Pond 27 - 2017
OBSOLETE - 3rd annual contest is now closed.
The 3rd Annual SPANK the CARP Poetry contest is in full swing. Any form of poetry will be accepted with a theme of “Up Jumped Spring”. There is no entry fee. Details here. Be sure to visit the Carpwork Gallery featuring new images from Karen Greenbaum-Maya. Enjoy! - Ken |
 
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F L A S H Not every WW2 D-Day vet got the recognition they deserved - ‘A Brief History of Clyde’ by Dennis Vannatta.
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P O E M Zachary M. Hodson presents an extraordinarily unique voice in his Caulfield-esque ‘junk’.
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P O E M If you’ve ever written a book, ‘Next Steps After the Final Edit’ by Catharine Bramkamp will ring true.
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AUTHOR PROFILE - Daniel Shapiro Daniel Shapiro provided our first author profile back in October 2014. I still remember it as one of the best we’ve had, so I thought I’d do a rerun!
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F L A S H ‘The Orphic Mystery’ by John Adkins is a perfect flash gem that packs in more than first meets the eye.
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S H A P E P O E M Experience Amanda-Jane Terlesky’s ‘Toro Huaco’ then google the title. I guarantee you’ll say to yourself, Ah, been there done that.
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P O E M KJ Hannah Greenberg’s ‘In the Clinic Waiting Room’ is so unique and unpretentious in its portrayal of a clinic in Jerusalem.
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Friends of the Carp
American Life in Poetry The Art of Elizabeth Darrow National Steinbeck Center Barking Moose Press 
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AUTHOR'S ROW
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William Swarts
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Readers praise William Swarts’ latest poetry collection, Harmonies Unheard: for example, ”Bill Swarts rewards us with poetry of an often delightful earthiness and much ironic humor,” says Black Buzzard Press publisher and poet Bradley Straham. “This is a book not to be missed.” And, University of Vermont English Professor Emeritus Richard Sweterlitsch agrees, “His verses resonate with rich images; his themes are universal.”
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Peter Dabbene
You've got spam! And so does everyone else. But what happens when you reply to those spam e-mails?
Peter Dabbene poses as his alter ego, Dieter P. Bieny—a man who gives spammers just enough hope to keep them coming back for more abuse. |
Fred McGavran
The Butterfly Collector has more Fred McGavran stories like those in Spank the Carp.
“The humor is understated and often wicked.” William Pratt, Miami University, World Literature Today. |
Jacqueline Jules
“Jules’ gift is in finding the small moments — green paisley pajamas, carrot cake, the giggle of a nine-year-old boy — and gracefully elevating them to tell the story of a life. If half of all marriages end in widowhood, Stronger Than Cleopatra is a manual for how to go on.”
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Jeanne Julian
The changing seasons provide a framework for these poems that explore the loss and rebirth in the natural world and in the spirit. "These poems challenge and resonate; the reader will be haunted by them." - David E. Poston, author of Slow of Study
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Ken Poyner
Forty-two surreal, irreal, subreal fictions of master bird races, nine foot tall women, chickens and their cell phones, the collection and consumption of oxygen, a surrogate lover for a mermaid.
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Brett Stuckel
Guided by Shadows: A Westward Walk on Spain's Camino de Santiago. Discover the absurdity of Europe’s most famous pilgrim path (a Kindle eShort, ~15,000 words, also available for Nook and Kobo).
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Carol Roan
When Last on the Mountain: The View from Writers over 50 offers nonfiction, fiction, and poetry that range from the heart-wrenching to the hilarious. Who better to bear witness to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune than writers over 50?
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Carol Roan
Speak Up: The Public Speaking Primer is an inspirational guide through the thickets of stage fright, in all its forms, to the freedom of speaking up. The journey begins with a breathing exercise and wends its way through practical advice about the use of space and energy.
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William Quincy Belle
Fate can be kind. Fate can be cruel. However, every once in a while, fate can be funny. This is the lust love story of how one man met the most unusual of women in the most unusual of circumstances.
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