New Poets
The British Library (2004) their season of West End Poetry.
They should be having monthly poetry events until
December with a summer break in July and August. They have previously had readings of T.S.Eliot
(read by Edward Fox) and W.H.Auden (read by Edna O'Brien + others) These events have proved to be very successful!
Hampshire Poets: second Wednesday in the month, 8p.m. at Cha Cha's, 93 Palmerston Road, Southsea, Tel: 023 9229 3806, Poetry readings. Enjoy! The East Coker Poetry Group Please visit, poetry competition included!
The
Internet resource for writers of all abilities, everywhere Poetry Life: Britain's sharpest national poetry magazine.
Editor: Adrian Bishop
This looks a very interesting page. Poetry Life Magazine, has now
paid out £15,550 directly to poets. The purpose of the magazine
and the competitions is to provide a platform of criticsal
commendation for new poets to make their mark and to bring them to
wider public attention.Poetry Life with the link to their present poetry competition! Have a go - and let me know if you win!Unpaid feesNew publication - Writers' GuidePoetry Society Page
Comprehensive page for poets, poetry events and competitions.
The
Poetry Library at the Royal Festival Hall, Level 5 (there is a
lift!). This website and the library itself have many sheets of
advice on writing poetry. And they are very pleasant and helpful.
Good luck!The Poetry Council offers a service to Poets and Writers to publish their work with their unique Sponsored Publishing Service. Many competitions listed on their site.New Magazine from Ireland wanting articles, poems, illustrationsPoets Mailing List - poetrylist@aol.com - this letter may be of
interest: Many of you are poets, some have a website that deals with
poetry, and other may have been mistakes. However, if you like poetry
then you should check out my newsletter. It is sent out on the first
and the fifteenth of
every month. It has around 400 subcribers in 15 countries around the
world. Free and formal verse all welcome. If you have any questions
please feel free to ask. If you'd like to see the latest issue please
email me back and also do so to sign up.
Thank you for your time.
Bobby WhetzelLynxThe newest issue of Lynx is available here. Perhaps you could add yours? The way to submit is right at the bottom on the left and it is a long page.The United Press Ltd Have an annual competition and publication.
Steve Anderson
Steve Anderson
Steve Anderson has been out and proud for more years than he cares to remember. Winner of the
coveted school prize for poetry in his last year, he has been writing seriously for publication since
1991. He won the 6th Commonword Poetry Slam with a poem about kd lang's Constant Craving. An
appearance on Granada TV frightened the life out of him while, appearing live at a Candlelight Vigil
in front of more than 5,000, didn't faze him in the slightest. Steve has been published in a large
variety of journals, winners anthologies and established poetry magazines. A non-Catholic, his work
has even appeared in The Catholic Times. He now lives in central Manchester where, after a bit of a
break, he is back to reading and writing lots of poetry. He currently has in the order of sixty poems
looking for an appropriate publisher.
Winner of the BSPG Poetry competition 1996.
Winner of the 6th Commonword Poetry Slam.
Winner of the Cherrybite Publications Anthology competition [129 entrants] 1998.
Pamphlet: "Bitter Almonds" - published by BigBear Publications in 1995
- now out of print.
Anthology: "Alchemy Of Passion: Knaresborough and Mother Shipton in
Poems" - published by BigBear Publications in 1998 - copies available on-line from
Amazon Books
or direct from the poet at £6.00 each inc p&p.
Pamphlet: "Working A Way Through" - published by Cherrybite in 1999 -
now out of print. See a selection from "Alchemy Of Passion" and "Working A Way Through"
for newer work
He is happy to give a little help and encouragement to both new and established poets and to review
new collections and poetry journals for the Internet so long as a hard copy is sent and he is allowed
to keep the collection afterwards. Steve Anderson - UK Poet - not to be confused with the writer by the same name in the USA - 34,
Mossbrook Court, 2 Kentford Drive, Collyhurst, MANCHESTER, M40 7RE, United Kingdom.
Jim Bennett is a writer and poet who lives in Wallasey on
Merseyside. He
works at the University of Liverpool delivering courses on creative
writing
and is responsible for the organisation of the University, Abercromby
Writers Group. To date has written thirty four books and five have
been
produced as audio books. His work has been extensively published and
he has
performed readings of his poems in the USA and Britain. Jim
Bennett's Homepage with his poetry Poetry
Discussion Site for poets and readers to place their own poetry or
to
talk about poetry
O.K. This is my son and he has a poem on the internet! I like it, I hope you do too!Chewing Gum on the Fat Man's Shoes top of pageDavid Ennion has been writing and performing poetry and song
in the
Merseyside area for many years, solo and in several ensembles. Also an
experienced teacher of creative writing and other arts subjects to
children
and young people. Most recently worked for a national charity,
enabling
disabled youngsters to use the arts and ITC in order to express their
views
and feelings more effectively.
Published a book of children's poetry 'Not in the Same Class' in 1992,
Now
archiving other material on his
website top of page
Frances Macaulay Forde graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Writing from Edith
Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. Born in England, raised in Africa, marriage, children
and divorce in Australia; Frances is busy re-discovering love at the age of 52, in Ireland. Hidden Capacity ~ a poet's journey is her first publication. Pieces have been taken from three
collections; University study at 48, writing in the suburban railway landscape and exploring the
possibilities of love with the man she knew 28 years ago. More details. There is a delightful poem about a Red Car on the page. It made me loving recall my old red Morris Minor. Ah, those were the days...
The book sells for Euro 12.00 + P and P
At the age of 29, Alex Frankel has already abandoned successive
careers in the Foreign Office
and the IT industry. He is currently living in Hong Kong, where his
girlfriend works. He still
writes the occasional poem about life, love or bottoms and also
dabbles in Community Theatre,
sings in Karaoke bars and toys with the idea of doing some English
teaching (when his
savings are exhausted). Alex won the Poem of the Month Competition in
February 1998. This
was the only poetry competition he has ever entered, so he has since
then entered no others,
for fear of ruining his 100% success rate!
Alex has now published The Status Report which is a collection of offbeat poetry (often, but not
always humourous) on diverse themes ranging from computer training to body odour in the office,
from dinner party small talk to constipation. Many of the poems were originally written as
entertainment for bored office colleagues, so were inspired by office subject matter, such as 'The
Bogey on My Keyboard' and 'The Death of Derek the Desk Tidier'. Many of the poems have simple
comic intent, while others embrace more serious themes and styles. Visit frankly.users.btopenworld.com to read more about it and enjoy his poems.
For three poems from Mario Huet
which are thoughtful
and well worth perusing Mario
Huet Maj for
Webwroth She
Waits Jadis
There are also
photographs of Mario's desirable women and literary pieces written
with Mario's very
pleasant touch of humour.
Peter Howard Peter Howard is yet another Oxford-educated, white, male,
middle class poet. At
least he read Physics and Philosophy rather than English, and his
Cambridge address has
slightly more credibility than a London one would have. He hasn't had
a career as
stevedore/barman/executive/cordon- bleu chef, though apart from an
early indiscretion as a
teacher, he has managed to avoid academia by becoming a
telecommunications system design
consultant (whatever that is). His penchant for irony frequently lands
him in trouble.
These poems are modern and treat serious issues with his particular
touch of humour.
Poems on the web that I particularly enjoyed: In at
the Deep End The
Visit and Think
Carefully
For poems from Peter
Howard The page has had a major facelift. 14/4/04. Do visit it.
Dylan
Harris
Dylan Harris's site includes a wide range of poetry on a variety of
subjects, including an ode to Cavity Wall Insulation, a dirty limerick
about Guinness, and rather a lot of anti-Christmas invective.
top of page Cyrus Issac
Cyrus Issac is a new up and coming UK Poet with a poetic slant for the 'darker shades' of 21st Century life. He explores many issues and subjects pertinent to our times, and uses both free verse and traditional rhyme in addition to some experimental poetry.
Cyrus Issac has composed two complete poetry collections: Dark Night of The Soul & Computoid.
Cyrus Issac's website with many of his poems and his poetry collections. Well worth visiting. top of pageWolf Larsen is an adventurer, novelist, playwright, and poet. He has travelled through 45
countries in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. To pay for his travels Wolf
worked as a seasonal labourer in Alaska. Wolf has lived in Chicago, Wisconsin, New York
City, Ecuador, Honduras, Brazil, and Peru. Wolf has written four novels, six collections of
poetry, a play, and a screenplay. His two autobiographical novels are Unalaska, Alaska
and Travel Around the World? Why Not?! Eulogy for the Human Race is Wolf Larsen’s dynamic book of poetry. Poems include
White Man Living in Harlem, Conversations with Red and Blue and Green, a Prostitute, I
am the Poet, Jesus Christ Sitting in the Electric Chair, Florescent Lakes at the Knitting
Factory, and many others. Many of the poems in Eulogy for the Human Race have been
published in literary magazines. You may now buy Eulogy for the Human Race at
Amazon.com or other online book retailers. Wolf Larsen’s Internet site which is filled with his wild poems, plays, and novels. The most exciting author’s site on the World Wide Web! top of page
Michelle McGrane
Michelle is a young lady from South Africa. Please read her poems. And enjoy!
A Leo born in Mutare, Zimbabwe in August 1974, she moved to Malawi in
1975
where her family lived until she was fourteen. They then moved to
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, at the end of 1988 where she finished
her
schooling and went to Business College. She is currently employed as
an
Executive Secretary to a Director of an Insolvency Department in a
legal firm,
but would like to become a full-time freelance writer eventually. She
has had
poetry published in "Carapace", "Kotaz", "Botsotso", "Sun Belly
Press",
"Pagan Africa", "Fidelities" and "Newsart" (South African
magazine/poetry
journals) within the last two years as well as having poetry on
"Electric Acorn"
(Irish e-zine), "The Quarterly Muse" (UK magazine), "Comrades" (UK/US
e-zine) and "Headlight Journal" (US e-zine). She is currently working
on her
first anthology entitled "Fireflies & Blazing Stars" and enjoys
painting when
she has the time although writing is her primary creative medium. top of page
Matthew Ould
Matthew Ould is a 32 year old poet who has just had his
book of poems published. The poems are based on 4 imaginary people.
Matthew has had mental problems which he has faced and overcome and
the book is an inspiration on the fight to beat the illness. The
book is available from Matthew at Kingsleigh, Main Street, Peopleton,
Wrocs. WR10 2EA.
Rehan Qayoom is a published poet from London. He was born in
the UK, read English Literature at Birkbeck College, University of
London and served there as Poet Laureate. he is involved in many
independent literary projects. His translations of many eastern poets
have won him international acclaim and are published in periodicals
and anthologies in the UK and in India. His book 'Seeking Betjeman
country' was written in commemoration of the hundredth birthday of
the Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, (1906 - 1985). The
forthcoming book will be about poets buried in the Magnificent
Seven London cemeteries. Blogspot top of page
Dave Taub
David Taub, was born in England, and although still a British citizen,
is currently living in
Florida (USA). His poetry and various magazine articles have been
published both in
England and more recently North America. He is also a member of a
group of poets on the web who are publishing their work together.
Join them!
Congratulations to Dave Taub on the publication of his new book
Language of Souls. This book contains poems of k.t.
Frankovich, Ruth Solomon with those of David. It is a delightful
book with the artistic drawings of Freydoon Rassouli. The poems are
positive and full of hope, beautifully written. For a review of the
book go to http://www.amazon.com and enter the book's title.
The book has been put forward for:
Pulitzer Prize in
Letters.
Benjamin Franklin Award.
The fourth annual Independent Publisher Book Award.
The David Raffelock Award for Publishing Excellence(National
writers
Association - USA)
The Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
Dave Taub
Dave Taub's wife is also a poet. Where Heavens Meet is an interesting new work by k.t. It is a
work about k.t's life. k.t. has had many paranormal experiences and
uses her gift to help others, particularly those who have experienced
the death of their child.
This book is not a peaceful book, but it does, hopefully, broaden
one's understanding. For details
about kt Frankovitch top of page
Paul Taylor Trombone and poetry trombone poetry: a solo performance project, interweaving music and poetry. Free improvisations,
jazz standards, or original compositions, setting moods for original poems about music, urban life,
science, and the absurd. Do visit this site. And Enjoy! top of page
Michael Youth Michael Youth was born in 1974; received his
B.A. in Classics from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; is currently studying law
at the
University of North Carolina's Law School; and is one of the founding
members
of The Motorcycle Poets He has
published two short volumes of poetry. Michael
Youth An American poet with very lively poems
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