I would like to wish all my readers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous and poetic New Year! Keep warm.
December 20, 2010
December 9, 2010
Competitions
Poetry Kit has a huge list of poetry competitions ranked in order of deadline (currently 12 December 2010 to 12 July 2011). If you fancy a challenge for the New Year just pick a competition. If you hear of a competition and think it sounds too good to be true, check out their section on Poetry Scams (yes, even in the lovely world of poetry there are people eager to make money out of the vulnerable). Finally, if you want to know what to buy a poet for Christmas the answer is… a notebook (a big thick one with an interesting cover).
So much information so very little time (that could be the first part of a Cinquain, if I could think of an ending).
December 6, 2010
Advent
Had an idea for a poetry advent calendar; 25 windows and a short Christmas poem behind each one. Of course you would need to add lots of chocolate – and a popular cartoon character – to have any chance of a sale.
