[New-Poetry] George Keithley keeps his work fresh

[Sigauke, Emmanuel]

The Sacramento Poetry Center 

Presents: 

  

The Cathy Washington Prize

 

Our First Annual Poetry Book Contest.

 

  

 

Winning book manuscript will be published by The Sacramento Poetry Center Press.

Winner will also receive a prize of $1000.00 and 50 free copies of their winning book.

  

 

Guidelines:

Submit a manuscript of 48-70 numbered pages of original poetry in any style.

Manuscript must contain 2 title pages: Name and contact information (including email address, if possible) should appear on first title page only. Name should not appear anywhere else.

Manuscript should be typed, single-spaced, paginated, and bound with a clip.

The Sacramento Poetry Center will also consider publishing additional manuscripts from the contest.

Check for $20.00 US per entry (multiple entries OK) should be made out to The Sacramento Poetry Center. Paid-up members of the Sacramento Poetry Center may enter the contest for a reduced fee of $15. Please note that members of SPC will not receive preferential treatment in the judging process.

Include a table of contents page and an acknowledgments page for magazine or anthology publications.

Will read entries postmarked between January 1, 2009 and March 31, 2009.

Enclose an SASE for announcement of the winner.

Entries should be mailed to The Sacramento Poetry Center, Poetry Book Contest, P.O. Box 160406, Sacramento CA 95816.

For more information, please visit our website: http://www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org <https://webmail.saclink.csus.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=74aea8f7232549628ce7dbd9e66bb807&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sacramentopoetrycenter.org> 

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From: new-poetry-bounces at wiz.cath.vt.edu on behalf of TheOldMole
Sent: Thu 6/19/2008 7:28 AM
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Subject: Re: [New-Poetry] George Keithley keeps his work fresh



George Keithley an Iowa classmate of mine. His long poem about the
Donner Party is the work that most stands out in my mind.

jforjames at aol.com wrote:
> http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Content?oid=681626
> Longtime poet George Keithley keeps his work fresh
> Live readings give nationally known local poet's work new life
> By Alan Sheckter
>
> OLD-SCHOOL
> Renowned local poet George Keithley is still hard at work. The author
> and retired Chico State professor crafts his words with pen and paper
> before transcribing by electric typewriter.
> PHOTO BY ALAN SHECKTER
> 
> Although celebrated Chico poet George Keithley has won an armload of
> prestigious national awards, the lifetime scribe and retired Chico
> State professor is also just a guy who loves sharing his craft.
> When Heather Lyon put out the word that the store would like to host
> regular poetry readings, he was all too happy to step up to the mic.
> In fact, he revels in the aural quality of his works.
>
> "When I'm writing poetry, I'm also reading it aloud," he said.
> "There's a resonance as well as the meaning of the words."
> 
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