The mind, a dormant stone

Hello Poets! It's that time of year where we work on our tans, or blockage of any tan, and enjoy the long days and steamy nights! It's Summer, our favorite time of year! That also means, it's time to launch our Annual Summer Poetry Contest! We know you've been writing through the entire year and have many amazing words to share!  Why not send your best poems to the 4th Annual Los Angeles Poet Society Summer Poetry Contest?  Your poem could be the winner of a cash  prize ! Past winners include:  Mary Torregrossa ,  Tresha Haefner , & Alexis Rhone Fancher This years' contest topic: Summer of Peace In no more than 200 lines, send us your poetic interpretation of "Summer of Peace". All submitted work will be judged by Los Angeles Poet Society and a featured Guest Judge. $1 donation per entry  (details below). The Prize The sole winner will win a cash prize that includes  all the proceeds   from the contest entry donation...

SUMMER HAS COMMENCED and it's time for the 3rd Annual Los Angeles Poet Society Summer Poetry Contest! We know you've been writing through the entire year and have many amazing words to share!  Why not send your best poems to the 3rd Annual Los Angeles Poet Society Summer Poetry Contest?  Your poem could be the winner of a minimum   $50 prize ! Past winners include: Mary Torregrossa and   Tresha Haefner This years' contest topic: Summer Getaway In no more than 200 lines, send us your poem that evokes  Summer Getaway . All submitted work will be judged by Los Angeles Poet Society. $1 donation per entry  (details below). The Prize The sole winner will win $50, plus  all the proceeds   from the contest entry donations. The winner will also be published on the Los Angeles Poet Society website and invited to give a reading of the winning poem. (*Note: Los Angeles Poet Society will not pay for travel fees) Criteria to Enter Su...

2nd Annual Los Angeles Poet Society Summer Poetry Contest! We know you've been writing through the entire year and have many amazing words to share!  Why not send your best poems to the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Poet Society Summer Contest? Your poem could be the winner of a minimum   $25 prize ! This poetry contest is asking all entrants to respond to  Summer Heat. In no more than 200 lines, send us your poem that evokes  Summer Heat . All submitted work will be judged by Los Angeles Poet Society. $1 donation per entry  (details below). The Prize The sole winner will win $25, plus  all the proceeds   from the contest entry donations. The winner will also be published on the Los Angeles Poet Society website and invited to give a reading of the winning poem.  Criteria to Enter Submit up to 3 poems max per person Poems must be less than 200 lines Submitted work must not be previously published *** Please make sure that your name on...

Join me in congratulating our winner, Tresha Haefner , of the Los Angeles Poet Society Summer Poetry Contest, sponsored by Writers' Row ! Tresha's poem, I Will Arise Now and go to Los Angeles , is honest with each line nurturing the next. The ending is like a soft melody that punctures you with truth, and inspires contimplation of the intricacies of this city, and our bonded human experieince. It also happens to beautifully answer this years' question: "Why did you come to LA?"  Thank you to all who entered! Please stay posted for the launch of the Los Angeles Poet Society web space where notable entries will be published! I Will Arise Now and go to Los Angeles After William Butler Yeats I will arise now and go to Los Angeles where the lip gloss is leopard print and the eyes of women shine like jewels waiting to be excavated from an urban jungle. I will arise now and go to Los Angeles where they sit on towels that have hundred dollar...

Los Angeles Poet Society  & Writers' Row bring you a NEW summer poetry contest with a minimum $25 cash prize! This poetry contest is asking all entrants to respond to the following question: " Why did you come to LA? " In no more than 200 lines, send us your poem telling us Why you came to Los Angeles . All submitted work will be judged by Los Angeles Poet Society. $1 donation per entry (details below). The Prize The sole winner will win $25, plus  all the proceeds   from the contest entry donations. The winner will also be published online at the Writers' Row website and the Los Angeles Poet Society blog. The winning author will also be asked to feature at a Writers' Row event celebrating the publication. For the Runners' Up Notable submissions will be published online at the Writers' Row website and the Los Angeles Poet Society blog. Authors will also be asked to join in a feature at a Writers' Row event celebrating the pub...