Charles Potts is a poetic whirlwind on the western plains. He has written many, many books of poetry since the 1960s, and he founded several poetry publishing ventures: ?Litmus Inc….
Read full article at Potts, The Poets? Encyclopedia and Bukowski Underwater
When we repeated the oft-made claim that Phillis Wheatley was America?s first black poet, George Wallace wrote to correct our misapprehension: ?Her accomplishments aside, and they are impressive, she is…
Read full article at For Black History Month: Jupiter Hammon & Phillis Wheatley
New year, new judge (Pascale Petit), new set of poems chosen as winners in the monthly IBPC (none from our Forum, but no matter…)In first place, ?Wolf Dreams? by Laurie…
Read full article at Winners announced in the January InterBoard Poetry Competition
Big Bridge is multiplicitous, boundlessly energetic, a Webzine ecosystem that continues to grow, evolve, transform & mutate with each annual issue. We?ve just received the announcement that the 2007 issue…
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Grub Street Book Prize (postmark deadline March 15)Robert Watson Poetry Award from Spring Garden Press, The Greensboro Review & From the Fishouse, (postmark or online entry deadline April 2)Lois Cranston…
Read full article at More upcoming contest deadlines just added to our list
The National Book Critics Circle has just announced the five finalists for their award citing the best book of poetry published in 2006, along with an entertaining and quite detailed…
Read full article at Critics choose the best poetry books of 2006
Thinking about poets in their many habitats around the world and about the influence they have on their local neighborhoods, we?ve decided it?s important to update our regional library of…
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Thinking about poets in their many habitats around the world and about the influence they have on their local neighborhoods, we?ve decided it?s important to update our regional library of…
Read full article at Poetry in Your Neighborhood
Writing can be a very lonely occupation, but poetry is an art that flourishes in community — you might even say it requires a community, a ?scene,? in order to…
Read full article at Nothing to Lose but the Chains: Poetry in the Neighborhood, Arts in the Economy
Spend your winter evenings putting together & polishing your poetry manuscript, and send it out to a chapbook or book publication competition with a spring deadline.You can prime your poetic…
Read full article at Poet?s Resolution for the New Year
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