�  LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE E-BOOK FREE-FOR-ALL!
   51 E-books so far will be given away in the E-Book Free-For-All -
   Join in! 51 e-books have been sent in for the Poetry Super Highway's
   4th Annual Great E-Book Free-For-All since we announced it on Tuesday
   week. Join in! SEND US YOUR E-BOOK BY THIS TUESDAY, APRIL 29 and 
   we'll add it to the pile of e-books which will be freely available to
   download by anyone on earth for 24 hours on May 1st, 2008...a
   free-for-all.More info? Click on "Great E-Book Free-For-All" from the
   main PSH menu or e-mail ffa-guidelines@poetrysuperhighway.com to have
   them sent to you.

   � ANNUAL YOM HASHOAH ISSUE PUBLISHED THIS WEEK
   In honor of Holocaust Remembrance day, we're publishing out 10th
   annual Yom Hashoah edition, featuring this year, 19 poets from all
   over the world. Click on "Poets of the Week" from the main PSH menu
   to read their work.

 � COME TO 'A POET'S SEDER' TONIGHT AT BEYOND BAROQUE
   In the LA area? Tonight (Saturday, April 26, 7:30 pm) at Beyond
   Baroque literary arts center in Venice, poets will reinterpret the
   Passover text through their own unique lenses; including ELLYN MAYBE,
   PAM WARD, CLAUDIA HANDLER, LARRY COLKER, RICK LUPERT and MORE! With
   FOOD, WiINE and Music. "A Poet's Haggadah" featuring 36 poets from
   all over the world will also be released. Visit
   http://www.poetseder.com/ for all the details.


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THE POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY WEEKLY VIRTUAL UPDATE
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/
Issue # 552 - ISSN: 1523-6587

April 28 - May4, 2008

   this week:

   ~ This week featuring 19 poets from ALL OVER THE WORLD in
     commemoration of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day.)

   ~ 5 new poetry and writing related link added this week.

   ~ I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY: CHILDREN'S DRAWINGS AND POEMS FROM
     TEREZIN CONCENTRATION CAMP 1942-1944 edited by HANA VOLAVKOVA
     featured this week in the Holocaust Poetry Books section of the PSH
     Bookstore.

   ~ PSH LIVE Schedule: Open Reading Next Sunday, May 4th, 2pm (pacific)

   ~ Poetry / Writing related Classified Ads.


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POETS OF THE WEEK

   ~ This week's featured poets are: Alan Elyshevitz, Bobbi Lurie, Brian
   Dodds, Deborah Rey, Elora Rowan Pye, Julia Stein, Lanie Shanzyra
   Rebancos, Laurence Overmire , Lynn Strongin, Martin Steele, Michael
   Brownstein, Michael Virga, Phyllis Johnson, Salvatore Buttaci, Shaun
   Hull, Sherman Pearl, Stephen Mead, Tom Berman and Trish Shields.

   This is our Tenth annual Yom Hashoah issue. Yom Hashoah (Holocaust
   Remembrance Day) is this Friday, May 2nd. Read all the poems and bios
   of these 19 poets from all over the world by clicking on "POETS OF
   THE WEEK" from the main PSH menu.


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NEW POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY LINKS

   Here are all of the new sites added to the Poetry Super Highway's 
   poetry and writing links sections.

   You can find the actual links on the PSH website in the 3 poetry links
   categories. Click on "Add Your Link Here" from the main PSH menu to 
   add your poetry/writing website to our directory.


   NEW ONLINE PUBLICATIONS LISTINGS THIS WEEK

   ~ THE
   The is an blogozine of words. Poetry and short shorts. Submission 
   Guidelines Available at Website. Write like your balls are on fire. 
   And if you don't have balls, write like a punch to the gunt.


   NEW INDIVIDUAL POETS PAGES LISTINGS THIS WEEK

   ~ WAITING TO WAKE UP
   A poetry website with inspiring poems,written by me, That I put 
   together into a site to share my experience with others. It deals 
   with all emotions experienced after facing and excepting death and 
   then not dying after all. What a brain ""ck

   ~ ONOMATOPOEIA
   A little niche in cyberspace devoted to poetic rants of a
   Nanotechnology engineer.

   ~ S. THOMAS SUMMERS
   Please visit my web site. It briefly introduces me and my poetry. 
   Explore and enjoy. Be sure to visit my blog - The Lint in my Pocket.

   ~ OFFICIAL PAT PAUL JAMMERNEGG WEBSITE
   Pat Paul Jammernegg. published postmodern, existential, political, 
   and inspirational poet. poems, news, pictures, author's bio & 
   information, contact, etc. 


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POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY BOOKSTORE

   Featured this week in the PSH Bookstore:

   I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY: CHILDREN'S DRAWINGS AND POEMS FROM
   TEREZIN CONCENTRATION CAMP 1942-1944 edited by HANA VOLAVKOVA
   featured this week in the Holocaust Poetry Books section of the PSH
   Bookstore.
                              
   Fifteen thousand children under the age of fifteen passed through the
   Terezin Concentration Camp. Fewer than 100 survived. In these poems
   and pictures drawn by the young inmates, we see the daily misery of
   these uprooted children, as well as their hopes and fears, their
   courage and optimism. 60 color illustrations.

   Paperback, published by Shocken Books, (March, 1994)


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


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UPCOMING POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY LIVE EVENTS

   Our Live events are hosted through BlogTalk Radio and can be accessed
   during the event by visiting http://blogtalkradio.com/psh and
   clicking on the "Click to Listen" button.You can listen to the shows
   through your web browser as well as call in and ask questions live
   through by dialing (646) 716-7362 during the live broadcast.Can't or
   don't want to call in? You can ask questions live during the show's
   broadcast time by sending an instant message to RickPoet on AIM.If
   you can't make the live time, you can also listen to any past show by
   visiting http://blogtalkradio.com/psh and clicking on the show's
   title. (As well as subscribe to all of our shows through iTunes or
   any other software you use to listen to podcasts.

   Upcoming Shows:

   Worldwide Open Reading
   Sunday May 4, 2:00 pm (pacific) - NEXT SUNDAY!
   Call in and read your poetry, open mic style. No content or style
   restrictions. Share details about your local poetry community with
   our listeners. We want to hear you!

   Recently Archived broadcasts:

   April Worldwide Open Reading
   Sunday April 6, 2:00 pm (pacific)
   The April, 2008 edition of our open reading featured readers from
   Dallas, Austin and Katie, Texas, Los Angeles, Augusta, Maine, Tempe,
   Arizona, Portland Oregon, Kansas City, Encinitas, California, and
   Birmingham Alabama. Listen to the show in our archive!

   March Worldwide Open Reading
   Sunday March 9
   The March edition of our open reading featured readers from Santa
   Monica, CA, Valley Center, CA, North Carolina, Augusta, Maine and
   Portland Oregon.

   Poetry Super Highway Live would love to host your reading, interview,
   contest promotion or other poetry/writing related show. Please e-mail
   your show idea to Rick@PoetrySuperHighway.com, and we'll take it from
   there.

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AND SO ON . . .

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   update.

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POETRY CLASSIFIEDS

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

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   WAR POETRY CONTEST � CLOSING NEXT MONTH
   Seventh year. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $5,000. Top prize $2,000.
   Submit 1-3 unpublished poems on the theme of war, up to 500 lines in
   all. Winning entries published online. Sponsored by Winning
   Writers. $15 entry fee, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark
   deadline: May 31. Judge: Jendi Reiter. Include cover sheet with
   contact information. No name on poems. Submit online or mail to
   Winning Writers, Attn: War Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB
   222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is proud to be one of 
   101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2007). More
   information: http://www.winningwriters.com/war

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   JAFANSTA POETRY CONTEST - Submit 1-4 typed poems and a $10 entry fee
   with money order or check payable to Jafansta, Inc. Mailing address:
   Jafansta - 47448 Pontiac Trail, Suite 144 - Wixom, MI 48393. Any
   style or theme. One page maximum. Deadline: October 31, 2008. Please
   e-mail poetry@jafansta.com for more details or visit
   http://www.jafansta.com

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   MANUSCRIPTS WANTED - Do you have the makings of a book on paper or in
   your head? Are you ready to proudly see your name on the front cover
   of a published book? Do you need help writing or editing? Please
   visit http://www.jafansta.com or write to publisher@jafansta.com for
   more detailed information on how to submit your manuscript.

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   Buy This Book!
   The Organ Grinder and the Monkey
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   Announcing the release of Within Lanaia's Garden of Darkness, take
   Lanaia's hand and come travel with her through her garden of
   darkness, collecting all the things the darkness has to offer.
   Traveling through the darkness with the supernatural and spirits,
   only if you dare. Remember at the end of the garden, there is always
   a ray of light called hope. You can get this book of poetry of the
   darkness available everywhere by February 14, 2008 but you can
   purchase from the A. G. Press web site http://www.agpress.50megs.com,
   just go to the bookstore.

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   Announcing the fourth annual Skysaje Enterprises poetry contest.
   All entries must be typed in 12pts font preferably in times new roman
   or better font. All entries must be in English/American
   standard. $250.00 top prize and three $25.00 Honorable mentions will
   be awarded. $15.00 US entry fee must accompany all submissions,
   submit up to five pieces per entry. Make checks payable to L.Berger
   and send your entries to:

   Skysaje Enterprises
   50 Amesbury RD. 
   Rochester, NY 14623

   Submission deadline: April 30th 2008.

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   Instant Publisher offers the ability for you to print professional 
   quality, perfect bound, with glossy full color cover books, which you
   lay out yourself directly from your computer.

   Your book can be any number of pages with any design you want in black
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   You simply download the Instant Publisher software to your computer, 
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   This is the cheapest way to get bookstore quality books of your 
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   (or your pictures, images, website logos, poetry on t-shirts,
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   Also custom make your own books and CDs with full color art and
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   A Man With No Teeth Serves Us Breakfast
   is Rick Lupert's latest release and the author's 11th book written
   during two weeks in Boston and London during the summer of 2006. It's
   a reverse trip through the American Revolution with a special stop to
   tread on the remains of King George The III and an introduction by
   Brendan Constantine. Read sample poems and learn how to get your copy
   here: http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/noteeth.html

   See a video of Rick reading from this book here:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESl6nId6Mro

   See an interview with Rick at his weekly open reading here:
   http://youtube.com/watch?v=pyHYN0gXGP4

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