Poetry Book Give Away for National Poetry Month

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I am looking forward to participating in the Book Giveaway For National Poetry Month.

Check out poet Kelli Agdon’s blog for details of how it works.

I will be giving away a copy of Paper House

Cover Art - Paper House

and a copy of a book that I love. Now, I have been struggling with what book I would love and also love to give away because I love so many books of poetry. I finally decided I would give away a book not by someone I too well to make it a bit more fair and still be something amazing. I have decided on Macnolia by A Van Jordan.


Now for the rules. Check out Kelli’s blog for other specifics but how it will work here is that if you want to enter the drawing you must indicate so in comments. I’ll then do a drawing. If you want to participate let me know and link to it here and make sure to link to Kelli’s blog where it all started.

Let’s share some poetry this April! Books will be awarded after April 30th.

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    • your message didn’t pop into my inbox – weird!
      the cover art was a collab. my husband drew the concept (what remains is the house) and then my publisher’s daughter drew the little red riding hood and finally my publisher put all those elements together made it black white and red and based on a wood print. she was quite clever :)

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  4. “PAWS FOR POETRY” CONTEST INSPIRES KIDS TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL POETRY MONTH BY WRITING ODES TO THEIR FAVORITE FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS
    April is National Poetry Month. The 3rd Annual “Paws for Poetry” Contest Challenges Kids to Write Sonnets to Spaniels, Prose for Persian Cats

    Colorado Springs, CO (March1, 2010) –April marks the 14th anniversary of National Poetry Month.
    To help celebrate, budding Emily Dickinsons and Edgar Allan Poes are encouraged to participate in the 3rd annual “Paws for Poetry” Contest (PawsforPoetry.org). To enter, children ages 5-12 are to write a poem to, and provide a photo of, their favorite animal friend. The contest is co-sponsored by kids’ virtual field trip Web site Meet Me at the Corner (MeetMeAtTheCorner.org) and Flashlight Press (FlashLightPress.com ).

    Original poems of any length may be submitted in one of two categories: Group One (ages 5-9) and Group Two (ages 10-12). One grand prize winner in each category will receive a prize package worth $50.00. Two runners-up in each category will receive a $25.00 gift package. Children’s author, poet, and Iraqi war veteran Thad Krasnesky, writer of the upcoming “That Cat Can’t Stay” (Flashlight Press, 2010) is the contest judge.

    In addition to the prize packages, winning poems and pet photos will be highlighted in an upcoming Meet Me at the Corner video pod cast. The pod cast will be videotaped at New York’s Angellicle Cat Rescue Center. Local students will present the winning poems.

    All submissions should be mailed to “Paws for Poetry” Contest, c/o Meet Me at the Corner, 20 West Del Norte, Colorado Springs, CO, 80908. The contest deadline is April 15, 2010.

    For more information, rules and submission guidelines, visit PawsforPoetry.org.

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    • I’ll go ahead and leave this up but I really wish you would have sent it to me as an email instead of using the comments feature to post. I could have done a separate post or linked to you in shout outs. Good luck with the contest!

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  29. Jessie, I watched your video reading, and your book sounds awesome. Congratulations on getting published. Please count me in for the drawing! Thanks!

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  33. Thanks very much for this opportunity!
    Would make some great post-exams reading :)

    you can contact me at,

    lindsay.veenstra(at)gmail(dot)com

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  35. Thank you so much for this opportunity – such a great idea! I produce the Vermont Poetry Newsletter & Poetry Event Calendar, so am looking forward to promoting your book, if I’m lucky enough to be a winner! Ron Lewis

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