Just discovered this site, and thought I'd spread the word ...

PoeticWorks is an online community of Spoken Word artists, musicians, and photographers.
www.poeticworks.com

You can upload/listen to underground DJs, singers, rappers, EmCees, Poets/Spoken Word artists, check out graffiti, art, pictures, and read 100s of poetry blogs and create your own and watch/upload original Spoken Word videos from our members.

Meet/Chat/IM great people from all over the US

Promote events and other poetry communities

Forwarding this on ... --Susan

hello friends, family, and global community!

we are writing to let you know about an exciting new non-profit organization called *spokenknowledge - *a unique organization devoted to the art of spoken word. we are a combination of grassroots, community organizing, and online communication... think of us as myspace/youtube meets social action done spoken word style. we invite you to check out our website at:

www.spokenknowledge.org

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*SPEAK UP SPEAK OUT!*

Residency opportunity for women writers, including screenwriters and playwrights, in beautiful rural Oregon setting. Residencies may last 1-4 weeks. Applicants must be at least 25 years old, should have a car, and should be able to handle minimal physical chores and significant time alone. Soapstone has space for two writers simultaneously; women may apply singly or in pairs. $3 per day charge for use of phone (including local and long distance calls) and wireless Internet service. FEE: $20. Soapstone, 622 SE 29th Ave., Portland, OR 97214, T: (503) 233-3936, retreats@soapstone.org, www.soapstone.org/apply_pages/index.html. Deadline: August 1, 2007

I just updated the festival calendar for 2007. Check it out, and start submitting your stuff! A lot of the Ladyfests seem to be defunct, but I'm keeping them up there for now in hopes that that's not the case and someone can tell me where to find them now (please post any info you have in the comments). If you know of any other festivals not listed, please post their details in the comments as well. Thanks!

(June 18-24, 2007, Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM) – Scholarships are available for this highly selective 6-day retreat for approximately 75 accomplished women writers in all disciplines from around the world. This year’s theme: “What I have done with where I have been.” Tuition normally costs $320-$750 and housing $250-$875, but a range of available general and targeted scholarships provide full to partial funding of total costs. Apply as part of general application process. FEE: $25 to apply for scholarship (refunded if you do not receive one). AROHO Retreat Application, P.O. Box 778, Placitas, NM 87043, info@aroomofherownfoundation.org, www.aroomofherownfoundation.org/retreats/2007_application.html.

I stole this from Tara Betts' MySpace blog, and she got it from Barbara Jane Reyes ...

A Decade of Poetry
Dear Friends of Perugia Press:

The two questions I'm asked most often are:
* Why do you only publish women? and
* Would you ever consider publishing more than one book a year?

Last week, the National Book Award finalists were announced, and I noticed that only 4 out of the 20 finalists are women, 1 out of the 5 poetry finalists is a woman. Because of this imbalance, I did some more research. For the National Book Award in poetry, since 2000, only 12 out of 35 finalists were women. The Nobel Prize in Literature has gone to a man 9 out of the last 10 years. The $100,000 Wallace Stevens Award also went to only 1 woman since Perugia Press has been publishing poetry. The prestigious Kingsley Tufts Award has gone to a man 8 out of the last 10 years.

Great resource for getting your work out there. If you do a regular podcast, you can join the network, or contact the podcasters and ask them to feature your work! They also have a website banner exchange.

http://poetrypodcasting.org/

Granting free workspace to New York City artists working in dance, theatre, music, literature, performance art, and various types of multidisciplinary art. Residents receive 4 months of rehearsal space (at The FAR Space, 521 W. 26th St. and 10th Ave.) for up to 6 hours per week and participate in Fieldwork, The Field’s work-in-progress forums. Studio space is approximately 40’ x 26’. NOTE: Grantees chosen by lottery. Those selected receive phone call on August 8 and must reply with confirmation of acceptance within 24 hours or lose slot. Also, grantees must attend one orientation meeting, either August 15 or August 22, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

These folks are looking for general volunteers and for people to lead workshops and for performers as well. visit their site for more info: www.gges.info

Public event for education, networking, resource sharing, community interaction & arts & recreation, featuring arts organizations, service groups, youth organizations, school & nonprofits from throughout NYC. At Von King Park Cultural Center, Corner of Tompkins Ave & Lafayette St, Bkn. Free. Sponsor: Girls for Gender Equity.

Girls for Gender Equity is proud to be organizing NYC's First Annual Festival for Gender Equality, and we're looking for other organizations to participate by offering workshops, tabling, and performing at the festival. Please let me know if you have any questions, and feel free to forward this information to other groups that may be interested in participating!

POETRY CLASS WITH THREE GUARANTEED
PERFORMANCES AT MAJOR VENUES

PUBLISH & PERFORM OR PERISH!
CLASSES START SEPTEMBER 23 - Nov 13

CONDUCTED BY LARISSA SHMAILO AND CHOCOLATE WATERS

RAISE YOUR SKILLS, RAISE YOUR POETRY PROFILE, RAISE THE ROOF! THIS NEW COURSE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO TRANSFORM YOURSELF FROM A POETIC WALLFLOWER TO A WALL OF FIRE.

THERE WILL BE FIVE SESSIONS: SATURDAY CLASSES FROM 2-4 P.M. PLUS THREE CLASS PERFORMANCES AT THE BACK FENCE, THE CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ, AND THE TRIBES GALLERY. IN CLASS, WE WILL EDIT AND CAREFULLY CRITIQUE WORK AND WE WILL SUGGEST MARKETING, PUBLISHING, AND PERFORMING OPPORTUNITIES AND ALSO TEACH YOU HOW TO PLEASE A CROWD.