07 Friday Aug 2015
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Congratulations to Lauren Boisvert for her group of poems titled “Possum Kingdom” which was the runner-up for the 2015 Pangaea Prize. These are selected by Mike Dockins.
Lauren Boisvert is a senior creative writing major at the University of Central Florida. She has been previously published in print and online in Mochila Review, Young Writers Anthology, The Broken Plate, and YARN. One time she walked really close to David Sedaris and it’s her favorite story to tell at bars.
01 Saturday Aug 2015
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Congratulations to Greg Emilio for his group of poems titled “Bon Vivants Hereafter” which won the 2015 Pangaea Prize. What an awesome set of poems! Selected by Mike Dockins.
Greg Emilio is a Southern California native whose poetry and essays have appeared in Miramar, Pleiades, Spillway, andWorld Literature Today, among others. He’s currently pursuing his PhD in English at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He also fancies himself a decent bartender.
28 Tuesday Jul 2015
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The Poet’s Billow is currently accepting submissions for the Atlantis Award.
The Atlantis Award is given to a single best poem. The winning poet receives $200 and will be featured in an interview on The Poet’s Billow web site. The winning poem will be published and displayed in the Poet’s Billow Literary Art Gallery. Up to five finalists will be considered for publication.
We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.
28 Thursday May 2015
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The Pangaea Prize is awarded for the best series of poems ranging between two and up to seven poems in a group. Judging will be based on poems as individual entities as well as their cohesiveness – that can be in terms of common themes, images, narrative or however else you would like to group your poems. All poems must be previously unpublished. There are no restrictions to length or style. Click here to read last year’s winner, Brittany Cagle.
Submit now. We have already started reading entries and hope to announce a winner by the end of June.
Don’t forget you can follow The Poet’s Billow on Facebook and Twitter.
26 Thursday Mar 2015
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Congratulations to Caitlin Scarano for having her poem “Praise” chosen as a finalist for the Best of the Net Anthology. “Praise” is the first poem in her series that won The Poet’s Billow Pangaea Prize.
Follow the link to read Caitlin’s wonderful collection of poems.
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05 Thursday Mar 2015
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The Poet’s Billow, an organization dedicated to increasing the exposure of poetry, is accepting submission for the Bermuda Triangle Prize – the deadline is March 20th.
The Bermuda Triangle Prize is given to three poems on a theme from up to three different poets.
Current Theme: Space
We are open to interpretations on the theme. It is up to you how literal or abstract you would like to play on the chosen theme.
Each winning poem will receive $50, for a total cash prize of $150. The poems will be published and displayed in the Poet’s Billow Literary Art Gallery and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. If the poet qualifies, the poem will also be submitted to The Best New Poets anthology.
Submit now. We have already started reading entries and hope to announce a winner by the middle of April.
Go to our website for the full guidelines: The Poet’s Billow Awards
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12 Thursday Feb 2015
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The Poet’s Billow is currently accepting submissions for two poetry awards: the Bermuda Triangle Prize and the Pangaea Prize.
The Bermuda Triangle Prize is given to three poems on a theme from up to three different poets. Deadline: March 15, 2015.
Current Theme: Space
Outer space, domestic space, mental space, the space between teeth, we are open to interpretations on the theme. It is up to you how literal or abstract you would like to play on the chosen theme.
The Pangaea Prize is awarded for the best series of poems ranging between two and up to seven poems in a group. Judging will be based on poems as individual entities as well as their cohesiveness – that can be in terms of common themes, images, narrative or however else you would like to group your poems. All poems must be previously unpublished. There are no restrictions to length or style. Deadline: May 1, 2015
Go to our website for the full guidelines: The Poet’s Billow Awards
Don’t forget you can follow The Poet’s Billow on Facebook and Twitter.
07 Thursday Aug 2014
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06 Friday Jun 2014
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We are happy to announce that we have published the winners and some finalists of the 2014 Bermuda Triangle Prize selected by guest judge Lawrence Eby. Below is a list of poets we would like to showcase for sending us great work, unfortunately we could not publish them all, but you can follow this link to read our selection.
Winners:
Lucian Mattison
Steven Blythe
Liz Casey
Finalists:
Jen Ashburn
Amy Neill Bebergal
Lucile Blanchard
Kathleen Kilcup
Alison Palmer
Semi-Finalist:
Michael Klecker
Daniel Devaughn
Catherine Howl
Fran Markover
Jed Myers
Jessica Glover
Andrew Renolds
Molly Prosser
21 Wednesday May 2014
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Poet’s Billow contributor and winner of the 2013 Atlantis Award, Lisa Summe, has two poems in the newest issue of Revolution House. This is a great magazine to check out. Click here for a link to the journal.
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