for the romantics…
May 25, 2020
In case you missed the story in The Guardian, or on social media, A love in verse is a 25-year, love-poem-a-day gift from Peter Gordon to his wife, Alison, and now to readers everywhere.
February 14
February 14, 2020
found poem © j.i. kleinberg
Happy Valentine’s Day.
Call for words!
January 17, 2017
Do you have a story, poem, prose or spoken word tribute to the earlier, more foolish you? If so, Rooted Emerging hopes you’ll submit it for Love’s Fool 2017: “On April Fool’s Day, we pay homage to the inner adolescent in us all, who felt so much, made mistakes, and lived to tell the tale.”
Sponsored by Village Books and emcee’d by Carolyn McCarthy, Love’s Fool will be held in the Mountain Room at at Boundary Bay Brewery in Bellingham on (of course) Saturday, April 1, 2017.
The Call for Stories requests original work from writers 18 and over. Performance is limited to 3 – 8 minutes (roughly 500 – 1000 words). Preference will be given to the funny, the heartfelt, the shamelessly honest, the romantic and the subtly sexual (suitable for audiences ages 12 & up). Stories set during ages 10 – 16 will be given priority. The submission deadline is Wednesday, February 15, 2017, and performers will be contacted by March 1. Find out more on the Rooted Emerging website, where you’ll also find a link to the complete guidelines.
reading up on love
January 22, 2016
You have just over three weeks to get your Valentine’s love poem written. So, by way of inspiration, we offer this article from The Guardian, which lists “the 50 greatest love poems of the last 50 years.”
post-Valentine’s love…
February 24, 2014
Valentine’s Day may be over, but there’s no season on love. Common Good Books (Garrison Keillor, prop.) invites you to submit an original and unpublished (anywhere!) love poem for their second annual “Love Letters” contest. There’s no fee, but poems must be submitted by U.S. mail (postmarked by April 15, 2014) and accompanied by a signed release form. Submission details and release forms can be found on the Common Good Books “How to Write a Love Poem” page.
show some love
January 28, 2014
The Bellingham Herald invites Whatcom County residents to show some love for the paper’s annual love poem feature in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Selected entries will run in the Monday, February 10 Herald, and all accepted entries will run online at TheBellinghamHerald.com.
Poems can be emailed to dean.kahn@bellinghamherald.com; mailed to ‘Valentine’s Day poems,’ c/o Dean Kahn, The Bellingham Herald, second floor, 1155 N. State St., Bellingham, WA 98225; or hand-delivered to the Herald customer service office.
Please include your name, age and town of residence. Also, include your phone number, in case questions arise. The deadline to submit a poem is Friday, January 31, 2014.
Collage*
May 26, 2013
2013 Merit Award
By Jim Milstead**
Vistas of blue bay. Leaden waters ruffled by wind.
Soft curtains. Drenched collectables. Torn remnants.
White-sailed relaxation. Raw taste of hunger.
Hand carved gluttonies. Vast white mountains
tinged with alpenglow. Yells. Curses. Gallery walks.
Banked slaloms. Bounced checks. Open mic
anticipations. Bone dry witticisms. Sermonized
imaginations. Wetland pollution. Official cadence
of restrained ambivalence. Tails wagging
furiously. Identity theft Neuroscience on tap.
Thimbleberry delights. Earthworm desiccations.
Hospice devotion. Fault lined inevitability.
Sandstone magnificence. Kaleidoscopic uncertainty.
Rag town of bleak streets, chilled conclusions.
The echo of your voice.
. . . . .
*Copyright 2013 by Jim Milstead. Placard design by Egress Studio.
**Happy Birthday, Jim!
immortalize your love…
January 9, 2013
Because love is eternal, The Bellingham Herald will once again run love poems written by Whatcom County residents in honor of Valentine’s Day (February 14, a Thursday this year).
Selected entries will run in the Monday, February 11 Herald and all accepted entries will run online at TheBellinghamHerald.com.
Poems can be emailed to dean.kahn@bellinghamherald.com
or mailed to
“Valentine’s Day poems”
The Bellingham Herald
1155 N. State Street, second floor
Bellingham, WA 98225
or hand-delivered to the Herald business office (same address).
Include your name, age and town of residence. Also, include your phone number, in case questions arise.
The deadline to submit a poem is Monday, February 4, 2013.
For details, call Dean Kahn, 360-715-2291.
Sweet!