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Quick pre-update tidbit:

----> We're going to make 100,000 hits this week to the Poetry Super
   Highway Website.  If you happen to be the 100,000th visitor, take a
   screen shot of the counter at 100,000, e-mail it to me, and I'll
   send you a free copy of my newly released book "BRENDAN CONSTANTINE
   IS MY KIND OF TOWN" from Inevitable Press.  This book is now
   available to order, click for info and samples:
   http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/mkot.html

----> I've been receiving a lot of poetry responding to the September 11
   terrorist attacks.  I'd like to invite anyone with poetry on this
   topic to post it in the PSH Forum.  Click on "PSH FORUM" from the
   main PSH menu to see what other people have written and to add your
   own work.

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THE POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY WEEKLY VIRTUAL UPDATE
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/
ISSN: 1523-6587

   October 1 - 7, 2001

   this week:

   ~ 2001 PSH Poetry Contest Winners Announced.

   ~ This week featuring poets from .

   ~ New poetry/writing website links listings.

   ~ THE POET'S COMPANION: A GUIDE TO THE PLEASURES OF WRITING POETRY
     by KIM ADDONZIO and DORIANNE LAUX featured this week in the PSH
     Bookstore.

   ~ PSH Chat Room Schedule.

   ~ Poetry / Writing related Classified Ads.


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2001 POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY POETRY CONTEST

   And the winners are...

   WILL ROBY takes FIRST PLACE for his poem "Hunting The Clay."
   Will wins $269 which is 50% of the entry fees taken in along with
   a $25 gift certificate to Amazon.com and several books.

   RACHELLE MARKLEY takes SECOND PLACE for her poem "Waiting in a
   Mexican Restaurant: Considering Caravaggio."  She wins $161.40
   which is 30% of the entry fees taken in along with a $25 gift
   certificate to Amazon.com and several books.

   COREY MESLER takes THIRD PLACE for his poem "Eden Sequence."  Corey
   wins $107.60 which is 20% of the entry fees taken in along with
   a $25 gift certificate to Amazon.com and several books.

   Thanks to the generosity of our many sponsors, EVERY SINGLE CONTEST
   ENTRANT will be receiving at least 2 prizes for having entered.

   Click on "2001 CONTEST" from the main PSH menu to see the complete
   list of prizes.  (Contest entrants you will be e-mailed separately
   with the specifics on which prizes you won.)

   Thanks to everyone who made this years Poetry Contest (our fourth
   annual) the best yet.  We topped all the previous years for number
   of poets participating, number of poems entered, number of sponsors,
   number of prizes offered.

   A special thanks to our two contest judges, ANGELIQUE JAMAIL and
   CHRISTINE LENNON who tirelessly scored all 538 poems over the
   past few months.  This contest could not have worked without our
   judges commitment to the job and superb poetic sensibilities.

   You can read the winning poems online by clicking on 'POETS OF THE
   WEEK from the main PSH menu.

   
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POETS OF THE WEEK

   ~ This weeks featured poets are the winners of the 2001 Poetry
   Super Highway Poetry Contest:

   WILL ROBY (Lubbock, Texas) is the first place winner of this years
   poetry contest for his poem "Hunting the Clay" 

   RACHELLE MARKLEY (Phoenix, Arizona) is the second place winner of
   this year's contest for her poem "Waiting in a Mexican Restaurant:
   Considering Caravaggio"

   COREY MESLER (Memphis, Tennessee) is the third place winner of this
   year's contest for his poem "Eden Sequence."


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NEW POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY LINKS

   ~ Here are all of the new sites added to the Poetry Super Highway's
     3 links sections.

   You can find the actual links on the PSH website in the 3 poetry
   links categories.

   NEW ONLINE POETRY RESOURCES LISTINGS THIS WEEK:

   ~ 11 SEPTEMBER 2001, THE RESPONSE OF POETRY
   This site deals with the role of poetry in response to crisis,
   past/current poetry, poets' comments, other commentary.

   ~ GREEN BEAN PRESS
   The online home of Green Bean Press. Here you can order books, get
   information on upcoming events and publications, download submissions
   guidelines, and get links to other sites of interest.


   NEW ONLINE PUBLICATIONS LISTINGS THIS WEEK:

   ~ THE INTERNET POETS' COOPERATIVE: WHERE WRITERS & READERS CONNECT
   Here you may find poetic manuscripts to explore, or here you may
   discover MP3's or even video of poets' reading their original work
   in their own voices. Here you may join with others in online forum
   critiquing a poet's work in progress in the electronically connected
   writers group we call the "e-Group." There is even a chat room that
   can serve as a "virtual coffee house" where you can communicate in
   real time with other readers or writers. Whether you are a reader,
   a listener, or a writer please come in and complete the circle of
   communication that sparks and sputters around the edges of this new
   center of e-poetry.


   NEW INDIVIDUAL POETS PAGES LISTINGS THIS WEEK:

   ~ BLUECRASH
   I have my poetry, spoken word, music, and photo gallery online.
   Special access to members who register their email.

   ~ JENBESEMER.COM
   Personal website of poet and artist Jen Besemer, with a virtual
   gallery and on-site ordering (via PayPal's secure server).

   ~ P.M.T.
   A multi-faceted site featuring the works of a collective of
   artists.  The site has many writings throughout...


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POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY BOOKSTORE

   Featured this week in the Poetry Super Highway Bookstore is THE
   POET'S COMPANION: A GUIDE TO THE PLEASURES OF WRITING POETRY by
   KIM ADDONZIO and DORIANNE LAUX.

   "We wanted to create a book, that would focus on both craft and
   process." The book they have created is an impassioned exploration
   of poetry writing that addresses subject matter, craft, and the
   writing life. The reigning wisdom is that poets, like other creative
   writers, should write what they know. "The trick," say the authors,
   "is to find out what we know, challenge what we know, own what we
   know, and then give it away in language." Elsewhere they add that,
   while "as poets, we need to write from our experience ... that
   experience may be mental, emotional, and imaginative as well as
   physical." 
         --from the introduction

   Addonizio and Laux are lively spokespersons for the poet's life;
   they pepper their thoughts with well-chosen poems from their
   contemporaries--including David Bottoms, Jack Gilbert, Linda Gregg,
   and Jane Kenyon--and they conclude each short chapter with an
   invigorating collection of ideas for writing. These "ideas" culminate
   in a terrific section of writing exercises at book's end: write a
   poem describing "your most acutely embarrassing moment"; "write a
   poem of praise for an unlikely group of people, things, ideas";
   "write a poem about the last time you saw a loved one you lost." I
   found myself a bit frustrated by the brevity of the discussions
   (most chapters are under 10 pages) and a bit put off by the first
   person plural narrative (do Addonizio and Laux really agree on
   everything they say they agree on?), but these are mere quibbles.
   This is a fine book indeed.
         --Jane Steinberg 

   I have been with them all-there is no better companion! 
         -- Gerald Stern

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PSH CHATROOM CALENDAR

   (Access the chat room by clicking on PSH CHATROOM from the PSH main
   page.  You need to have a JAVA capable web browser.)

   ~ FEATURED POETS MEET AND GREET
   Every Sunday, 2:00 PM (pacific)
   A weekly PSH chat for informal chat as well as to say hi to incoming
   and outgoing featured PSH Poets of the Week.

   ~ LIVE SPOKENWORLD.COM
   Every Sunday, 8:00 PM (pacific)
   Chat with Bob Nelson as he broadcasts his one hour spoken word show.

   ~ XDROM : OBSIDIAN
   Every Thursday, 6:00 PM (pacific)
   The Detective Series.  Musical drama. Where you'll find the
   darkness and the street. Live improv episodes. Award-winning
   artists. Original Music (streaming mp3). Poetry. Visual art.
   Quotes. Teaching resources. Text & voice chat.
   URL: http://www.xdrom.com


   ~ Looking for people to run unique poetry related events in the chat
   room ... If you would like to schedule an event in the Poetry Super
   Highway Chat Room and/or host the chat room from your website (all
   of which is FREE), please mailto:chat@PoetrySuperHighway.com
   for details.


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AND SO ON . . .

   ~ The Poetry Super Highway was accessed 538 times since last week.


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POETRY CLASSIFIEDS

   ~ For information on placing Poetry Related classifieds ads on the
   Poetry Super Highway web page and weekly e-mail outburst,
   mailto:classifieds@PoetrySuperHighway.com

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   "Out of Our Minds" is a weekly hour-long radio show dedicated to
   poetry and poetics.  Join host Dancing Bear Wednesday nights 8-9pm
   PST, webcasted live http://live.kkup.com:8000   or if you live in
   the SF Bay Area try KKUP FM91.5.

   Future guests of the show include: C. Dale Young; Dane Cervine;
   Whitman McGowan; Lesley Dauer; Sandra Gilbert; Robert Sward; Penny
   Cagan; The Montserrat Review; and Susan Terris.  Previous guests of
   the show have  included: Arthur Sze; C.K. Williams; Dorianne Laux;
   Kim Addonizio; Richard Silberg; Stellasue Lee; Robert Pesich; and
   Robert Funge.

   Lend an ear.

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   CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Steel Point Quarterly ISSN 1534-7230 a totally
   digital journal of poetry and prose. Submissions accepted only via
   the web. No Attachments. Basic guideline for writers: Quality
   writing that moves us.

   For more specific guidelines http://steelpoint.net

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   FREE Mini-Course on "How You Can Make Money From Poetry!"

   Whether you are a poet or not this course will show you how hundreds
   of poets who have applied some of these simple ideas are now
   creating regular (and often, large) income from their and others
   people poetry.

   Go now to the link below and click on the FREE Mini-Course:

   http://www.funnypoets.com/income4poets.htm

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   Poetry Club/Literary Angels is an online community dedicated to
   free flow writing. Our online writing community consist of writers
   from all over the world with weekly contests. We have a monthly
   newsletter that is printed and mailed every month with a topic
   challenge writing contest and short story contest. Literary Angels
   Publishing Inc. is our small publishing house which publishes a
   monthly magazine "The Writers Chronicles" For more information visit
   us on the web at www.poetryclub.com or www.literaryangels.com

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   Passage Publishing - Pathway to self-Publishing
   No more rejection letters!

   Expand your writing opportunities with a complete and affordable
   publishing package for individuals and businesses.

   Your book will be formatted, assigned a barcode and ISBN number.
   Photography and artwork are acceptable.   Additional services are
   available including cover design (or design your own), editing and
   marketing.  We manufacture only high quality, perfect bound books.

   Our Printer - Writers press, Boise, Idaho
   Don't delay - see your book in print!

   http://www.upcountrycreations.com
   mailto:upcountrygirl@qwest.net

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   SURVIVOR WRITERS' CLASSES FOR WOMEN, NEW YORK CITY

   Poet and stroke survivor Susan Varon teaches weekly writing classes
   on Manhattan's upper east side. Women survivors of physical or
   emotional trauma (stroke, abuse, etc.) who want to find their voices
   in a safe, supportive environment are invited to call 212-744-1564
   or email pearlhunter1@juno.com.

   "Writing enables us to see ourselves, and express who we are. I also
   believe profoundly that everyone is talented, original and has
   something important to say."

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   Limestone Circle is always looking for quality poetry and artwork/
   photography for future issues.  Published twice a year, LC features
   well-crafted, accessible poetry from both new and established poets.

   Want more information?  E-mail the editor at renjef@earthlink.net
   for our submission guidelines, or send a business-size SASE to
   P.O. Box 453, Ashburn VA 20146-0453

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   STILL AVAILABLE!  Singing in the Key of L by Barbra Nightingale
   (80 pages) Winner of the NFSPS 1999 Stevens Poetry Manuscript Award
   Signed copies direct from author.  $10 includes postage.

   Also available, Greatest Hits 1980-2000
   Pudding House Press  (12 poems)
   Signed copies direct from author   $10 includes postage

   BNighting@aol.com

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   The 2001 Connecticut Poetry Festival
   August 17th and 18th, Middletown, Connecticut
   Featuring Mark Doty and many other fine poets.
   http://www.ctpoetryfest.org

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   /noserialmice publishes poetry and other creative efforts.  There
   are no line, content, or language restrictions.  We will publish
   poetry in other languages as long as an English translation is
   sent along.

   http://www.noserialmice.com

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   Visit Anthology and read about our annual poetry and prose contests,
   submission guidelines for our nationally distributed literary
   magazine and all of the products and services at our website,

   http://www.anthologymagazine.com

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   Continuing in the tradition of Kenneth Patchen, UWP combines the
   artforms of poetry and painting in highly collectable framable
   broadsides. Sample $1.50. "Scar Lit" by Mark Edward Marston $6
   (2001 Pariah Press, signed, 34pgs).

   United Workers Press, 167 Bichner Lane, Mahtomedi, MN, 55115.

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   Stazja invites you to catch one of her SoCal tour engagements.
   When/Where; 9/14 Rapp Saloon, Santa Monica; 9/16 Big Damn Poetry
   Slam, Long Beach; 9/18 Poetic License at Zen, LA; 9/19 Ugly Mug,
   Orange; 9/20 Mysteries Movies & Mayhem, Sherman Oaks; 9/24 Monday
   Night Poetry@Prado Room, Alhambra; 9/25 Coffee Cartel, Redondo
   Beach. For more information e stazja@aol.com"

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   This month in the Lummox Journal you'll find an interview with
   Holly Prado, poetess extraordinaire, member of the Cahuenga Press
   & teacher of the craft of writing. Rene Diedrich graces us with
   another essay, this time on the book, Drinking With Bukowski (a
   book I'm pleased to be included in). Mark Terrill reviews Nate
   Graziano's Seasons From the Second Floor and C. Mulrooney takes on
   some major literary puffballs and triumphs easily.  The usual Tid
   Bits section is joined by Letters to the Dog.  Some poesy rounds it
   out.

   You can order Lummox by sending $2 (or $20 for 12 issues) to Lummox,
   POB 5301 San Pedro, CA 90733-5301.

   The Lummox Society of Writers (LSW) Newsletter is out.  A compendium
   of over 65 mags and presses that I recommend to send poesy & fiction
   to. Names and addresses and guidelines.  All for just $2 + a SASE
   w/ $.55 postage.  Or Join the LSW for a mere $5 per year and get 2
   newsletters and some other goodies.  We are nearly 90 members and
   growing.

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   Tea and Oranges, publisher of "Whispering Reeds -- A Collection of
   Thoughts and Photos of a Group of Online Friends"

   Here it is! http://hometown.aol.com/tandorang/myhomepage/index.html

   will have its newest anthology "Soft Tides" ready in October.  For
   information, contact TandOrang@aol.com

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   PUT YOUR POEMS ON T-SHIRTS!

   (or your pictures, images, website logos on t-shirts, sweatshirts,
   coffee mugs, and mouse pads.)

   Set up your store for free and earn commission from every sale or
   order merchandise for yourself or for gifts.

   visit:
   http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/storeref.aspx?refbyckpoet
   for the details.

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   CALLING ALL WRITERS!

   Interbang magazine wants your poetry, fiction and articles of any
   length, on any subject.

   Write your name and address on each page of your submission.

   Visit our web site at http://www.interbang.net and click on the
   "Writer's Guide" link for more information. You can also obtain a
   copy of the Writer's Guide by sending an email to
   mailto:writersguide@interbang.net

   Get a free sample copy of Interbang No. 8! Call (310) 450-6372 for
   more information.

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   Listen to FEED YOUR HEAD, an internet broadcast radio show of
   live and recorded spoken word and genre defying sets of music.

   Hosted by Los Angeles Spoken Word artist Rick Lupert

   Wednesday nights, 9-11pm (pacific)

   http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/urbanfunk

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   GIVE ME YOUR POEMS, YOUR PROSE, YOUR HUDDLED MANUSCRIPTS yearning to
   be published. Eggplant Submissions works to place your unique
   writing style in the best possible markets. Write to Chocolate Waters at
   eggplant@chocolatewaters.com for a free estimate. Get published now!

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   CONCRETE WOLF POETRY CHAPBOOK CONTEST: $100 Prize and 50 copies of
   chapbook, plus additional copies at discount to winner.  Deadline
   September 1, 2001.  Entry Fee $15.  Submit 16 - 32 pages of poetry
   (manuscript not returned) with SASE for contest results.  All
   entrants receive copy of winning chapbook and consideration for
   publication in our quarterly poetry journal.  See our website:
   http://concretewolf.com or e-mail us at editors@concretewolf.com

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   How many folks do you know who are truly happy? Do you believe you
   can change your destiny? What choices do we have in our lives? Heard
   all this stuff before? Then go buy a dozen doughnuts or read "Enjoy
   yourself It's Later Than You Think" By Michael Levy

   http://www.pointoflife.com --- Your Life, Your Choice.

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   Call For Submissions: The Circle Magazine is accepting submissions
   for both the print and online versions. Pays in copies of the
   quarterly print zine. Currently, we are seeking short stories,
   features and poetry...any topic, any style. Also accepting artwork
   and photographs. We are also seeking columnists for the web edition
   on a variety of subjects. We are a literary magazine and respect
   those working to advance ideas through language, preferably without
   the gratuitous use of obscene language or content. Press run is
   usually between 2,000-5,000+ copies, depending on ad revenue.

   E your submissions to circlemag@a... or put a stamp on it to:
   The Circle Magazine, 173 Grandview Road, Wernersville, PA 19565.
   More info can be obtained at our site - http://circlemagazine.com/

   Copies of The Circle can be ordered at the same address...$4.00.

   Direct your poetry submissions to: Michael Clipman, Poetry Editor

   All other submissions to: Penny Talbert, Editor

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   Stop by and see samples from A FALLING STAR by Robert Diskin,
   a collection of poetry and photography.

   http://fp1.centurytel.net/ctn04863/a_falling_star.htm


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