PEN Award for Poetry in Translation

Posted October 27, 2009 By admin and has no comments yet.

The $3,000 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation is conferred every spring in New York. The award recognizes book-length translations of poetry from any language into English published during the current calendar year, and is judged by a single translator of poetry appointed by the PEN Translation Committee. The award was made possible originally by a bequest from the late translator and PEN member Rae Dalven, and has received current support from The Kaplen Foundation.

Who is eligible:
Although all eligible books must have been published in the United States, translators may be of any nationality; U.S. residency or citizenship is not required.

Deadline:
Nominations must be received between September 1, 2009 and December 14, 2009. Early submissions are strongly recommended.

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Jot A Bit Poetry and Short Story Writing Contest

Posted October 20, 2009 By admin and has no comments yet.

Jot A Bit will give you cool handmade prize if you win Jot A Bit writing contest in this last quarter of 2009. The contestants are free to submit their writing (poetry or short stories) before last day of 2009. Voting will be held within 1st week of January 2010.

Here are the rules of the contest:

  • Any entries submitted “late” will be included in the next contest.
  • You may enter more than once. We encourage it!
  • Your entries must be your entries. Please do not submit other’s material. Do your own work please.
  • The voting period is the first week following the close of the entry period.
  • The winners are determined by the community. Registered members at JotABit.com may vote one time each month. Votes are submitted through an online poll on the monthly contest results page.
  • If the votes result in a tie, the Jot A Bit will place the final vote to break the tie or may allow for a community final vote among the tied entries.
  • The winner will be notified by email and added to the winner’s page. If you are the winner, we will request a mailing address so we can send your prize.

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Tips For Writing Poetry II

Posted October 13, 2009 By admin and has no comments yet.

If last week I write about all senses during writing or reading the poetry, now I will write another tips for writing a good poetry.

Have a point. Why are you writing? What is it about? Although not always directly, show your readers the path to the meaning of the poem. Say what you want to say, but still let your readers decide on what the true meaning is.

Have rhythm. To be considered a poem, a writing must have rhythm. Let the meters flow smoothly off the tongue. This doesn’t mean the poem has to have the same number of syllables every line or even every other. It means to allow the reader not to get tongue twisted while going line to line. Give it flow.

Don’t rhyme unless it fits. Not all poems rhyme, in fact the majority do not. Many amateur writers tend to force rhymes where it doesn’t need to be. Only use it when it fits the overall poem and helps bring the emotion to the reader.

Give the poem characteristics. A poem doesn’t always have to fit inside a genre. Make it your own style. Use as much voice as possible. Show that there is a person behind the poem.

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Tips For Writing Poetry I

Posted October 6, 2009 By admin and has no comments yet.

Writing poetry has always been about emotion; thrilling, bitterness and even humorous. Although it sounds simple enough, it isn’t always. Poetry can be as complicated or as frivolous possible, it’s all up to the author.

Poetry is food for thought and all food has its ingredients.
Writing poetry techniques

Show all senses. A genuine poem offers its readers a variety of senses to endure while reading.

  • Smell. Give the readers a mental smell of the scene. Create a situation where the reader can distinguish between a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ scent.
  • Touch. Is it rough, smooth, pleasurable? Give the reader a way to ‘touch’ the scenery.
  • Sight. What does it look like? Describe the scenery, describe the situation. Use words which will describe it easily without going too far into detail.
  • Hearing. Does it screech? Does it yelp? Or is it smoothing and sensual? Again, let the situation give a sense of what the surroundings sound like.
  • Taste. Is it salty or bitter? It doesn’t always have to be food that has a taste. It could be a situation which leaves a ‘bad taste in your mouth’ or even a good taste.

Other tips will be posted on the second part of the article within a week. So stay tune :)

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