In Farewell to the Starlight in Whiskey, Barton Sutter explores the wilderness along the Canadian border, sings about love in midlife, meditates on the roots of war, attacks political leaders, recounts peculiar heroics of an epileptic Vietnam vet, writes a "personal" ad in the voice of a chickadee and talks to a dead jackpine. A deft practitioner of meter and rhyme, Sutter is a fireside storyteller who makes the language thump and sing.
Barton Sutter is the only author to win the Minnesota Book Award in three different categories, including poetry, for The Book of Names: New and Selected Poems (BOA). He teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of Wisconsin, Superior. He lives in Duluth, MN.
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BOA EDITIONS, LTD. is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, not-for-profit publishing house that has received national acclaim for its work. Founded in 1976 by the late poet, editor and translator, A. Poulin, Jr., BOA has published more than 180 books of American poetry and poetry in translation. In 2007, the press began publishing fiction through its American Reader Series.
BOA's mission is to foster readership and appreciation of literature. We accomplish this by publishing both emerging and distinguished poets and writers in four distinct venues:
• Lannan Translations Selection Series. The Lannan Foundation of Santa Fe, New Mexico supports the publication of two new collections of contemporary international poetry annually. Selection is weighted to established poets living outside of the U. S. who have yet to publish a collection in English.
• The American Reader Series is a venue for literary fiction of the highest caliber. This series also features works of prose about poetry and poetics.
BOA's community of readers extends across North America. We believe in offering a diverse range of literature so to satisfy readers with different tastes and backgrounds. More than 1,000 libraries, schools, book stores and literary centers shelve BOA poetry books.
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This is a call to ALL poets who write Love Poems. Write about any aspect of love. You can write about expressing love and having it not returned, interacting with the one you love or surprise us. Do not write ‘definition of love’ poems. "ALL " writers welcomed, original and unpublished entries. Winners will be notified in August, 2009 by Love Poet and Author of The Age Begins, Oneal Walters.
1st Place $110 US, plus interviewed in Chapter and Verse, 2nd Place $60 US 3rd Place $30 US
Submission fee $7.00 US (Approx $8.44 CAN) per poem Multiple submissions accepted, submission fee per poem
DEADLINE: July 6, 2009
Be the 1st to win our 2nd Annual Love Poem Contest!
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It is a great day to be alive! What Question can I ask to empower myself and others? What new thought can I notice now to add to my creativity? How can I improve the experience of those I encounter today? What can I do to facilitate your Gift?
Yesterday Is History Tomorrow is a Mystery Today is a Gift... That's why we call it the Present
A great poem does things to you. Divine and nearly frightening things, like knotting up something inside you, or making your heart slip into an erratic beat, or catching your breath, or causing tremors, fevers, daydreams, sweats, inexplicable bliss.
Congratulations to the winners of TSP’s Annual Poetry Contest!
First Prize: “Northward” by Koh Xin Tian
Second Prize: “Sock Puppet” by Malcolm R. Campbell
Third Prize: “Reunion: 30 Years Too Late” by Lana Maht Wiggins
Honorable Mention: ”Selected Love Letters I’m Still Trying to Write” Kelli Russell Agondon
A special thank you to our honorary judge, poet Dorianne Laux.
Enjoy great poetry, fiction, non-fiction, book reviews, cigar reviews, and an interview with our feature artist, Sue Hughes. Watch for a new call for submissions, including our second short story contest.
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