tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17432044870651027692024-03-26T18:15:11.105-07:00DIXIE POETSDIXIE POETS-A chapter of the Utah State Poetry Society for those residing in the St. George, Utah area.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-90514559622685576792024-02-17T15:56:00.000-08:002024-03-26T18:14:39.296-07:00SPRING is COMING<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEAGtEVxTKBtpll2MQGmpmCI1UX9xnW3lhzOYUBgLbx05va7PIKgH-hA0_iP9_VgAKVw0y8z1RPKjKdslk2rH0SnKDbC3unYVIsvPh_MP9o7n2yxRWXQ2B-Jhe-kmLKipxVVQ6sJp4Ny1GrHtNbUOn0rODNlJqbh2OjztSKhRVekH8mOWQsLA4Vz-tFYc/s254/Screenshot%202024-02-17%20at%203.48.36%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="248" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEAGtEVxTKBtpll2MQGmpmCI1UX9xnW3lhzOYUBgLbx05va7PIKgH-hA0_iP9_VgAKVw0y8z1RPKjKdslk2rH0SnKDbC3unYVIsvPh_MP9o7n2yxRWXQ2B-Jhe-kmLKipxVVQ6sJp4Ny1GrHtNbUOn0rODNlJqbh2OjztSKhRVekH8mOWQsLA4Vz-tFYc/w195-h200/Screenshot%202024-02-17%20at%203.48.36%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="195" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Time is moving quickly as <b>WINTER</b> retreats and <b>SPRING </b>tries to spring. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>DIXIE POETS</b> continues its twice monthly meetings on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays with <b>DAN GLAH</b>N in charge and <b>Mona Lee Clark </b>helping with critiques on the 3rd Tuesday. Bring 8-10 copies of 1-2 poems for suggestions on improving. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">We meet from 1:30 pm-3 or 3 pm at the <u>St. George Active Life Center</u> on 250 N 200 W. All welcome.</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>SPECIAL POETRY EVENTS COMING SOON</b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpicKZlvapfEZg5EmfYN3kOx1OD_IC97qeGpBwMhM9dX_QpJTYDCv1EYkoELq1upiuiabcSRlKFJn9hmV5n1OzqjkUWbI-pvewv8hj2JRoC2ioyQjj_DuRu3mGCiQJElTNOfTr24VjuE64v42_an0qkbpIK8voiEK48GOICdVAz8oquEY3bqpHyIwzDhkb/s976/Screenshot%202024-02-17%20at%204.07.39%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="976" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpicKZlvapfEZg5EmfYN3kOx1OD_IC97qeGpBwMhM9dX_QpJTYDCv1EYkoELq1upiuiabcSRlKFJn9hmV5n1OzqjkUWbI-pvewv8hj2JRoC2ioyQjj_DuRu3mGCiQJElTNOfTr24VjuE64v42_an0qkbpIK8voiEK48GOICdVAz8oquEY3bqpHyIwzDhkb/w200-h91/Screenshot%202024-02-17%20at%204.07.39%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="200" /></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b>1. Friday, March 1st-</b> Deadline for entries to <b>SOUTHERN QUILL magazine</b> at Utah Tech University. Details at <a href="https://southernquill.submittable.com/" style="text-align: left;">https://southernquill.submittable.com/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b>2. Friday, March 8-POETRY IN THE PARK</b> with <b>SHANON BALLLAM </b>from USU at <b>ZION PARK</b>. Filled-<strike>Register now only $30. </strike>New location in Springdale. Info <span style="color: #757575; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park">https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park</a><a href="https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park/">/</a></span> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b>3. FOR POETRY MONTH: Th, Apr 18 6-7 pm Dixie </b><b>Poets JOINT READING </b>with<b> UTU Poetry Students</b> with Dr. Cindy King at County Library in St. George. FREE</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b>4. UTAH STATE POETRY FESTIVAL-F</b><b>ri-Sat, April 19-20</b> mostly online presented by <b>POET LAUREATE-Lisa Bickmore</b>, Free, See details <a href="https://utahpoetryfestival.com/" style="text-align: left;">https://utahpoetryfestival.com/</a> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-cdXpPLxTEj04QCMHTTQNm2Cf-RkFTsjukPcwNwRDNBhe_Lfr3UYjyTXKc5cpYYLmx43kgCUtSVtWyUBjLAvQfewGAeeKv9KuK1KKNFDC1-_4_SE0D31pqVq-Y3u2c7DIp2jek7mAMtBmWz16q5vv0-ivzy4nS2EtIKiVHb3NjU2RY_uemsRKWSsqzHa/s1438/Screenshot%202024-03-26%20at%207.02.53%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1438" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-cdXpPLxTEj04QCMHTTQNm2Cf-RkFTsjukPcwNwRDNBhe_Lfr3UYjyTXKc5cpYYLmx43kgCUtSVtWyUBjLAvQfewGAeeKv9KuK1KKNFDC1-_4_SE0D31pqVq-Y3u2c7DIp2jek7mAMtBmWz16q5vv0-ivzy4nS2EtIKiVHb3NjU2RY_uemsRKWSsqzHa/w400-h276/Screenshot%202024-03-26%20at%207.02.53%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b>5. Friday-Sat, Apr. 26-27</b> annual <b>UTSPS APRIL AWARD FESTIVAL</b> to be held LIVE in Provo, Utah at the</p><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Residence Inn where you can reserve a Studio Suite with a king-size bed for the discounted rate of $139 dollars. </span></span><a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1707414194620&key=GRP&app=resvlink" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Book your room here</a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">. If needing </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">accommodations. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">You can still make a reservation over the phone at 801-734-9740 if you prefer. Mention that you are with the Utah State Poetry Society to receive your discounted rate. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Register soon and make arrangements to stay in Provo if going in person-no Zoom broadcast this year. </span><a href="https://www.utahpoets.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/UTSPS-Spring-Festival-Flyer_January-2024_006.pdf">https://www.utahpoets.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/UTSPS-Spring-Festival-Flyer_January-2024_006.pdf</a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PFp10Lbxhhtt-uXKBRIv80dcHikZwUfrzzKKWfTZ7rqUQ1JpzdlCVsAmIMOe5WgsMxW0rX4LIXq_wGOurEymF6DHmcHxvttx2P4-QZ9cBU1T6yBOsu1Q1-nI3GHCJnilDcfiiwMQb32Kv_CafuiC8UgRcogFktryo_mwwDv_WPsEZPFhc1aRwBjPqLB9/s1504/Screenshot%202024-02-17%20at%204.54.34%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="1226" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PFp10Lbxhhtt-uXKBRIv80dcHikZwUfrzzKKWfTZ7rqUQ1JpzdlCVsAmIMOe5WgsMxW0rX4LIXq_wGOurEymF6DHmcHxvttx2P4-QZ9cBU1T6yBOsu1Q1-nI3GHCJnilDcfiiwMQb32Kv_CafuiC8UgRcogFktryo_mwwDv_WPsEZPFhc1aRwBjPqLB9/w326-h400/Screenshot%202024-02-17%20at%204.54.34%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="326" /></a></div><div><p></p></div>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-25103202615854546312023-10-22T14:42:00.045-07:002024-02-17T14:44:31.067-08:00CHANGES are COMING<p></p><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHWmtXzyTBm86YGzPgMWHHwcT6zHzqCgPYVz2PS8bOhy0k0-XXhTIcw1_Giud8tSZ1DYliaik1G1nlKSus6MVyPG2fzHqhH7ByAFUHj1S_QWBUsLcA1AvxRr6Hb0VMQFKPrk5VMscc_o9X2uZeSezlxWQaylohxe_0T5RuJfPgUWYE7p0XJCiWmoe1RBQ/s708/Screenshot%202023-11-08%20at%202.51.29%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHWmtXzyTBm86YGzPgMWHHwcT6zHzqCgPYVz2PS8bOhy0k0-XXhTIcw1_Giud8tSZ1DYliaik1G1nlKSus6MVyPG2fzHqhH7ByAFUHj1S_QWBUsLcA1AvxRr6Hb0VMQFKPrk5VMscc_o9X2uZeSezlxWQaylohxe_0T5RuJfPgUWYE7p0XJCiWmoe1RBQ/w199-h200/Screenshot%202023-11-08%20at%202.51.29%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="199" /></a></div>Winter brings <b>CHANGES to DIXIE POET</b>S as Pres. Lin Floyd is PARTIALLY RETIRING after a busy busy spring and summer of poetry activities. </span><span>Welcome to DAN GLAHN (photo on the left) who is taking over for </span>Lin who is retiring as President but staying on as Secretary. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">DIXIE POETS will be RETURNING to <u>twice a month meetings</u> on the <b>FIRST and THIRD Tuesdays</b> of each month from <b>1:30-3 pm</b> at the <b>St George Active Life Center</b>-245 North 200 West. (</span>On the 3rd Tuesdays Mona Lee Clark will be in charge of critiques.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All welcome to attend either or both meetings and bring 8-10 copies of their original poetry to be gently critiqued. Future activities to be announced include UTSPS's annual contest and conference in April 2024. See <a href="http://utahpoets.com">http://utahpoets.com</a> for more info.<span style="text-align: left;"> Tuesday Dec 5th is our annual <b>CHRISTMAS PARTY POTLUCK-</b>bring something to share including poems. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>FUTURE DATES</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">1. <b>Jan 5, 2024</b> </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>$30 DUES DUE</b> for those wanting to "officially" join UTAH STATE POETRY SOCIETY and participate fully in their contest, conferences, etc. All welcome to attend our monthly meeting without paying dues, but we do contribute $1 to Active Life Center for use of their facilities each time we attend-just drop your $1 in donation box or ask for change if needed. Thanks.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">2.<b> Feb 1, 2024 Deadline for the ANNUAL UTSPS POETRY CONTEST </b>entries-more details at </span><a href="https://www.utahpoets.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UTAH-STATE-POETRY-SOCIETY-2024-CONTEST.pdf" style="text-align: left;">https://www.utahpoets.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UTAH-STATE-POETRY-SOCIETY-2024-CONTEST.pdf</a> <b>Sat, Feb 2nd WRITE ON-ST. GEORGE workshop</b> at Kayenta <a href="https://www.heritagewritersguild.com/winterconference?fbclid=IwAR2mMwrEx0-MLmiEitf_ymCp5Du_4ShoSThwOMVEm2OlQxx29MfGHMwWRJI" style="text-align: left;">https://www.heritagewritersguild.com/winterconference?fbclid=IwAR2mMwrEx0-MLmiEitf_ymCp5Du_4ShoSThwOMVEm2OlQxx29MfGHMwWRJI</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">3. <b>March 8 is POETRY IN THE PARK</b> with <b>Shannon Ballam</b> at <b>ZION PARK</b>. Register now only $30. </span><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; list-style: none; outline: currentcolor; text-align: left; touch-action: manipulation; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park/">https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park/</a></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b> March 1st</b> deadline for entries to SOUTHERN QUILL magazine at Utah Tech University </span><a href="https://www.thesouthernquill.com/" style="text-align: left;">https://www.thesouthernquill.com/</a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. <b>April</b>-annual <b>POETRY MONTH. TBA Joint reading with UTU Poetry Students</b> with Dr. Cindy King at St. George Library. Also annual <b>UTSPS April Awards conference</b> to be held in Provo, Utah <b>April 26-27</b>. TBA.</div></span>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-858186762661276532023-09-11T13:04:00.058-07:002023-09-11T16:31:30.226-07:00FALL Poetry Activities<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnq91uw6qu28ZnMql3OQLC2jvNd6rH51_sYK9QwlFamE9sNAyHJ0cBWyj-Zh7kaimME6NT4_0C3I_kT7JkbPuNOCh1swIhLpHJLbHaa_PGXRQeTBQsaxeP0m-IIKKolo2u1wVYXmKRZwUlCN013uUiH4q4OxoH4Rr6nWWTjj_1ffBXMZy92GlY8mYjAB2/s400/dixie%20logo.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="288" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnq91uw6qu28ZnMql3OQLC2jvNd6rH51_sYK9QwlFamE9sNAyHJ0cBWyj-Zh7kaimME6NT4_0C3I_kT7JkbPuNOCh1swIhLpHJLbHaa_PGXRQeTBQsaxeP0m-IIKKolo2u1wVYXmKRZwUlCN013uUiH4q4OxoH4Rr6nWWTjj_1ffBXMZy92GlY8mYjAB2/w144-h200/dixie%20logo.jpeg" width="144" /></a></div>It's been a busy Spring, Summer and now Fall filled with these events: <br /><p></p><p><b>APRIL</b>-Annual <b>JOINT READING with UTU Poets</b> at the<b> St. George Library</b>, </p><p><b>MAY-EPHRASTIC POETRY </b>created for the <b>Red Cliff Gallery</b> and a public reading,</p><p><b>SEPT</b>-<b>POETRY to ART CONTEST</b> for <b>St. George LITERARY ARTS FESTIVAL</b>-submitting poems for artists to choose as inspiration for creating an art piece which was then judged. <b>1st place winner</b>-Bonnie Anderson and artist Nance Brook-photo below, <b>2nd place-</b>Solid Stehl and artist Sue Kroll, and <b>3rd place-</b>Marissa Alvarez and artist artist Colleen Gianatiempo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEAnMQXReYjTE2olm8XErWUgIjalZuFaqQ2Okt0OazvCYNsQlEr7jrKuiA8JtOdjRZ0KfJ-TBfCqiy75wIVnJBFLw3UTucld4y2DkmX_K7Zl9i0WHbcYcHEKFlOgI6MVWJv6Fgwhu5CbqjTpTsDggQeI8krV7AWmDSCNGWpsqhp9xU0ccP501dL-Dt9dr/s2970/IMG_8305.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2970" data-original-width="2228" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEAnMQXReYjTE2olm8XErWUgIjalZuFaqQ2Okt0OazvCYNsQlEr7jrKuiA8JtOdjRZ0KfJ-TBfCqiy75wIVnJBFLw3UTucld4y2DkmX_K7Zl9i0WHbcYcHEKFlOgI6MVWJv6Fgwhu5CbqjTpTsDggQeI8krV7AWmDSCNGWpsqhp9xU0ccP501dL-Dt9dr/s320/IMG_8305.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>It's time now to continue with our <b>DIXIE POETS</b> <b>monthly meetings </b>with a short lesson and critiques every <b>3rd Tuesday of each month at the St. George Active Life Center 1:30-3:30 pm at 250 N 200 W. </b> Come join us.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>OTHER POETRY ACTIVITIES</b></p><p>1.<b> ILLINOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY</b> Contest-open to all <a href="https://www.illinoispoets.org/pdf/2023-isps-contest.pdf"><b>https://www.illinoispoets.org/pdf/2023-isps-contest.pdf</b></a> for details, deadline Oct 31, 2023. There is a submission fee.</p><p><b>2. Southern Quill Magazine</b>-coming in March 2024.</p><p><b>3. Oct 7th-2 pm Poet of the Year's Book-Susan Foster </b>in Orem Utah library. All UTSPS MEMBERS will receive a copy of <i>Falling Water Calls It Grief.</i></p>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-56436483140231900502023-06-23T14:42:00.636-07:002023-08-10T13:22:28.044-07:00POETRY SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5l27dZfgF4Ep-ni6G23r50Tz_9H7doM5X1BycF_HuStQjzyVM4dIVo_r-XQUnasAdheN2IkdZxXDbPEJWlRUrMg_JaI2amLORXShbBO1aJmZF3f46gH9Uhw0h70twOuF4wasjJTi8WzYo095OgT9Yxi765qR2SxRMpN_ISDku_lVuoTM__cCc6VLMNsn/s13485/SGLAF%20Billboard.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b>ARTISTS and </b><b>POETS are SELECTED</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"></p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222; font-size: 10.5pt;">Here is a <b>LIST OF POETS</b> and <b>ARTISTS</b> with the poems that were chosen listed below. Only 7 artists are participating and will be bringing their art piece to display and be judged <b>Th-Sep 7th, 2023</b> at the <b>ST GEORGE LITERARY ARTS FESTIVAL</b> at the <b>Children's Museum </b>between 7:30-8 am 86 S. Main St in St. George. Awards announced at 1 pm. Hope you'll all attend this exciting day of Literary Arts events. Admission is free (lunch included), but please preregister ASAP for this exciting event at <a href="https://stgeorgelitartsfest.org" target="_blank">http://stgeorgelitartsfest.org </a> THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-xXLPkIEctdiLDGJZbhbvjfzauKfFhIEIYQRRlkInhysu9qcOWALshKrrIQJeFyrSS5El7WIJ9zm0La9YGeL7SxJfj-UVSxIAAMmA4D5qja8QrQlNd7nL2gD00pb8x-p5_44Tpq2L_3Y94d3Xzlb0o3x0nikPzpKU3b_gXf_Sfe6s_YD7pF5mYUD-7EE/s1793/SG%20Lit%20Fest%20Flyer.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1793" data-original-width="1386" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-xXLPkIEctdiLDGJZbhbvjfzauKfFhIEIYQRRlkInhysu9qcOWALshKrrIQJeFyrSS5El7WIJ9zm0La9YGeL7SxJfj-UVSxIAAMmA4D5qja8QrQlNd7nL2gD00pb8x-p5_44Tpq2L_3Y94d3Xzlb0o3x0nikPzpKU3b_gXf_Sfe6s_YD7pF5mYUD-7EE/w309-h400/SG%20Lit%20Fest%20Flyer.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>Boni Anderson</b>-<i>First People</i> chosen by <b>Nancy Brook</b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Marissa Alvarez</b><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">-</span><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Broken Heart Installation Piece</i><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> chosen by </span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Colleen Gianatiempo</b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b> </b></span><span style="text-indent: 0px;"><b>Denis Feehan</b>-<i>Ordinary Things</i> chosen by <b>Caroll Shreeve Ripley</b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: 0px;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b> Marian Morgan</b>-<i>Endings</i> chosen by <b>Karen Betti</b></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>lyon </b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b> Michael Kruse</b>-<i>Elephant Love</i> chosen by <b>Diane Wahlert</b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b>Markay Brown</b>-<i>Flurries</i> chosen by <b>Deena Millicam </b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b> Stolid </b></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Stehl</b>-<i>Wildflower</i> chosen by <b>Sue Kroll</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: repeat white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 47.25pt; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; 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GEORGE ACTIVE LIFE CENTER-250 N 200 W</b> for gentle critiques and lessons on poetry and publishing. Bring 8-10 copies of your original poetry to share. For more info contact Lin Floyd < lin at sunrivertoday dot com></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">JUNE 21-26 NFSPS National Federation of State Poetry Society's Summer CONVENTION</span></b><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;"> in Des Moines, Iowa available on Zoom details see </span></span><a href="https://nfsps.net/event/4929357/628547768/nfsps-zoom-convention-catch-poetry-stage-page" style="text-align: left;">https://nfsps.net/event/4929357/628547768/nfsps-zoom-convention-catch-poetry-stage-page</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>CONGRATULATIONS to DIXIE POETS </b>for their recent participation in <b>ART to POETRY</b> event at <b>RED CLIFF GALLERY</b> in St. George where they created poetry for art pieces on exhibit. Visit the Gallery at 220 N 200 W in St. George to see the exhibit before it closes June 5th. </span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yb7GBYz5PQaqulpG0_FY4EMOjRUPtAmBgXOJBJ_TAmGpWDu5Q6w3ua64s2zcCeKuUOUBXj62yq6iOTMLzO63ODKeXkyybTKrgrK1E0cWR-JR16xjmbbZD5QDSgjFEM2q_xrIzC-nq54PtAOX8PomofcqMUh5MQf44UCI3foNh8VEtZWSpUS43ltR2Q/s3689/IMG_7998.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2767" data-original-width="3689" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yb7GBYz5PQaqulpG0_FY4EMOjRUPtAmBgXOJBJ_TAmGpWDu5Q6w3ua64s2zcCeKuUOUBXj62yq6iOTMLzO63ODKeXkyybTKrgrK1E0cWR-JR16xjmbbZD5QDSgjFEM2q_xrIzC-nq54PtAOX8PomofcqMUh5MQf44UCI3foNh8VEtZWSpUS43ltR2Q/w400-h300/IMG_7998.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(l-r) Julie Boe, Marissa Alvarez, Lin Floyd, Chyrrel Maupin,<br />Barbara Funke, Markay Brown, Pam Tucker, Denis Fenihan,<br />Marian Morgan. Not shown-Marilyn Richardson, Dan Glahn<br /> and Bryan Adams<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><b>COMING SOON</b></span><b> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>JUNE 22-Special POET</b> in Residence<b> JASON GRAY</b> reading at<b> ZION PARK</b> at<b> 7 pm</b> at<b> Sprindale Community Center presented by Z-</b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Arts. </b></span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">(more details coming.) </span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>JUNE 30 DEADLINE</b> for <b>Utah Division of Arts and Museums </b>yearly contest for poetry and literature. Details </span><a href="https://artsandmuseums.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-UOWC-Guidelines.pdf" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">https://artsandmuseums.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-UOWC-Guidelines.pdf</a></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: start;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBlEPC5-_xGdBJkeEmCkVP-TEsRdDVHlmq-G9rH64ZYEuzvsikH00M2Q9yDg_HfG0Kv1JbGKbx14WujQI9K2vwfalw4oAwJlr3Tw6ymrbZeF_wSiGaWikS_JFNXa9OwjEu4227jK84VjwIlt8tjSYjBJcuch6h1EDAtneTWhsfFxqo998-QyNZwOQ-g/s1258/Screenshot%202023-06-03%20at%206.29.55%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="1258" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBlEPC5-_xGdBJkeEmCkVP-TEsRdDVHlmq-G9rH64ZYEuzvsikH00M2Q9yDg_HfG0Kv1JbGKbx14WujQI9K2vwfalw4oAwJlr3Tw6ymrbZeF_wSiGaWikS_JFNXa9OwjEu4227jK84VjwIlt8tjSYjBJcuch6h1EDAtneTWhsfFxqo998-QyNZwOQ-g/s320/Screenshot%202023-06-03%20at%206.29.55%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: red;">NEW</span><span style="color: #222222;"> Heritage Writers Guild</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> is taking poetry and prose entries for those <b>who are or have</b> <b>been</b> members for their 50th Anniversary publication. Details...NEW DEADLINE July 15, 2023 </span><a href="https://www.heritagewritersguild.com/anthology" style="text-align: justify;">https://www.heritagewritersguild.com/anthology</a></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">Coming up-Th, SEPT 7, 2023 </span><span><b> SGLAF St. GEORGE LITERARY ARTS FESTIVAL </b>at Electric Theatre featuring Lisa Bickmore Utah Poet Laureate and Dixie Poets with Poetry to Art or Art to Poetry. More info soon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fsecznfBHnJSZMw9dkprlErMW4dlBLes7ysRP9GneNIJttQKmu9Yumt7IkJA3o9b83uGHchpK1GX7-WRASCmz_vBx0gP1X4S_1T1sbsg-8zLfVRvJeAbpbJiTJQ6nljyvf6kTr5NKpNM3vesBsmYe_xsbFcZWHT4yvcKk4LZqiP7b5rGXi91uPnrwgN6/s197/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-20%20at%2011.15.22%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="197" data-original-width="177" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fsecznfBHnJSZMw9dkprlErMW4dlBLes7ysRP9GneNIJttQKmu9Yumt7IkJA3o9b83uGHchpK1GX7-WRASCmz_vBx0gP1X4S_1T1sbsg-8zLfVRvJeAbpbJiTJQ6nljyvf6kTr5NKpNM3vesBsmYe_xsbFcZWHT4yvcKk4LZqiP7b5rGXi91uPnrwgN6/w180-h200/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-20%20at%2011.15.22%20AM.png" width="180" /></a></div><span><br /></span></div></div>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-45270935802699442422023-03-31T20:30:00.055-07:002023-04-28T12:31:00.786-07:00APRIL is POETRY MONTH<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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position: relative; text-align: start; width: 570px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"><b>Fri, April 28 </b>6 pm, and<b> Sat, April 29</b> 8:30 am. <b>UTSPS SPRING FESTIVAL</b> Contest awards given plus special guests <b>Lisa Bickmore</b>-Utah Poet Laureate. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">To register: </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">1. Email your registration request to the UTSPS Zoom manager, Paul Ford at </span><a href="mailto:pmford3@gmail.com" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">pmford3@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">2. In the Subject line of your email, please include “Registration” so your email will be easily identified as a request to register. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">3. In the body of your email, please include the following information:</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> - your name</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> - your email address</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">- that you're registering for the UTSPS Poetry Festival</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> - let us know whether you are a "Member" or a "Non-member"*</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>COMING IN MAY....Note time change BELOW on Sat, May 13 to 1 pm </b>so those wanting to attend <b>Dr. Cindy King's Poet in the Patio</b> at 2 pm at the Book Bungalow can attend. 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Details </span><a href="https://artsandmuseums.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-UOWC-Guidelines.pdf">https://artsandmuseums.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-UOWC-Guidelines.pdf</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To join our group contact lin at sunrivertoday dot com or come visit Dixie Poets. </div></div></div><p></p></div>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-67411589987393851092023-01-04T16:29:00.159-08:002023-02-21T16:05:38.505-08:00Poetry is ALIVE in the NEW YEAR<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0o8sxD_BzrUXypeeO0bnR2JJLmFlgDwdrnyJ5XHfrdWmvkUvqjujH3bIA6Rn-m2RrTzVqqGUn33GEXgLc_IzWiO0ZSRkz-K6P5WI4CjWhH8Xkuw9H-O41Vj0u3RkyMg2_rPdi_0k_QtRWsvV2LotNJ5O9D172HyNI_8_XngYiScUDgafY7YfFs1aU1A/s426/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-04%20at%204.38.13%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="426" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0o8sxD_BzrUXypeeO0bnR2JJLmFlgDwdrnyJ5XHfrdWmvkUvqjujH3bIA6Rn-m2RrTzVqqGUn33GEXgLc_IzWiO0ZSRkz-K6P5WI4CjWhH8Xkuw9H-O41Vj0u3RkyMg2_rPdi_0k_QtRWsvV2LotNJ5O9D172HyNI_8_XngYiScUDgafY7YfFs1aU1A/w200-h171/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-04%20at%204.38.13%20PM.png" width="200" /></a></div>Lots happening in the NEW YEAR. Keep updated here. Also check Utah State Poetry Society at <a href="http://utahpoets.com">utah poets.com</a></span></div><p></p><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b>MONTHLY meetings</b> for </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">DIXIE POETS</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> continue on our regular schedule <b>1st and 3rd TUESDAYS from 1:30-3:30 pm</b> with a lesson on the 1st Tuesday and critiques both times-bring 10-12 copies of 1-2 original poems for suggestions on improvement. We meet at the <b>ST GEORGE ACTIVE LIFE CENTER at 250 N 200 W.</b> All welcome to join us.</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>CONTESTS and WORKSHOPS</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>FEB 1st-UTSPS 2023 CONTEST ENTRIES DUE for details on contest rules see </b><a href="https://www.utahpoets.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-UTSPS_2023-Rules_Guidelines.pdf" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><br /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://www.utahpoets.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-UTSPS_2023-Rules_Guidelines.pdf">https://www.utahpoets.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-UTSPS_2023-Rules_Guidelines.pdf</a> </span>Prizes and certificates awarded at the annual <b>UTSPS April Awards Contest</b> <span style="color: red;">on April 28, 29 on ZOOM</span>. More details coming soon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>SAT, FEB 4th-HERITAGE WRITERS GUILD </b>of St. George invites us to come to their <b>WINTER WRITERS WORKSHOP </b>at Utah Tech University 10 am -3 pm, classes TBA,<span style="color: red;"> FREE</span>. Details: <a href="https://www.heritagewritersguild.com/winterconference" style="text-align: left;">https://www.heritagewritersguild.com/winterconference</a> There will be special session on Poetry by local poem Candy Fowler who was UTSPS Poet of the Year in 2015.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>FRI, MARCH 3-POETRY IN THE PARK</b> at <b>ZION NATIONAL PARK at</b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Zion National Park Nature Center, </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.666667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Registration for the event closes on <b>February 28.</b> </span><a href="https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park/" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park/</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. <b> TIME TO REGISTER.</b>..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Poetry in the Park welds nature and poetry beautifully in its setting at the Zion National Park Nature Center before the crowds start coming. Sponsored and hosted by Zion National Park Forever Project, this year the event will feature two presenters energized by poetry, high school English teachers Rachel Robins (Crimson Cliffs High School) and Susan Wiese (Hurricane High School). These two ladies will engage the mind and senses, using the serene setting as inspiration</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The experience will also include a guided nature hike, silent poetry writing time and time to share the poetry participants wrote that day and receive feedback from other participants.. Tuition for the event is </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$30 for adults and free for high school and college students accompanied by their teachers. </span></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>MARCH 6th</b> is deadline to submit online to UTU's <b>SOUTHERN QUILL MAGAZINE </b><a href="https://southernquill.submittable.com/submit">https://southernquill.submittable.com/submit</a><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> 3-5 unpublished poems, stories, photos and artwork.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b>MARCH 15th-Deadline for NFSPS Summer June 22-27 Conference POETRY CONTEST in Des Moines Iowa. </b>Details on </span><a href="https://www.nfsps.com/brochure2023.pdf">https://www.nfsps.com/brochure2023.pdf</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><b>APRIL 13th Thursday 6-7 pm at Washington County Library in St. George.JOINT POETRY READING with Dixie Poets and UTAH TECH poets. Open to public. Contact Lin Floyd to participate.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><b>PANORAMA</b> 2021-22 publication for those who paid UTSPS dues in last 2 years is at the press and will be given out this month at Dixie Poets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"><b>Fri, April 28 evening, and Sat, April 29</b> during the day. On Zoom. <b>UTSPS April CONFERENCE. </b>More details on<b> </b><a href="http://utahpoets.com/" style="color: #954f72; font-weight: bold;">http://utahpoets.com</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">June 21-26 NFSPS Summer CONVENTION</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> in Des Moines, Iowa<a href="https://www.nfsps.com/CM"> https://www.nfsps.com/CMPC.pdf</a></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;"></span></span></div><p></p>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-46031274767177989022022-08-02T20:21:00.020-07:002022-09-17T15:23:51.961-07:00AUGUST/September NEWS-Think Fall... <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwQ9l8xCLKWjkNtLXE3NSMwjOs8oUSW0xpI6zxQC_JZU4XP3p65ILoCALHi7u8LkWVT0fA7N02ZglQs8Nk3OIy95UlCBv4lnAN23WbJ-TRayoiychAM5MojkWeYAXIbAmcXKoi_pnWyo2VCav-i1uep9oRvCK2d4HuAmhrBBaDDfb4IuDTXCwSgEJ4Q/s320/fall%20leaves.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="320" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwQ9l8xCLKWjkNtLXE3NSMwjOs8oUSW0xpI6zxQC_JZU4XP3p65ILoCALHi7u8LkWVT0fA7N02ZglQs8Nk3OIy95UlCBv4lnAN23WbJ-TRayoiychAM5MojkWeYAXIbAmcXKoi_pnWyo2VCav-i1uep9oRvCK2d4HuAmhrBBaDDfb4IuDTXCwSgEJ4Q/s1600/fall%20leaves.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>SUMMER </b>is almost over and it's time to think about upcoming poetry opportunities for fall and beyond. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">MONTHLY meetings for <b>DIXIE POETS</b> continue on our regular schedule 1st and 3rd TUESDAYS from 1:30-3:30 pm with a lesson on the 1st Tuesday and critiques both times-bring 10-12 copies of 1-2 original poems for suggestions on improvement. We meet at the ST GEORGE ACTIVE LIFE CENTER at 350 N 200 W. All welcome to join us. Contact lin at sunriver today dot com for more info.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>CONTEST OPPORTUNITIES</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1.<b> PANORAMA 2020-22</b> is accepting entries for publication by any members of UTSPS for those years. With Covid we lost a few years of sharing our poetry. It can be poems you have published or not. If you submitted poems last year, please resubmit. Our current editor is Russell Aspslund. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If your poem has been published elsewhere/not by UTSPS or received an award, please note that. You will not be notified whether your submission will be published in Panorama but we surprised when you receive your issue. Every paid UTSPS members for the last 3 years will receive a free copy of the Panorama. <u><b>Due by Sept 30, 2022</b></u>. Submit 1-3 poems via email to panorama37.2020@gmail.com or by mail to Russell Asplund 2223 E 1200 N, Layton UT 84040. No entry fee. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span> GUIDELINES:</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Line limit:</b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> 40 lines, does not include epigraph or blank lines. <br /></span></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Spaces per line:</b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> 55 or less. <br /></span></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Subject:</b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> Any<br /></span></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Form:</b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> Any<br /></span></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Please no vulgarity or political statements</span></blockquote></blockquote><p>2. For other INFORMATION-check out National Federation of State Poetry Societies <a href="http://nfsps.com">http://nfsps.com</a> or the newly revised UTSPS website<a href="http://utahpoets.com" target="_blank"> http://utahpoets.com</a> or see our UTSPS blog with spotlights on new members and the new UTAH POET LAUREATE at <a href="http://utahpoetry.blogspot.com">http://utahpoetry.blogspot.com</a> If you are on Facebook, join our Utah State Poetry Society group for more info and poems to enjoy.</p><p>3. Meet our new UTAH POET LAUREATE! in St. George UT -click for details.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGM9amKVuwoBqrMyrjBKhKH9jwYY9n3nnp_FbLtiW-rsbkg7dO5qTdN2GvK19lpnE9W4Ccx3-imDx74UlAT9rUSym2SUtCGSrafk1pLBkiBsEuBDxn5G5mbjjJrIQVXHBaWI-4TQ2klSSWMDKEe4G8Muk6l6OYGQnorrwaHjKjj0YaW9daul2EwGtjQ/s2000/Meet%20Utah%E2%80%99s%20New%20Poet%20Laureate%20Draft%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGM9amKVuwoBqrMyrjBKhKH9jwYY9n3nnp_FbLtiW-rsbkg7dO5qTdN2GvK19lpnE9W4Ccx3-imDx74UlAT9rUSym2SUtCGSrafk1pLBkiBsEuBDxn5G5mbjjJrIQVXHBaWI-4TQ2klSSWMDKEe4G8Muk6l6OYGQnorrwaHjKjj0YaW9daul2EwGtjQ/w309-h400/Meet%20Utah%E2%80%99s%20New%20Poet%20Laureate%20Draft%203.png" width="309" /></a></div>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-81107320953939749562022-04-18T13:12:00.031-07:002022-09-29T16:24:20.260-07:00Celebrating National Poetry Month<p><b>Dixie Poets returns</b>...we had a joint reading at the St. George Library with Dixie State University poets on Thursday April 14. It was nice to be together and sharing our poems publicly. Dixie Poets will continue meeting on our regular schedule 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month and during the summer (no meeting on July 5th) at the St. George Active Life Center from 1:30-3:30 pm. Everyone welcome to join with us.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODZBIQRey38j1wH76u4iw5lPBvlpPadXtdOmnaUAF35H1OhRB0djcGSFfKCyME05LthpNUSbApEqf7zG6-7sY3DytL7jMu-0OQSvgu72ylZolp8TW4Cw1iuMoTNZyEgZLJQWYjGLABrPEuBgwvOfFplAFDj5QYnm-Pb0vRIHq9dcLaZQX34q28Gptrg/s4032/9CC502FF-942A-4158-9B46-B7B28854BE46.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODZBIQRey38j1wH76u4iw5lPBvlpPadXtdOmnaUAF35H1OhRB0djcGSFfKCyME05LthpNUSbApEqf7zG6-7sY3DytL7jMu-0OQSvgu72ylZolp8TW4Cw1iuMoTNZyEgZLJQWYjGLABrPEuBgwvOfFplAFDj5QYnm-Pb0vRIHq9dcLaZQX34q28Gptrg/w400-h300/9CC502FF-942A-4158-9B46-B7B28854BE46.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poets-l-r 1st row: Marian, Silivia, Marilyn and Roxie<br />2nd row: Julie, Denis, Lin, Barbara and Markay</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Don't forget the <b>National Federation of State Poetry Societies</b> annual Summer conference this year in Columbus, Ohio June 23-26th. Also available on Zoom. For details see<a href="http://www.nfsps.com/NFSPS2022ConvReg.pdf"> http://www.nfsps.com/NFShttp://www.nfsps.com/NFSPS2022ConvReg.pdf</a><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b>NEW CONTEST OPPORTUNITY-</b></span><b>Utah Arts and Museums </b>Annual contest for writing and poetry has one category for poetry. Great prizes. Deadline May2-June 30th, 2022.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaX3p3WGYGznXsjNgRlN4X2Sm0ytMVPI-u1Z83YjaMg1vxxYklEZu33BJeMoOsiwFHk2WpuCaIzp6fE4Qxi0zQtirBzpdnutew34-JFfjYQrPuqgue3YZ89C6ZDL0IUIk6n1pdSmFtZPSYZ0fRNJBuyL5v0H9amxP6PtUVZdhB6r095-pz8a0OKalag/s624/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-20%20at%202.07.30%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="104" data-original-width="624" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaX3p3WGYGznXsjNgRlN4X2Sm0ytMVPI-u1Z83YjaMg1vxxYklEZu33BJeMoOsiwFHk2WpuCaIzp6fE4Qxi0zQtirBzpdnutew34-JFfjYQrPuqgue3YZ89C6ZDL0IUIk6n1pdSmFtZPSYZ0fRNJBuyL5v0H9amxP6PtUVZdhB6r095-pz8a0OKalag/w400-h66/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-20%20at%202.07.30%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>See details on entering at <a href="http://www.slcc.edu/cwc/utah-original-writing-competition.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slcc.edu/cwc/utah-original-writing-competition.aspx </a></div>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-58333121643829215352022-03-25T12:33:00.010-07:002022-03-25T12:36:04.152-07:00We are FAMOUS...lol!<p> Our Poetry WORDSHOP group is famous. At least our photo is in the St. George Senior Center though our group is for all ages. We had two new poets join us who are in their 90s and still writing. Poetry is for everyone and a great stress reliever... Click to enlarge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWp9goJaBYNdtagi6u9Y1lXD_VIoHgXjNlFzDe89TxtwMU9I6IBxhgwkZ6iVH6gEMTdpI0YnE54Kqz3TvrHK2ENqv_EP5eBH7BKGxw_mmJemKkVSmqwC6Puzm30QGLP48MGTC2bH_yfCroKCM0GD-OT047LTewvwb1tJtkBc4m05IN7NxyO5reWKy9A/s623/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-25%20at%201.26.40%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="623" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWp9goJaBYNdtagi6u9Y1lXD_VIoHgXjNlFzDe89TxtwMU9I6IBxhgwkZ6iVH6gEMTdpI0YnE54Kqz3TvrHK2ENqv_EP5eBH7BKGxw_mmJemKkVSmqwC6Puzm30QGLP48MGTC2bH_yfCroKCM0GD-OT047LTewvwb1tJtkBc4m05IN7NxyO5reWKy9A/w400-h253/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-25%20at%201.26.40%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-40177731606479529162022-03-17T14:29:00.008-07:002022-03-17T14:34:05.958-07:00SPRING into SUMMER POETRY Activities<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaAWKN-PWEpgF4Q3N8y-rkYKNe_TEudBfM3jbogaXi6_e4OAc3mHU3M1cbKNZ-yuDllasQhlklX9TWb_XRfGMU8KEoaFwaprnsDFNm7emhPTtb-sb2qUqIDtCDwyjy7wwDZjg7g8ot9WzbmSPDu2-aafTukvcAALtgSkB3U5nBoH4KC_sT-UvvPaK1AA" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img data-original-height="128" data-original-width="127" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaAWKN-PWEpgF4Q3N8y-rkYKNe_TEudBfM3jbogaXi6_e4OAc3mHU3M1cbKNZ-yuDllasQhlklX9TWb_XRfGMU8KEoaFwaprnsDFNm7emhPTtb-sb2qUqIDtCDwyjy7wwDZjg7g8ot9WzbmSPDu2-aafTukvcAALtgSkB3U5nBoH4KC_sT-UvvPaK1AA=w198-h200" width="198" /></a></div>With<b> SPRING</b> comes <b>APRIL</b> which is <b>POETRY MONTH.</b>..<p></p><p><b>DIXIE POETS WORDSHOP </b>will continue meeting every <b>1st and 3rd Tuesdays </b>at the <b>St. George Active Life Senior Center</b> at 250 N 200 W from <b>1:30-3:30 pm.</b> All ages welcome to participate in short lessons on poets and poetry-how to write better plus helpful critiques-bring 10-12 copies of your original poem/s. For more info. contact Lin Floyd lin at sunrivertoday dot com</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>UPCOMING CONTESTS and ACTIVITIES</b></p><p><b>April-month long activities-</b>see <a href="https://utahpoetryfestival.com">https://utahpoetryfestival.com</a> organized by Paisley Rekdal-Utah State Poet Laureate.</p><p><b>Apr 8-9 Utah State Poetry April Festival</b> on Zoom. Details available at <a href="http://utahpoets.com">utahpoets.com</a> Need to register before April 5th-annual awards and workshop.</p><p><b>Apr 14-Celebrate Poetry-</b>free poetry reading at St. George public library 6-7 pm featuring Dixie Poets and DSU Poetry Students in Dr. Cindy King's class.</p><p><b>Apr 15<span> </span></b><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">PA'RUS POETS ADULT CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST! </span></b><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Submissions accepted Feb. 1 through April 15.</span> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #1d2129; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Awards ceremony on Thursday, May 12 </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #1d2129; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">$5 entry fee per entry. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anyone ages 18 and older living in the Intermountain West can enter the contest, which features the same two categories as the students: poetry and personal essay, as well as the same theme of "Reaching New Heights." Each adult can submit one entry per category. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is the adult contest submission link: </span><span style="color: #888888; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZn4x9m2fVVqwFzxPHwNVAZoWXliXinKwnQHkWpP2n3qwKow/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZn4x9m2fVVqwFzxPHwNVAZoWXliXinKwnQHkWpP2n3qwKow/viewform</a></span></span></p><p><b><a href="PA'RUS POETS ADULT CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST! Submissions accepted Feb. 1 through April 15. Awards ceremony on Thursday, May 12 $5 entry fee per entry Anyone ages 18 and older living in the Intermountain West can enter the contest, which features the same two categories as the students: poetry and personal essay, as well as the same theme of "Reaching New Heights." Each adult can submit one entry per category. Here is the adult contest submission link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZn4x9m2fVVqwFzxPHwNVAZoWXliXinKwnQHkWpP2n3qwKow/viewform" target="_blank"></a></b></p><p><b>June 23-24 National Federation of State Poetry Societies Annual Convention</b> in Columbus, Ohio. Will be in person and on Zoom. Details <a href="https://nfsps.com/Strophes2022-Apr.pdf">https://nfsps.com/Strophes2022-Apr.pdf</a> <br /></p>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-45980655956573460132022-01-01T06:59:00.122-08:002022-02-28T13:12:35.035-08:00Poetry in the NEW YEAR 2022<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLDhDhQzg70JsQQacavP3ulpTecf1m1V4NwavJOdFjdecRer8B95GftVHO1HLFESpu2aeo9bG0-NJCJXrLYqXf290zJTRDPRKzGms5lteNcrs9X8vSJ8wWCWLHixQC83h5hCmmPXy2HLIeB6tM9tZW179iqjhm6vn3liaIBvpfTURvzCKyImVpGkzL3g=s669" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="669" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLDhDhQzg70JsQQacavP3ulpTecf1m1V4NwavJOdFjdecRer8B95GftVHO1HLFESpu2aeo9bG0-NJCJXrLYqXf290zJTRDPRKzGms5lteNcrs9X8vSJ8wWCWLHixQC83h5hCmmPXy2HLIeB6tM9tZW179iqjhm6vn3liaIBvpfTURvzCKyImVpGkzL3g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>POETRY WORDSHOP CONTINUES</b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Meeting on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at the ST. GEORGE ACTIVE LIFE</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> CENTER 250 North 200 West-upstairs from 1:30-3:30 pm with gentle critiquing to help us get ready for the many contests available to win cash prizes sponsored by UTSPS. Contact lin at sunrivertoday dot com for more info.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>ANNOUNCEMENTS</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">1. Time to<b> join Utah State Poetry Society</b> to receive reduced prices for entering contests, and opportunity to submit to the Panorama publication. Online <b>April Awards Festival (April 8-9)</b> with prizes for contests and mini workshops available. Dues ($30/years) due postmarked by Wed, Jan 5, 2022. See form: <a href="http://utahpoets.com" target="_blank">utahpoets.com</a> . You can still contest without paying dues but less categories are available. They need our support! Feb 1st is deadline for this contest and for National Federation of State Poetry Societies society see<a href="http://nfsps.org"> http://nfsps.org</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuW0uSfxhUtxk5xHGPe-qUxOwMsm4v9zSbQ5xOcLfwuFRn52bx4SeLxetuxO2WiFfz0oP8hJLrxVVjg3_fj4uaClr50Rm9RK3Aap9NCODeQP1Qrv3w_2l8WnUCkKUbuvLnJW-B2Sy0jar43Xo9QgTydMNWTBm3iE-yahVEMl_MJsY1uLA0hvs5zM9uNg=s330" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="285" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuW0uSfxhUtxk5xHGPe-qUxOwMsm4v9zSbQ5xOcLfwuFRn52bx4SeLxetuxO2WiFfz0oP8hJLrxVVjg3_fj4uaClr50Rm9RK3Aap9NCODeQP1Qrv3w_2l8WnUCkKUbuvLnJW-B2Sy0jar43Xo9QgTydMNWTBm3iE-yahVEMl_MJsY1uLA0hvs5zM9uNg=w173-h200" width="173" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lola Haskins</td></tr></tbody></table>2. Annual <b>POETRY IN THE PARK </b>at Zion Park Nature Center with<b> Lola Haskins</b> on<b> Friday, March 4th</b> at 8:45 am to 3 pm. Fee-$50 for a day of poetry instruction, free pass to the park, etc. REGISTER NOW... details at <a href="https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park/">https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park/</a><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">3. Annual <b>REDROCK CREATIVE WRITING SEMINAR</b>-Sat, March 5th -details coming check out <a href="http://redrockwriters.org">http://redrockwriters.org</a> for info and also about <b>CHAPARRAL CONTEST awards.</b> See flyers below for details:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="800" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt-H0L2BKpiy_d-X4MfFTqm2GVtYiQkGwjDUY7JV8yYM54IStosULJOJuoiz1B8e_6BkjhRIverP-k_YjDR6bIObJ8zN0y8GSGmGwQtCv3VSn585p3JeBnRoQEepOocNnpY5sWad0fcPtmPx3Exl2jtxvKI1GsP50LtqFroyi961PWjvTs6r6og-SlbQ=w320-h248" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Registration Form for Redrock Writers Seminar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEEqjrbOrtEJVl8_Uq9lUmfOF8VJrt7_v7ATmJYoT8JoWzDhg7ohBluRsDMvcSQl6-OPgy71doopqZnc7uWcKRh3eUkhe5LTUA8urGr9eZdhOnS0avgUJgDiHVMNakPAHSCzZFnLQE8opIOvWmQdaAYZEhgudRezDKEAdUcW7O6erHZL2S4FsV5vqUow=s1035" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEEqjrbOrtEJVl8_Uq9lUmfOF8VJrt7_v7ATmJYoT8JoWzDhg7ohBluRsDMvcSQl6-OPgy71doopqZnc7uWcKRh3eUkhe5LTUA8urGr9eZdhOnS0avgUJgDiHVMNakPAHSCzZFnLQE8opIOvWmQdaAYZEhgudRezDKEAdUcW7O6erHZL2S4FsV5vqUow=w309-h400" width="309" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Program for Redrock Writers Program<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEEqjrbOrtEJVl8_Uq9lUmfOF8VJrt7_v7ATmJYoT8JoWzDhg7ohBluRsDMvcSQl6-OPgy71doopqZnc7uWcKRh3eUkhe5LTUA8urGr9eZdhOnS0avgUJgDiHVMNakPAHSCzZFnLQE8opIOvWmQdaAYZEhgudRezDKEAdUcW7O6erHZL2S4FsV5vqUow=s1035" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEEqjrbOrtEJVl8_Uq9lUmfOF8VJrt7_v7ATmJYoT8JoWzDhg7ohBluRsDMvcSQl6-OPgy71doopqZnc7uWcKRh3eUkhe5LTUA8urGr9eZdhOnS0avgUJgDiHVMNakPAHSCzZFnLQE8opIOvWmQdaAYZEhgudRezDKEAdUcW7O6erHZL2S4FsV5vqUow=s1035" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicM6g0q2Bbfh8j97e2B4Q7UMDY6oxSx6EB5nYOzycsDYi3b4xl4ILQgyY-OsdyhNs4AhbY3BJog_oAAXTFpRinyiSpBvQVY3L5ELh2uNxOC-3wBrrieEGmWvyblqDR7nT1KWCzRAYprW7WiyFt5_kPerhY_xL7gP7ffZpaBhd73oDpyLXyITZmCYe4fg=s700" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="538" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicM6g0q2Bbfh8j97e2B4Q7UMDY6oxSx6EB5nYOzycsDYi3b4xl4ILQgyY-OsdyhNs4AhbY3BJog_oAAXTFpRinyiSpBvQVY3L5ELh2uNxOC-3wBrrieEGmWvyblqDR7nT1KWCzRAYprW7WiyFt5_kPerhY_xL7gP7ffZpaBhd73oDpyLXyITZmCYe4fg=s320" width="246" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">4. Also coming up <b>SOUTHERN QUILL</b> DSU's literary magazine, deadline <b>March 7th</b>-see poster for details: poetry, photography, visual art, fiction and non fiction. No entry fee. <a href="https://www.thesouthernquill.com/submit">https://www.thesouthernquill.com/submit</a></span><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">5.<b> HERITAGE WRITERS GUILD</b> writing workshops on <b>Sat</b>, <b>March 12</b> at 10:30-12:30 at Washington Country Library in St. George will feature Dorothy Allred Solomon discussing writing memoirs, </span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">On <b>Sat Mar 26t</b>h same time and place author Julie Olsen will be discussing how to write children's books, illustrate and young adult books. Free lecture, for more info contact email Marilyn Richardson <jayrich@infowest.com> or for details check out<a href="https://www.heritagewritersguild.com"> www.heritagewritersguild.com </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>6. Due <b>Mar 15th NFSPS-National Federation of State Poetry Societies annual contest. Open</b> to all but especially UTSPS members:<a href=" https://www.nfsps.com/poetry_contests.htm " target="_blank"> https://www.nfsps.com/poetry_contests.htm </a></div><div><br /></div><div>7. <b style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">PA'RUS POETS ADULT CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST!</span></b></div><div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Submissions accepted Feb. 1 through April 15.</span> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: georgia, serif; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Awards ceremony on Thursday, May 12 </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: georgia, serif; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">$5 entry fee per entry</span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> <span> </span></span>Anyone ages 18 and older living in the Intermountain West can enter the contest, which features the same two categories as the students: poetry and personal essay, as well as the same theme of "Reaching New Heights." Each adult can submit one entry per category. </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is the adult contest submission link:</span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZn4x9m2fVVqwFzxPHwNVAZoWXliXinKwnQHkWpP2n3qwKow/viewform" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZn4x9m2fVVqwFzxPHwNVAZoWXliXinKwnQHkWpP2n3qwKow/viewform</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is a $5 fee per entry in the adult contest. Entries will not be considered if the entry fee has not been paid. The entry fee is simply to raise funds for the prize money and other costs associated with the contest. We are a non-profit entity. </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can pay your entry fee one of three ways:</span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Pay on our EventBrite site: </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parus-poets-adult-creative-writing-contest-tickets-255419495587" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parus-poets-adult-creative-writing-contest-tickets-255419495587</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">(this site charges an extra administrative fee, FYI) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pay via Venmo @Reuben-Wadsworth (3315 last four of phone number) </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pay via check made out to me sent to: </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reuben Wadswort </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">395 N. 200 West, Room 205 </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hurricane, UT 84737 </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Any questions about the adult contest can be directed to me or adult contest chair, Jenny Drummond, </span><a href="mailto:jenny.drummond@washk12.org" style="font-family: georgia, serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">jenny.drummond@washk12.org</a></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-38703613845596370482021-09-16T13:23:00.040-07:002021-09-21T10:25:37.204-07:00CHANGES are HERE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41EEZ5Z7rnVdviF3q-EfBCxdQhmwJ6qBecSubVCl3NCavFfS99D4jfz8rJxXyZ1En4aVzLt6zM9EYWqPdc6XzSy2S5fmh9-oDWx9YGd6ZnLFFO1jESmOZ8rU40w1DJM9_u-4KWCTMQqMl/s485/Screen+Shot+2021-09-16+at+2.12.43+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="485" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41EEZ5Z7rnVdviF3q-EfBCxdQhmwJ6qBecSubVCl3NCavFfS99D4jfz8rJxXyZ1En4aVzLt6zM9EYWqPdc6XzSy2S5fmh9-oDWx9YGd6ZnLFFO1jESmOZ8rU40w1DJM9_u-4KWCTMQqMl/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-09-16+at+2.12.43+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Starting Sept 6, 2021, <b>DIXIE POETS</b>-a Chapter of the Utah State Poetry Society <u>will NO longer be meeting in the St. George Active Life (Senior) Center at 250 N 200 W in SG as per request by UTSPS's governing board's policy NOT to hold meetings in public places such as libraries, parks and senior centers because of concerns over the Covid 19 spread. </u>When allowed to meet again, it will be announced HERE. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the meantime a <i>new</i> <b>POETRY WORDSHOP</b> <u> sponsored by the St George Active Life Center will hold meetings on the same schedule-1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 1:30-3:30 pm until further notice. </u> For more info-contact LIN FLOYD (lin at sunrivertoday dot com) Bring 10 copies of one to two poems for gentle critiquing. Participants registered for any classes at the Center can continue meeting there and will be issued a key fob to check in. Others will need to pre-register at the Center before class. All attending are asked for $1 donation to the Center to attend each session.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Those wishing to participate in UTSPS activities will find a calendar at their website <a href="http://utahpoets.com" target="_blank">http://utahpoets.com </a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">OPPORTUNITY to be PUBLISHED by DSU English Dept in their ROUTE 7 Magazine-no fees. More info</span><a href="https://www.r7review.com/submit" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank"> <span face="system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px; list-style: none; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; text-align: left; touch-action: manipulation; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.r7review.com/submit</span></span></a><span style="text-align: justify;"> Also check out for other contests: </span><a href="https://trishhopkinson.com/" style="text-align: justify;">https://trishhopkinson.com/</a></div></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JTB54HYio-4hV6PF6W8CVj_opJWU3pnEzuRJjii9mm5SbT0fkGrJ1jZEC0SbX6nyKPtei59YQqUgfzQJo8gnq08QXBgnsQzlSbZpamiXjvuSrxjQGv4GMFg2wrhonJmdUeam_ct7laRF/s728/Screen+Shot+2021-09-16+at+4.54.56+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="665" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JTB54HYio-4hV6PF6W8CVj_opJWU3pnEzuRJjii9mm5SbT0fkGrJ1jZEC0SbX6nyKPtei59YQqUgfzQJo8gnq08QXBgnsQzlSbZpamiXjvuSrxjQGv4GMFg2wrhonJmdUeam_ct7laRF/w365-h400/Screen+Shot+2021-09-16+at+4.54.56+PM.png" width="365" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-73150422051890843062021-07-20T09:56:00.048-07:002021-08-28T15:24:07.235-07:00COMING SOON-Summer into Fall Poetry Activities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2ceh9PENYdkGVsyNPDLFHPBPuq9fi8XsSROpbNSIyY7fKI92Id7SsXQvgMO8m2Qozzrr_1dRN3XdbENU4Ae3hcDhhYxMrywoNCS0jWMgif_NaC8xP-yT6oOV0nJKHj7Jp6s5QpoYiLqY/s317/august.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2ceh9PENYdkGVsyNPDLFHPBPuq9fi8XsSROpbNSIyY7fKI92Id7SsXQvgMO8m2Qozzrr_1dRN3XdbENU4Ae3hcDhhYxMrywoNCS0jWMgif_NaC8xP-yT6oOV0nJKHj7Jp6s5QpoYiLqY/s0/august.png" /></a></div><b><u>MONTHLY ACTIVITIES</u></b><div><br /></div><div><b>Tues, July 20, 2021 DIXIE POETS</b>-twice monthly meetings at 1:30-3:30 pm at Sr. Center in St. George 250 N 200 W for sharing a short bio of a favorite poet and a poem of theirs.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tues, Aug 3 & 17 DIXIE POETS</b>-short lesson & critiques–– continuing 1st and 3rd Tuesdays: Sept 7 & 21, Oct 5 & 19, Nov 2 & 16, and Dec 7 & 21.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u>SPECIAL CONTESTS and ACTIVITIES</u></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>CHAPARRAL CONTEST</b>-entries starting in September-December for this yearly contest, see details below:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Friday, March 5, 2022 POETRY IN THE PARK</b> returns at Zion Park Lodge with Lola Haskins as presenter and also featured speaker at <b>REDROCK CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP</b> on Sat, <b>March 6, 2022.</b> More info coming soon.</div>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-20321071036510131152021-04-30T14:39:00.001-07:002021-04-30T14:39:26.831-07:00If you are a member of UTSPS...<p>You can register for the NFSPS Convention coming in June all online. See details below:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSBenuiJlY7XHqy0ilwliL135R90ILLR9GNzTEauao9lVn33t8fcT0VCjFadrR3h6-6R_2uENAclael4ISpmuKqm1-THnBGXRXLe1_LMTn-Hdu9Z7WN18pwLlyanZmO4k3LU6lMBdnz5c/s1243/NFSPS+2021+Convention.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="961" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSBenuiJlY7XHqy0ilwliL135R90ILLR9GNzTEauao9lVn33t8fcT0VCjFadrR3h6-6R_2uENAclael4ISpmuKqm1-THnBGXRXLe1_LMTn-Hdu9Z7WN18pwLlyanZmO4k3LU6lMBdnz5c/s320/NFSPS+2021+Convention.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-14244537358386920312021-03-19T14:18:00.152-07:002021-05-19T16:01:03.875-07:00SPRING and POETRY RETURN<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMRTauonmqlZv-Ck-7kW-FjU7xNUr6iy4z5j-naUpbTZYOQeSQMcKIKjcq9tTnC7ZRB-v-gKgBiap0LkK-UmwzWCGfG31Bw2iJe9j9f_MYuES3pi5jp5Y2J6eGlMbUf67jDOsFfPcSm0L/s128/spring.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMRTauonmqlZv-Ck-7kW-FjU7xNUr6iy4z5j-naUpbTZYOQeSQMcKIKjcq9tTnC7ZRB-v-gKgBiap0LkK-UmwzWCGfG31Bw2iJe9j9f_MYuES3pi5jp5Y2J6eGlMbUf67jDOsFfPcSm0L/s0/spring.jpeg" /></a></div><b>DIXIE POETS </b>will begin meeting again on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month from <b>1:30-3:30 pm</b> in a new location at the <b>Washington County Library Branch in Santa Clara </b>located on the corner of Sunset and 1099 N Lava Flow Drive. <b>BUT we will return to our SG Senior Center conference in May</b>. <p></p><p><b>DATES TO REMEMBER for POETRY MEETINGS</b></p><p><span>Mon-April 5th instead of Tues, April 6</span>-1:30-3pm DIXIE POETS Lesson by Denis Feehan on <i>Comparison of Poems and Song Lyrics,</i> bring 10-12 copies of 1-2 poems for gentle critiquing.</p><p><b>Tues, April 20</b>-1:30-3:30 pm DIXIE POETS Lesson-Mona Clark, masks optional at Santa Clara Lib.</p><p><b>Tues, May 4</b>-1:30-3:30 pm DIXIE POETS Lesson-Marie Tolltrup on POETIC FORM: the FLAMENCA, a short Spanish quintain (5 lines), <b>MEETING IN SR. Citizen CENTER 250 N 200 S in St. George.</b></p><p><b>Tues, May 18</b>, 1:30-3:30 pm DIXIE POETS <span style="color: red;">Lesson-Lin Floyd-healing power of poetry</span>. <b>MEETING IN SR. Citizen CENTER</b></p><p><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">LESSONS/Critiques <span style="color: red;">WILL CONTINUE DURING THE SUMMER</span>-1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 1:30-3</b><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">:30 pm </b><b><u> at Sr. Center</u>: June 1st-Lesson-Silvia Mangen, June 15-Marissa Alvarez, July 6-TBA, July 18-TBA, Aug 3-TBA, and Aug 17-TBA.</b></p><p><b style="text-align: center;">COMING SOON</b><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><p><b>Apr 16-18 UTAH Poetry Festival </b>free online, details<a href="https://utahpoetryfestival.com/" target="_blank"> https://utahpoetryfestival.com/</a></p><p><b>Fri, Apr 23</b> at 5:30 pm on Zoom, and<b> Sat Apr 24</b> at Apr 8:15 am for <b>UTSPS Awards Festival </b>details coming on <b><a href="https://utahpoetryfestival.com/" target="_blank">http://utahpoets.com </a></b></p><p><b>Wed, Apr 28</b> at 10 am <b>Shanan Ballam</b> Free <b>Poetry of Memories WORKSHOP</b> on Zoom, contact lin at sunrivertoday dot com for details</p><p>NOTE: No Mesquite Fine Arts poetry entries as inspiration for artists.</p>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-33247177319697960512021-02-04T12:20:00.044-08:002021-02-04T12:38:10.045-08:00It's 2021 and we're still HERE!<p>Time to adapt, be flexible and PATIENT, but continue going forward...with life, our use of time and our talents. So what's happening? <b>Poetry in the Park</b>, <b>Redrock Creative Writing Seminar </b>and <b>Chaparral Poetry</b> contest all held in March are cancelled this year. The <b>St. George Festival of Literary Arts</b> switched gears and recently published a book of Covid poems called <i>The Art of Isolation</i> instead of their regular seminar last Oct. So what is still planned to happen?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>ONLINE WORKSHOPS/FESTIVALS</b></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyM-I1IXccbpkoUcfjmzUGKxP7lpEBfCnEznxhWmYmwoqR6uAqNTxHIFgou5fi2sZMXH1AAWBRrdOQ1gHGlQRE72GkeEAeFzQgIygJsXXOHVF20YsBJgSFIun5PkvWnxcyHMPLTLnXiow/s270/UTSPS_logo.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="270" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyM-I1IXccbpkoUcfjmzUGKxP7lpEBfCnEznxhWmYmwoqR6uAqNTxHIFgou5fi2sZMXH1AAWBRrdOQ1gHGlQRE72GkeEAeFzQgIygJsXXOHVF20YsBJgSFIun5PkvWnxcyHMPLTLnXiow/w200-h178/UTSPS_logo.gif" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><br /></b><b>UTSPS annual APRIL AWARDS FESTIVAL </b>will be held virtually on <b>April 23, 2021</b> about 6 pm, then <b>April 24, 2021</b> all day. Includes Guest Speaker EDWARD HIRSCH <a href="https://www.edwardhirsch.com/">https://www.edwardhirsch.com/</a>and a workshop plus reading of winning poems and announcements of all winners. More details coming soon. FREE but only on ZOOM. </p><p><b>Apr 16-18.</b> 2021<a href="https://utahpoetryfestival.com/"> UTAH POETRY FESTIVAL</a>: online and free. On youtube and googledocs for handouts. Register now.</p><p><b>TBA</b> <b>NFSPS SUMMER CONVENTION </b>will be online in June sometime. <a href="http://nfsps.com/contests.html"> CONTEST</a> entries due March 15th. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OTRbo-hcS87b-88CO_x2k2v3Rs0LfJsGJc6aDPpFcg1DoJpK-p3cuBjqYSLdGp-AZfX0vG7U4Uly9Z9-KzbvzuG8B3-0w8izUicKzQKMnfXiWt7wT43ewgHk8p9aFMcidzuDSnwz2yxZ/s787/Screen+Shot+2021-02-04+at+11.32.27+AM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="662" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OTRbo-hcS87b-88CO_x2k2v3Rs0LfJsGJc6aDPpFcg1DoJpK-p3cuBjqYSLdGp-AZfX0vG7U4Uly9Z9-KzbvzuG8B3-0w8izUicKzQKMnfXiWt7wT43ewgHk8p9aFMcidzuDSnwz2yxZ/w168-h200/Screen+Shot+2021-02-04+at+11.32.27+AM.png" width="168" /></a></div><b>March 10, 2021</b>-Submissions for <b><a href="http://thesouthernquill.com">SOUTHERN QUILL</a> </b>are due. They accept poems, stories and art. No admission fees and if your work is selected, you'll get a free copy of their publication.<div><br /></div><div><b>DIXIE POETS </b>will meet again in person as soon as our Sr. Center Building is open. In the meantime let's practice Zooming and keep writing.</div><div><br /></div><div>We note with sadness the passing of our dear friend and poet D. GARY CHRISTIAN who continued writing and sharing poetry until his death. Rest in Peace dear Gary who gave so much to poetry in our state. </div><div><a href="https://utahpoetry.blogspot.com/2015/08/meet-gary-christian-dixie-poet-pioneer.html">https://utahpoetry.blogspot.com/2015/08/meet-gary-christian-dixie-poet-pioneer.html</a></div>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-50933440721612936482020-11-29T17:46:00.000-08:002020-11-29T17:46:39.911-08:00LOOKING FORWARD to 2021<p>In mid November we stopped holding Dixie Poets because the Covid Virus closed down our St George Senior Center. Here's hoping that JANUARY and a new year 2021 will bring opportunities to meet in person again. In the meantime don't forget to pay your DUES to UTSPS-Utah State Poetry Society so you can enter our April Awards Festival Contest with a lower entry fee to win prizes. Dues due before Jan 5, 2021, Contest due-Feb 1, 2021. Details-categories etc, available on https://utahpoets.com/contests/2021/UTSPS_2021_Guidelines.pdf</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUM_Hnr6BIwqihMMbdfC5fDds6Sc9qI786_SrmEpKeB7sWKHwFAeKh6TtZ-6lCKayg04mxDCPqdTvyKOd4Vas6ClrPZRiB78w1ieAgT_oCbDIQYQm1eqSLJ8fF59pzO4kmweTXRucgzmP/s637/utsps+2021+dues.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="637" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUM_Hnr6BIwqihMMbdfC5fDds6Sc9qI786_SrmEpKeB7sWKHwFAeKh6TtZ-6lCKayg04mxDCPqdTvyKOd4Vas6ClrPZRiB78w1ieAgT_oCbDIQYQm1eqSLJ8fF59pzO4kmweTXRucgzmP/w400-h250/utsps+2021+dues.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Also there is DSU's SOUTHERN QUILL CONTEST open, no entry fee. Details on the poster.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrCQBZKOpFTQksPc4CFrSH4n_3x81-poBk_1RTQGF_fbf8hXQ_MULdeO4HNWz4koIz5_0MjMvhrbuxwJ1Lz6RtmOIgjPY_ukrsVCfE1NKsDwWS7IFn4_slacPB_vlN4Thw5dZpzY6sN_0/s782/southern+quill.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="667" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrCQBZKOpFTQksPc4CFrSH4n_3x81-poBk_1RTQGF_fbf8hXQ_MULdeO4HNWz4koIz5_0MjMvhrbuxwJ1Lz6RtmOIgjPY_ukrsVCfE1NKsDwWS7IFn4_slacPB_vlN4Thw5dZpzY6sN_0/w341-h400/southern+quill.png" width="341" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-73050791045078137822020-08-04T17:55:00.001-07:002020-08-04T17:55:22.259-07:00Let's START OVER in SEPTEMBER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUC7cSCkiBkgpRf1gwdpr6cKWsCHPEFuuQw7YxlFbNfzmyauyqbp0QDsq9tIr-Vd_MxaQ-jYLpJaA2yVwRNyvhyE_uvBymKh0RC8Wl3MHvIyXni-LcqHBb1Y8RXtK-TqFF4SXtlnPdXnYY/s317/Screen+Shot+2020-08-01+at+10.06.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUC7cSCkiBkgpRf1gwdpr6cKWsCHPEFuuQw7YxlFbNfzmyauyqbp0QDsq9tIr-Vd_MxaQ-jYLpJaA2yVwRNyvhyE_uvBymKh0RC8Wl3MHvIyXni-LcqHBb1Y8RXtK-TqFF4SXtlnPdXnYY/s317/Screen+Shot+2020-08-01+at+10.06.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUC7cSCkiBkgpRf1gwdpr6cKWsCHPEFuuQw7YxlFbNfzmyauyqbp0QDsq9tIr-Vd_MxaQ-jYLpJaA2yVwRNyvhyE_uvBymKh0RC8Wl3MHvIyXni-LcqHBb1Y8RXtK-TqFF4SXtlnPdXnYY/s0/Screen+Shot+2020-08-01+at+10.06.03+AM.png" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>FALL CLASSES and WORKSHOPS</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Tues, Sept 15, 2020</b> at 1:30-3:30 pm we'll hold our first Fall meeting of Dixie Poets at the St. George Senior Center-250 North 200 West. We will be meeting in the conference room upstairs. Please wear a mask to enter the building, your temperature will be checked also as you check in. Please pay $1/donation for use of the building as you enter. Looking forward to seeing you all and getting started after a long hiatus caused by the Corona Virus. No critiques, bring poems to read/share that you've won prizes with or have written lately. Any questions contact lin at sunrivertoday dot com.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Tues, Oct 6 and 20 </b>at 1:30-3:30 pm at St. George Sr. Center. Lesson on 1st Tues-Lin Floyd, Critiques both times-bring 10 copies of 1-2 poems you'd like to have critiqued.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Tues. Nov 8 and 22 </b>at 1:30-3:30 pm at St George Senior Center. Lesson-TBA. Ditto.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Tues</b>,<b> Dec 1 </b>at 11:30-1:30 pm Annual Christmas Pot Luck and Poetry Readings. Ditto.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Fri, Mar 5th and 6th, 2021</b>-<b>POETRY IN THE PARK </b>and <b>REDROCK CREATIVE WRITING SEMINAR </b>coming with teacher<b> LOLA HASKINS</b>. Details coming soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>CONTESTS and PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Th, Aug 20 </b>Entries due for <b>PANORAMA 2019-2020</b> an opportunity for those who have paid their UTSPS dues either of these years to have their poems published. Two entries accepted, no fees, send to Bill Asplund <wasplund@comcast.net> If your poem has been published before, note when and where or if it won a prize in a contest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Th- Sept 1-Dec 1 </b>Entries due for <b>CHAPARRAL CONTEST-</b>note details below, great prizes and low entry fees. 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until further notice because of Coronavirus...keep writing poetry and praying that peace in our lives will return as we face this health crisis. FAITH not FEAR will get us through. Journaling helps and keeping busy with those things we can safely do-take walks, read a good book, keep in touch with loved ones and friends safely via messaging, emails, phone calls, etc. This too will pass!Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-68349753464897262792020-01-01T11:41:00.003-08:002020-03-12T06:39:04.669-07:00DIXIE POETS ACTIVITIES for 2020<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
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<b>1. Feb 1, 2020 Deadline</b> to enter Poetry contest for <b>UTSPS APRIL AWARDS FESTIVA</b>L-discount for those who have paid their yearly dues of $30 by Jan 5, 2020. </div>
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<b style="color: #222222;">3. Friday March 6, 2020 POETRY IN THE PARK </b><span style="color: #222222;">with</span><b style="color: #222222;"> Poet ROB CARNEY </b><span style="color: #222222;">from Utah Valley University’s English Dept at Zion Park Lodge 9 am-3 pm Register </span><a href="https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park/">https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park/</a> Fee-$50 Adults, $20 High School and College Students. </div>
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<b style="color: #222222;">7. Friday, April 17, 2020 UTSPS APRIL AWARDS F</b><span style="color: #222222;">ESTIVAL in SLC area, one day only of awards, so we can participate in the </span><b style="color: #222222;">FREE UTAH POETRY DAY</b><span style="color: #222222;"> the following day Sat, April 18, 2020 in SLC. Details </span><span style="color: red;"><a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Futahpoetryfestival.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0i-YNjhLhhJT-ExL7xOEmIIo-d-w8sPlXmFQcnsHkVP7BTL6DxQA1apR4&h=AT3EGg1POaW7MnSXsw8erFHUs9UrikuqdvIKd4WiWm17z8zdzP_NuKJ9nPJSUkNm_uj7P3VK6LT9pRAVYjXsQsQvCblJohDYFKPTtHT68Au-QB_Cs5MXrmhq55qhhAAPVNRsiQ_Y7Be1JvHH8kioQ5aVlDzUgAiEQOdyvw" href="https://utahpoetryfestival.com/?fbclid=IwAR0i-YNjhLhhJT-ExL7xOEmIIo-d-w8sPlXmFQcnsHkVP7BTL6DxQA1apR4" rel="noopener nofollow" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://utahpoetryfestival.com</a> FREE-9-5:30 pm at Sorensen Unity Center 1383 S 900 W in SLC. CANCELLED!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><b>8.</b> <b>NOT IN SPRING anymore</b>-DEADLINE <b>May 10, 2020-</b>All poems due for </span><b style="color: #222222;">JUNE-Mesquite Fine Arts Gallery Poetry-Art Contest</b><span style="color: #222222;">-see </span><a href="http://mesquitefineartcenter.com/" style="color: #222222;">mesquitefineartcenter.com</a><span style="color: #222222;"> for more info. </span><span style="color: red;">CHANGE OF RULES-no cash prizes for poetry or entry fees.</span></div>
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<b>MARKAY BROWN i</b>s UTSPS POET OF THE YEAR and will be presenting her award winning book on <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><b>Oct 26th</b> in the Orem Library, 58 N. State St., Orem, UT 84057, at 2 pm</span>, also presenting at <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> poetry class and reading on <b>Saturday Oct 12th</b> at Dixie State University, in conjunction with the St. George Literary Arts Festival. </span>See details below. Markay will present her book Tues, <b>Nov 12 at 2 pm</b> in St George library.</div>
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<b>Friday March 6, 2020 POETRY IN THE PARK </b>with<b> Poet ROB CARNEY </b>from Utah Valley University’s English Dept at Zion Park and at <b>REDROCK CREATIVE WRITING SEMINAR </b>the next day in St. George Sat, March 7 with two other writers/poets TBA.<br />
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<b>Friday, April 17, 2020 UTSPS APRIL AWARDS FESTIVAL </b>in SLC area, one day only of awards, so we can participate in the FREE UTAH POETRY DAY the following day Sat, April 18, 2020 in SLC. Details coming on<a href="http://utahpoets.com/"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>http://utahpoets.com </a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Jan 1, 2019-</b></span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Time to register for our </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>SPRING POETRY WEEKEND </b></span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(details below-Feb 28-Mar 2) Register now..<b><i>.<a href="https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park/"> https://zionpark.org/event/poetry-in-the-park/ </a></i></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Feb 1, 2019 UTSPS APRIL AWARDS FESTIVAL CONTEST</b> entries due<b>. </b>Details at <a href="http://utahpoets.com/contests/2019/UTSPSrules2019.pdf">http://utahpoets.com/contests/2019/UTSPSrules2019.pdf</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Feb 2, 2019 MESQUITE FINE ARTS-POETRY CONTEST </b>entries due. Annual opportunity. Details<a href="https://www.mesquitefineartscenter.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=590375&module_id=318447"> https://www.mesquitefineartscenter.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=590375&module_id=318447</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; color: #192930; font-family: "helvetica neue" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Feb16, 2019 Red Butte Garden: Spring Poetry Contest</b></span></span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; color: #192930; font-family: "helvetica neue" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> We are asking for poems to be themed around springtime or relevant to the Garden, no more than 24 lines, and appropriate for all ages. Eleven winners will be selected to have their poems displayed in the Garden throughout April to celebrate National Poetry Month-view the complete guidelines, and submit a poem: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://www.redbuttegarden.org/call-for-poetry/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; color: #d7b221; font-family: "helvetica neue" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">https://www.redbuttegarden.org/call-for-poetry/<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></a></span> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>W, Feb 26th Snow Canyon English Quest </b>needs us to help judge this annual contest from 3-6 pm, light supper served to volunteers. Please come support our schools at 1385 Lava Flow, turn north off Sunset at Santa Clara library, drive north a couple of blocks. Enter and walk upstairs to the SCHS library.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Th Feb 28, 2019-Z-Arts FREE Poet Reading by KIMBERLY JOHNSON</b>-at 7 pm in Springdale at Canyon Community Center. Winter rates available to stay overnight.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Fri Mar 1, 2019 </b>10th annual <b>POETRY IN THE PARK</b> workshop "Paying Attention" with <b>Kimberly Johnson</b> from 9 am-3 pm at Zion Park Lodge, fee-$50, free park pass, guided nature walk, bring sack lunch or eat at Redrock Grill at the Lodge. Fun day in Zion Park.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Fri, Mar 1, 2019 REDROCK WRITERS Chaparral Contest</b> winners at Veterans Community Ctr. next to St. George Sr. Center 245 N 250 W. <b>6 pm</b>-Youth winners, <b>7 pm</b>-Adult winners.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Sat, Mar 2, 2019 REDROCK CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP</b> at Veterans Community Ctr. 9 am to 1:30 pm Fee-$50 if UTSPS member and register by Feb 15, 2019. Presenters: <b>1. Kimberly Johnson-</b>BYU English Dept and award winning poet-"<b>Writing the Senses"; </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>2. Amy Jarecki-</b>historical romance author-<b>Writing Heart Stopping Historical Fiction</b>, and <b>3. Reuben Wadsworth</b>-English teacher at Hurricane Middle School and author, newspaper articles writer. "<b>Turning Tedious Tales into Fascinating Features." </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">More </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">details <a href="https://www.redrockwriters.org/seminar_2019_registration">https://www.redrockwriters.org/seminar_2019_registration</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fri, Mar 15th DSU's SOUTHERN QUILL</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> entries deadline</span><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6 poems, no limit on length,</span><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">details <a href="https://southernquill.submittable.com/submit/73261/poetry">https://southernquill.submittable.com/submit/73261/poetry </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Fri, Mar 15th Natl. Fed. of State Poetry Societies NFSPS Summer conference contest.</b> Details at <a href="http://www.nfsps.com/NFSPSContestBrochure.pdf">http://www.nfsps.com/NFSPSContestBrochure.pdf </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b> <span style="color: red;"> APRIL</span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wed, Apr 3rd SOUTHERN QUILL openhouse and readings 6:30 pm </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial";">at Holland Bldg 5th floor Zion Room. Silent Auction and Readings. Free.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Th, Apr 4th CELEBRATE POETRY 5:30-7 pm </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Joint poetry readings at Washington County Branch Library in St. George with</span><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> DSU poets-Dr. Cindy King and Dixie Poets.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fri-Sat Apr 12-13 UTSPS April AWARDS FESTIVAL</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> at the Provo Courtyard by Marriott, 1600 N. Freedom Blvd
(200 W), Provo, UT 84604. This will be our second year at the Provo
Courtyard. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The festival will start in the late afternoon on Friday and
conclude late afternoon on Saturday. The keynote speaker and workshop
leader will be<b> Aaron Abeyta</b>, professor of English at Adams State
University in Alamosa, Colorado. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Th, Apr 18 RECEPTION</b> for <b>Mesquite Art-Poetry Contest</b> in Mesquite at 4 pm their time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>APRIL 16-20th COWBOY POETRY AND WESTERN MUSIC </b>seeking poets and musicians for Washington County libraries FREE programs: Apr 16 5 pm-Hurricane Branch, Apr 16 7 pm Hurricane Branch, Apr 18, 6-7:30 pm St George branch and Apr 20- 2 pm Enterprise lib. Contact Marleen Bussma for more info.</span><br />
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Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-24327302484797139912018-11-03T03:19:00.002-07:002018-11-13T15:32:15.886-08:00NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </b><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Tu, Nov 6th-DIXIE POETS</b>-lesson by Bob Rippy</span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> plus </span></span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Critiques-bring 12 copies of a poem for helpful suggestions from the group.</span></span><b><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b> (and <b>Dec 4th-Christmas potluck party)</b> from 2-4 pm DIXIE
POETS at St. George Sr. Citizen Center 245 N 200 E. </span></span><b><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tu, Nov 20th</span></b><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b> (and Dec 18th) </b>from 2-4 pm <b>DIXIE
POETS </b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Critiques.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Th, Nov 15th (and Dec 20th) REDROCK WRITERS </span></b><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">poetry
group will meet at Markay Brown’s home at 7 pm, email </span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FIRST before coming</span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i> <nadbmarb@gmail.com></i> All welcome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>DEADLINE</b>-<b> Dec 1st-CHAPARRAL annual CONTEST</b> with great prizes. See details <a href="http://redrockwriters.org/"><u><i>https://redrockwriters.org/adult_chaparral_poetry_contest_rules</i></u></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>UTSPS DUES due before Jan 5, 2019. </b>$30/year gives you several free publications and opportunites for reduced rates for April Awards Festival contest. We need your support. Details coming soon at <a href="http://utahpoets.com/">utahpoets.com</a></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> No registration possible till Jan 2019.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ZARTS free Poetry reading, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">POETRY IN THE PARK </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Zion Nat. Park</span><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Make
plans now to attend. Winter rates for those wishing to stay overnight
in Springdale on Th night. See flyer for details and links to more info.
<u>Registration begins Jan 1, 2019. </u></span></i></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CHAPARRAL POETRY AWARD PROGRAM,&</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>REDROCK CREATIVE WRITING SEMINAR</b> in St.George. Featuring</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b> Kimberly Johnson</b> award winning poet and professor from BYU and others: <b>Reuben Wadsworth</b>-Newspaper columnist-historical Writer, and<b> Amy Jarecki-</b>Historical Romance author, See <a href="http://redrockwriters.org/">redrockwriters.org </a></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fri-Sat Apr 12-13 UTSPS April AWARDS FESTIVAL</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> at the Provo Courtyard by Marriott, 1600 N. Freedom Blvd
(200 W), Provo, UT 84604. This will be our second year at the Provo
Courtyard. See <a href="http://utahpoets.com/">utahpoets.com</a><a href="http://utahpoets.com/">utahpoets.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The festival will start in the late afternoon on Friday and
conclude late afternoon on Saturday. The keynote speaker and workshop
leader will be<b> Aaron Abeyta</b>, professor of English at Adams State
University in Alamosa, Colorado. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Win cash awards for your poetry entries...due by Feb 1, 2019. </span></span></b>Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743204487065102769.post-38481936086060034562018-10-10T19:21:00.000-07:002018-10-10T19:21:58.728-07:00November POETRY Activity at DSU<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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