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FREE 30 Day Poetry Prompt Journal For Poetry Month!

4/1/2021

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Hello all you poets out there.

Happy Poetry Month 2021! 


We're hoping this year there is even more creative energy flowing than before!
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To help the many wonderful poets keep up with the 30 poems in 30 day challenge,
​Local Gems Press has a gift for you...

 
Below you will find this year’s FREE 30 Day Poetry Prompt Journal.

We have some really great prompts in this year’s edition of the prompt journal.
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Enjoy the gift, and happy writing!! 

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A Guide To "Grid Poems" With James P. Wagner (Ishwa)

5/3/2020

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Rhythm and Meter In Poetry with Alex Edwards-Bourdrez

5/1/2020

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Enjoy this thoughtful presentation by listening to the audio below and following along
​with the PDF handout. 

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Alex Edwards-Bourdrez has been enjoying life in Northport, LI, with his wife, Susan, for almost three decades.  Along the way he was a longtime teacher of French literature, a public relations executive, and a development officer for independent schools.  He currently works in direct support with people with developmental disabilities. Alex is the publicity director and Sunday school superintendent for St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Northport, and he occasionally acts and directs in community theater.
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Ask The Publishers...

4/8/2020

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Have you got questions you always wanted to ask the publishers?

How to put together a book?
How to get the book accepted by a publisher?
The place of eBooks in the publishing sphere? 

The publishers of Local Gems Press will answer questions in a series of short audio episodes here at Bard Con Virtual. 

​Just fill out the form below with your question to have it considered. 


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Coping Through Creativity an Audio Workshop

3/28/2020

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"Coping Strategies Through Creativity: Writing Prompts with author Cristina Norcross"

Cristina M. R. Norcrossis the editor of the online poetry journal, Blue Heron Review, and the author of 8 poetry collections.  Her latest book is Beauty in the Broken Places(Kelsay Books, 2019).  Other recent collections include Amnesia and Awakenings(Local Gems Press, 2016) and Still Life Stories(Kelsay Books, 2016). Cristina’s poems have been published, or are forthcoming, in: The Ekphrastic Review,Visual Verse, Red Cedar, Your Daily Poem, Right Hand Pointing, and Pirene’s Fountain, among others.  Her work also appears in numerous print anthologies.  Cristina is the co-founder of Random Acts of Poetry and Art Day (celebrated annually on Feb. 20th).  Find out more about this author at:  www.cristinanorcross.com

Check out her facebook group for more creative writing prompts. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/201144657776473/
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How Writers Can Use Social Media

3/25/2020

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A conversation between James P. Wagner (Ishwa) and Nick Hale, about how poets and writers can use social media effectively to get their writing to a wider audience. 
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