UPCOMING POETRY READINGS/WORKSHOPS
February 16 @ 7pm (Wednesday) – QU Creative Writing presents Yawp! – an online writing series that is free and open to the public. Featuring poet Ross Gay. Zoom password: yawp February 17 @ 7-8:30pm (Thursday) – The Ridgefield Library presents “An Evening of Rap, Hip-Hip & Poetry.” An in-person, family-friendly celebration at the library in the Main Program Room, 472 Main Street in Ridgefield. 3 poets laureate and the city of Hartford troubadour: Frederick-Douglass Knowles II (Hartford), Ryan Parker (Manchester), Michael “Chief” Peterson (New Britain), and Khaiim “RapOet” Kelly. Hosted by Ridgefield poet laureate Barb Jennes. Free to attend; registration required. February 17 @ 7-8:15pm (Thursday) – The Connecticut Poetry Society is hosting “The Praxis of Poetry” with David Cundy, an online talk about how the fonts and formats you use in your poetry can make your work more accessible and artistic to readers. Free to attend. Zoom password: 200909. February 20 @ 3-5:30pm, 5:30-8:30pm (Sunday) – City Lights Gallery hosts “Absorption and Reflection,” featuring artist and guest curator Larry Morse presenting a 3-person exhibit with 2 friends, old and new, Adger Cowans and Iyaba Ibo Mandingo. Artists' reception at City Lights 3-5:30pm followed by poetry reading at the Bijou Theatre, 5:30-8:30 pm. Artist/poet Iyaba Ibo Mandingo will present some of his original poems and short stories. Painter Larry Morse will recite excerpts from Shakespeare to Langston Hughes. Other guest poets to be announced. Admission is free to both events. Face masks are required. March 4 @ 2-4pm (Friday) – Poetry Lit! presents Eleni Cay and Jimmy Pappas in an online reading, followed by a short Q&A plus an open mic. Free to attend; registration required. March 5 @ 4pm (Saturday) – The Connecticut Poetry Society is hosting conneCTions, an online reading and workshop series, bringing together Brian Komei Dempster and Jennifer Franklin for a reading. Free to attend; registration required. Zoom HERE. March 11 @ 5:30-7:30pm (Friday) – The Hartford Public Library presents Words in Clay, Words on Paper, located at 500 Main Street in Hartford. This in-person opening reception will combine the sculptural clay works of Michelle Cotugno with poetry broadsides of New England poets organized by James Finnegan. The event will be open through April 24th and will include a poetry reading by the featured poets on Saturday, April 9th at 2pm. All events are free to attend. April 23 @ 2-4pm (Saturday) – In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Poets Salon will host an in-person and online poetry reading and mini-workshop at the Fairfield Public Library at 1080 Old Post Road. A select group of poets will do a reading, then we’ll have a short discussion of poetic forms, local poetry groups, and places to read and submit poetry. Followed by an open mic where poets can read 1 poem. Free to attend. PLACES TO SUBMIT YOUR POETRY Publisher: SNACK Deadline: Not listed; submission call posted January 31, 2022 A Scottish magazine that is now open for submissions of poetry and flash fiction to appear in their monthly “Words” writing showcase. Payment of £25 for any work published. Work must be no longer than 400 words. Send entries to [email protected]. Publisher: Goatshed Press Deadline: No deadline listed New publisher looking for poetry that is bold and exciting. No fee to submit; pay £25 for published poems. #GWstorieseverywhere Contest Deadline: Every month Each month they invite you to post a story on Twitter using #GWstorieseverywhere for a chance to win a free class. Your story must be no longer than 25 words, with a max of 280 characters, including spaces and the hashtag #GWstorieseverywhere. Your stories (which can be true or made up) will be inspired by what you see, know, or do, and they should relate in some way to these monthly "themes": January: So delicious, February: Freezeout, March: Hidden treasure, April: Outsider, May: Perfection. Publisher: The Braag. Deadline: February 28, 2022 The cause of Roman poet Ovid’s exile was “carmen et error”, a poem and a mistake. They want your poems and your mistakes. Weird, wild poems. Anything speculative, daring, or just plain odd. Poems up to 40 lines long; submit up to 2 pieces. Simultaneous submissions okay. No reading fee; no payment. Publisher: Saint Paul Almanac Deadline: February 28, 2022 For their Break Through Writing Contest, you can submit 1-3 poems of any length. Prefer formal poems, although free verse is okay. Free to submit; prizes include publication and cash awards provided by sponsors. Publisher: Paradox Ghost Press Deadline: March 1, 2022 Looking for poetry that is uncanny or horror. Free to submit; payment of $15 CAD per published poem. Multiple submissions okay; simultaneous submissions not. Max word count for poetry is 1,500 words. Publisher: Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Deadline: March 1, 2022 The theme is “Best Served Cold.” Submit 1 poem at a time; if rejected, can submit a new poem. Free to submit; payment is $5 per poem. Mentioned on website: earlier submission greatly improves the chance of publication. Publisher: Lunette Review Deadline: March 6, 2022 Submit up to 5 poems, each no more than 100 lines. Previously published poems okay, simultaneous submissions okay. Free to submit; no payment. Publisher: Here: a poetry journal Deadline: March 15, 2022 To mark its fifth anniversary, Here: a poetry journal will publish a special issue featuring poems that explore issues of racial equity, social justice, and environmental justice. All writers are welcome and BIPOC and LGBTQI+ writers are especially encouraged to submit. Payment is two copies of the journal. A Zoom reading of the selected poets is expected in either April or May. Submit up to 5 poems. No reading fee. CT State Poet Laureate Deadline for nomination: March 22, 2022 Nominations for the next poet laureate for Connecticut are closing soon.
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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
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