Karina Klesko, US and John
Daleiden, US
November /
December
31, 2011
The
November / December 31, 2011
Sketchbook contains poems, art and features by
xxx writers
from xx Countries:
Two poets make
their first Sketchbook appearance in the
November / December 31, 2011 Issue:
Lynette Arden, AU;
Matthew Caretti, US.
Welcome to the Sketchbook
family of writers.
The
November / December 31, 2011
Sketchbook
Cover Art
is
by
Click
here for a full sized image.
The Haiga featured on the Contents
page is
Congratulations to the
November / December
31, 2011 "old calendar" Kukai
winners:
First Place: Vania Stefanova, BG
Second
Place: John Daleiden, US
Third
Place:
Vania Stefanova, BG
Ramesh Anand, MY; Wille R. Bongcaron, PH; Bouwe Brouwer,
NL;Cezar F. Ciobica, RO; Ailoaei Cristina; John Daleiden,
US; Bernard Gieske, US; Cara Holman, US; Alegra Imperial,
CA; Munia Khan, BD; Sandra Martyres, IN; Aju Mukhopadhyay,
IN; Sergio Ortiz, US; Stella Pierides, DE/UK; Emily Romano,
US; Janak Sapkota, NP; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Brian Strand,
UK; Vania Stefanova, BG; Juhani Tikkanen, FI; Djurdja
Vukelic-Rozic, CR; Angie Werren, US; Neal Whitman, US;
Yamadori, US
Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Finland, Germany,
India, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippians, Romania,
Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States
Thirty-one Haijin
from fourteen countries have contributed one hundred
forty-one haiku to
the
November / December
31, 2011 "candle(s)" Haiku Thread
Read the
"candle(s)" Choice Haiku selected by editors Karina Klesko and
John Daleiden
and
Guest Bernard Gieske.
Announcing
the January / February "waters of spring" Kukai:
read the
full guidelines here.
Announcing the
January / February 29, 2012 "precious stones" Haiku Thread:
read the
full guidelines here.
This
November / December
31, 2011 issue
contains a diversity of poetry forms: Eastern Genre:
Haibun; Ghazal; Haiku: Monostiches; Renhai; Renku; Senryu; Tanka
and Tanka Prose; Western Genre: Acrostic; Concrete
Poetry; Experimental Forms; Found Poems; Free Verse; and Yugen.
For the November /
December 2011 issue, editor Karina Klesko continues the
Let US Pray
feature. The goal is to hear from all faiths and
peoples on a Global Scale. Editor Klesko says, "The more people
who participate and read this feature, the more our hearts will
become one. Surely a heart that envelops the world can make
changes and differences in lives. We can make a difference and
wipe away all the divisions that have arisen because of
different belief systems. Let us all love and respect one
another in one accord. In the November / December 31, 2011 issue
Let US Pray.
Please
continue to send your
poems and prayers to:
letuspray@poetrywriting.org
Editor Vaughn Seward has selected
Renhai
for the November /
December 31, 2011
Sketchbook; the
Renhai authors include:
John Daleiden, US; Gillena
Cox, TT; Walter Mathois, AT; Vaughn Seward, CA; Neal Whitman,
US.
Be sure to
read the Renhai notes link at the bottom of each Renhai selection; the notes
contain interesting ideas about the rehnai.
Art features in the
November / December 31,
2011 issue:
Art Photo Gallery by Iolanda Scripca, US. Norman J. Olson,
US contributs
Art Gallery 1;
Art Gallery 2;
An Artist's Travelogue: From Venice to Fort Lauderdale and
Points North;
Free Verse Poems. Emily Romano, US features her
Art Gallery.
The winner of the
November / December 31,
2011
Poem Picture Contest
is
. . .
read the entire series of xxx poems.
The January / February 29, 2012
Poem
the Picture Contest is now open; Write a poem in any form for
the Picture. Send your entry to
PoemThisPicture@poetrywriting.org The
winning poem will be published in the next issue of
Sketchbook.
Click here to see a full sized image of the
contest picture.
The deadline for
submission is Friday,
February 24, 2012.
Contributing Editor, Helen Bar-Lev,
IL features an
Interview With Zvi A. Sesling.
Contributing Editor, Doug
Holder, US reports his
Interview with Somerville Poet/Philosopher Jody Azzouni
Contributing Editor, Jeff
Spahr-Summers, aka ZZBaggins features
The Poetry Victims—Vol.
8, Issue 4
Featuring
Art by
zzbaggins; Amy Kohut; Katie B - Michael Crowley and
Poetry by Heather Lenz; Jeffrey Spahr-Summers; Anthony Glumac;
Cindy Stell; Sarah Martin; Marcie Riel. Read ZZBaggins
Not Quite so Personal
and Irregular Diary.
The editors call
your attention to the following deadline dates posted in the
Announcements Index: November / December 31, 2011
on the Contents page. Sketchbook
is now open for January / February 29, 2012 submissions. The
submission deadline for this issue is February 20, 2012.
For Kukai and Haiku Thread deadlines see the information
above.
Submissions are open to the General Public. The Editors look forward to reading your poetry
and viewing your art. Please read the
Submissions
Guide.
Submissions:
submissionseditor@poetrywriting.org
The
Sketchbook Editors Karina Klesko and
John Daleiden
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