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	July 2010 Visit our Facebook page and tell us which poems help you take the edge off the summer heat. From our sponsors:		New on Poets.org A Language for Nature: Merwin on Environmentalism Pleasure, Pure and Simple: Donald Revell on Poetry and Purity Meet the Poets Forum Participants: New & Expanded Bios Poetry & Film: Polito on Cinematic Writing More Summer Reading: Reviews of Recent Notable Books A Language for Nature: Merwin on Environmentalism "Blake said the object of being human is to learn how to be human. And we might not be able to be human in time," said W. S. Merwin, who will succeed Kay Ryan as the nation's 17th poet laureate. Merwin has long been an engaged speaker on behalf of the environment. In 1992, he gave a speech on the Wao Kele o Puna, the largest remaining lowland rainforest in Hawaii—which, through the efforts of local activists like himself, has since become a protected habitat. Listen to Merwin's speech or read the transcript, both newly added to Poets.org. On the web at: www.poets.org/wsmer Pleasure, Pure and Simple: Donald Revell on Poetry and Purity "A pure poem is unresisting in its inclusiveness, having excluded from itself the arguments that tether its figures of speech," writes Donald Revell in "Purists Awake," an essay examining poems by American poets Hart Crane, Joseph Ceravolo, and Barbara Guest. Drawing on the insights of French poets Stéphane Mallarmé and Paul Valéry, Revell explores why purity "turns out to be, in its uncontrollable, careless diversity, perfectly suited to an American ideal." On the web at: www.poets.org/dreve Meet the Poets Forum Participants: New & Expanded Bios Prepare for the upcoming Poets Forum, October 28-30, by browsing poems, bios, and audio clips of the participating poets, including new and expanded profiles of Jericho Brown, Julie Carr, Anne Carson, Tina Chang, Olena Kalytiak Davis, Wayne Koestenbaum, Dawn Lundy Martin, Meghan O'Rourke, Prageeta Sharma, Mark Wunderlich, and others. Learn about all of the weekend's events, and take advantage of the "Early Bard" discount on All-Events Passes. On the web at: www.poets.org/poetsforum Poetry & Film: Polito on Cinematic Writing "From Griffith on, poetry and the movies have stalked an ongoing conversation of mutual affinities and refractions, sources and collisions, analogues and renunciation." Read Robert Polito's discussion of the poetry of Frank Bidart, Edward Field, and Edgar Allan Poe against the backdrop of Hollywood, giant gorillas, and Cat People. On the web at: www.poets.org/film More Summer Reading: Reviews of Recent Notable Books Still looking for a great book to read this summer? Check out reviews of recent books by Kim Addonizio, Macgregor Card, Tony Hoagland, Christine Hume, Timothy Liu, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Dara Wier, and others. On the web at: www.poets.org/summerreading Thanks for being a part of the Poets.org community. Please sign in to subscribe to other Poets.org newsletters, change your email address or unsubscribe from this list at any time. Academy of American Poets 584 Broadway, Suite 604 New York, NY 10012 212-274-0343 academy@poets.org

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Deadline: In 5 Days This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "Have we met before?" This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: In 6 Days Free form fill in the blank. Think of the other possible combustables in the shop setting, what you don't like about 3200 deg. f. or what you may have lost due to the error. Deadline: In 6 Days Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Jul 29th Senryu Write a Senryu poem. It is a form of poetry that only uses three lines. Senryu poems often refer to emotions or some other aspect of the human condition. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Aug 1st Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Aug 1st Tall Tales & Campfire Stories Write a Tall Tale or Campfire Story. See announcement for details. Deadline: Aug 5th Short Love Poem Write a short love poem with fifteen words or less. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Aug 7th Write a parody of a Beatles song Write a concise parody of a beatles song that is funny, innovative and in the style of the beatles. Have fun don't stress to much about it. Like the beatles songs they must have an AB rhyme scheme. Deadline: Aug 9th Deadly Thoughts This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Aug 10th Satirical Essay Take an idea that you consider to be ridiculously wrong and write an essay taking the side opposite to your own view. Deadline: Aug 12th Free Verse Poetry Write a free verse poem. This is a method of writing poetry that does not follow any structure or style. See an example and details in the announcement. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Aug 13th Poem of the Month Each month one poem is selected to be the Poem of the Month. A public vote determines the winner. All poems posted during the month are automatically considered. Deadline: Aug 16th Write About This Picture Write a story based on the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: Aug 17th The Words Are The Same Write a poem that uses the words listed in the contest announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Aug 20th You Got Me Going This contest challenged writers to start a story with a specific sentence. View the announcement and create a story that uses this sentence. Deadline: Aug 22nd Explain It To Me You're a young woman who is a secret agent and need to tell her parents their lives are in danger. This is without giving them the information you are a secret agent. Deadline: Aug 24th Acrostic Poetry Write an acrostic poem. An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. View an example in the announcement. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Aug 27th And how was your day? This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Aug 30th Blank Verse III This contest is for blank verse. All lines must be in iambic pentameter with no rhymes unless they are interior in consecutive lines. Please submit your entry early enough that if work is needed, it can be corrected. Deadline: Aug 31st Tetractys Write a Tetractys poem. This is a poem, with only five lines. Each line adds one syllable until the last stanza which has ten syllables. See an example and details in the announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Sep 2nd Strong Character A strong character can make a story. 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It doesn't matter if it's spiritual, political, intellectual or emotional as long as faith is clearly represented. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Oct 28th Tanka Poetry For this contest you are challenged to write a Tanka poem. Tanka is a form of poetry with a specific syllable count. See the announcement for an example. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Nov 1st Share A Story In A Poem In this contest you are challenged to write a poem that tells a story and also rhymes. We've included examples of this type of poetry storytelling in the announcement. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Nov 8th Anagrammic Story Write a story or poem at least sixty words in length, each line of which is an anagram of 'Anagrammic Story'. Deadline: Dec 1st

For our This Sentence Starts The Story contest you are challenged to write a story that starts with the sentence we provide. Write a love poem with 15 words or less for our Short Love Poem contest. Write a poem for our Free Verse Poetry contest. For our The Words Are The Same contest we challenge you to write a poem that uses the words specified in the announcement. Write an acrostic poem for this contest. Read the announcement for an example of this type of poem. Write a poem that follows this traditional poetry format for our Tetractys contest. Write a story that uses this image for our Strong Character contest. Write a poem that uses a specific format for our Cinquain Poetry contest. The challenge of flash fiction is to tell a complete story in which every word is absolutely essential. Write a story with a specific word count for our Flash Fiction contest. Write a poem that follows the format specified in the announcement for our New Arrival Poetry contest. A contest specifically for new writers to the site. Write a poem for our Haiku contest. Write a story that starts with the sentence provided for our New Arrival Story contest. A contest created for new writers to the site. Put your reader on the edge of their seat for our Horror Story contest. Share a poem for our Quatrain Poetry contest. Write a poem that incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith contest. Write a poem with only a few words for our Tanka Poetry contest. Write a poem that tells a story for our Share A Story In A Poem contest.

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