POETRY KIT NEWSLETTER
Poetry Kit Newsletter – AUGUST 2014
http://www.poetrykit.org/AUG2014.htm
CAUGHT IN THE NET 134 - POETRY BY Kristina England
http://www.poetrykit.org/pkl/CITN/citn%20134.htm
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POETRY KIT SUMMER POETRY COMPETITION 2014
Our competition this year is for poems on the theme of "films" (this can be broadly interpreted).
There are no style or length restrictions
but it should be stressed that a short poem is just as likely to be selected as a longer one.
Competition Judge; Jim Bennett
1st prize is £100.
ONLINE ENTRY ONLY
Entry is by email to [log in to unmask] after an appropriate fee is paid by Pay Pal to the account
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and all entries must be received before midnight 30th September 2014
Entries received after this time will be discarded.
First prize is £100 and the winning poem plus those selected for special commendation will be published at the
Poetry Kit website.
Entry fees are as follows;
1 poem £3.50 3 Poems £8.00 5 poems £10
For more details please go to our dedicated page at http://www.poetrykit.org/comp2014.htm
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Mentoring - Personal Mentoring and Development for Poets
Start at any time.
Duration – 12 units The Course – Personal Mentoring. Ideas are discussed and foundations for poems developed with assistance and developing critique in working through drafts to completed poems. This is a mentoring experience and will work with strengths and identify weaknesses in writing style; all content will be chosen to meet the needs of the student. The mentoring is over a period of 12 sessions, at the end of that you should have portfolio of 8 to 10 poems which are complete and further poems in draft which are being worked through. The purpose of this course is to offer individual mentoring and the time taken will depend on the individual, with each depending on the speed of the student.
People wishing to take this course do not require any previous qualifications; they do however need to be able to identify themselves as writers. Those who have previously taken the Poetry Kit Poetry 1 or 2 courses will find this a natural development but it is not necessary to have done either to get the most out of this course.
Fee – The course fee is £110 (UK£)
The Tutor - The course is presented by Jim Bennett who is a highly experienced lecturer having delivered courses in creative writing for the University of Liverpool, Edge Hill University and for the WEA. Jim is a full time professional poet who earns his living from writing poetry, giving readings and lecturing. He has won many awards over a forty year writing career. For more information see an interview and his publishers page http://www.poetrykit.org/jim/index.htm
For a more complete listing of courses and availability please see
http://www.poetrykit.org/pkcourses.htm
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Poetry Kit Online Poetry Courses
New courses starting the second and fourth Monday of each month from January 2014
We currently offer four online, email based, distance learning courses, suitable for the beginner, intermediate or more experienced writer. Although the details for the courses below indicate a general content and direction of each course, courses are flexible and may change in order to better meet the needs of each individual student Each unit may consist of a number of parts and some units take longer to complete than others.
For details of fees and enrolment please goto
http://www.poetrykit.org/pkcourses.htm
Poetry Foundation (July -August start dates available)
Poetry 1 (August start date available)
Poetry 2 (August start date available)
Mentoring and Poetry Masterclass - Start within two weeks
For a more complete listing of courses and availability please see
http://www.poetrykit.org/pkcourses.htm
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