Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category
February 8th, 2010 | 
Author: The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction
& The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry
Founded by Ruth G. Hardman
FIRST PLACE: $2,000 and publication
SECOND PLACE: $1,000 and publication
Contest Rules
Contest Begins: January 1, 2010
Postmark Deadline: April 30, 2010
Poetry: 3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems).
Fiction: 7,500 words maximum.
No previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere. Author’s name must not appear on the manuscript. Include a cover sheet containing major title and subtitles, author’s name, full address, phone & email. ”Contest Entry” should be clearly indicated on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Manuscripts should be stapled, if possible; if not, please bind with a black clip. Manuscripts will not be returned. Nimrod retains the right to publish any submission. Include SASE for results only. If no SASE is sent, no contest results will be sent; however, the results will be posted on Nimrod’s Web site. Submitters must have a U.S. address by October of 2010 to enter the contest. Winners will also be brought to Tulsa for the Awards Ceremony in October. All finalists will be considered for publication.
Entry/Subscription Fee: $20 includes both entry fee & a one-year subscription (two issues). Each entry must each be accompanied by a $20 fee. Make checks payable to Nimrod.
Send to:
Nimrod Journal
Literary Contest–Fiction or Poetry
The University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104
Posted in 
You taught me about light.
How it pulls flowers
from the ground,
bursts into stars
on quiet nights,
and how
you have to catch it
quickly
if your camera
is in the trunk.
You showed me how light
can make a bed
become a cloud,
send sparks
jumping across sheets,
divide the cat in two,
and hover
in a circle
above your head.
You taught me about light,
but I wonder
if you know
the shadow
light leaves
when you unscrew
the bulb
and walk
away.
(From a Range of Light – The Americas, Nimrod International Journal Spring/Summer 1998 Volume 41 No. 2)
Moving to Taos
from Hollywood
It takes time
to trust
that the backlit
wonder
of Taos Mountain
won’t one day
be wheeled away
by magpies
wearing work boots
once filming stops.
Lyn Bleiler
(From La Puerta, Taos – the Art of Fetching Sky Volume I copyright 2009)
This is where member contributors can post a poem. They will submit work to be approved by the administrator (presently Hannah Rappaport) In this section there will be a category that is their name.