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UPCOMING POETRY READINGS/WORKSHOPS
January 16 (Monday) @ 11:30am-3:30pm – Z Experience Poetry Slam. Join influential poet-performers Croilot and Ngoma, in-person for the first time since 2020, as they emcee an electrifying spoken word experience, honoring Poetry Slam founder Zannette Lewis, in one of the largest auditoriums on Yale’s campus. Electrifying, live spoken word experience featuring a group performance, open mic, and Poetry Slam. In-person for the first time since 2020 at the Yale Science Building, O.C. Marsh Lecture Hall, 260 Whitney Avenue in New Haven. January 18 (Wednesday) @ 6pm – Please join us as we honor the Class of 2022 Connecticut Arts Heroes at Infinity Music Hall, 32 Front Street in Hartford. The event is free and open to all with performances by the Dwayne Keith Project, Dancer Colleen Fitzgerald, Connecticut's State Troubadour Kayla Farnham and State Poet Laureate Antoinette Brim-Bell and a Dance Party & Mingle with DJ Kasey Cortez! January 28 (Saturday) @ 11am-2pm – A Poetry and Short Prose Writing Workshop online put on by the Southbury Public Library. Join Poet Laureate Faith Vicinanza for a writing workshop. Explore the writing process through writing prompts and sharing your work. Free to attend and open to anyone regardless of town of residency. Registration is required. January 28 (Saturday) @ 9:45am-12pm – Saturday Mornings with Poetry - A meeting of people who love reading and writing poetry. SMwP provides poetic opportunities for anyone to share their poetry, discuss the literary works of poets known and unknown, and expand skills in writing and editing poems in the shared camaraderie of comfortable, supportive members. No registration required. To participate and for details about meeting virtually or in-person, contact Karen Ciosek at kjc73048@gmail.com. February 1 (Wednesday) @ 7pm – Poets From Connecticut’s Four Corners, presented online and featuring poets representing each of the state’s four corners, plus one from the central Hartford area: Gemma Mathewson, Laura Mazza-Dixon, Claudia McGhee, Garrett Phelan, and Jack Powers. Ridgefield Poet Laureate Barb Jennes will facilitate the event. February 2 (Thursday) @ 12-1pm – Literary Lunch: Join artist, botanist, and poet Dick Rauh and Westport's Poet Laureate Jessie McEntee for a Literary Lunch on Feb. 2 at 12 noon. Bring your own meal or take advantage of the Library Cafe's offerings at a 10% discount. Register early; space is limited to 10 participants. PLACES TO SUBMIT YOUR POETRY Publisher: Grayson Books Chapbook Contest 2023 Deadline: January 31, 2023 Submit 16-36 pages of poetry. Simultaneous and multiple submissions okay. Reading fee: $20. Top prize: $500, publication of chapbook plus 50 copies. Organizer: Poems from Connecticut’s Four Corners Deadline: Every month They’re currently seeking poets from throughout the state to take part in "Poems from Connecticut's Four Corners," a new series of online, monthly readings, hosted by the Ridgefield Library. Their goal is to feature a diverse range of poets from all areas of the state, including those with limited publication history. If interested, please send a brief bio to Ridgefield Poet Laureate Barb Jennes at barbjennes@gmail.com. Please be sure to specify the town or city where you reside. Publisher: WB Yeats Society of NY Deadline: February 1, 2023 Unpublished poems in English up to 60 lines on any subject and style. Each poem will be judged separately and read anonymously. $15 for the first poem and $12 each additional poem. There are no limits on the number of poems that can be submitted. Winners and honorable mentions receive plaques and two-year Yeats Society memberships and permit the Society to publish and/or broadcast winning entries. $1000 first prize/$500 second prize, honorable mentions. Publisher: Soundings East Clare Keys Poetry Award Deadline: February 1, 2023 A prize of $1,000 and publication in Soundings East will be given for a group of previously unpublished poems. Submit 8-10 pages of poetry (no more than one poem per page) with a $10 entry fee/$15 entry fee (includes a copy of the magazine). Publisher: Slippery Elm Literary Journal Prize Deadline: February 1, 2023 $15 entry fee for up to 3 poems (no line/length limit). All contest entrants will receive a copy of the winning issue and be considered for publication. Sim subs okay. Multiple entries okay. Publisher: Driftwood Press – In-House Poem Contest Deadline: January 15, 2023 Send up to 5 poems, not exceeding 60 lines each. Any type of poem okay. Blind read. Submission fee $10.99. $300 prize. Up to 5 finalists will be selected as well and will receive $50 and publication, plus a copy of the anthology.
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UPCOMING POETRY READINGS/WORKSHOPS
December 10 (Saturday) @ 1-2pm – The inaugural poetry event by Southbury’s first town Poet Laureate Faith Vicinanza. Located at the Southbury Public Library, 100 Poverty Road in Southbury (Kingsley Room A/B). Free to attend. December 10 (Saturday) @ 1-2pm – The Orenaug Chapter of the Connecticut Poetry Society will host an ekphrastic writing workshop in the gallery of the Woodbury Public Library, located at 269 Main Street in Woodbury. Works of Southbury artist Marc Chabot will be on display. Writers are also welcome to stay for the artist's reception in the gallery, which will begin at 2 p.m. Contact Sandy Carlson at orenaugchaptercps@gmail.com with questions. December 10 (Saturday) @ 2pm – Wordhouse Reading Series with readings by Julie Choffel and Krysia Jopek. Will start with an open mic. Located at Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street in West Hartford. Free to attend. December 14 (Wednesday) @ 7pm – The Riverwood Poetry Series @ Real Art Ways will host Terry Blackhawk at Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor Street in Hartford. In-person reading; audience mask wearing is encouraged, but not required. An open mic will follow the featured readers - one poem, one page. Free to attend. December 15 (Thursday) @ 7-8:30pm – The Oliver Wolcott Library presents the “Holiday Peace Poetry Reading” via Zoom. Celebrate the peace and hope of the holidays with our best local poets reading the finest work of the season. Poets will include: Rennie McQuilkin - CT Poet Laureate Emeritus; Ginny Connors - West Hartford poet laureate emerita; Robert Piazza - Litchfield poet laureate; Sandy Carlson - Woodbury poet laureate; Rick Magee - Bethel poet laureate; Barb Jennes - Ridgefield poet laureate; Karen Silk - Washington poet laureate; Joan Hoffman - Canton poet laureate; Deborah Rose - New Milford poet laureate; Jack Sheedy - Harwinton; Patricia Martin - Torrington; and Jim Kelleher - Goshen. Each poet will read a poem of their own or a classic by a favorite author. Zoom link on website. December 15 (Thursday) @ 7-8:30pm – The Wintonbury Poetry Series will host a virtual reading with Antoinette Brim-Bell, the Poet Laureate of Connecticut, and Suzanne Frischkorn. An open mic will follow the featured poets. To register to get the link (and to sign up if you want to read for the open mic) follow the link below from the Bloomfield Public Library. PLACES TO SUBMIT YOUR POETRY Publisher: Poetry Society of America Awards Deadline: various, last one: December 31, 2022 They run a series of poetry awards, all closing soon – everything from short to long poems, various styles of poetry, etc. Single poem entries are $10 – multiple poem entries are $15. Prizes are $250-$2500. Publisher: Poetry Quarterly – Rebecca Lard Award Deadline: December 31, 2022 Submit up to 3 poems for $10 reading fee (includes subscription to Poetry Quarterly). $300 prize, publication, featured on the back cover and their website. Publisher: Roanoke Review Eco-Poetry Contest Deadline: December 31, 2022 Submit up to 3 poems on the theme of eco-poetry for a $15 reading fee, no more than 6 pages total. $500 prize, publication. Publisher: Sunspot Lit Goldilocks Zone contest Deadline: December 19, 2022 Submit 1 poem on the theme of planetary habitability (the Goldilocks Zone) for a $9.50 reading fee. $200 prize, publication. Publisher: Bayou Magazine Kay Murphy Prize for Poetry Deadline: January 1, 2023 Submit up to 3 poems for a $20 reading fee. $1,000 prize, publication. Publisher: Smartish Pace Erskine J. Poetry Prize Deadline: January 1, 2023 Submit up to 3 poems for a $10 reading fee. $200 prize. All submitted poems will be considered for publication in Smartish Pace. Publisher: The Madison Review Phylis Smart-Young Prize in Poetry Deadline: January 17, 2023 Submit 3 poems EXACTLY for a $2 reading fee. Maximum page length 15 pages. $1,000 prize, publication. Publisher: The Meadow Deadline: January 15, 2023 Send up to 5 poems. Blind submission. Simultaneous submissions okay. No payment; $2 reading fee. UPCOMING POETRY READINGS/WORKSHOPS
November 12 (Saturday) @ 3pm – In-person Writers Salon hosted by Erika Lutzner and featuring Ralph Nazareth, Kate Lutzner, and Suzanne Frischkorn. Open mic, food, and drink. For info and to RSVP, email viofem@gmail.com. November 13 (Sunday) @ 2-4pm – Sponsored by the Branford Land Trust and Branford Arts and Cultural Alliance is the book launch and art reception of Writing the Land: Windblown I. Held at the BACA Gallery, 1004 Main Street in downtown Branford. Poet Laurel Peterson will read a selection of her poems about Branford’s Beacon Hill Preserve, and the book’s featured artwork by BLT and BACA members will be on display. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Masks are encouraged. November 13 (Sunday) @ 7-8:15pm – Connecticut Poetry Society presents POP (Poets On Poetry) on Zoom: “The Eloquence of Elegy” by Margaret Gibson, former CT Poet Laureate. Free to attend; registration required at link. November 17 (Thursday) @ 7-9:30pm – The Wintonbury Poetry Reading features poets Jennifer Franklin and Sean Singer. Open mic following the featured poets. Free to attend; registration required for Zoom link. Any questions or problems email Bloomfield Librarian Mara Whitman at mwhitman@libraryconnection.info or Garrett Phelan at gjphelan@gmail.com. November 18 (Friday) @ 7pm - The Arts Café Mystic is thrilled to present Christie Max Williams and Albert Kausch. The two poets can and should be given credit for the birth of The Arts Café Mystic. Also will have musical guest Lara Herscovitch. Tickets will be sold at the door; $15 for general admission and $5 for students. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for art gallery viewing before the program. Masks are optional and parking vouchers will be provided. November 19 (Saturday) @ 2pm – Wordhouse Reading Series presents David Cappella and Robert Cording. Located at the Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street in West Hartford. Reading starts with an open mic. Free to attend. November 19 (Saturday) @ 7pm – Phyllis Klein’s Zoom series “Poets in Conversation” will feature Richard Cole and Ginny Lowe Connors. Ginny Connors will be reading a brief sample from her latest book Without Goodbyes, and Richard Cole will feature his poetry book Song of the Middle Manager, which won the Grayson Books Poetry Prize a year ago. It’s important to register in advance, so that you’ll receive the Zoom link a few days before the date of the program. December 4 (Sunday) @ 3pm - Poetry Rocks takes place at Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon. It features South Windsor poet Steve Straight, whose new book is Affirmation, and Suzanne Frischkorn, a Cuban-American poet from Redding, whose new book is Fixed Star. Also reading will be Rockville High School’s award-winning poets Anaya Tolton and Caitlin Chatterton. There will be an open mic. A reception and book-signing will follow the reading. Requested donation is $5. Masks are recommended but not required. For more information, email pegideitzshea@aol.com. PLACES TO SUBMIT YOUR POETRY Publisher: Abandon Journal Deadline: November 30, 2022 Send no more than 5 poems at a time, any length or form. They want to showcase writing that has been created with abandon. Next issue’s theme is “Abandon Love.” Free to submit, simultaneous subs okay. $15 paid upon publication. Publisher: the Decolonial Passage Deadline: December 1, 2022 Submit 2 poems or less. Looking to highlight writers engaged in the decolonial project. Next theme’s issue is asking for a sensory description of food while also examining how food intersects with power and powerlessness and imperialism. Free to submit; no payment. Publisher: The Baltimore Review Deadline: November 30, 2022 Prose poem winter contest. Open themed, but prefer short poems – “shorter is often better.” Can submit up to 3 poems, but total word count for all 3 can’t be more than 1000 words. Blind judging. $8 fee to submit. $300 prize. Publisher: Roanoke Review Deadline: December 1, 2022 Send 5 or fewer poems per submission. No line limit. Simultaneous subs okay. No fee; no payment. Publisher: Black Fox Literary Magazine Deadline: November 30, 2022 Send 3 poems at a time. Prefer poems with shorter lines for publication. Simultaneous subs okay. No fee; no payment. Publisher: The Mire Deadline: November 18, 2022 Submit 1 poem at time; no length requirement. Aimed at a young adult audience, so be aware of themes and language. No fee; no payment. Publisher: Lunaris Review Deadline: November 30, 2022 Sub 2-6 poems of no more than 20 lines each. Simultaneous subs okay. No fee; no payment. UPCOMING POETRY READINGS/WORKSHOPS
September 11 (Sunday) @ 2-4pm – Poets at Large: An affiliation of regional poets will perform in a series of spoken word/poetry readings at Roseland Park, 205 Roseland Park Road, Woodstock, CT, and will be in the Rose Bowl outdoor auditorium (barn if rain). Featured Readers: Karen Warinsky, Paul Richmond, Margaret Gibson. Featured open mic: Nancy Weiss. These readings are free to the public and will include an open mic segment. Sign-ups at the event; 5-minute limit. Email karen.warinsky@gmail.com with questions. September 14 (Wednesday) @ 7pm - Riverwood Poetry Series @ Real Art Ways at 56 Arbor Street in Hartford will host a Book Launch Extraordinaire, including Steve Straight, Peggy Deitz Shea, Brad Davis, and Ginny Lowe Connors, as they introduce their newest poetry books. This is to celebrate the re-opening of in-person readings with them. Audience mask wearing is encouraged, but not required. An open mic will follow the featured readers—one poem, one page please. September 15 (Thursday) @6-7pm – Suzanne Frischkorn and Emily Hockaday will read from their work and talk the literary life with Laurel Peterson at the Norwalk Public Library at 1 Belden Avenue in Norwalk. Both writers explore what it means to be mothers and writers, and discuss loss—of loved ones, of a culture, of identity. Free to attend. Email clahey@norwalkpl.org to register. September 16 (Friday) @7pm – The Arts Café Mystic presents Searching for Norman Rockwell. Located in the main gallery of the Mystic Museum of Art, located at 9 Water Street in Mystic, 15 poets, writers, and musicians will share newly completed pieces responding to a painting of their choice in the “Tell Me a Story” exhibit on display in the museum. Admission: $15 (students: $5). Masks optional. September 17 (Saturday) @ 2pm – The WordHouse Reading Series presents short readings by current and past Poets Laureate of the town of West Hartford CT—Benjamin S. Grossberg, Maria Sassi, Ginny Lowe Connors, Dennis Barone, Christine Beck and James Finnegan. Taking place at the Noah Webster House at 227 South Main Street in West Hartford. Reading is free and starts with an open mic. For more info, contact Jim: JforJames@aol.com or 860-508-2810. September 19-22 (Monday-Thursday) @ various times – The Windham Campbell Prizes 2022 Festival is a 4-day event that is free and open to the public. It takes place at Yale University in New Haven at various locations around campus. Talks by authors and poets, including book launches, readings, and literary conversations and lectures. See the schedule for more information. PLACES TO SUBMIT YOUR POETRY Publisher: Passager Deadline: September 15, 2022 Magazine for writers over 50. Submit up to 5 poems of 40 lines each. Theme: ancestral or generational trauma. Simultaneous submission okay. No reading fee; no payment. Publication: Women in their 80s Deadline: September 30, 2022 Octogenarian poetry and prose anthology seeking submissions. Email submissions to detaylor@cabrillo.edu. Publisher: Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry Deadline: October 1, 2022 Submit up to 5 poems of no more than 2 pages per poem. They publish poetry written by authors whose work is informed by the Catholic faith. Simultaneous submissions okay. No reading fee; no payment. Publisher: Amethyst Review Submit up to five poems (of any length). Simultaneous submissions okay. Your work should engage in some way with spirituality or the sacred. No reading fee; no payment. Publisher: Stone of Madness Press Deadline: September 30, 2022 Submit up to 2 poems at once up to 4 pages total. Prefer unshaped/nonvisual poetry. Free to submit; can also opt for a $5 paid submission to receive either a fast response or feedback. A great meeting, but there are no notes for August... Alison was on the road moving to Canada and didn't have any notes for this month. More happenings in September!
UPCOMING POETRY READINGS/WORKSHOPS
July 11 (Monday) @ 7pm – “A Garden of Verse” presents poets Meredith Bergmann and Kyle Potvin at the Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center at 152 Main Street in Ridgefield. Hosted by Ridgefield Poet Laureate Barb Jennes, the grounds open at 6:30pm. Attendees should bring a lawn chair or blanket. If it rains, the event will move indoors to the museum. Free to attend. July 14 (Thursday) @ 6-8pm - Join with poets from the ongoing twice-monthly virtual Norwalk Poetry Workshop, led by Norwalk Poet Laureate Bill Hayden for an evening of Live Ekphrastic Poetry at the Norwalk Art Space’s Creative Happy Hour at 455 West Avenue in Norwalk. Free to attend, and the Café will be open for refreshments (for sale) during the creative happy hour. July 15 (Friday) @ 7pm – Poetry reading online, featuring Bronwen Tate, Lynn Xu, Kate Schapira, Michael Tod Edgerton, and Caroline Noble Whitbeck. Free to attend; registration required for Zoom link. Hosted by the White Whale Bookstore. July 17 (Sunday) @ 2-4pm – Poets at Large: An affiliation of regional poets will perform in a series of spoken word/poetry readings at Roseland Park, 205 Roseland Park Road, Woodstock, CT, and will be in the Rose Bowl outdoor auditorium (barn if rain). Featured Readers: Candace Curran, Tony Fusco, Eve Rifkah; Featured Open Mic reader, Michael Milligan. These readings are free to the public and will include an open mic segment. Sign-ups at the event; 5-minute limit. Email karen.warinsky@gmail.com with questions. July 20 (Wednesday) @ 7pm – Triple book launch online reading with poets David Cappella, Michael C. Keith and Doug Mathewson. Free to attend. Contact Gloria Mindock at editor@cervenabarvapress.com for the Zoom link. July 20 (Wednesday) @ 7-8pm – Online poetry reading & discussion featuring Conyer Clayton and Sienna Tristen. Two plant-loving poets discuss their new releases, top gardening/foraging tips, and how animism influences their wordsmithing. Free to attend; registration required for Zoom link. July 25 (Monday) @ 7pm – “A Garden of Verse” presents poets Joan Kwon Glass and Jordan Franklin at the Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center at 152 Main Street in Ridgefield. Hosted by Ridgefield Poet Laureate Barb Jennes, the grounds open at 6:30pm. Attendees should bring a lawn chair or blanket. If it rains, the event will move indoors to the museum. Free to attend. Join with poets from the ongoing twice-monthly virtual Norwalk Poetry Workshop, led by Norwalk Poet Laureate Bill Hayden for an evening of Live Ekphrastic Poetry along with the Norwalk Art Space’s Creative Happy Hour to be held on Thursday, July 14th from 6-8pm at 455 West Avenue Norwalk, CT. By the way the Café will be open for refreshments during the creative happy hour! PLACES TO SUBMIT YOUR POETRY Publisher: Rattle Poetry Prize Deadline: July 16, 2022 Send up to 4 poems of any theme per entry. No line limit. Entry fee is a 1-year subscription to Rattle at their regular rate of $25. Multiple entries accepted, each accompanied by the $25 fee (and each entry will extend the entrant’s subscription to Rattle by 1 year). Simultaneous submissions okay. Blind read. The top winner will receive $15,000 and ten finalists will receive $500. All winners and finalists will be published in Rattle. Of the finalists, one will be chosen by the readers of Rattle and receive an additional $5000 and the Readers’ Choice Award. Publisher: Pure Slush and Truth Serum Press Deadline: July 31, 2022 Theme for the anthology is marriage. Send 5 poems of between 80-1000 words each. No submission fee; no payment. Publisher: Sliced Up Press Deadline: July 31, 2022 Call for submissions for their newest anthology Bloodless. Submit one poem within the horror genre that does not mention blood at all. No simultaneous submissions. No fee to submit; payment of $30 plus one print copy of the anthology. Publisher: The Sprawl Mag Deadline: July 31, 2022 Looking for speculative poetry. Accept simultaneous submissions. Submit 1-4 poems of no more than 40 lines per poem. Payment of $20 CAD per published piece. Publisher: Winchester Poetry Festival Deadline: July 31, 2022 (UK time) Unlimited entry for poems - entry fee is £5 for first poem, £4 for subsequent poems, and there will be a limited number of entries available for those who can’t pay the entry fee. Send poems of no more than 40 lines (excluding title). Blind read. First Prize: £1,000, 2nd Prize: £500, 3rd Prize: £250. Publisher: MONO. Poetry Prize 2022 Deadline: August 1, 2022 (UK time) You can enter up to three poems at a cost of £6 per poem. Any theme, but the judge enjoys work that “tests the limits.” 1st Prize £500 and publication in MONO., 2nd Prize £200, 3rd Prize £100, 3 highly commended poems will be published on the MONO. blog. UPCOMING POETRY READINGS/WORKSHOPS
June 12 (Sunday) @ 2-3:30pm – Poets on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – a reading and panel for PTSD Awareness Month. Located at Reader’s Block Bookstore, 2420 Main Street in Stratford. Featuring Jwon Choi, Emily Franklin, Saida Agostini, Lynne Schmidt, Fox Henry Frazer and Joan Kwon Glass. Light refreshments will be served. June 12 (Sunday) @ 4pm – Music and Poetry to Benefit Ukraine. The Windy Hill Guitar Ensemble and the Kachala Family will present a benefit concert to benefit Ukraine at the South Congregational Church, 242 Salmon Brook Street, in Granby. In addition to Ukrainian and world music, performers will include poet Kevin Carey of the Connecticut Poetry Society. Due to Covid-19 protocols, for those attending in person, masks and social distancing will be required. For more information contact Laura Mazza-Dixon, director of the Windy Hill Guitar Studio at 860-653-6146 or at mazzadixon@gmail.com. For those who can’t attend in person, a video will be available on the South Church YouTube channel after the concert. June 18 (Thursday) @ 1pm – The annual Rose Garden Reading with the award-winning poets Julien Strong and Luisa Caycedo-Kimura, editor of the Connecticut River Review. Event will be at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Hubbard Hall, 679 Farmington Avenue in West Hartford. Sponsored by the Friends & Enemies of Wallace Stevens. Free to attend. For more information, contact Jim Finnegan at JforJames@aol.com or 860-508-2810. June 22 (Wednesday) @ 6pm. Held the 4th Wednesday of every month, poet laureate of Yorktown John McMullen hosts a poetry workshop on Zoom. It’s a place for poets to sharpen their skills by reading their work and having it respectfully criticized, as well as listen to the work of others and share information about the business of poetry and publishing. If you plan to attend, please email johnmac13@gmail.com. Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83176155376 June 23 (Thursday) @ 7pm – The Connecticut Poetry Society presents Poets on Poetry with moderator and poet Antoinette Brim-Bell in conversation with Cornelius Eady, who is an award-winning poet, musician, and co-founder of Cave Canem. Free and open to the public. Zoom link Meeting ID: 894 3704 2728 Passcode: 952778 June 26 (Sunday) 2-4pm – Poets at Large: An affiliation of regional poets will perform in a series of spoken word/poetry readings at Roseland Park, 205 Roseland Park Road, Woodstock, CT, and will be in the Rose Bowl outdoor auditorium (barn if rain). Featured Readers: Dina Stander, Robert Eugene Perry, Ben Grossberg; featured Open Mic reader, Sarah St. George. These readings are free to the public and will include an open mic segment. Sign-ups at the event; 5-minute limit. Email karen.warinsky@gmail.com with questions. PLACES TO SUBMIT YOUR POETRY Publisher: The Twin Bill Deadline: July 1, 2022 Please send up to five poems per issue. They love baseball from all eras, but would particularly like to see poems of a more contemporary style or subject matter. Simultaneous submissions are okay. No fee to submit. Pays $5 honorarium per published poem. Publisher: Poetry London Prize Deadline: June 30, 2022 (London time) Open to poets worldwide. Submit as many poems as you’d like, but each one must be accompanied by the entry fee of £4-£8. Free entries are available for writers on low incomes. 1st prize: £5,000, 2nd prize: £2,000, 3rd prize: £1,000 plus publication in Poetry London. Publisher: Annual Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Contest Deadline: June 15, 2022 Contest open to all writers who have not yet published a book of poetry. Manuscripts can either be a collection of poems or one long poem and should be a minimum of sixteen and a maximum of twenty pages (not including title page, table of contents, or cover sheet). Blind read. $15 reading fee. BIPOC submissions are free. The winner receives a $500 cash award, publication, ten copies, a reading at the Hudson Valley Writers Center, plus travel expenses up to $500 if needed and if reading is in person. Winning poets are also offered editorial and marketing advice. Publisher: Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology Deadline: June 30, 2022 Submit no more than 5 poems inspired by Dolly Parton’s life and music. Poems should not exceed 3 pages, for a total of 15 pages max. No fee to submit. Contributors will receive 1 copy of the anthology as payment. Publisher: FAMILY anthology by THE POET Deadline: June 30, 2022 Mothers and fathers, husbands, wives and partners, grandmothers and grandfathers, sons and daughters, grandchildren, aunties, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins; whether from your distant past, present day, or forthcoming arrivals, you can write about anything to do with family. Submit up to 4 poems of any style. No profanity of any kind or adult themes; family-friendly publication. No fee to submit. Contributors will receive a PDF copy of the anthology they’re published in. Publisher: The Lauria/Frasca Poetry Prize 2022 Deadline: July 1, 2022 The prize promotes the literature of the Italian diaspora and is open to poets of Italian descent writing poems on any style and theme. The winning poet will be awarded $1000 and Bordighera Press will publish the manuscript, along with a standard royalty contract. Completed manuscript should be 48-75 pages with 1 poem per page. Simultaneous submission okay. Entry fee $20. Multiple manuscripts can be submitted, accompanied by a reading fee. There was a Zoom bombing of our meeting today - rest assured, we now have protocols in place for any future disruptions. Thank you for your understanding after today's incident, and we hope to see you again at next month's meeting. UPCOMING POETRY READINGS/WORKSHOPS
May 15 @ 3pm – The next Poetry Rocks reading will take place in person this Sunday, May 15, 3:00pm, at Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT. Featuring Christine Beck, author of four books of poetry; Summer Tate, who teaches at Fairfield University; and award-winning Rockville High School student Muriel Stankeviciute. To sign up for the open mic, contact pegideitzshea@aol.com. Suggested donation $5. Masks recommended. Free to attend. May 15 @ 7pm – Bantam Cinema & Arts Center, located at 115 Bantam Lake Road in Bantam, presents Susan Katz reading from her new book The Limits of Light, a collection of narrative poems which explore how the tales of Greek Mythology compare to contemporary life. Suggested donation of $15. All proceeds will be donated to the Cinema & Arts Center. May 20 @ 7pm (Friday) – The Art Café Mystic presents Tim Seibles, author of seven collections of poetry and Poet Laureate Emeritus of Virginia. Music and poetry at The Mystic Museum of Art, 9 Water Street, Mystic. Admission $15 (students $5). May 21 @ 10am-noon (Saturday) – The Noah Webster Library sponsors the Faxon Poets, who meet the third Saturday of every month at the library at 20 S Main Street in West Hartford. Poets will share their work and discuss poetry in general. Free to attend. May 26 @ 7pm - Connecticut Poetry Society is featuring Lawson Fusao Inada, a third-generation Japanese American, known for his exploration of Japanese American internment during World War II. Session moderated by Aaron Caycedo-Kimura. Free to attend. Zoom link Passcode: 069298 May 24-27 (various times) – Poetry by the Sea, a global conference & community, is now back in person this spring. Located at The Mercy by the Sea Center, 167 Neck Road in Madison, the keynote speaker is Marilyn Nelson. There will be a number of readings, one-day workshops, and three-day workshops – check out their schedule online. June 9 @ 7-8:30pm – Wintonbury Poetry Series Workshop presents The Art of Submitting/Reach for the Stars. An interactive session led by Luisa Caycedo-Kimura to help you submit your writing. Free to attend. PLACES TO SUBMIT YOUR POETRY Publisher: Miniskirt Magazine Deadline: May 31, 2022 Accepting submissions for their next two issues. Theme: love and romance. Submit up to 5 poems, no more than 10 pages total. Reprints accepted. Simultaneous submissions okay. No reading fee; no payment. Response within 6 weeks. Publisher: Defunkt Magazine chapbook contest Deadline: May 31, 2022 Accepting submissions for poetry chapbooks. Variable reading fee from $6-$25, based on the writer’s ability to pay. Submit up to 20 pages of poetry. Winners of the contest will receive a publishing deal with a $30 advance and a print run of 50 chapbooks. Publisher: Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Deadline: June 1, 2022 Submit on poem for consideration at a time, but once you receive a response, can submit again for the same call. Summer theme is “unplugged.” No horror or erotica. Payment of $5 per published poem. Submission form on website; free to submit. Publisher: Red Ogre Review Deadline: June 1, 2022 Submit up to ten poems or prose poems. Optional donation to support the magazine; no payment for publication. Publisher: HASH Deadline: June 1, 2022 Accepting all forms of poetry, they tend to publish pieces that are culturally observant, humorous, and a little offbeat. Simultaneous submissions okay. No reading fee/no payment. Publisher: Cotton Xenomorph Deadline: June 2, 2022 Send 3-5 poems (or 1 long poem). Single or 1.5 spacing is preferred. No reading fee; no payment. Publisher: Unsettling Reads Deadline: July 1, 2022 or until full (previous anthologies have all closed before their deadline) Call for submissions for their newest anthology, Still of Winter: A Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi Anthology. Looking for spec fic poems that feature the winter season, trees, and are a bit creepy. Send up to 3 poems. Simultaneous submissions okay. No fee to submit, no payment. Thank you to everyone who made our event celebrating National Poetry Month such a success! Special thanks to our wonderful panelists, Laurel K. Peterson, William P. Hayden, and Janet Krauss. Thanks also to Linda Quinn and the Fairfield Library, who generously helped us organize the event and provided the venue. And, finally, thank you to all the poets who brought your powerful words to share with everyone - you were all awesome!Special shout-out to the wonderful writer Jonathan C. Hopkins, who read his poem "Supreme Justice: A Spoken Word Poem for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson." If you'd like to hear more of his work, check out his YouTube channel or find his poetry collection on Amazon: Golden Dreams on Copper Wings: Life's Flight Through Poetry. POETRY READINGS/WORKSHOPS The Poets’ Salon Zoom meeting online – 2nd Saturday of every month from 10am-noon Read a poem and get light critiques from fellow poets. Anything Goes! The Buttonwood Tree, 605 Main Street, Middletown Every Monday from 7-10pm Doors open at 6:30pm. Sing a song, recite a poem, dance – open to all creativity. Entry: $5. PoemAlley Curley's Diner, 62 West Park Place, Stamford Every Tuesday from 7-9pm Eclectic venue for poets, poetry reading and discussion. Come and contribute, or simply listen. The leader is Ralph Nazareth – contact him at ralphnazareth@mac.com with any questions. WritersMic Zoom meeting online – 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7-9pm Free, casual open-mic format. We welcome fiction, essay, memoir, non-fiction, poetry, screenplays and essays. Each reader will have 5 minutes/average about 1000 words. While not a critique group, you can request feedback afterwards. Poetz Realm Bridgeport Creates, 1001 Main Street, Suite 14, Bridgeport – every Wednesday at 8pm Open mic, free if you read, $5 to listen. BYOB and potluck. Open to poets, emcees, singers, storytellers, comedians & musicians. The Poetry Institute The Institute Library, 847 Chapel St, New Haven (2nd floor) - 3rd Thursday of every month at 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm) The Poetry Institute Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices. Free. Refreshments provided, although participants invited to bring something. Open mike, plus featured writers. Wilton Chapter, CT Poetry Society Meeting Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton – 3rd Saturday of every month from 2-4pm Structured workshop. Participants are members of (or can join) the Connecticut Poetry Society. Bring several copies of one short poem for critique. Open Mic Night Unity Center, 3 Main Street, 2nd floor, Norwalk Every other month from 7-9pm Comedians, poets, writers, musicians, and all sorts of entertainers are welcome. Entry: $10. HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR POETRY SUBMISSIONS AllPoetry.com Free to join. Large online poetry community – get feedback and enter poetry contests. Commaful Free to join. Active community of writers and poets – post poems accompanied by images. Deep Underground Poetry Free to join. Publish poems, get feedback on your writing, enter contests. Duotrope Payment required to use. List of magazines, anthologies and contests for both fiction and poetry. Hello Poetry Free to join. An invite-only community focused exclusively on poetry. Poetry Soup Free to join. A place to get poems published, list achievements and discuss poetry. Poets.org Free to join/use. Database of 7,500 poems and listing of events and contests. Poets & Writers Free to use. List of helpful articles and news items, including places to submit your poetry, grants and awards, MFA programs, writers’ retreats, and more. The Submission Grinder Free to join/use. List of magazines, anthologies and contests. Verse-Virtual Free to use. A place to get poems published, list achievements and discuss poetry. * * * * * A final note: Paul Valery said, "A poem is never finished, only abandoned."
And please enjoy these documentaries/lectures on Walt Whitman, shared by a member of The Poets' Salon: Harold Bloom Lecture on Walt Whitman In Search of Walt Whitman, Part One: The Early Years (1819-1860) In Search of Walt Whitman, Part Two: The Civil War and Beyond (1861-1892) UPCOMING POETRY READINGS/WORKSHOPS
March 13 @ 4pm (Sunday) – Poetry Rocks, a quarterly series entering its sixth year, will have an in-person, Irish-themed reading at Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike in Vernon. The reading will feature Nancy Kerrigan, author of the full-length poetry book, Lucky Enough: A Journey. Samara Mercado and Natalie Tolman, seniors in the award-winning Rockville High School Creative Writing Program, will read as well. An open mic will follow the featured readers. Suggested donation $5. For more information, please contact pegideitzshea@aol.com or www.artscentereast.org. Mask required! March 31 @ 6pm (Thursday) & April 5 @ 6pm (Tuesday) – The UConn Wallace Stevens Poetry Reading with D.A. Powell will be held online via Zoom. Free to attend. Check page for Zoom link. April 5 @ 6:30-8pm (Tuesday) - The co-founders of Capital Classics Theatre Company, Geoffrey and Laura Sheehan, will perform Shakespeare live on Zoom. They will illustrate how Shakespeare uses poetry to drive the action of the play. Participants will also learn how music is used in a similar fashion by witnessing the actual process of a song composed on the fly by Composer Jaeme Brennan McDonald with Geoff’s direction. Free to attend; registration required. April 20 @ 6:30pm (Wednesday) - Yawp! Writer’s Series: “Adopted Korean-American Poets: A Poetry Reading and Panel Discussion” featuring Lee Herrick, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Julayne Lee. This online poetry reading/panel discussion is presented in conjunction with QU’s celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. These events are free and open to the public. Zoom link HERE. Password: yawp April 23 @ 2-4:30pm (Saturday) – In celebration of National Poetry Month and the decline of COVID, the Poets' Salon is holding a special indoor event at the Fairfield Public Library. It will also be streamed live online via Zoom. Led by Fairfield writers Edward Ahern and Alison McBain, we'll welcome five wonderful guest poets from Fairfield County, who will read some of their latest poems and answer questions about the process of writing and publishing poetry. There will also be an open mic and special giveaways. If attending in person, we’ll be following the library’s COVID policy, which currently requires masks for all indoor events. Free to attend. PLACES TO SUBMIT YOUR POETRY Publisher: THE POET Deadline: March 31, 2022 Submit up to 2 pieces at a time. Contribute to their next special collection: POETRY FOR UKRAINE. Poetry in support of Ukraine, from poets around the world. All profits from this publication will go to the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund. No fee; no payment. Contributors will receive a PDF copy of the anthology. Publisher: Circumference Magazine Deadline: April 1, 2022 Send up to 3 poems to poetryinstitute@gmail.com. Write “Circumference Submission” in the Subject Line. Please include a brief bio of not more than 50 words. The poems and bio should be submitted together in a single Word Doc attachment. Besides poetry, we will publish a limited amount of photography or other visual art. And we may also consider publishing links to video or audio poetry and art. For artwork, submit as a Word Doc or a JPEG. In the text of your email, tell them that you are the sole author of your poems and that you own the rights to the poems, and that you give Circumference the right to publish the poems. Publisher: Gwenn A. Nusbaum / WWBA “Poets To Come” Scholarship Award Deadline: April 4, 2022 Applications are sought from those poets at the beginning of their careers, ages 25-35 years. This scholarship of $1500 aims to encourage and assist an emerging poet in their creative poetry writing endeavors. Their emerging poetry career should demonstrate a passion for poetry, an awareness of the power of the poem, an originality of perspective and skillful use of expressive language. No fee to apply. Submit a cover letter, resume, 10 poem sample or 1 chapbook. Publisher: Masks Literary Magazine Deadline: April 15, 2022 They are open to all forms of prose, poetry, and visual arts. Submit up to 3 poems of no more than 1 page long/about 36 lines each. All submissions are considered for their annual poetry award in addition to publishing. They’re passionate about publishing new writers, new artists, and new perspectives. No fee to submit. Simultaneous submissions okay. Poets will receive $20 per published poem. Publisher: Connecticut River Review Deadline: April 15, 2022 Send up to 3 poems of no more than 4 pages total. Simultaneous submissions okay. No fee, although accept donations. Payment is 1 copy of the journal in which your work is published. Publisher: Leslie McGrath Poetry Prize (Helix Literary Magazine) Deadline: April 15, 2022 Submit one poem of any length or style. Reading fee of $10. First place will receive $1000 and one finalist will receive $100. Publisher: CT Book Awards Deadline: May 2, 2022 The Connecticut Book Awards recognize the best books either about Connecticut or by authors and illustrators from Connecticut that were published in 2020. Categories include: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Books for Young Readers. Awards also include the Bruce Fraser “Spirit of Connecticut” Award. This special award is in memory of longtime Connecticut Humanities director Bruce Fraser and celebrates Connecticut’s sense of place. Entry fee of $50. |
About Us:The Poets' Salon is an all-inclusive group that gets together the second Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m in the Memorial Room at the Fairfield Public Library. We read our poetry aloud, politely critique each others' work (upon request), highlight publishing opportunities, and also talk about local poetry readings. Meeting Notes
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