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Staff Picks for April 2012
Posted by mamta on Monday, April 23, 2012 (17:13:54)
We all know that April is National Poetry Month. Since its inception in 1996, this month has seen poetry being appreciated and celebrated. There are many ways of celebrating and appreciating poetry and I hope you all are doing it in your own way.
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Staff Picks for March 2012
Posted by mamta on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 (16:11:17)
It's springtime again and it's that time of the year when nature resonates with the beauty of budding trees and blooming flowers. I begin this month's staff picks with the poem 'daffodil' as I feel they are beautiful harbingers of the spring season and it would be apt for this month's staff picks.
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Staff Picks for February 2012
Posted by mamta on Friday, February 24, 2012 (11:00:59)
It's almost the end of February and finally, here I am with this month's Staff Picks. The delay was unintentional and I hope next month's Staff Picks roll out on time.
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Poetry is Doomed #36 - 50 Reasons Why Jazz Musicians are Cooler than Poets
Posted by mamta on Friday, January 06, 2012 (15:49:53)
Way back in the day I mentioned this list was coming. That day has come.
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Staff Picks for December 2011
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 (17:22:56)
This is the last staff picks of 2011. The staff and curators of gotpoetry wish all its members a Merry X'mas and a Happy Holiday Season! This year saw a lot of old and new members keeping the site alive with some great poetry. A big thank you to all the poets who shared their work here with us.
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Poetry Is Doomed #35: Take Your Advice and Shove It
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, December 06, 2011 (15:38:15)
If you ask me for poetry advice you may no longer be better for having done so.
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Staff Picks for November 2011
Posted by mamta on Saturday, November 19, 2011 (10:54:05)
'One thing almost all old masters have in common and all the established contemporary poets share with them is the pace and flow of the poem and the clarity of the thought. It may take just a few minutes to pen a poem, and a few more to refine it, but to be able to write a poem of real merit, it takes hours or maybe days or even years of careful thought.'
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Staff Picks for October 2011
Posted by mamta on Monday, October 17, 2011 (16:09:58)
Another two months or two and a half months to be precise; for the new year. Right now we are against the backdrop of autumn with my backyard in hues of burnished gold and red.
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Poetry Is Doomed #34: Letter Bag Q&A 2
Posted by mamta on Saturday, October 01, 2011 (01:59:49)
Actual questions from actual people getting actual answers from an actual dude. This episode: losing audience, posting poetry online, and losing audience again.
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Staff Picks for August 2011
Posted by mamta on Monday, August 15, 2011 (15:55:20)
I have been working with children since the past seven months. It's mainly an organization that support needy children. And I have been writing a lot of poems for children. I really enjoy writing them and with illustrations they are really appealing.
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Staff Picks for July 2011
Posted by mamta on Friday, July 15, 2011 (16:38:14)
This month, we have poets who have not been featured before. It's always refreshing to have new poets showcased here.
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Last Call for Entries: DreamQuestOne Poetry & Writing Contest!
Posted by mamta on Friday, January 06, 2012 (15:50:33)
 The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling everyone! And to all who have the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. www.dreamquestone.com
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The poetry of al-Qaeda and the Taliban
Posted by mamta on Thursday, May 17, 2012 (02:44:10)
Poetry News: Readers going through the cache of letters that were released early this month from Osama bin Laden's hideaway in Abbottabad, Pakistan, may have been taken aback by a reference -- in the midst of discussions of tactics, regional politics and exchange rates for ransom money -- to poetry.
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Pongo Teen Writing Project to appear at Northwest Folklife
Posted by mamta on Thursday, May 17, 2012 (02:43:03)
The title poem appears below. Additionally, two readings of poetry by youth not in the Pongo program will take place in the EMP Sky Church noon on May 26-27. Finally, Pongo adult volunteers will ...
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Taliban Terrorism Poetry Gets June Release in U.S.
Posted by mamta on Thursday, May 17, 2012 (02:41:55)
Poetry News: ... there while the Taliban burn down schools for girls and splash acid in the faces of women who don't cover them. "Poetry of the Taliban" - edited by a group of London researchers - has already been released in the U.K. and the liberal media are ...
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Cowboy poetry contest returning to Alma
Posted by mamta on Thursday, May 17, 2012 (02:40:48)
Poetry News: The second statewide Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest will kick off June 8 in Alma, in conjunction with the annual Symphony in the Flint Hills concert, according to a news release.
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First Sidewalk Poems Installed
Posted by mamta on Thursday, May 17, 2012 (02:39:53)
The poems are winners of the first Sidewalk Public Poetry Contest in 2011, which was sponsored by the Friends and Foundation of the Northfield Public Library and the Northfield Arts ...
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Mercer Professor Is New State Poet Laureate
Posted by mamta on Thursday, May 17, 2012 (02:38:33)
Poetry News: ... Mitcham said he's been a poet for about 35 years. But he said that wasn't his first career choice. "I started writing poetry in college at the University of Georgia when I was trying to write songs actually," said Mitcham. "I had been listening to a ...
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'Kickstart Shakespeare': Of Sonnets, Beer, And Online Fundraising
Posted by mamta on Thursday, May 17, 2012 (02:38:11)
Poetry News: The New York Shakespeare Exchange says its goal is "to encourage an enthusiastic appreciation of classical theater and to expand the reach of the art form within new and existing audiences." More specifically, it's interested in the question of "what happens when contemporary culture is infused with Shakespearean poetry and themes in unexpected ... (more)
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RAWALPINDI: Haiku helps strengthen diplomatic relations
Posted by anna9 on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 (23:47:40)
Poetry News: The Embassy of Japan on Wednesday celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Pakistan with recital of Haiku poetry.
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