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Site News, Palace Poet Poem with a Picture Submissions, Poetry Exercise Suggestions, Founder's Column, Chapbook and Single Poem Submission Guidelines
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Dear Reader:
It is 6:39 on Sunday morning, here at the “Palace”. This week included 51 hours of work in the dump truck, which included an additional three to four hours travel per day, and a karaoke show for my brother’s and my joint birthday party that ran from 6:00 to midnight last night, as well as printing copies of volume XIV of Palace Poets through the week and further preparations for the placing of the first retail “card rack”, with each Palace Poet’s volume next to a Note Card from it, as well as the Diary of a Poet series and Note Cards, and Stationery, and a Calendar sample, with special order cards for all. I have been up since 5:00 running the new copies of prior works for the Fellowship application that I was informed by phone Friday was submitted improperly, without enough copies and given a five day extension. The other computer is now running copies of a Palace Poets series volume for a poet’s stock (Thank each one of you who purchased extra copies, you have no idea how much help it is to receive a check in the mail, or how fulfilling it is to see more copies getting out there!!! J ) So, it would appear that all is well here at the “Palace”, as the world around us turns green and birds sing to the blooming of new flowers each day!
Though Jeri Garry is the only poet so far to submit a poem/picture combination for this newsletter, it still remains an option for all Palace Poets!
As an incentive to all poets, we now offer a small self-publishing kit so that any poet out there with a computer and a printer can get their works out into the public. Having done this on and off since 1986, I can vouch for the many inspiring and fulfilling aspects of handing out copies of your works to friends, family and even strangers, once even received an IM five or six years afterward, thanking me for such a “donation”. This can be a self-supporting venture with a bit of street selling, allowing one to cover their costs, and, of course, opening one’s self up for criticism, not always fun to accept, but usually quite helpful. This package is priced to barely cover costs and includes an easy to follow guide for making beautiful chapbooks from your desktop. It is highly recommended that you get other opinions on which of your works you include, as we are all own worst critics…
In order to “catch up” to the monthly release of the Palace Poets series, by late summer, we may release volumes as close as two weeks apart. This creates much stress on this end of the deal, so please reply to proof reception as early as you can! And if you know of any well practiced poets who might be interested in this small, but pleasurable, publication deal, send them our way!
And my deepest apologies for missing the April newsletter… :(
Tuesday evening…
Finished running off the twenty copies of Volume XIV of Palace Poets and ten poet copies, after a twelve hour day today. I guess the hundred at once is something I will have to work into, beginning with Volume I.
Wednesday morning, 3:00 A.M.
Making up signs for the mini-van, might as well advertise; if I’m gonna drive it around…
9:15 A.M.
Logan Airport, second round. Thought I might add a little to this and get the file ready for XVI (and XVII), to send to the other computer (Millennium Edition…can’t accept files from this laptop… :( )…
Just gave away another copy of Just Scribbled Words to the young woman in the guard shack, who promptly walked to my truck and asked me to sign it… It costs money to hand out books frequently, but I believe it is well worth the cost and effort!
Packaged a Palace Poet’s volume for New Zealand, eleven for Oregon, finished twenty copies plus stock for volume XIV, plus days that peaked with leaving the house at 4:45 A.M. and returning at 10:00 P.M. It has been quite hectic. The rack is ready but the accompanying paper work is just beginning; a contract, receipts, etc… Getting there…and learning lots in the process…
Be well! :)
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The flower lady
They nod their heads and smile
As she moves about among them.
Clothed in rainbow hues,
Brightly colored garments,
They preen,
Dancing and swaying
With delight
As they play happily in the breeze.
Her hand is sure,
Full of care,
As she wanders from one to another
Seeing to their needs.
A gentle touch,
Smiles of admiration and pride.
She feels at peace
And she enjoys
The quiet comfort
As her love blossoms
For all the world to see.
©Jeri Garry 2004
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Hope you are enjoying the stages of growth as we continue with great hope and anticipation! :)
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Poetry Exercise
Write several poems about topics that have priority in you local area. Take these poems to your newspaper’s office and see if they can use one. Because larger papers shy away from having poetry in them, in some areas, you may need to write about things that are pertinent to a more rural area near you, where the editor might be more apt to use such poetry. Positive verse is more likely to be received that negative. Get out there, research, write and meet some editors in your area. The world is full of little nooks and crannies that just might be an outlet for your particular type of writing!
Have an exercise you created for improving your writing? Would you like to see it in this newsletter? Send it to
Poetry Palace
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Remember, if the exercise is easy, the benefit is minimal… :(
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Chapbook Self-Publishing guide. $3.00 (US delivery). 40 pages.
Chapbook Self-Publishing guide. $6.00 (Foreign delivery). 40 pages.
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We poets here at the 'Palace' hope you continue to enjoy visits to the sample and posting pages!
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And, feel free to send comments to
Poetry Palace
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Donations to Poetry Palace help thomas beal to continue publishing poets and further the attempts to bring these works to High Schools.
www.PoetryPalaceScholarships.org is in the creation stage. We apologize for not having this tax deductible option available at the present time!
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Submitting Poetry For Chapbook Consideration
Three or four poems will be plenty for a query. Poetry MUST be submitted with NO tabs, aligned left, in Arial ( other common fonts if you do not have Arial) font, with titles, in bold, on the first line of a page (or five spaces below the last line of the preceding poem), in one document. Poems in all CAPS will be deleted. Please do not have lines of over 40 characters (even those might have to be divided, and it would be far more comfortable if the poet did it before sending, probably on both sides of this adventure!) If this is too much work for you, that is fine; do not submit (I do not mean to sound cold, but the amount of work done here is ridiculous!). Please put "chapbook" in the subject of the email! :)
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We have a contract for single poetry submissions for People Say; a new volume will be released each year. If you have a poem that you think would be a great note card, please send it along with this contract to poet@poetrypalacegiftshop.biz. Please put “single submission” in the subject line.
Single Submission Contract
I have submitted this poem to be used in the note card catalog knowing that if used it cannot be sold or used elsewhere until it goes out of print. I understand that the catalog sales are for 'Palace' support and no royalties are paid, but that I will receive twenty-five cents for each note card purchased with my verse appearing on it. I understand that royalties are paid quarterly. I hereby agree to all Poetry Palace terms and understand Thomas Beal has all creative authority. The content of the poem cannot be changed without my permission, but the artwork, fonts etceteras to be used is dictated by the needs of Poetry Palace.
I _________________ agree to all the stipulations set forth by Poetry Palace.
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