Month: January 2021

Monday, February 1, 2021, 7:00 pm, “Doors” 6:30 pm

Featured Readers: Saraswoti Lamichhane, Loren Marsden, Corinne Jackson, Max Vandersteen

Mic Host: Trudy Grienauer

Open Mic:  Sign-up (2-min. poem) New and first-time readers are always welcome and given priority during the Open Mic.

Sign up
The Haven at Home schedule is currently full. Please contact strollquestions@gmail.com to be added to a wait list. You can view the upcoming Haven schedule HERE.

Zoom invite
If you know anyone who would like to join our online reading nights and is not a Stroll member please direct them to strollquestions@gmail.com.

The Stroll of Poets announces its first Valentine’s Day Poetry Postcard Project!

Do you long for the days when you would fetch the mail on February 14 and find a surprisingly sweet card from a friend? Well, here is your chance to bring back the good old times!

Exclusive to Stroll members, you can register for the Stroll of Poets Valentine’s Poetry Postcard Project! You’ll be assigned to a group of 7 poets who will exchange postcards with original poems. You can craft your own card, or buy 6 cards that you find appealing. You’ll be supplied with the names and addresses of all 7 participants so you can drop your unique Valentine’s cards in the mail! Won’t it be fun to find out who your poetry pals will be?

Guidelines/Timelines:

1. Register as a Stroll of Poets member by January 31, 2021 at strollvalentines@gmail.com with your name and full mailing address. You will be one of a group of seven postcard poets.
2. Gather and create your postcards (standard postcard size—4”X6” or 6”X 10”), poems and stamps. You can send the same poem to all six poets in your group, or you can write an original poem for each person. Love poems are welcome of course, but feel free to write on any subject that inspires. It’s your choice to use bought cards or to create your own postcards from photos or collaged materials. Your cards need to be sturdy enough to withstand post office processing without difficulty.
3. On or before February 7, you’ll get a list with the names and addresses of the poets in your group.
4. The goal is to have postcards arrive on or before February 14^th, Valentine’s Day. Mail within the city usually arrives within 2 – 3 days; outside the city it may take a bit longer.  Plan your mailing date accordingly.

Agreements:

• You agree not to publicize or share the mailing list.
• Please post only your own poem on social media. Please wait until after the project closes (February 14^th)  to post any postcard on social media. (Tag the Stroll on Twitter: @strollofpoets or on Facebook)
• Most of all, you agree to have fun!

Monday, January 18, 2021, 7:00 pm, “Doors” 6:30 pm

Featured Readers: David Brydges, Hugh McAlary, Kim Mannix, & 
Laurel Sproule

Mic Host: Janet Smith

Open Mic:  Sign-up (2-min. poem) New and first-time readers are always welcome and given priority during the Open Mic.

Sign up
The Haven at Home schedule is currently full. Please contact strollquestions@gmail.com to be added to a wait list. You can view the upcoming Haven schedule HERE.

Zoom invite
If you know anyone who would like to join our online reading nights and is not a Stroll member please direct them to strollquestions@gmail.com.

Like many other things, the schedule for the Stroll of Poets Anthology 2021 has been affected by delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But never fear! Although things have been a bit delayed, it’s time for the process to begin—and time to think about submitting that special poem for inclusion in the 2021 anthology.
 
How do you qualify? Just one simple criteria:

• You’re a paid-up member of the Edmonton Stroll of Poets.

It’s that easy!
 
Look for full submission guidelines at https://www.strollofpoets.com/?page_id=19.
 
Cover Art
The guidelines on the above-noted page include the criteria for Cover Art submissions. The Cover Art Competition is open to all. You do not have to be a Stroll member to submit cover art for consideration. A limit of three cover art submissions will be accepted from any one person.
 
Deadline
The deadline for both poetry and cover art is Sunday, February 28, 2021, which is in just over eight (8) weeks. That isn’t a whole lot of time! I invite you to select your poem of choice for the Stroll of Poets Anthology 2021, and submit it sooner rather than later.
 
Please email your poem or cover art submission to: strollantho@writersguild.ab.ca
 
I look forward to hearing from all of you.
 
Deborah Lawson
Managing Editor
Stroll of Poets Anthology 2021