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Erica Jolly poem in Intersections – Poetry with Mathematics

Long time FSP member Erica Jolly has a new poem “Daddy Yankee” published on-line in Intersections – Poetry with Mathematics. Erica’s poem draws from an essay by Matthew Peppe in the Special Issue of Lapham’s Quarterly about Alexander Hamilton and contrasts the character of the theatrical Hamilton with the behavior of the character who inspired him.

The poem begins:

I draw in my breath in disbelief.
How does one take in all those numbers?
How is it possible for an island of this size
to have a debt of seventy six billion dollars?

Click here to read the full text of Erica’s poem.… Click for more

New Poets 19

FSP is very proud to announce the outcome of the New Poets 19 selection process.

Congratulations to Winners:

Maria Vouis Eye Print

Geoff Aitken Soundings 

Bruce Greenhalgh The Meteorology of Enjambment

with Special Commendations to:

Emelia Haskey All the Things I’ve Yet to Tell You

Inez Marrasso The Champagne Smile

The standard of entries was very high, making the final decision a difficult one for judge, Thom Sullivan. Well done all the poets who entered and massive thanks to Thom.

More information on the launch of New Poets 19 with the poems of Maria, Geoff and Bruce will be available in due course.

New FSP Management Committee

Following the recent AGM, FSP has a new Management Committee:

  • Nigel Ford (Convenor)
  • Roger Higgins  (Treasurer)
  • Margaret Clark (Secretary)
  • Edie Eicas
  • David Harris

Big thanks to outgoing members, Sue Reece and Paul Wilkins!!

 

Submitting your poems to the Anthology…

When you submit poems at a meeting for consideration to be published in the annual anthology, please conform to the following:

  • Submissions must be typed.
  • Use only A4 paper.
  • Use a separate sheet for each poem.
  • Use staples only for poems longer than one page.
  • Clearly mark every page of every poem on the back with:
    • your name,
    • your email address,
    • your phone number.

The act of submission at meetings implies permission for FSP to publish your work in the Anthology and, for poets of the month and commended poets, on FSP’s website.

Poet(s) of the month and commended poet(s) will be announced on the first meeting after submission.… Click for more

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