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Poetry Contest Submissions Welcome

09 Saturday Dec 2017

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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 15th.

The Bermuda Triangle Prize is given to three poems on a theme from up to three different poets.

Current Theme: Nature (2017-2018 Theme)

Nature—human nature, the natural world, or anti-nature—we are open to interpretations.

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. 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. See our guidelines to submit.

Don’t forget you can follow The Poet’s Billow on Facebook and Twitter.

Poetry Contest Deadline

27 Friday Oct 2017

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The deadline for the Atlantis Award is November 1st. There are only a few days left to submit. Fill our inbox with great poetry!

The Atlantis Award is given to a single best poem. The winning poet receives $250 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. Click For Guidelines. 

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.

Read previous year’s winners here: Literary Art Gallery

Don’t forget you can follow The Poet’s Billow on Facebook and Twitter.

Poetry Contest Deadline: November 1st

13 Friday Oct 2017

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The Atlantis Award is given to a single best poem. The winning poet receives $250 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. *The contest deadline has been extended to November 1st*

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.

See our submission page for details.

Read last year’s winner and finalists.

2017 Bermuda Triangle Prize Winners and Finalists

16 Saturday Sep 2017

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Congratulations to our winners and finalists of the 2017 Bermuda Triangle Prize. This year’s judge Andrea England picked out wonderful poems on the theme of Revolution. Go give them a read.

Winner
Fran Markover – On the Fourth of July
Kurt Luchs – Winter Begins
Emily Rosello Mercurio – On the Conservation of Energy

Finalists
Emily Rosello Mercurio – Holocene
Alex Umlas – This Is an Alternative Poem
Alex Umlas – 2 am
Jen Karetnick – 23andMe Says My Body Is a Sanctuary City
Jen Karetnick – Mobility
Jennifer Reimer  – A Week After the Failed Military Coup
Laura Shovan – Baking Challah

The Poet’s Billow is also now welcoming submissions to the Atlantis Award: Deadline October 1st. If you would like to stay updated on contests and publications in the future you can join us on Facebook and Twitter.

Atlantis Award Poetry Submission Deadline: October 1st

08 Friday Sep 2017

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We are looking for the best, most unique, and interesting poems out there for the 2017 Atlantis Award. There are no restrictions on length, style, or subject. We just want poems that make it so we can’t stop reading, ones that make us want to write. Deadline October 1st.

The Atlantis Award is given for a single best poem. The winning poet receives $250 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.

Read previous year’s winners here: Literary Art Gallery

A Great Article For Writers At Any Stage In Their Development

24 Thursday Apr 2014

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What I Wish I Knew After My MFA Ended

 

A guest post from Sara Finnerty:

420-Jacquelyn-Mitchard-splits-limbo-looking-back.imgcache.rev1308082218874In the years after I got my MFA I was a miserable mess. I felt like a failure as a writer and a human being. I still feel that way sometimes, but now I try and fail and try again and I know that does not mean I am a failure, it only means I am a person like everyone else. If I could, here are some things I would tell my self six years ago when I was finishing graduate school.

Link to the Article Here.

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