Spring Cleaning

Yes, it's that time of year as I try to remove the cobwebs, old magazines, junk mail and dust of yesteryear. A little spot painting to make the walls seem fresh and hanging wall accessories to give the place some zest.

In other news, April is right around the corner. So join in on some activities and celebrate National Poetry Month (special thanks to Anastasia for inviting me to these events):

West Regional Library, Broward County, Florida celebrates

April National Poetry Month

Free Public Poetry Reading April 7, 2014   6:00-7:30pm

Featured Poets: Anastasia Clark, Suzzette Dawes, Steve Murray, Fabian Novoa,
Donna Raglund-Greene & Sue Thompson

West Regional Library is located at 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33324.

Sea Glass Poetry Project Free Public Presentations will take place at:

Margate Catharine Young Library 5810 Park Drive, Margate, FL 33063	Apr  5, 2014    Saturday     2:00-4:00pm
Main Library 100 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.	Apr 16, 2014  Wednesday  5:30-7:30pm
Stirling Road Branch 3151 Stirling Road, Hollywood, FL 33312.	April 29, 2014  Tuesday    5:30-7:30pm

Check back soon for more updates. Know of any poetry events around town? Let me know!

Calling All Ye Bards!

Wow! We're in March already. April is next. April is National Poetry Month. So let's take a look at some of the poetry contests. There are plenty of poetry contests on the internet but the below two are free:

South Regional Library Poetry Club Contest. Submissions are open until April 6th. Email your poems to Sadiq Alkoriji at salkoriji@broward.org or drop them off at the AV/POP or Reference Desk. Contact Library for guidelines and prize information. 954-201-8870

Southwest Florida Poetry Contest. Submit one original poem no longer than 32 lines to tropicalia@news-press.com. Deadline is March 21.

If you see anymore free poetry contests, please share with me.

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MY POEM FOR THE WEEK

POETRY AROUND TOWN

Poetry Reading on March 11, 2014 at 7 pm with HKPF top three award winners (Susan Williamson, Meryl Stratford and Zan Gray).

Southern Breezes Cafe, building 68
Broward College

South Campus

7200 Pines Blvd.

Pembroke Pines, FL 33024

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West Regional Library, Broward County, Florida celebrates

April National Poetry Month

Free Public Poetry Reading April 7, 2014   6:00-7:30pm

Featured Poets:  Anastasia Clark, Suzzette Dawes, Steve Murray, Fabian Novoa, 

Donna Raglund-Greene & Sue Thompson

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Poetry Club. South Regional/BC Library Multi-Purpose Room. Monthly, every 3^rd Tuesday at 6:30 pm.

Poetry & Spoken Word. Goddess Store n Studio. 2017 Harrison St, Hollywood, FL. Monthly, every 3rd Sunday. 6 pm.

Open mike (music, comedy, poetry). Gigi’s Music Café. 4385 NW 88 Ave. Sunrise, FL. Weekly on Wednesdays at 7 pm.

Some resources for poetry events include poetry.openmikes.org and meetup.com.