Poem for the Day

Drip-Drip

By Leslie Selbst

It’s dark and cold in here… but I like it like this,

I hang like a bat from the roof of my cave

while gazing down at my lover directly below,

Drop by drop we reach out to one-another,

for one thousand years we’ve waited,

Only several feet have we managed thus far,

but grow closer with each year.

Perhaps in another thousand we might embrace,

Oh how rapturous that would be,

How long must we anticipate

when lovers for each drop must wait?

A kiss I blow - as we grow,

a stalactite and stalagmite.

Writers' Morning Out

Writers' Morning Out meets Saturday, April 9, 1:00 PM in the Barley Lounge of The Carolina Brewery.

Program: April is National Poetry Month. In celebration we will have a Poetry Open Mic.  Bring a poem to read and share.

 All writers, any genre are invited. Come early and join us for lunch.

North Carolina Writers' Network 2016 Spring Conference at UNCG  on  Saturday, April 23.  Registration is open at the network website.

April is National Poetry Month. During April we want to display the talents of our authors in Chatham and Lee Counties. Writers’ Morning Out will publish, on this blog, a Poem for the Day to share with all the members.

If you have written a poem(s) you would like to share, please send it, as an attachment, in an email to Al Manning, at: (amanningusa@gmail.com) I can handle attachments in .doc, .docx, .pdf or .txt formats.

Poems may be of any style, and on any subject. We do ask to please hold them to one page. They will be published in the order received. Should we get more poems than we have days in April, we will continue into the next month.

Note: If you submit a poem for the blog, you are granting WMO one time reprint rights only. You retain all other rights.

Writers' Morning Out

Book Launch

DUPRÉ, DORI ANN
Sunday, May 1, 2:00 pm
McIntyre's Fine Books, Fearrington Village, Pittsboro
New Pittsboro author, Dori Ann Dupré, launches her debut novel, Scout's Honor. She will read a passage from the book, talk about her publishing experience, take questions, and sign books. There will also be a special book-related door prize for the person who chooses the "special egg" from the basket of Easter eggs. Wine, cheese, and crackers will also be served. Dupré writes contemporary fiction and poetry and is a member of the NC Writers Network: www.DoriAnnDupre.com.

Ultra Flash Fiction

This is a fun!  Our seventh annual ULTRA FLASH FICTION CONTEST

Rules:  This contest is open to any NCWN member in Chatham and Lee Counties, or to any member of Pittsboro Writers’ Morning Out.

Submission guidelines:

Any subject, any style not to exceed 300 words, including the title.

Only words of one syllable allowed.  (Contractions pronounced as one syllable are OK.  Exp:  I’m, I’d, I’ve, can’t, won’t, don’t.  Also, possessives pronounced as one syllable:  Joe’s, Ann’s, Kate’s etc)

Yes, it can be done.  You can write a story in 300 words, but you must make every word count. This requires some craftsmanship.  Give it a try!

Go to our blog at:   pittsboro-wmo.blogspot.com and scroll through the archives to see examples of previous winners.

This will be a blind judging.  Your name should not appear on the story page.  Include a cover page with name, title, word count and email address.  Send MS and cover page as attachments in .doc, .docx or .txt format to:  amanningusa@gmail.com  

Due date:  March 31, 2016

Note:

The winning entry will be posted to our blog at

www.pittsboro-wmo.blogspot.com

By submitting an entry, you are assumed to be granting us one-time reprint rights.  This is necessary so we can legally post the winning story to the blog. If you do not wish a winning entry to be so posted, just let us know.

Book Launch

I would like to personally invite you to the launch of my book of poems, A Way I Sing. The event is at

The Joyful Jewel

44-A Hillsboro St.

Pittsboro, NC 27312

(@ the traffic circle/roundabout)

Sunday, March 6

4 - 5 p.m.

Come out for good poetry and good company.

Light refreshments will be served.

Patricia Cole