poetically challenged

My poem “Child’s Play” is in this month’s issue of the ezine Current Events, by Sam’s Dot Publishing.  It will only appear there this month (April 2008).  Do stop in to see it if you get a chance.

My poem “Dozer” is available for viewing in the March 2008 issue of Current Events.  Stop in and have a look there, if you are so inclined.  I’ll welcome the visit!

I found an interesting poem on a blog site today. It’s called “This is Not.”   I think it’s worth a look. I really enjoyed reading it.

Just a week later, and I received more good news — another poem has been accepted for publication! This one will appear in The Pink Chameleon, and online magazine, beginning in June 2008.  It will be there for one year.

I just got news this week that my poem “Child’s Play” has been accepted for publication next year.  It was accepted by a publishing house that has just published 2 of my poems this month.  I’ll put the links and details up when I get back home (my internet access is not fantastic now).  

The firstwriter.com website has lots of resources for writers.  You can find there a database of literary agents, or another database of magazines where you can seek to have your work published.

There’s a new poetry challenge up on my other blog site now. You’d have to have a membership there to participate, but you might enjoy reading along anyway. It’s based on the minute, a form I’ve written about here in the past.

32 Poems is a magazine that comes out twice a year. It hold only 32 poems in each issue, each 32 lines or less.

I’ve read 32 poems, and found most of the work there to be of very good quality. If you’d like to submit, it’s a good market. Make sure and include a bio with your submission — preferably of 32 words or less.

I’ve recently had one other poem published in the e-zine Bakery of the Poets, entitled “Screaming the Word.” You can read it here.

“Screaming the Word” is part of a collection of poems (as yet unpublished) called Dialogues with Uncle Asinonymous. I am still working on the overall collection, and hope it will one day be in publishable form in its entireity.

In 2008, sadly, Poetry in the Arts will cease to publish online. I have used their list of poetry contests for some time, and have found their links and information very useful.

For now, that resource is still available to poets, and it still has very valuable information. But as of next year, when its contract with its service provider expires, it will no longer be available. If you’re a poet looking for ways to get your work out, you might want to browse through that site now, while there is still time to do so.