Organizing a New Poetry Manuscript

Nancy Flynn Apostrophe Blog Archive, Writing

Suddenly, out of the blue, I’ve found myself motivated to gather up a whole passel of my recent poems into yet another book-length collection. Well, it wasn’t exactly out of the blue. I was spurred onward when I saw the notice for the John Ridland Poetry Prize, a new prize open to poets 55 years and older

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Award News: Oregon Poetry Association Fall 2023 Contests

Nancy Flynn Apostrophe Blog Archive, Awards, Publication News, Writing

I just found out this morning that two of my poems have been awarded Third Place in two categories of the Oregon Poetry Association Fall 2023 adult contests. The first, “provenance,” has placed in the Members Only category—the category name explains itself….

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