Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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 16th 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 16th 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!

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

DOUBLE YAY! YOU CAME BACK AGAIN!

Hi folks. no preamble this time! Here you go!

The three "Readers" for this post are:

1.Alan W. Jankowski: Is the award winning author of well over one hundred short stories, plays and poems. His stories have been published online, and in various journals including Oysters & Chocolate, Muscadine Lines: A Southern Journal, eFiction Magazine, Zouch, The Rusty Nail, and a few others. His poetry has more recently become popular, and his 9-11 Tribute poem was used extensively in ceremonies during the tenth anniversary of this tragic event...
http://www.storiesspace.com/forum/yaf_postst538_My-911-Tribute-poem-has-been-in-print-at-least-fourteen-times-in-2011.aspx

Special note: Alan told me that he had trouble with the link to My Multi-million Dollar Poetry Seminar Facebook event listing in the last post. Clearly proving he had in fact  read the post and qualifying him to be listed in this one! I'm not sure why he had trouble but the event is still happening and as far as I know the link is still live. Here's it is again and please let me know if you have any further difficulties! ( Alan that means YOU TOO!) http://www.facebook.com/events/422532131150147/

When he is not writing, which is not often, his hobbies include music and camera collecting. He currently resides in New Jersey. He always appreciates feedback of any kind on his work, and can be reached by e-mail at: Exakta66@gmail.com
2.J. J.   Blackwood: Published Author of Poetry writing under the pen name of J. J. Blackwood with first title :Frisson of Spirit" released September 14, 2010.Inspired by the Songs of Solomon, J.J. Blackwood's Frisson of Spirit reveals her poetic journey of discovery and revelation, pointing readers toward the one true spirit of God
http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/search.php?search=JJ+blackwood%21+


3. Arn  Albertini:  works for a company that does corporate training. We teach our clients how to use new software and business processes. I help write the trainings, which are in the form of eLearnings and instructor led trainings.

I'm using the skills honed as a journalist: clear concise writing,meeting deadlines, researching, processing new information quickly, working with different types of people and working as part of a team.

I am also a freelance journalist, publishing occasional freelance articles. arnsemail@gmail.com
And the events of interest:

1. http://www.facebook.com/events/167153600100005/

Stories, Songs and Poetry featuring Michael Czarnecki and Pat Kane . Click on the link for info.

2. http://www.facebook.com/events/131207933715090/  
The RMHA'S 19TH ANNUAL SKYWAY  OPEN BENEFIT ! Click the link for details! BE THERE!

3. http://www.facebook.com/events/460731050660185/  

The Blue Bird Reading at Avenue 50 Studio Featuring : Chiwan Choi,Brendan Constantine,Mandy Kahn
Ryan Nance.  with OPEN MIC after the feature. 2 minutes max. SIGN UP begins at 1:45!  Brendan is a former California Poet Laurette Nominee and a dear friend so you may think me biased for putting it this way, and of course you may feel free to do so! However,  the fact remains  that the year he was nominated  it came down to just two California poets : Philip Levine and Him! Based on the this I've come to the conclusion that had he been up against any other California poet ( including : Lawrence Ferlinghetti, S.A. Griffin, Wanda Coleman,  or anyone else.) He clearly WOULD HAVE WON THE TITLE BY A LANDSLIDE!  But as I said , he is a dear friend and you might consider me biased because of that. SO DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT! CLICK ON THE LINK , GET THE DETAILS AND SEE I'M RIGHT FOR YOURSELF!  

4. Peter's Picks:One of the popular features of our exhibits is "Peter's Picks". For most of our shows, Peter Marr, local photographer and often judge of photography competitions, makes selections of his favorite photographs exhibited by the featured and guest photographers. We are pleased that the next show will be a selection of Peter's and Gallery picks from our shows in 2011, a retrospection of some of the favorite work from the 13 exhibits of that year. We are pleased that Peter will also exhibit his specialty - exceptional bird photography. 36 photographers answered the call to return with their selected photographs for this retrospective. Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Avenue Rochester NY 14607 Gallery Hours
Wednesday - Saturday 11 - 7, Sunday 12 - 4 Go check it out!

5. http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/los-angeles/the-poetry-bomb-sa-griffin.html

From what I can tell you can still vote to Support My Friend and Mentor S.A. Griffin's The Poetry Bomb: A Weapon of Mass Discussion Project! Click for info on how!

6.http://www.rit.edu/diversity/womens-month-celebration-rit

Just a Gentile Reminder, Maya Angelou will be at RIT on Monday March 25th 2013!  The event is free but you DO need to register because of the size of the space. Click the link, Check the date and time and register if you can make it, if you have not already done so! See you there!  

7.Congratulations to Rochester,NY Poet Cindy Blair on being one of the 12 poets chosen to attend the Elaine Bass poetry Retreat in Madrid Spain! If you're interest in helping her raise the $3,000 in travel fund she needs to make the trip, drop me a Line at laughingl@yahoo.com the retreat is in September of 2013. so let me know soon and I'll put you in touch with her.

8 .  If you're not familiar with Cindy's work yet and want to check her out first, she'll be giving a reading at Lift Bridge Bookshop in Brockport ,NY on 3/14/13 at 7::00 P.M. EST you can get the address and contact info from my book list below. ( Yeah , You read that right! For the first time in a month I've finally got room t include the complete list of my books in a blog post again!)

9.
Will you join Jason on Saturday? I'm performing at the Left Coast Wine Bar in Glendale from 8:30 to 11:30. If you can come, please make an early reservation for upstairs so you'll be seated comfortably. There's no cover, just a $10 minimum for food or drink, all of which are excellent there. He'll also have a couple guests performing, so it should be a special night. Hope to see you Saturday. And if for some reason you can't make it, we're doing it again March 23, same time, same place.Cheers,J
Jason Luckett &; Friends Saturday, February 23, 8-11 Left Coast Wine Bar 117 East Harvard Street
Glendale, CA 91204 (818) 507-7011

10. Tiger Bark Press | 202 Mildorf St. | Rochester | NY | 14609 Run By Steve Huff. for submission guidelines  new release info etc. contact Steve at : nomdeplume1@frontier.com  
Whew! Lot's of stuff again this time! Here's the book list:



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  and 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 ETC.                   
45 Main Street       78 State Highway 31 
Brockport, NY           Macedon, NY 14502
585-637-2260        585-474-4116                 
         


Barnes and Noble .com:
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 order at all other Barnes and Noble Stores and through pretty much any other booksellers around the globe.

 See you next time!

Thursday, February 21, 2013

YAY! You came back!

Hi folks: Lots more again this time! Here ya go:

The three readers for this post are:
1. Michael Vandergag of  Beyond the Interface:  Guides clients through the process of applying User Centered Design and Usability best practices to the design, development and testing of products, Web based applications and software.We help ensure that product concepts and software solutions are easy to use, error free and provide a satisfying user experience that meets business goals and customer needs.
BTI's Mentor-Up program engages experts to guide clients through business improvement, from strategy to best practices that satisfy their customers, delight their stake-holders, achieve success. Michael is also the current Vice President of the Rochester Professional Consultants Network in Rochester, NY and is scheduled to take over as the groups President in 2014. Contact: 

mrvandergaag@gmail.com

2. James Gautier: Poet , Teacher, Spoken Word Artist, Loyal Friend, Entertainer and the host of Jimmy's Potpourri on Kill Radio .org ( visit:http://www.killraidio.org to listen.)  Visit for details   http://www.jamesgautier.net/

3. Marjorie (Margie) Campaigne:
Completed LEED Green Associate training at SUNY Morrisville, with Irene Santoro of Forever Green Training  Sustainable Design, in December 2010. Eco-Consultant with Green Irene, offering Green Home &; Business Makeovers, Green Workshops and in-home parties, Green fund-raising. Think of a Green Makeover as an Energy (and Money) Saving audit. Completed the Green Irene training module, now certified to offer Green Business Makeovers at varying levels of green certification, via the Green Business Bureau. Participated in numerous environmental fairs and events by tabling and answering questions from attendees. 


Conceived and implemented Project H.O.U.S.E. - Household Opportunity to Upgrade & Save the Environment, designed corresponding eco-website to educate people about lowering their carbon footprint.

For more visit Margie's web site at: http://MargieCampaigne@IgniteInc.biz

Events of note for this time:

1.Karla Linn Merrifield’s Newest Poetry Collection: Lithic Scatter and Other Poems is an intimate journey across the diverse landscape of the American West. Those words of New Mexico poet Michael G. Smith hint at the scope of Lithic Scatter, which was inspired by Merrifield’s many lengthy treks through the West. The 59 poems traverse a dozen states covering some 1.7 billion years! In Kansas, for example, we learn about Jewish immigrants who escaped European programs to become homesteaders, safe at last// in a sod house on one-hundred-sixty acres,/ in the blank ark of the sere open prairie. In Nevada, you’re mesmerized,/ needing more than both hands//to navigate this terrain of faultlines,/ how it shrinks humanity, how it favors lizards. In Arizona, readers arrive during the seasons of kiva spells/ and adobe smoke,/ in rimrocks of Arizona and alcoved dwellings of the Ancient Puebloans (Anasazi).Merrifield is also a well-informed tour guide to a dozen National Parks, Monuments, and Historical Sites. Thus, in Yosemite National Park in California, she turns eyes to a rock-climber inching/ upward a half mile on El Capitan’s vertical face sees only granite,/ curses its polish, oblivious to the glacier whose ghost is sheen on stone. And, at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State, a frog along the trail speaks through the poet, instructing hikers to plant your feet/ on the earth and look up toward the canopy/ of ancient treetops.
Lithic Scatter and Other Poems (114 pages), with a cover photograph by the author, is available for $16 in selected bookstores and from online booksellers, as well as from the author via query to her at klmerrifield@yahoo.com or by phone at (585) 259-6934. ISBN 978-0-9882279-9-6.
 
2.One of Las Vegas' poetic institutions, now in it's 11th year, is on the move! Mark your calendars for February 26th. Join Word UP! Poetry & Music, Las Vegas' longest-running and most established weekly poetry reading, as we celebrate our brand new venue at the Freakin' Frog. Located just down the street from our soon-to-be old venue on Maryland Parkway, across from UNLV.There are several advantages to this move. First, WE ARE GOING BACK TO OUR OLD, ESTABLISHED TIME OF 7:00-9:00 P.M. to make it easier for everyone who had trouble making our temporary 6:30-8pm time at the Coffee Bean.It will also allow Word UP! to cater to our loyal and long-time supporters, but also open it up to new audiences as well. Word UP! will also now have the use of a stage and complete sound system graciously supplied by the Freakin' Frog, a food menu for those wanting a bite to eat, and for those who care for something else other that coffee, add beer and whiskey to the list. We'll also have greater flexibility in time and resources for hosting special events like the annual Men's & Ladies' Night poetry showcases. For those not familiar with the Freakin' Frog, even though the establishment serves alcohol, it *IS* an all-ages venue.So, Word UP! ***WILL STILL BE*** an all-ages poetry reading. All poets, musicians & entertainers of all ages are always welcome. And as usual, no censorship. Our only request is that you show your love and support for our new partners by supporting their establishment.We'd like to thank the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for their years of loyal support to Las Vegas' longest running weekly poetry reading. Our inaugural event will be our ever-popular Beat Poets night. Bring your favorite beat poetry to read. We'll also be treated to a Word UP! tradition, Nick Marco's rendition of Alan Ginsburg's "Howl," featuring Baba Shafeeq. Your long-time hosts,Megan Milligan, Mark Snyder, & Lana Hanson at: The Freakin Frog 4700 S Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 11:00 am - 3:00 am

 
3.   Lift Bridge Book Shop  45 Main Street  Brockport,New York 14420    Ph#(585) 637-2260                February 14th, 2013 Greetings: Local Poets-  I would like to invite you to our very special 10th Annual Poetry Month Event on Sunday April 28th, 2013 starting at 12:30 PM at Lift Bridge Book Shop. Each poet will have the opportunity to read for a short period of time. The length will be determined by the number of poets who will be participating. A sign-up list will be available on the day of the event to determine the reading order. There will be a display of the participating poets' books for sale with the chance for purchasers to get books signed. Refreshments and music will be included as well. Time permitting, there will be an open mike opportunity following the scheduled poetry reading.      To participate, please RSVP by e-mail to jhoffman@liftbridgebooks.com or call Lift Bridge Book Shop at 637-2260. (Ask for or leave a message for Joe) Also please contact friends, family, and fans who may be interested in attending the event and confirm whether you will be bringing copies of your book(s) along. If you have a new title or one that has not been carried at Lift Bridge Book Shop before, please e-mail me the ISBN, Title, Author, and Price so I can get the information into our computer inventory before the event.  I look forward to an afternoon filled with the celebration of poetry. It is also an opportunity to once again showcase the wealth of poetic talent this part of New York State has to offer.      Hope you will be able to attend!         Joe      Please RSVP by March 12th, 2013  www.liftbridgebooks.com
 
4.  Poets All Over :
  We had occasional discussions and many event postings, but because the members were scattered across the globe, there was little to argue about. In any case, the days of Yahoo Groups are over. No more traffic. No more arguments. No more events. No more love. It's lonely out there since the advent of Facebook and other social media. There are numerous Las Vegas Facebook Groups, one for every reading and organization, so I saw no need to create one (besides, I no longer live in Vegas, boo-hoo!), but I did decide to create a Poets All Over Facebook Group. I've yet to discover if it will really take off, but I've added/invited about 150 members so far, and I'm trying to stir up some activity. If you're a writer or poet, I do hope you'll join. This group is moderated by Danna Jae Nordin . Send her an e-mail at desertpoetess@yahoo.com to join. 
5.Thursday February 14,February 2013 Team Challenge Winner! Congratulations to RNEST's Team Challenge winner for February's "Everyday Heroes" theme... PandaWear with her Guardian Angel Earrings  Thanks to all of you who Voted!
6. http://www.facebook.com/events/422532131150147/ The Multi Million Dollar Poetry Seminar. Click the link for info  and sign up! Hurry! Pre- registration closes on March 1st, 2013! 

7. http://www.facebook.com/events/403016533120259/ 
A special ESP (Everybody Swaps Pages!) reading. Click the link and sign up for this too! And Again, Hurry! Pre-Regsetration closes on March 1st, 2013 for this as well! 

  
8. Roc Bottom Poetry Collective is a group of poets/spoken artists/performers and writers from Rochester, NY (The Roc). We are a collective group dedicated to elevating the artistry and performance of poetry in Rochester, Upstate, NY and worldwide. We aspire to respect and unify ALL genres of poetry while promoting peace and unity throughout our community and worldwide. Join the Word Movement from Roc Bottom...as we Rise!http://www.facebook.com/groups/118381331678246/

9. http://www.facebook.com/events/375181329255367/   
Def Meets Deaf Poetry Jam V! Click the link above for details!  
 Whew! Lots of stuff going on!  BTW, this just came up:  on December 15,2012 I looked  at the status on this blog and found that it had passed 10,000 views ( in the Blogger format a"hit"is a click on the link and a "View" is an indication that the link was live for at least 30 seconds indicating that someone might actually have read some of the post. They are tracked separately.) When I included this information in my next post I received over 100 comments all of which effectively stated " Congrats, but just who ARE all those people?" So when I set up the format for 2013 I decided that with permission I would Identify 3 "readers" per post to justify the numbers.  The only "requirements" are that you indicate both an interest in being added to the list and that you show that you have in fact read at least one post between 2009 when this blog first went live and the time at which you made your request to be listed. In most cases, asking to be listed is enough to meet both qualifications. just to be clear I'll re-Phrase: THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT OF BEING A POET, READING POETRY OR HAVING ANY INTEREST IN LITERATURE  WHATSOEVER TO BE ON THE LIST OF READER'S FOR THIS BLOG!   See you next time!