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| Checking In: Dear friends, Last week, I had a nasty fall that resulted in a couple of trips to the hospital. My lower back and legs are not functioning the way they should. During the next two weeks, I'll be seeing doctors and taking tests. I expect I'll be gone for a while. I'll check in when I can. In the meantime, I hope you're well and looking forward to a beautiful fall season. Warmest best, Gab  |
| So sorry to hear that Gabrielle, wishing you heal quickly and feel better soon. |
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| So sorry to hear this Gabriella. Get well wishes are sent your way. |
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| I hope you're on the mend soon, and pain-free in the meantime! |
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| The Swedish Academy Canceled its plan to give the Nobel Prize for Literature this year. What has happened ? The 2018 Nobel prize for literature was canceled in May, following allegations of sexual assault filed against Jean-Claude Arnault, husband of Katarina Frostenson. Frostenson is an author and a member of the Swedish Academy, the prize’s secretive jury. More than 100 Swedish writers, actors, journalists and other cultural figures have formed the New Academy, which will hand out its own award this autumn, following the same timeline as the Nobel. The New Academy is inviting Sweden’s librarians to nominate authors. Contenders can come from anywhere in the world, and must have written at least two books, one of which was published in the last 10 years. Once nominations have been received, the New Academy will launch a public vote, with the four most popular authors to then be put before its jury. The jury will announce its winner in October, the same month the Nobel is traditionally announced. “In awarding this prize, we are staging a protest. We want to show people that serious cultural work does not have to occur in a context of coercive language, irregularities or abuse,” said the new organization." It is currently expected that the Swedish Academy will announce two Nobel winners in 2019. Who was Alfred Nobel ? Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) preferred to live a solitary life. He spent most of his time tinkering with and creating inventions. He owned 355 patents by the time he died in 1896. His will stated that much of his wealth was to be used to establish the Nobel Prize. Five annual prizes were to be given to support extraordinary worldwide achievements in chemistry, physics, literature, medicine, and peace. His estate continues on to support prizes given each year to honor individuals from around the globe who make the greatest contributions to mankind. |
Tracy K. Smith America’s Poet Laureate-determined to bring poems to the masses to be an antidote to our toxic civic culture. The Universe as Primal Scream 5pm on the nose. They open their mouths And it rolls out: high, shrill and metallic. First the boy, then his sister. Occasionally, They both let loose at once, and I think Of putting on my shoes to go up and see Whether it is merely an experiment Their parents have been conducting Upon the good crystal, which must surely Lie shattered to dust on the floor. Maybe the mother is still proud Of the four pink lungs she nursed To such might. Perhaps, if they hit The magic decibel, the whole building Will lift-off, and we'll ride to glory Like Elijah. If this is it—if this is what Their cries are cocked toward—let the sky Pass from blue, to red, to molten gold, To black. Let the heaven we inherit approach. Whether it is our dead in Old Testament robes, Or a door opening onto the roiling infinity of space. Whether it will bend down to greet us like a father, Or swallow us like a furnace. I'm ready To meet what refuses to let us keep anything For long. What teases us with blessings, Bends us with grief. Wizard, thief, the great Wind rushing to knock our mirrors to the floor, To sweep our short lives clean. How mean Our racket seems beside it. My stereo on shuffle. The neighbor chopping onions through a wall. All of it just a hiccough against what may never Come for us. And the kids upstairs still at it, Screaming like the Dawn of Man, as if something They have no name for has begun to insist Upon being born. Life on Mars (Graywolf Press, 2011) |
 Literary LINKS Publishing Opportunities  IMAGE OUT JOURNAL  The Rochester LGBT Film Festival, calls LGBTQ authors & allies to submit original works for the 7th edition of the literary journal published during the film festival. No entry fee. All work must be original. Submissions should seek to capture some aspect of LGBTQ lives. Prose Limit: 8,000 words Poetry Limit: 3 poems/500 total words Electronic submissions only (.doc, .docx, .rtf, .txt) in 12 pt, double-spaced font. Must include cover sheet with author’s name, street address, email, title of submission, & author bio (50 words max) Rights revert to author after publication. Email submissions: outwrite@imageout.org Dates & Deadlines: June 15, 2018, Submission Deadline August 15, 2018, Authors Selected Notified via e-mail August 22, 2018, Authors Confirm Participation October 4-14 Publication  "ImageOutWrite", Volume Six presents a broad array of LGBTQ & allied voices to enrich & entertain you—while preserving the narrative of those lives. IOTA MAGAZINE WRITERS IN ENGLAND: IOTA: open for submissions. In the next issue, IOTA will explore work & play. Send your take on this theme. Be as oblique as you like. We look for short stories, poems, life writing, memoir, travel writing, food writing & more. These forms can be combined, played with, deconstructed & all can be completely fictive - we ask that your writing is bold & original. Read the latest IOTA to get a feel for what we are looking for. https://www.iotamagazine.co.uk/buy Features & essays - Email your work Email short stories. We read & respond as they come in. Fiction/non-fiction submissions between 500 & 2000 words Email up to 4 poems We will read all submissions & get back with our decisions within four weeks. Please send your work to: info@iotamagazine.co.uk What's in it for you? We are an ‘independent’ magazine which means we are entirely dependent on our writers, readers & subscribers. We can’t currently pay our contributors but we can promise to read your work carefully, publish it in the best way possible & host a great launch event for each issue. Brought to you by:
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Dear Friends: Good Saturday Morning !    I'm in the process of moving from apartment to cottage in Rutland, Vermont. I'll be back in another week when I hope to be settling in to my new home  Gabriella   |
TO ALL OF YOU LOVING MOTHERS, DOTING GRANDMOTHERS, & THOSE VERY SPECIAL MOTHERS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US, WE CELEBRATE YOUR DAY WITH ADMIRATION AND GREAT JOY  |
 PUBLISHING PLACE Ploughshares Emerging Writer's Contest: Three prizes of $2,000 each and publication in Ploughshares are given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. Each winner also receives a consultation with the literary agency Aragi, Inc. Deadline is May 15. Entry Fee: $24 Cash Prize: $2,000 E-mail address: pshares@pshares.org Website: http://www.pshares.org Writers who have not published a book or chapbook are eligible. Submit three to five pages of poetry or up to 6,000 words of fiction or nonfiction with a $24 entry fee (there is no entry fee for current subscribers), which includes a subscription to Ploughshares, by May 15. Contact Information: Ploughshares, Emerging Writer's Contest, Emerson College, 120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. (617) 824-3757. Ellen Duffer, Managing Editor. Able Muse Press Website: http://www.ablemusepress.com Genres Published: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction Guidelines: http://www.ablemusepress.com/submit Reading Period: May 1 to Jul 15 Reporting Time: 3 to 6 months Charges Reading Fee: No Accepts Electronic Submissions: Yes Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: Yes Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: Yes Editorial Focus: Able Muse Press publishes emerging and established poets and writers, and anthologies of poetry, fiction, and art. Able also publishes periodical print versions of Able Muse. Contact Info: Alexander Pepple, Editor 467 Saratoga Avenue, #602 San Jose, CA 95129 Contact E-mail: editor@ablemuse.com
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| 30 DAYS OF POETRY Once again, we look forward to sharing an exceptional poem with our W.Com Community to celebrate NATIONAL POETRY MONTH Today, we are especially pleased to feature a poem written by a beloved writer,  Prof. Charles Xavier   The Beauty That Surrounds The vast warm earth that holds the fresh green grass, along the purple-headed verdant mountainside. For every blossom of a flower where butterflies dance, their sweet scent does make my heart sing. The chirping of birds that greet me in the morning, the dripping of rain in times of spring, The soft lullaby of a mother to her child, it brings me the comfort of a homey delight. The storm I face, that gives me such challenge, molds me to the person You want me to be, For the warmth of smiles in those faces I've met, I see and feel Your love in them. How beautiful is Your creation. We are wonderfully made. Poet: Prof. Charles Xavier ... |
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