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Poetry Contest Countdown - Due May 15, 2012

Posted by Linda Clark on May 10, 2012 at 6:30 PM Comments comments (0)

The Gettysburg Poetry Society continues to accept original poetry entries for their current contest! There will be a special presentation event at the Adams County Arts Council Center on First Friday, June 1, 2012. The members of GPS look forward to enjoying your poetry and your company at the award ceremony!

Simply click on "Contact Us"---Type/paste your poem in the message box --Indicate Student or Adult---- Submit ---We will be getting in touch with you!

Scroll down for more information on our contest!

 

Join us for our next meeting, Tuesday, May 15, at the Adams county Library in Gettysburg at 6:30. We will then be going to see two of our members, Bert Barnett and Myrna Morton, do a poetry presentation at the GAR Hall for the Historic Gettysburg Adams County meeting. Hope to see you there!

GPS Spring Events and Contest!

Posted by Linda Clark on March 21, 2012 at 5:40 PM Comments comments (0)

The Gettysburg Poetry Society will be meeting at the Adams County Library on the second Tuesday of the month, April 10th at 6:30, for their Poetry Sharing Session. Bring along a poem, original or not, to read to the group. Any theme goes!

On April 17th GPS will be meeting at the library at 6:30 to continue planning the Pennsylvania Poetry Society Fall Conference which will be held in Gettysburg November 1-3, 2012.

Also, GPS members will be carpooling to the PPS Spring Conference on April 21 at Allenberry. Anyone planning to attend can find more information at the PPS website under "Sylvan Publication."

Keep reading to find out about out upcoming poetry contest!!!!!

GPS Springs Into Spring With a Contest!

Posted by Linda Clark on March 21, 2012 at 5:20 PM Comments comments (0)

The Gettysburg Poetry Society announces their 2012 Poetry Contest !

Contest Rules:
Categories: Youth (Grades 7-12) and Adults
Theme : Any theme or topic (1 entry per poet)
All Styles: Free form or formal, any length
Submission Date: Entries are due by May 15th
On this website go to the "Contact Us" page. Type in your information. Include "Student" or "Adult" in phone box.
Then copy your poem into the message box.
Prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd and Honorable Mention will be awarded at the Poetry Reading and Celebration Reception on June 1st. Winners will be notified by May 20th.
The Public Is Welcome to Attend the Poetry Reading and Reception on June 1, 2012 from 6:30 -9:00 at the
Adams County Arts Council Center
125 South Washington Street, Gettysburg, PA
Good Luck!

GPS Springs Into Spring!

Posted by Linda Clark on March 21, 2012 at 5:20 PM Comments comments (0)

Winter Wonder Words!

Posted by Linda Clark on February 8, 2012 at 6:35 PM Comments comments (0)
The Gettysburg Poetry Society has remained busy during the winter months. We finished up the year 2011 with a dessert potluck where we also shared some holiday poetry. Our schedule for the year 2012 has seen some changes to accommodate one of our favorite venues. Beginning in January, GPS meetings will be held on the second and third Tuesdays of the month at the Adams County Library, and on the last Wednesday of the month at Battlefields and Beyond Military Bookshoppe. All meetings begin at 6:30 and all are invited to attend.
Our meeting on the second Tuesday of the month continues to be a time of sharing poetry, followed by a brief business meeting. On the third Tuesday of each month our meetings will include a time for critique, plus a time for planning. Since GPS will be hosting the Pennsylvania Poetry Society Autumn Conference on November 1 and 2. 2012 we will use part of our critique session to organize this event. So, mark your calendars for Friday November 1 - Saturday November 2, 2012. The timing should work out well. In addition to nearing the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, 2012 is also the 40th anniversay of the death of Marianne Moore, Pulitzer Prize winning poet, who is buried in Gettysburg. So,be there or be square! How poetic!
Our last session of each month is designated as our workshop night and seems to be a favorite. Our members dutifully sign up to lead these ssession and have covered a wide array of topics. Greg Price recently shared some of his experiences incorporating poetry into a psychiatric ward setting. He then led us through the creation of some spontaneous poetry of our own. Imogene Hunt has some special poetic activites up her sleeve that will certainly amuse and enlighten the members. More about her workshops and others in the next issue!
Our Traveling Troubadours are hitting the nursing home circuit again on the last Tuesday of each month. We have talented singers, and readers, and talkers! After we share our musical and poetic selections, it is nice to just communicate with the residents. Of course in January we sang our snow selections in 60 degree weather!
Special GPS events included a January presentation of Civil War era poetry as part of a Charity Afire presentation at the Mother Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The event commemorated the valiant and valuable nursing duties carried out by the Sisters of Charity. We had eleven members in amazing costumes on stage! Upcoming events include a Remembrance Poetry Contest, Gettysburg Festival Presentation, and the Pennsylvania Poetry Society Autumnal Conference.
Our individual members have been busy as well. Sandi Polvinale won second place for her water color of the green arcanna egg, and entertained with ukulele music for a canned goods drive for the local food bank. Additionally she was the guest speaker at the Fairfield Area High School honors art induction where she recited her speech in poetic form. The speech was very service oriented and well received by the young artists. Constance Trump has had poems published on both the Seton Heritage Ministries and Mt. St. Mary's University websites, and written for the Gettysburg Experience Magazine. She also earned the Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) designation through Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership.
Denise Jackson of Masterpiece Creations Grapics and Publishing Company created a beautiful cover and format for Linda Clark’s manuscriptStar Light, Star Bright- A Tale of Old Gettysburg. The book, which features 1863 Gettysburg civilians, an 1847 reader, and original poetry is available from Bernadette Atkins at the Battlefield and Beyond Military Bookshoppe. And Bert Barnett and Myrna Morton have been asked to do a poetry presentation for an upcoming Historic Gettysburg Adams County meeting. So, poetry seems to be alive and well in Gettysburg!

Winter Wonder Words!

Posted by Linda Clark on February 8, 2012 at 6:35 PM Comments comments (0)
The Gettysburg Poetry Society has remained busy during the winter months. We finished up the year 2011 with a dessert potluck where we also shared some holiday poetry. Our schedule for the year 2012 has seen some changes to accommodate one of our favorite venues. Beginning in January, GPS meetings will be held on the second and third Tuesdays of the month at the Adams County Library, and on the last Wednesday of the month at Battlefields and Beyond Military Bookshoppe. All meetings begin at 6:30 and all are invited to attend.
Our meeting on the second Tuesday of the month continues to be a time of sharing poetry, followed by a brief business meeting. On the third Tuesday of each month our meetings will include a time for critique, plus a time for planning. Since GPS will be hosting the Pennsylvania Poetry Society Autumn Conference on November 1 and 2. 2012 we will use part of our critique session to organize this event. So, mark your calendars for Friday November 1 - Saturday November 2, 2012. The timing should work out well. In addition to nearing the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, 2012 is also the 40th anniversay of the death of Marianne Moore, Pulitzer Prize winning poet, who is buried in Gettysburg. So,be there or be square! How poetic!
Our last session of each month is designated as our workshop night and seems to be a favorite. Our members dutifully sign up to lead these ssession and have covered a wide array of topics. Greg Price recently shared some of his experiences incorporating poetry into a psychiatric ward setting. He then led us through the creation of some spontaneous poetry of our own. Imogene Hunt has some special poetic activites up her sleeve that will certainly amuse and enlighten the members. More about her workshops and others in the next issue!
Our Traveling Troubadours are hitting the nursing home circuit again on the last Tuesday of each month. We have talented singers, and readers, and talkers! After we share our musical and poetic selections, it is nice to just communicate with the residents. Of course in January we sang our snow selections in 60 degree weather!
Special GPS events included a January presentation of Civil War era poetry as part of a Charity Afire presentation at the Mother Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The event commemorated the valiant and valuable nursing duties carried out by the Sisters of Charity. We had eleven members in amazing costumes on stage! Upcoming events include a Remembrance Poetry Contest, Gettysburg Festival Presentation, and the Pennsylvania Poetry Society Autumnal Conference.
Our individual members have been busy as well. Sandi Polvinale won second place for her water color of the green arcanna egg, and entertained with ukulele music for a canned goods drive for the local food bank. Additionally she was the guest speaker at the Fairfield Area High School honors art induction where she recited her speech in poetic form. The speech was very service oriented and well received by the young artists. Constance Trump has had poems published on both the Seton Heritage Ministries and Mt. St. Mary's University websites, and written for the Gettysburg Experience Magazine. She also earned the Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) designation through Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership.
Denise Jackson of Masterpiece Creations Grapics and Publishing Company created a beautiful cover and format for Linda Clark’s manuscriptStar Light, Star Bright- A Tale of Old Gettysburg. The book, which features 1863 Gettysburg civilians, an 1847 reader, and original poetry is available from Bernadette Atkins at the Battlefield and Beyond Military Bookshoppe. And Bert Barnett and Myrna Morton have been asked to do a poetry presentation for an upcoming Historic Gettysburg Adams County meeting. So, poetry seems to be alive and well in Gettysburg!

Winter Wonder Words!

Posted by Linda Clark on February 8, 2012 at 6:35 PM Comments comments (0)
The Gettysburg Poetry Society has remained busy during the winter months. We finished up the year 2011 with a dessert potluck where we also shared some holiday poetry. Our schedule for the year 2012 has seen some changes to accommodate one of our favorite venues. Beginning in January, GPS meetings will be held on the second and third Tuesdays of the month at the Adams County Library, and on the last Wednesday of the month at Battlefields and Beyond Military Bookshoppe. All meetings begin at 6:30 and all are invited to attend.
Our meeting on the second Tuesday of the month continues to be a time of sharing poetry, followed by a brief business meeting. On the third Tuesday of each month our meetings will include a time for critique, plus a time for planning. Since GPS will be hosting the Pennsylvania Poetry Society Autumn Conference on November 1 and 2. 2012 we will use part of our critique session to organize this event. So, mark your calendars for Friday November 1 - Saturday November 2, 2012. The timing should work out well. In addition to nearing the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, 2012 is also the 40th anniversay of the death of Marianne Moore, Pulitzer Prize winning poet, who is buried in Gettysburg. So,be there or be square! How poetic!
Our last session of each month is designated as our workshop night and seems to be a favorite. Our members dutifully sign up to lead these ssession and have covered a wide array of topics. Greg Price recently shared some of his experiences incorporating poetry into a psychiatric ward setting. He then led us through the creation of some spontaneous poetry of our own. Imogene Hunt has some special poetic activites up her sleeve that will certainly amuse and enlighten the members. More about her workshops and others in the next issue!
Our Traveling Troubadours are hitting the nursing home circuit again on the last Tuesday of each month. We have talented singers, and readers, and talkers! After we share our musical and poetic selections, it is nice to just communicate with the residents. Of course in January we sang our snow selections in 60 degree weather!
Special GPS events included a January presentation of Civil War era poetry as part of a Charity Afire presentation at the Mother Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The event commemorated the valiant and valuable nursing duties carried out by the Sisters of Charity. We had eleven members in amazing costumes on stage! Upcoming events include a Remembrance Poetry Contest, Gettysburg Festival Presentation, and the Pennsylvania Poetry Society Autumnal Conference.
Our individual members have been busy as well. Sandi Polvinale won second place for her water color of the green arcanna egg, and entertained with ukulele music for a canned goods drive for the local food bank. Additionally she was the guest speaker at the Fairfield Area High School honors art induction where she recited her speech in poetic form. The speech was very service oriented and well received by the young artists. Constance Trump has had poems published on both the Seton Heritage Ministries and Mt. St. Mary's University websites, and written for the Gettysburg Experience Magazine. She also earned the Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) designation through Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership.
Denise Jackson of Masterpiece Creations Grapics and Publishing Company created a beautiful cover and format for Linda Clark’s manuscriptStar Light, Star Bright- A Tale of Old Gettysburg. The book, which features 1863 Gettysburg civilians, an 1847 reader, and original poetry is available from Bernadette Atkins at the Battlefield and Beyond Military Bookshoppe. And Bert Barnett and Myrna Morton have been asked to do a poetry presentation for an upcoming Historic Gettysburg Adams County meeting. So, poetry seems to be alive and well in Gettysburg!

GPS Rings In A Busy 2012!

Posted by Linda Clark on January 2, 2012 at 11:30 PM Comments comments (0)

The Gettysburg Poetry Society is anticipating an ambitious schedule for the upcoming year of 2012. Although we will continue to meet three times each month, there will be a slight change to the schedule. Each month we will be meeting according to the following schedule:

  • Second Tuesday of the Month at the Library
  • Third Tuesday of the Month at the Library
  • Last Wednesday of the Month at Battlefields and Beyond Bookshoppe 777 Baltimore Street in Old Gettysburg Village

All meetings are from 6:30 until 8:00 and all are invited.

 

We are proud to be presenting Civil War period poetry at the Seton Shrine in Emmittsburg on Saturday, January 14 at 3:00.

Our first anthology of original poetry is in the final sages of production and will be available later in 2012.

GPS will again be hosting the Pennsylvania Poetry Society the first weekend in November!.

Autumnal Rhymes and Times

Posted by Linda Clark on October 23, 2011 at 7:10 PM Comments comments (0)

October featured the Pennsylvania Poetry Society's autumn conference at Allenberry. Our own GPS member Bert Barnett was one of the featured presenters! We are looking forward to next year when GPS will host this event here in Gettysburg the first weekend of November 2012.

Our October theme of nature inspired our members to read, research, and write on this topic. Our workshop presenter was Maggie Abbott Fowler who taught us about antiphons, then challenged us to create some. It seems that the members are feelling more comfortable and able to write on the spot! Thanks, Maggie. Thanks also to our October critique leader, Imogene Hunt.

November's sharing topic is remembrance since Remembrance Day is observed this month. Poetry can feature any remembrance, original or not. Members may learn a lot about each other! This sharing/business session will be held on Tuesday, November 8th at 6:30 in the library.

On November 15th our monthly workshop topic is appropriately politics. GPS member Lana Hawley has challenged members to bring along two political poems, one original and one from the past. So, start writing, and start digging! This workshop will be at 6:30 at Battlefields and Beyond Military Bookshoppe, 777 Baltimore Street.

The November critique will be held on November 22 at the library. This would be a great time to bring along possible entries for the Pennsylvania Poetry Contest. Deadline is January 15th.

Just a reminder - Dues for GPS and PPS are accepted through the end of November.

December's theme is seasonal poetry with our sharing/business meeting on December 13th at the library. December 21 our workshop will be conducted by Dana DeSimon (Topic and location will follow.) The final critique of the year will be held December 27, our last critique before the contest entry date.

Poetry on the Rise this Fall!

Posted by Linda Clark on August 30, 2011 at 9:10 PM Comments comments (0)

The Gettysburg Poetry Society has a full season of activities for readers and writers of poetry to enjoy. On the first Wednesday of the month, September 7th, our "Traveling Troubadours" group will be presenting a program of seasonal songs and poems at 10:00 at the Lutheran Home on Old Harrisburg Road. Come out and listen, or sing along with some oldies, but goodies.

Our regularly scheduled meetings will be held on the second, third, and fourth Tuesdays of the month. On the second Tuesday of the month, September 13th, our regular Sharing/Business meeting will be held in the Eisenhower Room of the Adams County Library at 140 Baltimore Street in Gettysburg. Our theme is “school poems,” so write one of your own, or locate a gem to read to the group.

On Tuesday, September 20th, the group's workshop is entitled “When Art Becomes Poetry” and will be led by GPS member Imogene Hunt. Members are asked to come prepared with an original poem inspired by a piece of art. Our workshops are always held at 777 Baltimore Street and Battlefields and Beyond Military Bookshoppe on the third Tuesday of the month.

On the fourth Tuesday of the month, September 27, a critique session is held especially for writers of poetry. Bring 10 copies of an original poem to the Eisenhower Room of the Adams County Library at 140 Baltimore Street in Gettysburg. All meetings begin at 6:30 and all are welcome.

A special poetry event is the Fall Seminar of the Pennsylvania Poetry Society, of which GPS is a member. It will be held on Saturday, October 8 at Allenberry in Boiling Springs. All are invited to come enjoy the camaraderie of poets from throughout the state as they participate in various poetic activities. Next year’s PPS Fall event will be held in Gettysburg on the first weekend of November, 2012, so mark your calendars.

PPS membership dues are $18 and include state and national newsletters and reduced fees for entry into PPS poetry contests. GPS membership dues are $5 and provide email updates and supports poetry contest sponsorship. For more information on any of these activities, please email pausetoread@yahoo.com or visit our website at Gettysburgpoetrysociety.webs.com.

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