Your Wednesday Morning Poetry

My favorite Marge Piercy poem, "The friend," courtesy of Poetry Foundation.

From Yesterday's Mail

So happy to get my contributor's copy of Ibbetson Street #50. So happy to have my poem, "Famous People No Writing," included along poem from Lloyd Schwartz, Marge Piercy, Gloria Mindock, Dewitt Henry, and especially the late Diane Robitaille. Thanks to Doug Holder for including my work again. You can order you copy from Lulu now.

This Just In!

My copy of the latest Ibbetson Street came in the mail yesterday. Can't wait to read through this. It includes work by David Miller, Jennifer Matthews, Marge Piercy,Tim Gager and so many more! Nice front cover by Linda Matthews Denham and back cover by Bonnie Matthews Brock (it's the attack of the artists with three names). There's even an old Jack Powers interview by Doug Holder to mark the passing of Lawrence Ferlinghetti. You can read my latest poem, "Older Again," on page 23. Thanks to Doug Holder and Harris Gardner for including my work in this exciting issue.

Ibbetson Street #40 Has Hit the Stands

Ibbetson Street #40 is packed with poets. Many of which I either know or have appeared alongside before. People like Timothy Gager, Teisha Dawn Twomey, and Marge Piercy. Then there's the photo by Jennifer Mathews. I'm excited to have one of my earliest pantoums (also one of my favorites) appear here. Thanks to editors Doug Holder, Harris Gardner and Rene Schwiesow for accepting my work. You can order a copy of this issue over at Lulu.

In My Hands

I just got the latest Cape Cod Poetry Review. Thanks so much to John Bonni for not only including my work but putting it alongside Marge Piercy.

The Joe Gouveia OuterMost Poetry Contest is Now in Its Third Year

The deadline for this annual poetry contest (now in its third year) just got extended to January 18.

You should consider submitting. Marge Piercy returns as judge.

 

The Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest

In honor of former Cape Cod Poet Laureate, Joe Gouveia, WOMR/WFMR celebrates Joe’s commitment to the poetry community while supporting a great community asset. Author and poet Marge Piercy will select the finalists for the National and Regional categories. We are awarding $1,300 in prizes; $1,000 to the National winner and $300 to a Regional, Cape Cod-based poet. No poet may win both categories in the same year.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

DEADLINE: Monday, January 4, 2016 postmark. Send 5 of your best unpublished poems, any style or subject matter, no more than 7 pages in total, and $15 submission fee w/ check made payable to: “Outermost Community Radio” w/ “Poetry Contest” written in the memo line of the check.

• You must include a $15 submissions check per 5 poems submitted.
• All poems MUST be single spaced; 12 point font or larger. Handwritten poems will not be considered.
• Only one poem per page. If the poem is continued on a second page, please include title of the poem on the second page, and staple both pages together. (No poem should exceed two pages.)
• Only unpublished work will be considered. If your poem has been published in any book, print or online journal, magazine or chapbook, whether self-published or not, please select something else. If you have submitted your poem to another journal – and it is published prior to December 31, 2015 – it is not eligible for the contest.
• Your name or any other identifying information must not appear anywhere on or in the poems. Instead, be sure to include a cover letter w/ name, address, phone number & email address & the titles of your poems along with the first five words of each poem.
• MAIL ALL ENTRIES TO: Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest, c/o WOMR, PO Box 975, Provincetown, MA 02657.


Winners and finalists will be announced Winners and finalists will be announced on February 1, 2016 on The Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest Facebook page and at WOMR.org. Finalists will also receive a guaranteed spot on WOMR/WFMR’s Poets Corner Radio Show. You can contact us at info@womr.org if you have further questions.

2nd Annual Provincetown OuterMost Poetry Contest

2nd Annual Provincetown OuterMost Poetry Contest
Deadline of Dec. 10, 2013.

Guest Judge: MARGE PIERCY. National and Regional categories. Send 5 pages of your best unpublished poetry.

In our 2012 contest Marge Piercy chose National winner Jeff Streeby of Yucaipa, CA and Regional winner Lauren Wolk of Yarmouth, MA.

DEADLINE: Tuesday, Dec. 10 postmark. Judge: MARGE PIERCY. $1,200 in prizes. $1,000 to National winner and $200 to a Regional, Cape Cod-based poet. No poet may win both categories in the same year.

Send 5 pages of your best unpublished poetry, any style, any length, any subject matter, and $15 submission fee w/ check made out to: “OuterMost Community Radio” w/ “Poetry Contest” written in the memo line of the check. You may enter more than once, but include a $15 submissions check per 5 pages submitted. All poems MUST be typed. Your name is not to appear anywhere on or in the poems. Include a cover letter w/ name, contact info (email and mailing address, we will only telephone results to category winners) & title of poems.

Winners and those who place in the Top 50 poems announced on our FaceBook page www.facebook.com/OuterMostPoetryPrize and announced via email. Those preferring snail mail announcements must provide SASE.

Mail all entries to: WOMR 92.1 FM Outermost Community Radio, attention: Joe Gouveia, poetry contest, PO Box 975, Provincetown, MA 02657

Finalists announced in Jan. Win a guaranteed spot on WOMR-FM’s Poets Corner Radio Show.

Winners of cash prizes for Best National poem & Best Regional poem announced in March.

For more info email Joe Gouveia @ CapePoet@yahoo.com

 Or visit us on online at: https://www.facebook.com/OuterMostPoetryPrize