Hast thou 2 loaves of bread
Sell one + with the dole
Buy straightaway some hyacinths
To feed thy soul. —Ezra Pound
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/09/15/finding-lost-ezra-pound-poem-castle/
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Friday, September 15, 2017
English Poetic Tradition & MUP INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION
In the most famous literary essay of the twentieth century T S Eliot wrote of “Tradition and the Individual Talent”, arguing that no poet’s work has its meaning alone. This series of discussion groups comprises twelve sessions, meeting fortnightly; commencing Wednesday, November 1, 2017 18:00 20:00.
Each session will begin with a talk on the poets and the period by Dennis Haskell, and will examine the tradition of poetry from Great Britain from a contemporary poet’s point of view as well as that of a literary scholar followed by group discussion. It is aimed at a greater understanding of the poetry of the past and the way the history of English poetic practice informs contemporary writing.
The total cost is $120 and all proceeds go to WAPI and the Centre for Stories.
Text: The Norton Anthology of Poetry, ed. Margaret Ferguson, Mary Jo Salter & Jon Stallworthy. 5th edn; NY: Norton, 2005.
There will be a maximum of 20 participants. Enrolment is via the Centre for Stories website: http://www.centreforstories.
23rd Melbourne Poets Union INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION
Closing Date: Sunday 23rd of September 2017
2017 Competition Judge - Judith Rodriguez
First prize – Leon Shann Award $AU1,500
Second Prize $AU500,
Third prize $AU200
Martin Downey Urban Realist Award $AU100
Book Vouchers for 3 Highly Commended &
Books for 6 Commended Poems
Details at
Monday, September 04, 2017
JOHN ASHBERY RIP - 90 Years .
I don’t know what the poet that I am is, very much. I was rather an outsider as a child—I didn’t have many friends. We lived out in the country on a farm. I had a younger brother whom I didn’t get along with—we were always fighting the way kids do—and he died at the age of nine. I felt guilty because I had been so nasty to him, so that was a terrible shock. These are experiences which have been important to me. I don’t know quite how they may have fed into my poetry. My ambition was to be a painter, so I took weekly classes at the art museum in Rochester from the age of about eleven until fifteen or sixteen. I fell deeply in love with a girl who was in the class but who wouldn’t have anything to do with me. So I went to this weekly class knowing that I would see this girl, and somehow this being involved with art may have something to do with my poetry. Also, my grandfather was a professor at the University of Rochester, and I lived with them as a small child and went to kindergarten and first grade in the city. I always loved his house; there were lots of kids around, and I missed all this terribly when I went back to live with my parents. Then going back there each week for art class was a returning to things I had thought were lost, and gave me a curious combination of satisfaction and dissatisfaction. —John Ashbery, The Art of Poetry No. 33
Sunday, September 03, 2017
Friday, September 01, 2017
ENTER NOW!
23rd MPU INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION
Applications are now open!
(Closing Date: Sunday 23rd of September 2017)
See below for entry forms and details.
Award show will be held on Friday November 24th at Collected Works -
check the upcoming events page. It's going to be a nail biting rush of excitement to find out who wins.
2017 Competition Judge - Judith Rodriguez
First prize – Leon Shann Award $AU1,500
Second Prize $AU500, Third prize $AU200
Martin Downey Urban Realist Award $AU100
Book Vouchers for 3 Highly Commended
& Books for 6 Commended Poems
ENTRY FORM HERE
see below for payment methods | 
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Email entries to: <mpoetsunion14@gmail.com>
OR
Post entries to: MPU International Poetry Competition, PO Box 266, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 8009, Australia.
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Post entries to: MPU International Poetry Competition, PO Box 266, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 8009, Australia.
ENTRY $10 per poem
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CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
All poems entered must be written in English, typed in a standard font (such as Times Roman, Garamond or Calibri) in 12pt, with a maximum of 50 lines.
Poems must be the original work of an individual author, unpublished, not accepted or submitted for publication,
and not have been entered in any other competition.
All poems must be accompanied by a single completed entry form. Entry forms may be downloaded from the MPU website
The author's name or any identification must NOT appear on the same page(s) as the poem.
There is no limit to the number of entries an individual may submit.
The entry fee is $AU10 for each poem entered. Entry fees are not refundable.
Entries may be submitted by email or by post.
Email entries: poems and the completed entry form should be submitted as a single MS Word file or PDF attachment via the MPU website mpoets.union14@gmail.com by midnight Sunday 23 September 2017.
Prior payment of the entry fee must be made online to:
Account name: Melbourne Poets Union, BSB: 063 010, Account number: 1005 4087.
The author's name must appear as the 'Message/Reference'. This payment can also be made at any CBA branch or Post Office.
Postal entries: poems and the completed entry form should be sent to MPU International Poetry Competition, PO Box 266, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 8009, Australia and received by Sunday 23 September 2017.
Entries must be accompanied by a cheque or money order payable to Melbourne Poets Union for the appropriate amount. Please do not send cash.
Shortlisted poets will be notified by telephone or email before Friday 3 November 2017.
Announcement of results and presentation of awards for all the prize-winning poems will take place at the Awards Night on Friday 24 November 2017 at 6.30 p.m. at Collected Works, Swanston St, Melbourne.
All prize-winners will be invited to read their poems at the event.
The competition results will be published on the MPU website and Facebook. MPU reserves the right to publish the winning poems on their website and FB and subsequent anthology.
Judith Rodriguez will judge the competition. Her decision is final and no correspondence shall be entered into.
All poems entered must be written in English, typed in a standard font (such as Times Roman, Garamond or Calibri) in 12pt, with a maximum of 50 lines.
Poems must be the original work of an individual author, unpublished, not accepted or submitted for publication,
and not have been entered in any other competition.
All poems must be accompanied by a single completed entry form. Entry forms may be downloaded from the MPU website
The author's name or any identification must NOT appear on the same page(s) as the poem.
There is no limit to the number of entries an individual may submit.
The entry fee is $AU10 for each poem entered. Entry fees are not refundable.
Entries may be submitted by email or by post.
Email entries: poems and the completed entry form should be submitted as a single MS Word file or PDF attachment via the MPU website mpoets.union14@gmail.com by midnight Sunday 23 September 2017.
Prior payment of the entry fee must be made online to:
Account name: Melbourne Poets Union, BSB: 063 010, Account number: 1005 4087.
The author's name must appear as the 'Message/Reference'. This payment can also be made at any CBA branch or Post Office.
Postal entries: poems and the completed entry form should be sent to MPU International Poetry Competition, PO Box 266, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 8009, Australia and received by Sunday 23 September 2017.
Entries must be accompanied by a cheque or money order payable to Melbourne Poets Union for the appropriate amount. Please do not send cash.
Shortlisted poets will be notified by telephone or email before Friday 3 November 2017.
Announcement of results and presentation of awards for all the prize-winning poems will take place at the Awards Night on Friday 24 November 2017 at 6.30 p.m. at Collected Works, Swanston St, Melbourne.
All prize-winners will be invited to read their poems at the event.
The competition results will be published on the MPU website and Facebook. MPU reserves the right to publish the winning poems on their website and FB and subsequent anthology.
Judith Rodriguez will judge the competition. Her decision is final and no correspondence shall be entered into.
ENTRY FORM HERE |
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(Closing Date: Sunday 23rd of September 2017)
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Black Pepper Publishing - http://blackpepperpublishing.com
The Paperback Bookshop - http://www.paperbackbooks.com.au
and Wendy Fleming - CLICK HERE
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