| SUMMER 2010...... Hot Fun In The Summertim e…. I am on fire! Surges of positive creative energy flow through my spirit fueled by the warmth of the sun. When I am surrounded by the accoutrements of summer, vibrant colors, drumming circles, street festivals, concerts in the park, sisters sitting on the stoup braiding hair, Bermuda short wearing brothers with that swagger in their walk and rhapsody in their talk, the sound of children playing, the smell of food grilling and ahh the beach; my creativity is at its height! I am at home when I am basting in the rays of the sun; that familiar place where I can process beautiful thoughts of peace and tranquility. As a practitioner of the oral tradition, handed down from generation to generation, a kaleidoscope of sweet soliloquies of love, historical accounts, and personal thoughts are released from my psyche and flow from heart, to mouth, to receptive ears. I embrace my destiny with open arms, for I am a sun kissed being! Yes, It’s summer and the heat of the sun is sizzling and so am I….because when the sun is shining and the temperature is hot, for me, anything is possible! Ashe! -Na Koikoi Aziza Zenzile Kinteh | | Poetry Contest
SUBMIT YOUR POETRY to be published & WIN$$ (Low entry fees) Deadline: 08/31/2010 A ROOM OF HER OWN FOUNDATION Lighthouse Poetry Publication Prize Submit to: A Roon Of Her Qwn Foundation PO Box 778 Placitas, NM 87043 Tracey Cravens-Gras, Associate Director. A prize of $1,000 and publication by Red Hen Press will be given annually for a poetry collection by a woman writer. Alice Quinn will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 96 pages with a $20 entry fee. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. http://www.aroho.org Deadline: 08/31/2010 Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival Poetry Contest Submit to: Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival Poetry Contest 938 Lafayette Street Suite 514 New Orleans, LA 70113 A prize of $1,000 and publication in Louisiana Cultralvista magizine is given annually for agroup of poems The reader will also be invited to give a reading at the 2011 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. Darrell Bourque will judge. Poets who have not yet published a poetry collection may submit two to four poems totaling no more than 400 lines with a $20 entry fee. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. www.tennesseewilliams.net/index.php?topic=contests | | Upcoming Events....
1st FRIDAY ON VINE Jose Sebourne's Art Gallery 1213 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA Friday, September 3, 2010 7pm-10:30pm LIGHT & HONEY A MULTI ART FESTIVAL University City Art League 4226 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA Saturday, Septrmber 26, 2010 1pm - 6pm
Haiku Corner...... Black pride has it's price There is no advance purchase You pay at the door
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