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Quick pre-update tidbits:


=====>   I'm off to Israel until June 27th so the next issue of this update
   will go out on Sunday, July 1 when we will resume our regularly
   weekly e-outbursts (until the end of July when I head to London for
   a couple of weeks.  (Any good readings in London?)

   Look for a special e-mailing on June 27th or 28th announcing the
   beginning of our 4th annual poetry contest...


=====>   The Poetry Super Highway Summer Poetry Contest (our fourth annual)
   will begin at the end of June.

   This year's contest is sponsored by:

   Am Fonda Press, Ancient Wind Press Publications, Andrea Forbing,
   Ang�lique Jamail, Barbra Nightingale, Bob Nelson/Anthology Literary
   Magazine, Chocolate Waters, Cider Press, Circle Magazine, Dan
   Weinberg and U-Direct, Dennis Ambrose, Drift Wood Highway Poetry
   Anthology/Robt O'sullivan Schleith, E-Pub2000, Frances Lemoine,
   Gandy Creek Forum, Green Bean Press, Hanover Press, Humynpress Ink
   Publishing Company, Ibbetson Street Press, Inevitable Press, Thee
   Instagon Foundation, Jim Bennett, John Sokol, Katie O'loughlin,
   Karawane Magazine, Kitty Litter Press, Limestone Circle/Renee
   Carter Hall, Lizzie Wann, Lummox Publications, Marc Awodey, Muse's
   Kiss,  /noserialmice, Phony Lid Books, Poem.x Poetry Series, Poesy
   Magazine, Poetry At Suite101.com, Poetry Society Of America/
   Los Angeles, The Poet's Porch (PoetsPorch.com) Pointoflife.com,
   Resourcesforwriters.com, Robert Diskin, Sacred Beverage Press, Sick
   Puppy Press, Stazja Mcfadyen, and United Workers Press

   Thanks to this incredible group of poets and publishers who have
   donated an impressive array of books, subscriptions, zines, and
   services to create a stellar prize list!


   If you're interested in being one of this years sponsors, write to
   sponsors@PoetrySuperHighway.com


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

   June 17 - July 1, 2001

   this week:

   ~ This week featuring poets from WASHINGTON, DC and ISSAQUAH, WA.

   ~ New websites listed in all three Poetry Super Highway links
     categories.

   ~ Featured this week in the Poets of The Week section of the PSH
     Bookstore is UNBORN AGAIN by S.A. GRIFFIN

   ~ PSH Chat Room Schedule.

   ~ Poetry / Writing related Classified Ads.

   ~ Click on LANGUAGE STRIPS for a brand spanking new episode of
     HORROR VACUUI which was drawn exclusively for left handed people.


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POETS OF THE WEEK

   ~ This weeks featured poets are :

   BEN SHEPARD (Washington, D.C.) is a 16 year old who abhors
   misanthropy, loves the human species in all of its terrible glory,
   and writes poetry in a futile attempt to counter the onslaught of
   angsty teenage poetry.
   
   JAMES VALVIS (Issaquah, Washington)is a veteran of the United
   States Army, a Pushcart Prize nominee and the author of three
   published chapbooks of poetry and one book of short stories.
   His poems and stories continue to appear in literary journals around
   the United States.


   Read their work online by clicking on FEATURED POETS from the main
   Poetry Super Highway page.

   ~ Submit your work for consideration for featured poet of the week.
   Information available online.  (Click on SUBMISSION GUIDELINES from
   the PSH main page.  All submissions are saved for new consideration
   each week (for six months.)


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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:

   ~ SHOP4BOOKS
   Designed to promote NEW AUTHORS ! Sell your books directly to the
   public. This link will show you how to be seen.

   ~ BARD WIRE
   Bard Wire is the home site for bardwire productions which, among
   other things, is primarily responsible for the only 30 day poetry
   festival on the planet - Bardfest - in Berks County, PA during
   April, National Poetry Month. bardwire productions is involved
   with publication (through Plan B Press), event planning (poetry
   and mixed), and other related services.


   NEW ONLINE PUBLICATIONS LISTINGS THIS WEEK:

   ~ A DOVE'S POETRY FORUM
   Poetry forum for all forms. / Day's end / gleans my harvest. / A
   child-worn rope still swings / ghost-smiles, / seeking aspirations'
   / sMirage.

   ~ POETICALLY SPEAKING
   Poetically Speaking is a weekly publishing poetry site offering
   lyrics on love, life and spirituality.  Featuring the poetry of
   Latorial Faison and special guests.  News, Contests and more!
   Subscribe today.


   NEW INDIVIDUAL POETS PAGES LISTINGS THIS WEEK:

   ~ SUPER HILANG, SEGEROBAK PUISI HAMID JABBAR
   Poetry Anthology, by Hamid Jabbar, Indonesia Poet, in Indonesian
   Language (143 Hamid Jabbar's poems and 5 English poems by Hamid
   Jabbar) from book edition "SUPER HILANG, Segerobak Sajak Hamid
   Jabbar, (Balai Pustaka, Jakarta, 1998)

   ~ HAIKU BEACH
   A modest community site, promoting all aspects of haiku. The site
   is managed by Colin Shaddick, a haiku poet and member of the British
   Haiku Society. The site also encourages contributions from other
   poets.  The site is constantly changing and improving.

   ~ EXIT WOUNDS
   "life. death. poetry."  Personal poetry: sometimes weird, sometimes
   depressive, always intelligent.


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POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY BOOKSTORE

   ~ Check out our online bookstore for personal recommendations as well
   as Amazon.com's complete catalog of books, music and whatever the
   hell else they've started selling these days.

   ~ Featured this week in the Featured Poets section of the PSH
   Bookstore is UNBORN AGAIN by S.A. GRIFFIN.

   It's Saturday night after curfew, the bars are all closed, you're
   awake, lonely and dry--the dark is too dark and the light blinds;
   no, wait, it's the world according to S.A. Griffin. First, he's
   dealing you savvy urban pathos from the bottom of a beer-stained
   deck. Then he's beefing it up with homages to that Chinaski dude.
   Then he's steeping you in the raunchiest need you'll ever want to
   ponder, or tickling your innards so hard you're wet with laughter.
   Moments seize you like the eyes of a desperate dreamer. Like the
   man says, "Oh beautiful nowhere-welcome..."
               -Wanda Coleman

   ~ If you are or were a featured poet of the week on the Poetry Super
   Highway AND you have a book available through Amazon.com...please
   let me know so we can feature your work in the Poetry Super Highway
   Bookstore in a new section just for former featured poet's books.
   Write mailto:books@PoetrySuperHighway.com with your name and the title
   of the book.

   You can learn more about or order this selection (or virtually any
   other existing book, video or audio recording) by clicking on
   BOOKSTORE from the Poetry Super Highway's main page.


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PSH POETRY/WRITING WEBRINGS

   Click on POETRY/WRITING WEBRINGS from the main PSH menu to view
   our directory of rings which your website can join.

   If you know of, or maintain, a poetry or writing related ring,
   please let us know.  We'd love to add it to our growing directory.
   mailto:webrings@PoetrySuperHighway.com


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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 517 times since our last
     update.


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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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   Your book will be formatted, assigned a barcode and ISBN number.
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   Our Printer - Writers press, Boise, Idaho
   Don't delay - see your book in print!

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   CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Steel Point Quarterly

   We still need poetry and prose for the summer and fall 2001. It won't
   be long until we'll have to sharpen up the ol' Excalibur (poetry
   award - details on the site- prose awards to be added) and hand out
   the $25 award in January. So check out our submission guidelines and
   send in your submissions today!

   We are especially looking for prose: flash fiction 500 - 2000 words,
   articles about writing (poetry or prose) for our quarterly column,
   personal essays and book reviews (poetry or prose). Better chance of
   acceptance if you thoroughly read (prior to submitting) and strictly
   follow the submission guidelines posted on our site.

   http://steelpoint.net/

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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 boo
   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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   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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   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@aol.com 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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   Looking for "Alternative Comic Strip" artists for a new weekly
   online publication.

   E-mail AltComix@PoetrySuperHighway.com for more info.


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