Welcome back to the Burlington Poetry Journal

Here is a poem to welcome you into a new season of the BPJ and otherwise.

When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be

by John Keats

When I have fears that I may cease to be
Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain,
Before high-piled books, in charactery,
Hold like rich garners the full ripen'd grain;
When I behold, upon the night's starr'd face,
Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance,
And think that I may never live to trace
Their shadows, with the magic hand of chance;
And when I feel, fair creature of an hour,
That I shall never look upon thee more,
Never have relish in the faery power
Of unreflecting love;--then on the shore
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till love and fame to nothingness do sink.

Deadline Reminder

It is almost June, and that means that summer will be here shortly (we hope).  I would just like to remind everyone that the deadline for the newest journal is June 15th, which is fast approaching. If you have any questions, please do not be shy, we love to answer emails.  Take care,

    BPJ Editors

Women's Poetry Retreat

Cora Brooks for Plainfield and Crow Cohen, Burlington, are hosting a Women’s Poetry Retreat on Saturday May 16th from 11 am to 2 pm (and beyond if you wish).  This is being held at Huntington Open Women’s Land (HOWL) in Huntington Center

Donations accepted, but no one turned away for lack of funds. HOWL is on a dead-end dirt road with 50 acres of woods and meadows, a house, a barn, sweeping views, miles of trails, a fire pit, a small pond, mountain streams and more—bound to inspire all kinds of poetry.

     For More information please, and to register, please call Crow at 802-660-9706 or e-mail her at crowsky@myfairpoint.net.

Poetry Reading

On Friday, April 17th, the Burlington Poetry Journal will be hosting a poetry reading at Carol's Hungry Mind Cafe in Middlebury.  The reading will be held from 7pm until 9pm.  This is our first reading for the Journal and we are excited to have a live event and to participate in the oral traditions of poetry.  

    Thank you for your support,

      BPJ Editors

Poetry Society of Vermont

PSOV, established in 1947, is hosting a poetry reading on Thursday, April 30, at Borders on Church Street in Burlington. For about the past 10 years, this has been an annual event. Burlington Poetry Journal will be there and we encourage writers, readers, and friends of poetry to attend. PSOV publishes an annual chapbook, The Mountain Troubadour.

In the news!

Dear Poets and Poetry readers,

   Our Journal has made it into the Seven Days newspaper.  One of their writers found a copy an wrote a wonderful little review of the Journal.  On behalf of the other editors, and myself, I would like to thank all of you who have helped make the Burlington Poetry Journal what it is with all of you enthusiasm and wonderful poetry submissions!  Keep writing, and we will update you on when Vol. III, Ed I. will be out.  

http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2009/01/burlington-poetry-journal.html

Submission Deadline

Dear poets, 

  The deadline for Vol III, Ed I is January 15th, 2009.  We look forward to seeing them.  

As Always, the rules for poetry and artwork can be found at the bottom of the blog.

     Happy writing.

The Journals are out!

Vol II, Ed II is now circulating and available in downtown Burlington.  As more are printed, they will be traveling to the surrounding areas as well.  Feel free to send your submissions whenever they are ready.  The deadline for the next Journal is January 15, 2009.  Thank you.

Letters Sent

We have sent out the e-mails with our decisions.  If you have not received one, please e-mail us @ burlingtonpoetryjournal@gmail.com.

Extension

the deadline for the next journal has been extended to September 30th.   This should not effect a late October publishing date.  

Volume II, Edition II

We have collected all of the poems and artwork and are reviewing them this weekend.  Our decisions should be out shortly there after.  ;) 

Deadline approaching

Here's just a little reminder that the deadline for the next journal is September 1st.  Happy writing.

A few new things

Please note that the rules for submitting have been changed.  You can find the rules at the bottom of the blog or on the last page of the Spring '08 edition.  Also we are accepting art work to be printed on the cover of each edition to the Journal.  Rules for submitting art work are also at the bottom of the blog.  

Circulating!

We are pleased to announce that the Volume II, Edition I Spring 2008 f the Burlington Poetry Journal is now circulating around Vermont.  Currently, they are in coffee shops in Brattleboro , Enosburg, Saint Albans , Montpelier, and Burlington, with more town to come.  Please, read, enjoy, and if you would like one in your town let us know.

They are almost done

Sorry for how long it is taking to publish Volume II, Edition I of the Burlington Poetry Journal. All of the work is being done with volunteered time, as well as the actual publication. Thank you for your patience. It should be out any day.

Decisions have been made

We have finished reading through all of the submissions and are in the process of formatting Volume II.  Thank you for your patience during this period of setting up the Journal, we spend a lot of time on each poem to make sure that they all receive proper attention.  Letters regarding our decisions will be e-mailed by the middle of next week.

Where we are at!

Thank you to everyone who submitted their poetry for Volume II of the the BPJ. We are currently reviewing all submissions and will send letters out to each of you regarding our decisions. Volume I will still be in circulation around town until Volume II is out.

Volume II

Poetry submission for Volume II of the BPJ will we accepted until February 15th, 2008.
Volume II will be available by March 31st, 2008.