Friday, June 11, 2010

Poetry Tips: Too Much Vacation

Have you ever heard people say they need a vacation to recover from their vacation? Perhaps your Memorial Day Weekend brought you some of that experience or maybe you have experienced it in the past? This week, write poems about the idea of “too much vacation” even if you are eagerly anticipating one. Funny, sad, sarcastic, hopeful, any tone can play.

Good luck to all who try it, please drop in next week…

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Lilliput Review Open Submissions

Lilliput Review is a print magazine founded in 1989 and dedicated to the short poem. The magazine's normal format, 4.25 x 3.5", reflects its name and that focus. It is published quarterly, two issues at a time, with every 4th issue being a broadside featuring the work of a single poet.
Guidelines: All poems submitted should be 10 lines or less, with a 3 poem maximum per submission. All manuscripts must be accompanied by a SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope) or IRCs (international reply coupons) with sufficient postage for their return or they will be placed in the trash. All poems should be previously unpublished, unless noted. Payment for work accepted is 2 copies of the issue in which the work appears. Reporting time is 90 plus days. No electronic submissions considered.

Mail to:
Lilliput Review
Don Wentworth, Editor
282 Main Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Good luck to all who submit, please drop in tomorrow for more Poetry Tips…

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Poems Found by Poet Hound

http://www.sundresspublications.com/stirring/leveringd.htm
“Man Playing Saxophone” By Donald Levering

http://poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/21518
“I Have News For You” by Tony Hoagland

Thanks for clicking in, please stop in tomorrow for more Open Submissions…

Monday, June 7, 2010

Check Back Wednesday

Hello Everyone,

I was out of town this weekend so please drop by on Wednesday for Poems Found by Poet Hound, thank you!