the ecard contest is just about to go into the judging phase
We’re just about ready to kick off the judging portion of our very first ecard contest! Yippee! If you aren’t sure about the contest, we announced it here and have set up its own page here (up in its new navigation tab), where all the entries are located for your viewing pleasure!
(But don’t leave any comments, yet, until you read on because there is more fun to be had. And – very important — if you sent us work and it is not up there on the page, holler, for it must be stuck in our email account’s spam folder, and we want to go find it and post it before the contest starts!)
Here’s the rest of the fun: We want two or three Read Write Poem members to help pick the winner. The parameters follow:
1. We want two community members to act as judges for the contest.
2. Judges cannot be entrants and should not comment publicly on the entries, since deliberations by judges will be done behind (virtual) closed doors. (This means potential judges should not leave comments on the page listing all entries, even though non-judges and contestants are free to comment on the work.)
If you want to be a judge (and we do hope you will), leave a comment here. Or leave a comment on the ecard page. Or email us at info (at) readwritepoem (dot) org. Do tell us soon!
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get the read write poem badge! 
Wear it loud, wear it proud! Display the Read Write Poem badge on your site. Just click here or on the image above to get the code! read write poem news- yes, yes, here’s another virtual book tour stop for ‘a walk through the memory palace’
February 6, 2010 | 11:37 amFind the latest tour stop for Pamela Johnson Parker’s debut collection, A Walk Through the Memory Palace at Jillypoet, Jill Crammond Wickham’s blog, where you can find an interview with Pamela that discusses how she creates manuscripts.
Previous stops include Daniel Romo at his blog, Peyote Soliloquies and James Brush at his blog, Coyote Mercury.
You can find all our plans for the tour here.
- the best of the web is in our ranks
February 6, 2010 | 11:35 amSarah J. Sloat’s poem,”Attending the Tasting” (published in The Literary Bohemian) has been selected for Best of the Web 2010. Congratulations, Sarah!
- another (w00t!) read write poem member on the joe milford poetry show
February 6, 2010 | 11:34 amOn the Joe Milford Poetry Show tomorrow (Feb. 6): W.F. Roby at 9 AM (PST). Find the show here!
Joe describes Will as a “great language poet and bad-ass.”
- ‘literary podcasting made simple with wordpress.com’
February 6, 2010 | 11:33 amDave Bonta has published a how-to article that might be of interest to WordPress users: “Literary Podcasting Made Simple with WordPress.com,” based on his and Beth Adams’ experience at Qarrtsiluni.
Thanks, Dave, for continuing to help make the community aware of technological resources that can expand our art.
- the latest (virtual) book tour stop for ‘a walk through the memory palace’
February 3, 2010 | 3:53 pmThe latest tour stop has been posted for Pamela Johnson Parker’s debut collection, A Walk Through the Memory Palace. Find out how Daniel Romo responded to the work at his blog, Peyote Soliloquies.
James Brush provided our first tour stop at his blog, Coyote Mercury.
You can find all our plans for the tour here.
- planning for napowrimo in april, and you are invited!
February 2, 2010 | 6:12 pmHello, hello dear Read Write Poem community members! We are in the planning stages for NaPoWriMo. (What? Is that a groan I hear, or an excited exclamation?)
We are planning another prompt-every-day for those folks who love to write a daily poem in April (which is, as most of you know, National Poetry Month in the United States — although there is an international following of writing poetry every day in April, too, so it is not just about the States).
Anyway! This is a call for prompts because we want to run your ideas, one every day, in April. So here’s what to do:
- Prompts must be no more than 250 words, and we will take the first 30 that we receive.
- Include “NaPoWriMo Prompt” in the subject line of your email as well as your username (e.g., the name you use when you log in) so we can match you up with your prompt and give you the link love.
- Email your submission (in the body of the email — no attachments please) to prompts (at) readwritepoem (dot) org!
We’ll let you know when we’ve got the 30, but don’t delay because it takes a lot of time to format the posts and we want to be ready come April Fools’ Day. Woohoo!
- new senior contributors at read write poem
February 2, 2010 | 11:51 amWe are thrilled to announce that Ren Powell and Dave Jarecki are moving into the senior contributor role at Read Write Poem. Both have been writing feverishly for the site, as well as providing ideas for content and for the community as a whole. In short, they make this site a more lively, and better, place.
Ren and Dave will fill the roles vacated by Carolee Sherwood and Jill Crammond Wickham, who have moved into the manager role.
Everyone please thank Ren and Dave for their hard work and commitment to Read Write Poem.
- rounding out the virtual book tour of sarah j. sloat’s ‘in the voice of a minor saint’
January 31, 2010 | 1:53 pmOur last stop on the Virtual Book Tour of Sarah J. Sloat’s In the Voice of a Minor Saint is with Ren Powell. Find Ren’s review at More Babel.
Joseph Harker provided our first stop in December, and you can find David Moolten’s review at Edible Detritus. David’s was followed by Dave Jarecki’s. Dave’s review is at his blog. Find Jill Crammond Wickham’s at Jillypoet: Mom Trying to Write.
In case you missed the introduction, we are (virtually) hosting Sarah J. Sloat’s In the Voice of a Minor Saint. For complete tour information, such as how you can get your own copy of the collection or how you can get involved in future tours, read this post.
- make your own book: get off the computer and onto the paper
January 30, 2010 | 4:19 pmBeth Adams has posted her latest project at The Cassandra Pages. “A Handmade Book” may not explicate all the details of bookbinding, but Beth shows readers the “Secret Belgian Binding.” It’s a beautiful as well as inspiring post.
If you would like more detailed instructions, Google “secret Belgian bookbinding” and find sites such as this one. Or look for a local book arts class for hands-on instruction.
As Beth says, ” … it did me good to get away from the computer and feel my hands at work!”
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I’d love to help judge the e-card contest. Whether it’s relevant or not, I am a graduate of UC Irvine with a degree in English/Creative Writing, and do have a strong background in poetry and critique. I’m also the author of a very new poetry blog, and currently not working full time, so I would be excited to participate! Please feel free to contact me.
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Tina, yay!
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[...] back to poetry I’m accepting myself or something equally sensible and life-altering. (lest I forget, I have a poemish project in contention) I am not dreaming about novels and their characters, I am dreaming about [...]
I forgot to enter! Nuts. But I’d be happy to judge. I don’t have any relevant degrees, but I’ve seen a lot of red-tailed hawks at close range.
(If it seems too incestuous to have the guy you name-dropped in your initial annoucement acting as one of the judges, though, no problem — I’m sure others will volunteer.)
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Dave, I have no issues with that and don’t think the other directors would mind, either. In fact, from co-editing Postal Poetry with you, I know you have seen lots of submissions and would have just the eye we need for this. It would be perfect.
Anyone else game?
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I’m very glad to have Dave as a judge!
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I think we can go with two judges.
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[...] to link to Read Write Poem, an online community and magazine I deeply believe in. I volunteered to help judge the contest, [...]
Yay! We have three judges. Stay tuned for more information.
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