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Kyle McDonald of Toronto is the winner of the sixth annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Mr. McDonald's poem, "The Rose of Ilium", was judged the best of 840 entries from around the world. The winning entries are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/war
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The War Poetry Contest, initiated in 2002, is sponsored by Winning Writers. It seeks original, unpublished poems on the theme of war. Contestants may submit 1-3 poems, up to 500 lines in all. Submissions for the 2007 contest are accepted from November 15, 2006 through May 31, 2007 (postmark dates). The prize pool is increasing to $5,000, including a first prize of $2,000. Entries are accepted online and by mail.
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When it does not tend toward the maudlin, war poetry often explores politically troublesome and artistically dubious tuff. That's why it came as such a pleasant surprise that the finest poetry anthology of 1998 was From Both Sides Now: The Poetry of the Vietnam War and Its Aftermath (Scribner, 1998). Edited by Philip Mahony, an adjunct teacher of poetry at New York University and a seventeen-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, From Both Sides Now gathers Western poets--Grace Paley, Allen Ginsberg, Margaret Atwood, Denise Levertov, and W.S. Merwin--and the unknown Vietnamese orphans, soldiers, widows, and priests into a vibrant chorus of voices.
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Peggy Rosenthal is an independent scholar specializing in poetry's engagement with spirituality and with issues of war and peace. Her most recent books are Imagine a World: Poetry for Peacemakers (Pax Christi USA) and an edition of Denise Levertov's poetry, Making Peace (New Directions).
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This booklet introduces students to the poetry of World War One. It uses the structure of the National Literacy Strategy - starter, exposition, group activity and plenary - to chart the history of the poetry of The War to End Wars. The booklet is illustrated with photographs of the key poets - from Brooke to Yeats - and scenes from the Western Front.
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Use the search box below to search for books and other items, new or used, on or about war poetry or not, that can be supplied via Amazon.co.uk. Choose the 'All Products' box to search forDVDs and other publications or consumer items as well as books. Click here to visit the WPA Amazon Bookstore directly and see a selection of recent and standard publicationsrecommended by the WPA.
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