One more time Huh?

Hi folks : Here are the three readers this time:

1.Risa Ruse: Want to know more about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Contact me for a free inspired poetry consult. As an experienced Social Worker skilled in Veterans PTSD, victim turned victor twice of PTSD (once as a child losing my mother to suicide and then as a mother) I share the healing of negative emotions (one or two at a time in rhyme) that make it a safe place to heal.  We stay in the “present while not reliving any trauma. What comes next is the connection to our Higher Power (Jesus is mine) that transforms sorrow into strength to help self and others regain peace and joy.  I use this process through giving Workshops on PTSD Healing in Inspired Poetry.  My published books and 115 articles mostly in rhyme on PTSD are at: http://RisaRuse.com.  My Art Props, books (two are in rhyme for children to connect in easy to understand Christian based Scripture in rhyme and morality through fun costumes and art) on-line Sculpture Art Gallery information is found at: http://RisaRuseArtist.com

My latest book entitled, "PTSD Healing Poetry Restores Joy And Prosperity" http://www.CreateSpace.com/3479936 is my own anthology of the healing process in rhyme that was inspired from the Divine, (Jesus is mine!) My other two books aim to help children grow up to be loving, kind people through my artwork/costumes my children wear in my ABC book that teaches simple, fun Christian Spirituality entitled, "Children Nurtured by God's ABC's" http://www.CreateSpace.com/3480587 .  Lastly, nurturing mother of twins book, entitled,  "Breastfeeding Twins And Nurture Self To Prevent Insanity" http://CreateSpace.com/3480064.

2 . Dwain Wilder: n the Appalachian dulcimer I've found a musical instrument that has a developing potential in the world music scene, and a wonderful vehicle for invention and improvement. The challenge of building superb mountain dulcimers has been a wonderful opening to a world of music and art. As a result, Bear Meadow Appalachian dulcimers are to be found in many places throughout the world as well as in the U.S.

The Bear Meadow website, http://www.bearmeadow.com, is a repository of information for aspiring builders as well as an illustrated view of my own lutherie process.  In addition, Bear Meadow hosts the Sweet Music Index, a compendium of advice, lessons, history of the mountain dulcimer, and tips on playing. The Sweet Music Index can be found at http://www.bearmeadow.com/smi

3.Karla Linn Merrifield : A seven-time Pushcart-Prize nominee and National Park Artist-in-Residence, Karla Linn Merrifield has had more than 300 poems appear in dozens of journals and anthologies. She has nine books to her credit, the newest of which are Lithic Scatter and Other Poems (Mercury Heartlink) and The Ice Decides: Poems of Antarctica (Finishing Line Press). Forthcoming from Salmon Poetry is Athabaskan Fractal and Other Poems of the Far North, and from FootHills Publishing, Attaining Canopy: Amazon Poems. Her Godwit: Poems of Canada (FootHills) received the 2009 Eiseman Award for Poetry and she recently received the Dr. Sherwin Howard Award for the best poetry published in Weber - The Contemporary West in 2012. She is assistant editor and poetry book reviewer for The Centrifugal Eye (www.centrifugaleye.com). Visit her blog, Vagabond Poet, at http://karlalinn.blogspot.com.


And the events of interest this time are:

1. I am thrilled to announce the next Poetry & Dinner Night At the Woodlawn Diner, located at 3200 Lakeshore Rd., Blasdell, N.Y. 14219.  The cost is $14 and this includes delightful poetry, dinner, drinks, dessert, and good company. There will also be open-mic slots available.If you'd like to attend, please RSVP by e-mail or call 716-903-3335 brushstrokegirl@hotmail.com

2.Also coincidentally, Sunday marks the reopening of Bowery Poetry 2.0. Drop by the Club at 6 for Peter Cherches' Book Party, stay to hang and chill.Bob Holman, a bearded, linen-suited veteran of St. Mark’s Poetry Project and the Nuyorican, founded the Bowery Poetry Club in 2002 as a haven for verse in all its forms—not just the shrill nursery rhymes and political rants associated with its noisier, smokier forebears. The stage and DJ booth loom impressively over the café’s sleek tables and exposed-brick walls, focusing all eyes and ears on performers who, in a single night, can range from improv-Dada-cabaret group the Typing Explosion to Bowery flophouse poet Bingo Gazingo. Big shows and regular gigs draw the steadiest audiences, but the chilled-out, wireless-accessible coffee shop opens at noon Tuesday through Sunday and at 6pm on Mondays. “We’re trying to make it a place where you can hang out,” Holman says, “and let inspiration take its time.” 308 Bowery  New York City (Between Houston and Bleecker) F train to 2nd Ave, 6 to Bleecker mail@bowerypoetry.com 212-614-0505

3. New York Figure Study Guild Featured Artist Steve Carpenter: Tuesday, March 19, 6:00 PM Steve will discuss his abstract painting technique.  For Steve Carpenter, a painting begins with the construction of the support. He will discuss in some detail, with the aid of video, the building of the support for a new work. Much work goes into the preparation of the surface which is a key component of the painting process and provides inspiration and direction. Following a description of surface prep, Steve will discuss some of the many artistic decisions which must be made as he continues with a painting. NYFSG Members Free, Nonmembers: $5 Free will donation.

Tuesday, March 19, 6:00 pm, Steve Carpenter Studio, 176 Anderson Avenue, Rochester

4. http://rochesterpermacultureinstitute.org/ The  Rochester Permaculture institute. Check it out! 

5. Volunteers are needed to help prepare and serve food at Outreach Temple.  There are two dates available to volunteer: Sat. March 23^rd and Sat. March 30^th.  Both dates have two shifts available from 10-12 or 12-2.  If you are interested in helping out, please email Katie at kkreutter@compeer.org ASAP with your date and time preference.Katie Kreutter Project Specialist Compeer Rochester, Inc.

259 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY 14607 585-546-8280 http://www.compeerrochester.org

6. http://www.writergazette.com/  Writer Gazette began back in February 2001 but was called "Writers Gazette" at that time. Since then we have done all we can to create the best writer-resource site online. This site, along with its' sister sites; Writers Manual and EbooksCafe, offer writers worldwide encouragement in their writing, and the resources to experience writing success. To provide writers worldwide with a  resource site that provides tips, techniques, resources, articles, job postings, and more to help induce, improve, and promote a writing career -- free to the public. Professional working writers/freelancers, authors, poets, editors, agents, and publishers...and anyone else dabbling in the art of writing. Krista Barrett Writer Gazette Suite 837 #102-15910 Fraser Hwy Surrey British Columbia V4N 0X9      Canada

7. http://www.facebook.com/events/279393802192951/ Brendan Constantine Art the Rapp  Check it out!

8.  Martha Deed, PhD (Boston University) is a retired psychologist and an active poet/writer and patient safety activist.  She has published several chapbooks, including #9 (Furniture Press, 2004), 65 X 65 (small chapbook project, 2006), The Lost Shoe, The November 2010 Project, and This is Visual Poetry (chapbook.com, 2010-2011), and a multi-media e-book: Intersections, a Journal of the Unexpected (Museum of the Essential and Beyond That, 2006) . Her most recent work includes editing a posthumous collection of her daughter, Millie Niss's, poems, City Bird  (Blazevox, 2011) and The Last Collaboration (Furtherfield, 2012), a reconstruction of Millie's last illness making use of experimental techniques borrowed from web art and based upon Martha's poems and Millie's medical records and writings from the ICU (emails, hospital notebooks, logs). 

Born in London, England, Dane Gordon served in the Royal Navy during World War II, received degrees in history, theology, and philosophy from Cambridge University, London University, and the University of Rochester, New York. He taught philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY until he retired. A Presbyterian minister, Gordon has published primarily in the fields of philosophy and theology.  A chapbook of poetry, The Logic of War, was published by FootHills Publishing in  2009. Catch both of these artists on April 9th, 2013
at the Genesee series at Writer's and Books 7:30 PM,  Writers and Books

$3 members, $6 public Curated by Wanda Schubmehl 740 University Ave. 

Rochester New York. 14607  585- 473- 2500 . See you there  

9.   join us for Rhyme& Reason, an evening of open mic sophistication hosted by Jacob Winterstein, Queen Shakirah, and Whisper Young aka the whisper all to the soulful instrumentation of The Band of Kings...where the atmosphere pops, the energy blazes, the people are beautiful and the drinks are just too smooth...
We know you've enjoyed it so far and if you haven't been yet, then you need to come find out....
March 20th and EVERY 3RD Wednesday thereafter….
Doors open at 7pm and show begins promptly at 8….Mic shuts off at 11pm
$10 to get in, put down another $10 and bring a friend.  If you wish to perform at this venue PLEASE EMAIL rhymeandreason@youngoddess.com or INBOX WHISPER YOUNG PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE EVENT WITH NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION TO BE ADDED TO THE RSVP PERFORMANCE LIST. (DISCOUNTED ENTRY FEE OF $5 FOR PERFORMERS ON THIS LIST)

All singers, musicians, poets, dancers, emcees and supporters welcome to rock with our live band or witness some of the hottest features in the land….You ready for your next feature say yeahhhhhhh!!!!! Next up to bat, lyrically slaying and yes Ladies he's killing yall also...ridiculous yeah he BAD....vocals like butter on hot biscuits...singer, song writer, emcee, Range da Messenga ...Rat-a-tat-tat...Bodies all over the block!!!!
If you don’t know…come out....experience...Rhyme&Reason Meet us at the spot….can’t wait to see YOU in the building….that is all. https://www.facebook.com/events/536868073000464/

Check it out! 

10. Two D. G. Adams prints will be in the "Spirit & Mind" exhibit at Outside the Box Gallery in Fairport..  Opens Friday, March 22, 5-9 pm. 1000 Turk Hill Rd, Bld 9, Ste 104.D. G. ("Dennis") Adams artdga.com

11.http://www.esm.rochester.edu/wmf/events/  Click for info. 

12. http://ow.ly/jiKgI   Check out DA Poetri! 

13. YAY ! copies of Instant poetry (Just Add Words!) third edition are now selling for $15 Signed from me. $ 8.95 new from the publisher and used copies are selling on amazon.com for a Minimum of $20.04 each! check it out!   http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_14?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=instant+poetry+just+add+words&sprefix=instant+Poetry%2Caps%2C239

See you next time! 

YAY! Part 3

Hi folks: Once again, its time to dance:

1.Lu Highsmith : Rochester, New York, native Lu Highsmith has published essays, news articles,and poems over the past seventeen years. No matter which form she has chosen to exhibit her talents, each has been reflective of her passion for spirituality, sensuality, and social consciousness.In January, 2009 she was featured in Minority Reporter's "Face to the Name". Lu was also featured in the Democrat and Chronicle's "Women to Watch" series To Contact - Lucreations c/o Lu Highsmith 620 Park Ave Suite 380 Roch, NY 

14607 e-mail: luhighsmith@yahoo.com 

2. R D Armstrong:Lummox Press was created in 1994 by RD Armstrong.  It began as a DIY / self-publishing imprint for poetry by RD aka Raindog.  Several chapbooks were published and in late 1995 it began publishing the Lummox Journal, a monthly small/underground press lit-arts zine.  Available primarily by subscription, the LJ continued its exploration of the “creative process” until its demise as a print mag in 2006.

During its eleven year existence, this tiny mag with the big name, interviewed poets, musicians and artists (over 100 in all) about how they do what they do. Hundreds of poems were also published in its pages.  Poets like Todd Moore, Lyn Lifshin, Gerald Locklin, Holly Prado, L.A. Bogen, Linda Lerner,the late Scott Wannberg, Philomene Long, John Thomas and RD Armstrong, to name a few, appeared regularly within its pages. It was hailed as one of the best monthly’s in the small press, by both Todd Moore and reviewer John Berbrich.

In 1998, Lummox began publishing the Little Red Book series, and continued into 2011. During that time, 60 titles were published. There may be more LRBs on the horizon, but for now, RD is taking a break from them. Over the years the series included Lyn Lifshin, Todd Moore, Gerald Locklin, Linda Lerner, Normal, the late Scott Wannberg, Philomene Long, John Thomas, Bill Gainer, Todd Cirrilo, Leonard Cirino, Rebecca Morrison, A.D. Winans, B. Z. Niditch, Mark Weber, Bill Shields, Will Taylor, Jr., Hugh Fox, Lawrence Welsh, Alan Catlin, Patricia Wellingham-Jones, Nila NorthSun, Rob Plath and RD Armstrong. A good way to sample nearly all of the LRBs is to buy a copy of The Long Way Home (published on the 10th anniversary of the series).In 2008 the Lummox Press began publishing a series of perfect bound titles, starting with Fire and Rain, Vols. 1 & 2 by RD Armstrong. There are now 27 titles in this series. Most are Trade Paperbacks (6X9)Over the years, RD has come to know hundreds of poets and their fans. He thinks that there is a very strong connection between the struggles of the writers of poetry and the rest of the country (beyond mere lip-service). He sees his job as being two-fold: first, as a poet, his job is "to observe and report" (let the public judge the importance of my observations); and secondly, as a publisher, to give the reading public the best "bang" for their buck. In other words, give them poetry that is thought-provoking, and that is presented in a book that is both striking in appearance and is laid out with care (Lummox gives the author, and their words, the respect they deserve).Together with Chris Yeseta (Layout and Art Director since 1997), RD continues to publish books that are both striking in their looks as well as their content…published because of the merit of the work, not the fame of the author. That’s why there are so many first full-length collections in the CATALOG.

3. Rain (Christi Ausar): Headed back to school to finish my education. By the end of this you will all be calling me Doctor Rain. I will have a degree in Music Therapy which is a vein of psychology.  It is a method of healing using music. How appropriate, right? Live your beliefs! Believe in your dreams. Embrace the Divinity within! We are the stars we are made of.

And things of note:

1. Deirdre Smith is raising funds to produce her new album! She's good! Enough said! Check her out!  http://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1713982

2.http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/laughing-larry-s-ha-ha-date-tour/x/151759 I'm looking to go on a book tour. visit site for info.

3. http://2013sgvpf.blogspot.com/        The 2013 San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival in SGV, CA  produced by  the "Mr. Pasadena" of the So Cal scene: The Soup (Urp!) man, Don Kingfisher Campbell.   You can contact him about booking his other events through the information listed there too. Check it out!

4. The Puritan Magazine:  The Puritan is an online, quarterly publication based in Toronto, Ontario committed to publishing the best in new fiction, poetry, interviews, and reviews. The Puritan seeks, above all,  pioneering literature. Work featured here may push toward the symbolic frontier, challenging limitations and forging into previously unexplored aesthetic territory. But it may also revisit and revitalize traditional forms. The Puritan embraces work wherever it lands on the conceptual spectrum, so long as it is original, intelligent, and engaging. Submissions should fall under one of five (5) categories: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, interviews, and reviews. Unless we are soliciting your work, all submissions must be previously unpublished (this includes self-publishing). Only e-mail submissions are accepted (save those trees for maypoles). Send all questions and messages to puritanmagazine@gmail.com  use the submission manager to submit work for consideration. http://www.puritan-magazine.com/submissions.php

5. http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/us-edition  A publication in the United Kingdom that takes poetry and business articles. (Note to UK poet Spencer Slater: This one is for you!  And of course anyone else reading this blog too!)

6. Our most frequent guest poet Ilana Haley has graced this blog with another piece and I'm very glad she has! Do you want to join her as a guest poet on this blog? The only "Requirement" for doing so is that YOU feel you can match her! You saw her poem ! There are more on this blog. Feel free to scroll through the post and look at as many as You need to feel you’re at least as good as she is. If you can honestly answer yes, let me know and I'll send you an invitation link just the same as I did Ilana and you'll have the chance to PROVE IT with what ever one of you poems you may chose to post. The exceptions are those READERS on this blog who I've listed or may yet list I identified as Poets. ( Spencer, Allan, Poetri, Jimbo, Deirdre and Don, If you wondering the answers yes I DO MEAN YOU!  Let me know you’re interested and I'll hook you up! )

7. However, because of Ilana's beautiful poem being posted , some of last week’s events may have gotten missed and a few of them are my own events. With that in mind heres the first re-post this blog has ever had:

Event #1:  The Multi-Million Dollar Poetry Industry: 

This is an overview of the American Literary Scene  covering the 7 markets in which you can make a living form the $7.3 Billion ( Yes, I said Billion with a B!) poetry industry.( Note: After 8 years in Rochester, NY working to help writers in all genres make a living at what they do, the seminar presenter, Mr. Lawrence R. Berger has concluded that the markets for novelists, journalist,  screenwriters, technical writers and any other genre you want are EXACTLY  the same as they are for poets. As a poet and self –help writer himself Mr. Berger has chosen to base the information on the Poetry Genre for two reasons: 1. After working in this area to make a living since 1999 and paying his bills by working in these same 7 markets, . 2. If he added in every other applicable genre he’s afraid he simply could not count high enough to give an accurate dollar value on the size of the market ( By the end of this seminar you’ll see the breakdown of the 7.1 Billion mentioned earlier.) You’ll also learn:

·         The levels of reputation you’ll need to develop to be “successful” in the 7 markets

·         The two “Poetic orientations” (note: Again this also applies to all other genres. All are welcome!)

·         A little bit more about Mr. Berger than you’ll find on this flyer and how he might help you further.

This presentation will be open to the public! All welcome! Costs $25 per attendee.  Time:  3-5 P.M.  Date: Saturday, March 16^th 2013 Location: Gallery One Fine Arts, 2575 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623(Behind Suburban Liquor, next to the Beers of The World Plaza.)   Special bonus for seminar attendees: All paid attendees will receive a copy of an article by Mr. Berger titled: “ Times are Changing.”  It contains the results on the information he gathered when he was told that there was now a law on the books that would make e-books tax exempt in New York State and the opinions he’s formed as a result of doing the research and writing the article. Some attendees may feel that the information in the article is worth the $25 in and of itself so I’ll let you make the choice. You can either pay the $25 for the article and get the seminar free or you can pay the $25 for the seminar and get the article for free. As long as you attend the event I can assure you Mr. Berger won’t notice the difference! See you there! This event is also open to the public! All are welcome! Make Check or Money Order Payable to Skysaje Enterprise. Unfortunately  Pre- registrations for this event has closed. However, all that really means is that you might not be able to use your credit card to pay the admission fees for the event !  I've just talked to the  to the gallery owner to make arrangements and he in fact  HAS AGREED CREDIT TO RUN CARDS THROUGH THE GALLERY! However, If your quite happy to bring the $25 in the form of cash or check please feel free to just show up! 

And of course, here is the info on the OTHER event too! Event 2: a special ESP READING:

In this case, since we’re inviting all writers in all genres to attend this as well, ESP stands for everybody swaps pages. The way it works is this : all attendees who wish to participate put their writings into a pile ( preferable one page each but for time’s sake please no more than 5 8.5 x 11 pages stapled together.)   The pile gets shuffled, and the first reader reads the first page(s) off the top, the next the next work down and so on until we've gone through the entire pile. The only Rule is: you absolutely cannot read your own work!  If by chance your page(s) happen to be up when it’s your turn, place the work on the bottom of the pile and read the next one down.  Mr. Berger last conducted an ESP reading in Rochester, NY in August of 2011 for the Just Poets Organization and even now two years later people who attended that event are still coming up to him and saying  it was the most fun they've ever had at a poetry reading and asking when he plans on doing it again! Some of these poets have been reading professionally for over 30 years and they still say this! Come join us and see what it’s all about! 

Date: Saturday, March 16^th 2013 Time: 5:30-7:30 P.M.  Costs $10 Location : Gallery One Fine Arts 2575 East Henrietta Road Rochester , NY 14623 (Behind Suburban Liquor, Next to the Beers of The World Plaza.)  Again Pre- registration for this event is closed as well, but if your quite happy to pay the $10 as cash or check feel free to just show up for this event too! SEE YOU THERE! 

( Special note to Ilana Haley: PLEASE DON'T THINK FOR A SECOND THAT I'll EVER WANT YOU TO STOP POSTING YOUR POEMS ON THIS BLOG!   I'm happy to have your new work up here whenever you might want to post it  and that won't change a bit as long as I'm alive and sufficiently  well enough to keep this blog running!  As long as you'd still be willing to do so PLEASE POST A POEM WHENEVER YOU CAN! ) 

8. Moby's Coffee and Tea: 5668 Cahuenga Blvd. NO HO, CA 91601. Host James Gautier is excited to announce Urban Voodoo and a Killer Open Mic ! This event is Free! Come down and check it out! 

If you need more info, visit:  http://www.facebook.com/events/426273677457104/

9. http://spokenfunk.com/ :  I've posted the link before, They do have a call out for new poets and comedians. So I'm reposing the information in the bio for my friend, Poetri Smith, who produces the show with his wife Juren ( I'm not entirely sure if she's a poet or comic too or not.) Poetri Smith: Spoken Funk is an upbeat, uplifting, breath of comedic and poetic fresh air. The brainchild of Juren Smith and Tony Award winning poet, Poetri, Spoken Funk fuses today’s funniest comedians with the world’s most talented spoken word poets. The groundbreaking combination of comedy and poetry have never acquiesced with such success, and the fusion of genres provides each and every guests with gut busting laughter and insightful thought provoking commentary on today’s most intricate topics. Constantly looking and booking the best in poetry & comedy. Feel free to contact us. Booking and information line: (866) 212-3676. Just in case your wondering I don't think this violates any of my policies in the matter. This is clearly NOT a second listing of Poetri as a reader of this blog but as the host producer of the Spoken Funk series.  I USED THE SAME INFO FOR BOTH!  However, I did get asked this and I'm totally stunned that anyone wouldn't get the reasons I  might post something from California rather then just my local area . First of all I'm sorry but I just can't understand why anyone would ask me such a question! For the record, as you can see from this post I not only have contacts in California in addition to my local area , but literally all over the world!   Poetri's an old and dear friend and while I have not yet physically even been in the same states as Juren, that could easily change and soon! They're looking for poets and comics from all over the world to put in their show so why shouldn't the readers of this blog have the chance to BE those poets and comics in the showcase?    You now have their contact booking phone number and a link to the web site so you can check out the event! If you’re interested you now have the info to get in touch So don't be coming to me saying I never told you about it! MY JOB IS TO GET YOU THE INFO! IT IS YOUR JOB TO CHOOSE WHETHER OR NOT TO ACT ON THAT INFORMATION AND MAKE USE OF IT!  Clearly I'VE DONE MY JOB! HAVE YOU DONE YOURS? 

10.   The Jimmie Highsmith experience Live at the Tala Vera: March 20th, 2013 8-10:30 p.m. click the link for ticket info:     http://www.facebook.com/events/412624052146640/        

Whew! Again, lots of stuff happening!    I made a promise that I would include an updated book list every three posts if at all possible and this is the third post this time thanks to Ilana Haley's beautiful poem (re-read #6 for more!)  So here's the updated book lists:

Instant Poetry ( Just Add Words!) $15.00 per signed copy

Entitlement: Instant Poetry (Just Add Words!) Volume 2. $20 each $26 each for signed copies.

The Green Lantern : a Guide to Achieving the American Dream . Volume two, How to Survive in a Modern Economy ( Even On a Poets Income!) $20 per copy each $26 per signed copy.

Working Title: $5 per copy $10 per signed copy

Dragons Dance Volume One, spoken word CD $10 each

Chocolate box: $10 per copy $15 per signed copy

Cash Check or Money Order gratefully accepted!

To use your credit card visit http://www.paypal.com  or send the funds to me at laughingl@yahoo.com

 To mail your check send to:

Skysaje Enterprise: 50 Amesbury, Road Rochester, NY 14623 USA

The Green Lantern: a Guide to Achieving the American Dream. Volume 2, How to Survive in a Modern Economy (Even on a Poets Income! )ISBN# 0967374138 is now available from Amazon.com! Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967374138
check it out! It is also available at the following stores:

Lift Bridge Books            Books ECT.                   

45 Main Street       78 State Highway 31 

Brockport, NY           Macedon, NY 14502

585-637-2260        585-474-4116                 

         

Instant Poetry (Just Add Words!)  ISBN: 1450255523 is also available on Amazon.com! Here’s the Link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/186-6035028-9756501?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=instant+poetry%28Just+Add+Words%21%29+

Barnes and Noble .com:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/instant-poetry-just-add-words?keyword=instant+poetry+just+add+words&store=allproducts

and as of December 7,2012 the flowing Barnes and Noble Brick and Mortar location:

Barnes and Noble/RIT Bookstore:

100 Park Point Blvd

Rochester, NY 14623

(585) 424-6766 and can be ordered at all other Barnes and Noble Stores and through pretty much any other booksellers around the globe.

 The Meridian West Art Gallery 

1209 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY 

For more information, call 768-3805

See you next time!                             

STIIILL YEARNING

STILL YEARNING

Taste my flash; I am still yearning,

still devoured by your pureness.

Bring the sad softness, to caress,

To heal the wounds of time.

Today I am pure

To heal the wounds of time.

Today I am pure

Tomorrow I'll disappear into water.

Draw me back to the shore.

Lift me with you to the sky:

a low flight among diaphanous clouds.

Sharp observation into seed of goodness

into seed of evil.

I cried sore last night;

poisoned seed were thrown at me.

I am sprouting poison today;

turn your face to the other side.

I have no knowledge of what

the next moment will sprout.

Touch me right now, before

my time dissolves altogether.

Hi again! It's that time once more!

Hi folks here's the post:

The three Reader's:

1. Paul LaChapelle: Experienced in project management, technological strategy, research, design, development and supervising of SAN projects, client/server software projects, networks, electronic systems, and electronic desktop publishing. User of technical and managerial skills to contribute to the success of an organization as an individual contributor, senior administrator, group leader, SAN designer, or project manager. Tax Professional with 35 years experience assisting the public.Specialties: Tax Professional personal, corporate, trusts , estate tax returns Communicator, public speaker and trainer. Knowledgeable in project mgt, Systems and Network Admin. Experienced in team development  mgt. 35 years as a Tax Professional at H&R Block Premium as a Master Tax Advisor.10 years as an instructor at H&R Block Tax School.Enrolled Agent licensed to practice before the IRS to do audit and offers-in-compromise for personal, corporate, partnership, estates and trusts. Negotiated audits saving clients more that $250,000 with the IRS.Enjoy working with people to help them reach their financial goals.Great successes setting up new businesses and watching them grow. Working for H&R Block Premium has been a way for me to do all things for people with tax questions and problems. plachape@rochester.rr.com

2. Dane Kemp: Grew up in between parents who were lost searching for themselves. Bounced back and forth between cities  until my mom had to take a journey that would later be used as my strength and force and would make her a rock for her kids. Graduated by luck, learned a trade, had my prince, and then went in search for myself and God. Got married and later had my princesss, now awaiting my destiny. Also known as a Poet. dane.kemp.58@facebook.com 

3.Craig Alan Loewen; clergyman and author (writing under the name, Alan Loewen). He is available for speaking engagements and programs.for more visit: http://literary-equine.livejournal.com/
And the events of interest this time are:

1. I've gotten several responses on this telling me what a great magazine it is!  By popular demand it is now being posted!

Call for submissions of short stories of all genres for royalty compensation in digital magazines distributed everywhere. Hello writers Doug Lance, Editor-in-Chief of eFiction Publishing, here to announce that eFiction is going paid! 

Starting with next month's issues, all writers who contribute to magazines produced by eFiction Publishing will be compensated with royalties from individual issue sales starting one month after publication until *the end of time*. The magazines included are: eFiction, eHorror, eSciFi, eFantasy, eRomance, eSteampunk, and eNoir. 
As always, I am open to feedback and for people to participate with the company. Volunteer and internship positions available. Submission Guidelines:* 
Rights :
We want one month exclusivity for your story. So when your story runs in one of the magazines, from when the day the issue comes out for one month it cannot be up anywhere else online. After that one month exclusive period, you can republish the story elsewhere. This means that previously published work (as long as you hold the rights to it) is OK, and after the one month exclusive period, you may publish the work elsewhere. 

Story Selection 
Placement in issues is determined by a peer committee of volunteer writers and readers. Apply to join the committee of submissions readers (https://efictionmag.submittable.com/submit/15447). Joining gives you a vote on all stories submitted in the genre(s) of your choice. 

Submissions that are declined are encouraged to be posted in The Workshop for feedback and resubmission. The Workshop is a closed group for eFiction writers (work posted there cannot be accessed by any person or program other than registered eFiction members). It uses Google Docs in combination with a point incentive system to promote high-quality, precise feedback. Apply to join The Workshop (http://efictionmag.com/groups/workshop). 

Compensation 
Writers who contribute a piece of writing are entitled to a lifetime royalty on individual issues sales. The participating writers for each issue split 50% of individual issue sales revenue. So from a month from the day the story is released, until the end of time, our system will track sales of issues your stories are in and have an account for you which will pay out automatically as soon as the total amount is enough to make sense to send your way. A royalty agreement will be included with acceptance letter. 

Circulation 
The magazines are up for subscription sale through Barnes and Noble(http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/efiction-publishing) and the eFiction website(http://amzn.to/eFicMag). B&N is a new placement, so we don't have numbers yet for most magazines. eFiction Magazine has a few hundred subscribers there already. eFiction Magazine(http://www.amzn.to/eFicMag) alone is available for subscription sale through Amazon. The majority of our subscribers get us through Amazon. I am under an NDA to not disclose numbers but I can say that we are above 1000 and below 5000 subscribers. We are working hard to expand distribution of subscription options. 

Individual issues, the sales that generate cash for writers, are sold **everywhere** ebooks are sold. eFiction Magazine, the most literary of the bunch, is in the Top 5 Best Rated Arts &; Entertainment magazine in the Kindle store. Sales data of these issues is available upon request(http://is.gd/pVrhRB). We are releasing print versions later this year that will be in bookstores worldwide. 

*View submission manager to submit:* 
https://efictionmag.submittable.com/submit 

2. http://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/about/seminars/  Check it out!

3. North East College Prep High School Arts & Craft Fair 940 Fernwood Park Rochester, NY 14609
Raffles for $1, Over  40 + local  Arts and Crafts vendors Including Kim Pandina of Pandawear Jewels. (http://www.pandajewels.com/)  Free Admission ! Go check it out! Then motor on down to Henrietta for my  Multi-Million Dollar Poetry Industry Seminar And Special ESP Reading events.  They start at  3:00 p.m.!

4. You probably know what coming here don't you?  Here's the first one: Event #1:  The Multi-Million Dollar Poetry Industry: 

This is an overview of the American Literary Scene  covering the 7 markets in which you can Make a living form the $7.3 Billion ( Yes, I said Billion with a B!) poetry industry.( Note: After 8 years in Rochester, NY working to help writers in all genres make a living at what they do, the seminar presenter, Mr. Lawrence R. Berger has concluded that the markets for novelists, journalist,  screenwriters, technical writers and any other genre you want are EXACTLY  the same as they are for poets. As a poet and self –help writer himself Mr. Berger has chosen to base the information on the Poetry Genre for two reasons: 1. After working in this area to make a living since 1999 and paying his bills by working in these same 7 markets, . 2. If he added in every other applicable genre he’s afraid he simply could not count high enough to give an accurate dollar value on the size of the market ( By the end of this seminar you’ll see the breakdown of the 7.1 Billion mentioned earlier.) You’ll also learn:

·         The levels of reputation you’ll need to develop to be “successful” in the 7 markets

·         The two “Poetic orientations” (note: Again this also applies to all other genres. All are welcome!)

·         A little bit more about Mr. Berger than you’ll find on this flyer and how he might help you further.

This presentation will be open to the public! All welcome! Costs$25 per attendee.  Time:  3-5 P.M.  Date: Saturday, March 16^th 2013 Location: Gallery One Fine Arts, 2575 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623(Behind Suburban Liquor, next to the Beers of The World Plaza.)   Special bonus for seminar attendees: All paid attendees will receive a copy of an article by Mr. Berger titled: “ Times are Changing.”  It contains the results on the information he gathered when he was told that there was now a law on the books that would make e-books tax exempt in New York State and the opinions he’s formed as a result of doing the research and writing the article. Some attendees may feel that the information in the article is worth the $25 in and of itself so I’ll let you make the choice. You can either pay the $25 for the article and get the seminar free or you can pay the $25 for the seminar and get the article for free. As long as you attend the event I can assure you Mr. Berger won’t notice the difference! See you there! This event is also open to the public! All are welcome! Make Check or Money Order Payable to Skysaje Enterprise. Unfortunately  Pre- registrations for this event has closed. However, all that really means is that you might not be able to use your credit card to pay the admition fees for the event ! It MIGHT still be possible but I've not yet been able talk to the gallery owner to make arrangements to accept them and I won't be able to do so till I get there on March 16th 2013 at 2:00 p.m to set up for the event. However, If your quite happy to bring the $25 in the form of cash or check please feel free to just show up!  

5. And of course, here is the info on the OTHER event too!:Event 2: a special ESP READING:

In this case, since we’re inviting all writers in all genres to attend this as well, ESP stands for everybody swaps pages. The way it works is this : all attendees who wish to participate put their writings into a pile ( preferable one page each but for time’s sake please no more than 5 8.5 x 11 pages stapled together.)   The pile gets shuffled, and the first reader reads the first page(s) off the top, the next the next work down and so on until we've gone through the entire pile. The only Rule is: you absolutely cannot read your own work!  If by chance your page(s) happen to be up when it’s your turn, place the work on the bottom of the pile and read the next one down.  Mr. Berger last conducted an ESP reading in Rochester, NY in August of 2011 for the Just Poets Organization and even now two years later people who attended that event are still coming up to him and saying  it was the most fun they've ever had at a poetry reading and asking when he plans on doing it again! Some of these poets have been reading professionally for over 30 years and they still say this! Come join us and see what it’s all about! 

Date: Saturday, March 16^th 2013 Time: 5:30-7:30 P.M.  Costs $10 Location : Gallery One Fine Arts 2575 East Henrietta Road Rochester , NY 14623 (Behind Suburban Liquor, Next to the Beers of The World Plaza.)  Again Pre registration for this event is closed as well, but if your quite happy to pay the $10 as cash or check feel free to just show up for this event too! SEE YOU THERE! 

6. Dirty Gerund Poetry Show at Ralph's Diner: 148 grove street Worcester , Mass
9:00 p.m.EST"Till we run out of words! " They book features too! visit: http://dirtygerund.com/

7. http://users.synapse.net/kgerken/  Ygdrasil , A Journal of the Arts. check it out! 

8. Integrating Life Fragments: A Music & Arts Workshop for Adults
Rochester Contemporary School of Music invites you to participate in a facilitated workshop for musicians and artists desiring to push their boundaries and expand their experience by working side by side with the two art forms. Participants will bring and share specific materials and sound fragments with personal meaning from which a new original work will be created in just one day. For Details and Registration
http://rochestercontemporaryschool.com/workshop-for-adults/

9. A night of dancing and drumming to benefit the bush Mango Drum and Dance Youth project : Saturday March 23, 2013 7:00 P.M. -midnight Haro East Ballroom

155 Chestnut Street, Rochester NY $25 in advance $30 at the door visit http://www.bushmango.org for more info. 

10: Circleformance Reading:  Meridian West Art Gallery 1209 Hertel Avenue (near Fairchild)    March 12, 2013, 7 pm  Featured Readers:  Irene Sipos and Kitty Jospe With ten slots available for open readers  $5.00 admission Homemade refreshments available 

Whew! And the hits keep right on coming!  (Actually, I prefer views ! LOL scroll back to the last blog post for an explanation if you don't get the joke! ) See you next time!