�� � Enter our Poetry Contest!: Everyone Get's a Prize
�� Almost 200 paid entries have been sent to the judges so far.
�� 100% of the entry fees will be divided amongst the top three scoring
�� points, in addition to the many prizes, offered by our sponsors,
�� which will be given to everyone who enterrs, just for entering.

�� Click on "2008 Poetry Contest" from the main PSH menu for all the
�� details on how to enter, or e-mailGuidelines@PoetrySuperHighway.com
�� to have them automatically e-mailed to you.

�� � PSH Live Open Reading - TOMORROW
�� Sunday, August 10th. 2:00 pm (pacific)Call in and read your poetry to
�� our worldwide audience! Click on PSH Live from the main Poetry Super
�� Highway menu for the details.

�� � Poetry Super Highway about to turn 400 (thousand)
�� Speaking of milestones, we hit 400,000 website visits this past
�� week! Only another 11 years until we get to a million! (Watch your
�� e-mail for THOSE festivities.

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THE POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY WEEKLY VIRTUAL UPDATE
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/
Issue # 567 - ISSN: 1523-6587

August 11 - 17, 2008

�� this week:

�� ~ This week featuring poets from BOULDER, CO and JONESBOROUGH, TN

�� ~ 2 new poetry and writing related links added this week.

�� ~ FREE STALLION: POEMS by AMBER TAMBLYN featured this week in the PSH
�� � Bookstore.

�� ~ PSH LIVE Schedule: Open Reading - August 10th - TOMORROW!

�� ~ Poetry / Writing related Classified Ads.


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POETS OF THE WEEK

�� ~ This week's featured poets are:

�� JEFFREY SPAHR-SUMMERS AND RANDY VAN OTTERLOO:

�� JEFFREY SPAHR-SUMMERS (Boulder, Colorado) is a poet and photographer
�� whose poems and photographs have been published in numerous print and
�� online magazines; most recently ... Media Cake, Unlikely 2.0, Kritya,
�� Downtown L.A. Life Magazine and ygdrasil. His memoirs of growing up
�� in South Africa are published every month in Sketchbook (along with
�� selections of poetry). Jeff is the editor and publisher of The Poetry
�� Victims, Bent Backed Tulips, Liar Liar Pants on Fire, americana
�� photographic and Frank Talk Blog. He is a featured blogger on AMP
�� (Artist's Meeting Place). Jeff is also the new Art Director for
�� Unlikely 2.0.

�� RANDY VAN OTTERLOO lives in Jonesborough, Tennessee.

�� Click on "POETS OF THE WEEK" from the main PSH menu to read their
�� work.


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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 POETRY RESOURCES LISTINGS THIS WEEK

�� ~ WRITE NOW POETRY SOCIETY, THE
�� A non-profit organization which seeks to further the art of poetry
�� through education, performance, publishing and grant making.

�� NEW INDIVIDUAL POETS PAGES LISTINGS THIS WEEK

�� ~ REBEL ASYLUM
�� Poetry and performance by Amber Tamblyn.


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POETRY SUPER HIGHWAY BOOKSTORE

�� Featured this week in the PSH Bookstore:

�� Free Stallion: Poems by Amber Tamblyn

�� "A fine fruitful gestation of throbbingly nascent sexuality awakened
�� in young new language."

� � � -- Lawrence Ferlinghetti

�� "Here's a poet with the courage and liveliness to speak for her
�� generation -- and for mine. She is not afraid of politics or
�� anti-politics of either the government or of her body, including the
�� twists of emotional beauty and deep rage. To paraphrase Emerson,
�� these poems are as old as the rock and as new as the foam."

� � � -- Michael McClure

�� Hardcover, 96 pages, published by Simon & Schuster, (August, 2005)

�� ~ 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:

�� AUGUST 2008 WORLDWIDE OPEN READING
�� Sunday August 10 ~ 2:00 pm (pacific) - TOMORROW!
�� 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:

�� CHAT WITH 2008 POETRY CONTEST JUDGES
�� Sunday July 13
�� Listen to a conversation with the 2008 Poetry Contest Judges to learn
�� what they look for when they are scoring your contest entry poems.�
�� The three judges also read their own work as well as a poem by
�� another poet they chose.� If you're considering entering this year's
�� poetry contest, this is an essential listen to get insights from the
�� contest judges.

�� JULY WORLDWIDE OPEN READING
�� Sunday July 6
�� The July, 2008 edition of our open reading featured readers from
�� Greenville, South Carolina, Miami, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia,
�� Albuquerque, New Mexico, Redlands, California, Selah Washington and
�� Shamesburg, Pennsylvania.


�� 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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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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�� Voices The Israel English Poetry AssociationThe bridge between
�� English speaking poets and Anglo poets around the world. Sponsored by
�� the British Council.We are launching our 19th international Reuben
�� Rose Poetry contest and our 34th annual poetry anthology.Reuben Rose
�� Contest prizes: US$500; US$200; US$100. The Judge: Richard
�� Berengarten (aka Burns). He teaches at Cambridge University, where he
�� is a Bye- Fellow at Downing College. Founder of the Annual Cambridge
�� Poetry Festival. http://www.richardburns.eu/site/ Entry Fee: NIS15;
�� US$5; �4; �3; per poem payable by check to Voices Israel or in cash.
�� Submissions up to forty lines per poem are unlimited, in two copies;
�� one without participant's details. Send to Voices Israel, P.O.Box
�� 236, Kiriat Ata, 28101, Israel. Deadline; Oct.7th. 2008. Winners will
�� be notified by November 30th 2008 andpublished in our newsletter and
�� in Poets & Writers magazine. For further details please e-mail
�� mikeschd@yizrael.org.ilOur Package Deal; A maximum of four of your
�� Reuben Rose contest submissions can also be forwarded simultaneously
�� to Helen Bar Lev (Chief Ed.) by email; hbarlev@netvision.net.il to be
�� considered for publication in the Voices Israel Anthology 2009.
�� Anthology cost; NIS40/US$20/ which includes packaging and posting.

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�� The Brides' Fair by Hal Fleming, an annual folkloric even in the Mid
�� Atlas Mountains of North Africa, serves as an exotic setting for a
�� novel of diplomatic intrigue and terrorism. Advertise with us!
�� Author & Book Promotions -- a resource directory which promotes
�� literary works by authors. http://www.author-promotion.com

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�� INDIANA NATURE POETRY CONTEST
�� If you are a Hoosier and have written some environmental poems, this
�� is the contest for you! Deadline: September 30, 2008. Entry fee: $1
�� per poemThe royalties from the chapbook will go directly to Mounds
�� State Park of Anderson, IN.For details, please visit
�� http://srsmith25.tripod.com/tranquilmoments/id34.html .

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�� Experienced Poetry and Writing MentorWork with Linda Leedy Schneider,
�� an award winning internationally published poet, poetry editor,
�� college writing instructor, and certified psychotherapist in private
�� practice. Receive feedback through E-mail and telephone conferences.
�� Beginning or experienced writers welcome. Complimentary initial
�� consultation. References available. Most of the writers Linda has
�� mentored have been published, some have pursued advanced degrees, and
�� several are teaching at the college level. Linda believes that a
�� regular writing ritual leads to authenticity and personal
�� growth. (616) 942-7179 or Loschneide@aol.com

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�� Science Fiction Poetry Association
�� http://www.sfpoetry.com/Membership - $21/year US/Canada/Mexico,
�� $25/year Internationalpayable through PayPal to
�� sfpatreasurer@gmail.com or by check toSFPA Treasurer, PO Box 4846,
�� Covina, CA 91746

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�� Southern California Haiku Study Group
�� http://www.socalhaiku.org/Meets the third Saturday of every month,
�� from 2-4 pmat the Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles
�� Ave, Pasadena, California 91101.

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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
�� and white or full color for the front and back covers.

�� You simply download the Instant Publisher software to your computer,�
�� lay out your book using any program you want (Publisher, Microsoft
�� Word, Quark XPress, Adobe Indesign, etc...) and then when you're
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�� In less than 2 weeks, you'll get your books in the mail!

�� You can order as few as 25 books if you want. They can also provide�
�� ISBN and Barcodes for your book if you want, and full color cover�
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�� This is the cheapest way to get bookstore quality books of your�
�� poetry or any other work in almost any quantity.

�� Visit http://www.instantpublisher.com/default.asp?afcc=1172 for
�� more info!

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�� Christine Bruness won The 2008 Covert Press Chapbook Contest in may
�� 2008. Christine's new chapbook: "Alley Cat", with a forward by John
�� Dorsey, is now available from Covert Press. Cost: $5.00, includes
�� shipping and handling. Covert Press Link: http://www.covertpress.com/
�� Christine Bruness's website: www.chatnoirstudios.com .

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�� 19th International Reuben Rose Poetry Competition 2008. Prizes. Ist
�� prize US$500; 2nd prize;US$200; 3rd Prize;US$100. Deadline for
�� entries October 7th. Winners announced in December together with Hon.
�� Mentions; to be published in our annual Voices anthology. Entries
�� unlimited at US$5 per entry payable to Voices Israel. Poem length
�� less than� 40 lines.� Address.Voices Israel. P.O.Box 236, Kiryat Ata
�� Israel�28101. For more details, e-mail mikeschd@yizrael.org.il.
�� Judge: poet Richard Berengarten aka Richard Burns. Teaches at
�� Cambridge University. (sponsored by the British Council)

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�� This month, the staff at http;//www.UnlikelyStories.org celebrate the
�� site's tenth anniversary.
�� Some people never learn.

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�� Just released. Dragons Dance Volume One. a spoken word CD featuring
�� the poetry of Lawrence R. Berger. get your copy today! The CD's
�� are $10 U.S. each and run for a total of 20 minuets. to get your copy
�� send your check or money order to :L Berger C/O skysaje EnterPrizes
�� 50 Amesbury Rd. Rochester, NY 14623.

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�� TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID POETRY CONTEST - CLOSING NEXT MONTH
�� Sixth year. Fourteen cash prizes totaling $5,250. Top prize $2,000.
�� Submit poems in any style or genre. Both published and unpublished
�� work accepted. Winning entries published online. Entry fee is $6 for
�� every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline:
�� September 30. Judges: J.H. Reid, D.C. Konrad. Submit online or mail
�� to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard 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,
�� 2005-2008). More information: http://www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry

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�� From Assume Nothing Press: "Get the Rollax Repliccas You Watned,
�� Vermin: Poems Directly Marketed"by E.V. Noechel and "Peripheral
�� Visions" by Scott Virtes.
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�� "Average Bears" by award winning poet, LB Sedlacek.Poems include
�� title poem plus 44 others. Also available,"Red Headed Eskimos" and
�� "Hemlock Suicides"
�� http://www.lbsedlacek.comhttp://assumenothingpress.blogspot.com/

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�� PUT YOUR� POEMS� ON T-SHIRTS!

�� (or your pictures, images, website logos, poetry on t-shirts,
�� sweatshirts, coffee mugs, and mouse pads, hats, picture frames, lunch
�� boxes, stickers, postcards, calendars, frisbees, and more!)

�� Also custom make your own books and CDs with full color art and
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�� Set up your store for free and earn commission from every sale or
�� order merchandise for yourself or for gifts.

�� visit: http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/storeref.aspx?refby=rickpoet
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�� A Poet's Haggadah: Passover Through the Eyes of Poets edited by Rick
�� Lupert

�� 36 Poets reinterpret the traditional themes and text of the Passover
�� Haggadah through their own unique lenses. Guaranteed to add something
�� different to your own seders and a great read! Edited by Los Angeles
�� Poet Rick Lupert (Creator of the Poetry Super Highway) Includes work
�� from Helen Bar-Lev, Lynne Bronstein, Salvatore Buttaci, Howard
�� Camner, Larry Colker, devin davis, Barbara Elovic, Robert Klein
�� Engler, David Gershator, Leslie Halpern, Claudia Handler, Daniel Y.
�� Harris, Elizabeth Iannaci, Marc Jampole, Rachel Kann, Beth Kanter,
�� Peggy Landsman, Michael Levy, Jake Marmer, Ellyn Maybe, Heather
�� McNaugher, Daniel Olivas, Judith Pacht, Jaimes Palacio, Jonathan
�� Penton, Joan Pond, Lanie Shanzyra P. Rebancos, Richard Schiffman, G.
�� David Schwartz, Adam Shechter, Diana Sher, Scott Alixander Sonders,
�� Julia Stein, S. Thomas Summers, Pam Ward and Misha Weidman.

�� More info and get the book here: http://www.poetseder.com/

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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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