~List of Slams~

~If you do like preforming your poems, here's a list on poetry slams in SF This is a fun and social night out with friends for the creative type.~

~Alejandro Murguia see's poetry in SF~

~A San Francisco's sixth Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia walks through Mission in a slideshow. This is a great example ofa hyperlocal website for the Mission neighborhood.~

~Poetry center~

~I used to go to this poetry center a lot; they used to have wine and cheese open mic's, but they had to cut down. Now, its still a good place to come and write;so many good books and a beatiful quiet space open to the public.~

~Poetic Free Time~

~Looking for sophisticated things to do in your free time? Here is a calender of some interesting and fun poetic events I found.~

~New York Writing Summer Vacation~

~If you want to take a mini vacation to focus on your writing, this is the place to go for it. And, its in New York! So, go sit with your coffee and sourdough bagel that New York is known for-and just write. NYU-SCPS Offers Two-Week Summer Intensive in Creative Writing  This summer, find your creative niche in NYC. The NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS) offers the two-week Summer Intensive in Creative Writing. Mornings are spent in nationally recognized improvisation workshops taught by NYU-SCPS faculty members. Afternoons include prose and poetry workshops with distinguished visiting writers. Evenings feature readings and lectures. Jericho Brown is the invited poet; Cristina Garcia, the invited fiction writer; and Katha Pollitt, the invited nonfiction writer.

~Live~

~Poets and Writer's live. A live podcast of inspiration from L.A. with well-known poets. Worth checking up on often. Podcasts and video from a panel discussion on Why We Write, which featured Ron Carlson, Meghan Daum, Harryette Mullen, and Charles Yu, are available now, as is a podcast of Dani Shapiro reading from her memoir, Still Writing. We'll post additional audio and video shortly, along with details on the next Poets & Writers Live event, which will be held in New York in early summer and will focus on Literary Agents.

~Poetry E-zine~

~Poetry E-zine on Facebook now accepting submissions! Now accepting submissions! Almost any type of submission, including journalism articles. This can be a good start for journalism students to get something published. I don't know about you, but I'm going to save this link for this time or the near future.~

~Submit Now~

~Submit to Forum, the City College poetry magazine, open for submissions now~

~Poetry market Book~

~Spotlighting the craft of poetry in the,2014 Poet’s Market book,, which you can order on Amazon,  available now.

~National Poetry Month Slam~

~National Poetry Month is coming up in April and to celebrate Elementz is co-sponsoring the 5th Annual Art and Poetry at the Market event on Sunday, April 14 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Spoken word artists from Elementz Voices of Freedom program are set to take part in the event as well. The event will feature local poets and spoken word artists competing for cash prizes, beginning at noon Music by Elementz own, DJ Apryl Reign a variety of prepared food vendors. Spoken word artists from our Voices of Freedom program are set to take part in the event as well.Slam poetry prizes: 1st prize, $250; 2nd prize, $125; and 3rd prize, $75. More info on the event can be found on Findley Market’s website. on TwitterFollow @Elementzhiphop

~Ill Postino~

Ill Postino (The Postman) This is another childhood movie for me, and the flim is about my favorite poet. Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice. Paublo Nueruda is a romantic poet from Chile.

~Dead Poets Society~

~An English teacher, John Keating, (Robin Williams) teaches his students to love poetry and seize the day. I remember watching this at a young age with my father, so it holds a special place for me. My dad was a poetry and English teacher, and this is what he would show his students several times to give them a basic appreciation of poetry.

~Howl~

~I just watched, "Howl," ">about Allen Ginsberg with will give you a great start of a poetic backround. James Franco plays Ginberg, its an intense poetic flim of the Beat generation. You can watch it for free on Hulu.com

~Literary Valentines for your Valentine~

~A little belated, but not too late. Who said chilvery was completely dead? I thought of selling Valentines with poetic quotes with a candy graham, which is really similar to this. They provide the qoutes, you have to make it pretty and do the work to make something beautiful. This will make the person you give it to swoon or melt; what a memory~Literary Valentines are a whole new and smarter way to express your love without being overly sappy. I love this new idea-get homemade in a romantic and unique way.