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From the blog of Allen S. Maller at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Allen S. Maller at The Times of Israel

By Scott LorenzWestwind CommunicationsAre you a poet and nobody knows it?  Get busy and enter poetry competitions and tell the world about your poetry!One of the best ways to gain exposure for your poetry is to enter your work into various poetry competitions around the United States. The recognition gained

A tour of the places in Israel where Hanukkah began, and what they mean to the people who live there today.

By Scott LorenzWestwind Communications1. Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry, Salt Lake City, UT. Honoring the memory of a celebrated poet and a beloved teacher, the Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry is awarded annually and is sponsored by The University of Utah Press and The University of Utah Department

From the choir’s warm, gentle entrance rendition of “Immaculate Mary” to the numerous flags and posters depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe to Bishop John P. Dolan’s reminder of Jesus’ mother’s love

The NewPages Big List of Contests lists writing contests, chapbook contests, book contests, and more from literary magazines, indie presses, and more.

Everything points to a society that is becoming all the more insufferably alienated

John Cardinal Onaiyekan is concerned about Nigeria’s Federal government’s “apparent inability” to address the challenge of insecurity in the West African nation. 

John Cardinal Onaiyekan is concerned about Nigeria’s Federal government’s “apparent inability” to address the challenge of insecurity in the West African nation.