19 Wednesday Mar 2014
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This is a great bit of weird news.
A Russian teacher stabbed his friend,
(According to the courts)
Because the man disparaged
Poems, RIA reports.
It started as a friendly chat
Last week, in the Urals.
The men were drunk, discussing books
Just gabbing like old pals.
16 Sunday Mar 2014
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We are extending the deadline fir the Bermuda Triangle Prize. Submissions will be accepted until April 1st. We have started reading submission and hope to have a winner announce by the middle of April.
The Bermuda Triangle Prize is given to three poems on a theme from up to three different poets.
Current Theme: Disappearance
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.
13 Thursday Mar 2014
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This following article published by The Huffington Post reminds us what attitudes to take to the page to overcome creative anxiety. Along with William Stafford’s always good advice to “lower our standards,” the article has some other good ideas. A special thanks to poet Steven Blythe for pointing us to this article. Check it out:
You don’t have to be a famous painter or sculptor to sympathize with the pains of creative block. Whether it comes on like a giant smack in the face or creeps up on you like a shiver down your spine, we’ve all dealt with the woes of being stuck. You second guess yourself, you dance around ideas and you feel like progress is miles away, all while the joys of creating take a back seat to the pressures we associate with success.
07 Friday Mar 2014
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March 15th is the deadline to submit your poems to the Bermuda Triangle Prize.
The Bermuda Triangle Prize is given to three poems on a theme from up to three different poets.
Current Theme: Disappearance
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.
Go to the website for full guidelines on how to submit. https://thepoetsbillow.org/poetry-awards/bermuda-triangle-prize/
Or, go to our Literary Art Gallery to read the winners of the Atlantis Award and Pangaea Prize.
15 Saturday Feb 2014
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For those who are going to the AWP conference in Seattle or for those who live in the area The Poet’s Billow is teaming up with Poetrie and Orange Monkey Press out of California to put on an awesome poetry reading. Also, we will buy you a drink! Hope to see you there.
March 1st
The Black Bottle
2600 1st Ave
Seattle, Washington 98121
25 Saturday Jan 2014
07 Saturday Dec 2013
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We are so happy to bring you the poems for the 2013 Atlantis Award. Big thanks to Mike Dockins who judged this year’s contest. He selected Lisa Summe‘s poem “Pilot You” as the winner. Please, go read it and the other fantastic poems by our finalists.
https://thepoetsbillow.org/literary-art-gallary/2013-atlantis-award/
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Lisa Summe
Lisa Summe was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and earned her BA and MA in English at the University of Cincinnati. Her poems have appeared in Fourth River, Mead, The Licking River Review, and others. This year she received honorable mention in the Jean Chimsky Poetry Prize and was nominated twice for a 2014 Pushcart Prize. Currently an MFA candidate in poetry at Virginia Tech, she lives in Blacksburg, Virginia with her very handsome cat, Ozzy.
10 Thursday Oct 2013
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Winter issue of Zymbol which can be purchased here: http://zymbolmag.com/bookshelf/2013-autumn-winter/
inaugural issue of the new journal Deluge, which can be found: http://www.radioactivemoat.com/deluge-issue-one.html
07 Monday Oct 2013
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The Atlantis Award is awarded to a single best poem. The winning poet receives $100 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 and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. If the poet qualifies, the poem will also be submitted to The Best New Poets anthology.
Up to five runners-up will be considered for publication and a Pushcart Prize nomination.
Read last year’s winners here: 2012 Atlantis
01 Sunday Sep 2013
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The Poets Billow editor and poetry mentor, Michelle Bonczek is selected for Best New Poets 2013.
http://bestnewpoets.org/blog/2013/8/28/announcing-our-50-best-new-poets-of-2013
the poet's billow 