Monday, September 11, 2023

FALL Poetry Activities

It's been a busy Spring, Summer and now Fall filled with these events: 

APRIL-Annual JOINT READING with UTU Poets at the St. George Library

MAY-EPHRASTIC POETRY created for the Red Cliff Gallery and a public reading,

SEPT-POETRY to ART CONTEST for St. George LITERARY ARTS FESTIVAL-submitting poems for artists to choose as inspiration for creating an art piece which was then judged. 1st place winner-Bonnie Anderson and artist Nance Brook-photo below, 2nd place-Solid Stehl and artist Sue Kroll, and 3rd place-Marissa Alvarez and artist artist Colleen Gianatiempo.

It's time now to continue with our DIXIE POETS monthly meetings with a short lesson and critiques every 3rd Tuesday of each month at the St. George Active Life Center 1:30-3:30 pm at 250 N 200 W.  Come join us.

OTHER POETRY ACTIVITIES

1. ILLINOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY Contest-open to all https://www.illinoispoets.org/pdf/2023-isps-contest.pdf for details, deadline Oct 31, 2023. There is a submission fee.

2. Southern Quill Magazine-coming in March 2024.

3. Oct 7th-2 pm Poet of the Year's Book-Susan Foster in Orem Utah library. All UTSPS MEMBERS will receive a copy of Falling Water Calls It Grief.