UPCOMING POETRY READINGS/WORKSHOPS
March 14 @ 4-5:30pm (Sunday) – The Hudson Valley Writers Center presents an online reading by the 2020 winner of the SHP Chapbook Contest, Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, to read with his mentor Matthew Thornburn. Tickets are $10, but are also offered free if the price is a hardship and to students of HVWC. March 16 @ 7-8pm (Tuesday) – As part of the Smith Reading Series at Trinity College, the English Department will host a virtual reading and discussion by the Pulitzer-Prize winning poet, and former Poet Laureate of the United States, Tracy K. Smith. Free to attend, but please pre-register for the event at the link below. March 17 @ 5pm (Wednesday) – Roosevelt House is pleased to present a live Zoom discussion of Eleanor: Poems by award-winning poet Gray Jacobik. In this rich and inventive new collection, Jacobik presents a series of poems that powerfully and imaginatively inhabit the voice of the First Lady of the World. The author will be in conversation with definitive Eleanor Roosevelt biographer Blanche Wiesen Cook. RSVP at the link below. March 18 @ 7pm – Wintonbury Poetry Series welcomes “a poet ornithologist” Polly Brody and “a poet psychotherapist” Nancy Kerrigan for an online poetry reading. Free, register online for the Zoom link. March 20 @ 10am-3pm – Southbury Arts Festival 2021. Free to attend online, with many artists, writers, and poets taking part. Schedule on their website. March 21 @ 3pm (Sunday) - Tompkins Corners Cultural Center welcomes Jonathan Andersen as the featured poet at our Poets’ Corner Open Mic. Following Jonathan, the mic opens to all who wish to read, with a five-minute limit. Pre-registration is required to read but not to attend. Writers of all kinds are welcome! Zoom link HERE. March 24 @ 8pm (Wednesday) – Three R’s Poetry, sponsored by Roof Books, is an online event featuring poets Rodrigo Toscano, Kit Robinson and Rodger Kamenetz (moderator is poet Jessica Kinnison). Benefiting UNITY of New Orleans. March 25 @ 6pm (Thursday) – An evening with author Julia Alvarez in conversation with Connecticut writer and poet Sarah Almonte Caraballo. Featuring Dominican music from Connecticut’s Rey Kellys Band. This event will not be available for re-watch, so join live via Facebook or YouTube. April is National Poetry Month. Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month reminds the public that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters. For more info and to find events related to National Poetry Month, check out the link below. PLACES TO SUBMIT YOUR POETRY “What is a Chapbook + 8 Chapbook Publishers” Looking to publish a poetry chapbook of about 30-50 pages? Here’s an article shared by a Poets’ Salon member, of a brief explanation of what constitutes a chapbook and 8 publishers who accept chapbook submissions (plus what they’re looking for). Publisher: Yellow Arrow Publishing Deadline: March 31, 2021 Looking for submission from women on the theme of “Renascence.” Sub up to 2 poems of any length. Published poets will be paid $10. Publisher: Winning Writers Deadline: April 1, 2021 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest – free to enter, prizes include: 1st place $2000, 2nd place $500, 10 honorable mentions of $100 each. Top 12 entries published online. Publisher: Gordon Square Review Deadline: April 1, 2021 Sub up to 3 poems. Simultaneous subs accepted. Payment: $10 per poem. Publisher: Helix Literary Magazine Deadline: April 15, 2021 The Leslie McGrath Poetry Prize, with judge Marilyn Nelson. Writers may submit one poem of any length or style. There will be one winner who receives $1000 and one finalist who receives $100. Both will have their poetry published in The Helix and will be invited to an event at CCSU. Publisher: Olit Deadline: April 15, 2021 New literary journal looking for submissions for their first issue. The editors love the “artfully weird.” Their aim is to focus primarily on publishing marginalized voices, although all voices are welcome. Submit up to 5 poems of any length. Simultaneous subs accepted. Payment is $10 per publication. Publisher: Oh Reader Deadline: No mention of a deadline. Looking for work on the writer’s experiences as a reader, from humor to serious. Payment is $75 for poetry.
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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
April 2024
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