring an individual poet in each edition. To be considered please send one poem, plus a bio to info@poetrykit.org with the subject heading "CITN Submission" |
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Poetry Kit Poetry Book Reviews - we are
seeking informed reviews relating to recent publications or
retrospective commentaries on books that may have been available for
some time. Contact
info@poetrykit,org in the first instance,
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| EVENT 10th December - Manchester |
I'M LOOKING FOR POETS AND STORY TELLERS/ WRITERS
FOR MY WINTER THEMED NIGHT. I wonder if
you may be able to help. This is just to let you know about a
night called FOLK THREADS- A themed folk music and spoken
word night. December's theme is WINTER. It will start at
8pm on Friday 10th December, upstairs
at the Briton's Protection pub in Manchester. All performers are
welcome, but it might be worth emailing me with your song ideas:
folkthreads@hotmail.co.uk
If you have written an original song or spoken word piece
around the theme of Winter feel free to turn up and perform it here.
All ages and abilities welcome, or just come and listen. |
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| 31st October 2010 | Haiku Pix, a new paper review, seeks brief poems employing "word-pictures" to evoke emotion. Subscriptions: $20. Submit 1-10 poems. Your name, address, email on each page. Bio required. Deadline: October 31. Submissions: Haiku Pix Review, 11F, No.489, Tian-fu Rd., Hsinchu 30058, Taiwan. For more information, visit: www.haikupix.com/ | |
| 31st October 2010 |
Call Out for NW Writers - from Flax at Litfest Flax 023 – 025 will be a series of online chapbooks. We are looking for three prose writers or poets who already have a pamphlet, collection or a novel published and are working on a new project. These chapbooks offer an opportunity to get your work out to an audience before it is completed, or for a small, exclusive project to find an audience. More information on the submissions criteria are on this page of the Litfest website http://www.litfest.org/submissions/ |
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| 30th November 2010 |
Call For Submissions: Tearoom Books’ Latest Chapbook... Recipes & Poems Required
To be entitled Reader Digest, this e-chapbook will differ slightly in format from the usual poetry journals: we ask that in addition to a poem, each poet will also submit a recipe that in one way or the other ties in with, relates, or speaks to the poem. The duo of poem and recipe will then be considered as one work with its own particular flavour(s). Please note, the poem does not necessarily need to refer explicitly to the recipe or be food-related, though it should offer some form of sustenance.
We are particularly interested in light verse, flowery or floury, and ask that your poem be relatively short (no more than 15 lines) and that your recipe measurements (if needed) follow the Metric system. Ideally, we would like 2-3 poems to choose from.
Email: teaspoonlooks@gmail.com, Website: www.tearoombooks.blogspot.com
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30th November |
Call For Submissions Issue 18 of Revival Revival Poetry Journal is calling for submissions from local, national and international poets for the next issue which will be published in Limerick, Jan 2011. The deadline for submissions is: Issue 18 is the 30th Nov 2010 Send to: The Editor, Revival, Moravia, Glenmore Ave., Roxboro Rd., Limerick. Email: revival1@eircom.net Submission guidelines: www.revivalpress.com NOTE: Priority will be given to those submissions not published in previous issue. |
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Poetry Foundation
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1st Monday in each Month |
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The Course - This foundation course in writing poetry takes the participant through some of the basic processes of writing poetry with lots of practical examples and
writing exercises. The purpose of the course is to allow the participant to explore many aspects of writing poetry and to introduce them to a wider reading and understanding. The course will look at modern free form poetry and several set forms including the sonnet. This course has been introduced to enable those who are relatively new to poetry to develop their skill and to learn more about contemporary poetry. Qualifications required - People wishing to take this course do not require any previous qualifications, they do however need to have an interest in the craft of writing poetry and a determination to improve their writing and produce successful poems. Fee - The course fee is £45 (UK£) For more information email - courses@poetrykit.org |
Poetry 1
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Next course start date |
1st Monday in each Month |
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3rd Monday in each month |
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The Course - This course in writing poetry takes the participant through some of the basic processes of writing poetry in an entertaining and interesting way. Through a series of set exercises, discussions and critique sessions, backed up with talks, notes and feedback. The purpose of the course is to allow the participant to build their skills of observation and clarity of language while at the same time allowing their individual voice and technique to develop. Through an integrated use of internet technology each course builds into a small community of poets who learn in a supportive and challenging environment, learning to give and take critique. The course looks at a variety of styles and forms of poetry which will allow the participant to build a sound knowledge of some of the technical terms while utilising them in a practical and interesting way. The course includes elements relating to preparing and submitting poems for publication, reading poems and presenting them in a live setting, revising poetry and editing. Qualifications required - People wishing to take this course do not require any previous qualifications, they do however need to have an interest in the craft of writing poetry and a determination to improve their writing and produce successful poems. Fee - The course fee is £70 (UK£) For more information email - courses@poetrykit.org |
Poetry 2
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Next course start date |
2nd Monday in each Month |
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Following start date |
2nd Monday in each Month |
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The Course - This course in writing poetry takes the participant on from the point of Poetry 1 and is intended for those with some experience at writing and who wish to develop their skills further. The objectives of the course are achieved through exercises designed to introduce new concepts in writing and stretch the participant, discussions and critique sessions, backed up with talks, notes, support and feedback. The purpose of the course is to allow the participant to build their skills of observation and clarity of language while at the same time allowing their individual voice and technique to develop. The course looks at a variety of styles and forms of poetry which will allow the participant to build a sound knowledge of some of the technical terms while utilising them in a practical and interesting way. The course includes elements relating to preparing and submitting poems for publication, reading poems and presenting them in a live setting, revising poetry and editing. Qualifications required - People wishing to take this course do not require any previous qualifications, they do however need to be able to identify themselves as writers with some experience. Those who have previously taken the Poetry Kit Poetry 1 course will find this a natural development. Fee - The course fee is £80 (UK£) For more information email - courses@poetrykit.org |
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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POETRY KIT CRITIQUE SERVICE Critique and close reading of up to 10 poems (some limitation in respect of word and line length may mean this figure is reduced if the poems are longer) This is an individual critique service available from Jim Bennett, allowing those using the service to send 10 poems and have them individually critiqued by Jim who is an internationally known, prize-winning poet. By sending poems over a period of time the participant can use the service to develop their skills and to get feedback on their progress. Fee - The fee for this service is £30 (UK£) Contact courses@poetrykit.org for further information |
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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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Proofreading service http://www.studentproofreading.co.uk
Scholarly proofreading - very reliable, set up for students originally but will handle anything at a reasonable cost.
Also write CV's.
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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 - jimbennett11@btinternet.com
Website - http://www.poetrykit.org/jim/index.htm
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