I’m sure you’ve noticed that I’ve fallen a little behind on my reading. I subscribe to over 100 RSS feeds overall and a good number of them are literary blogs. Most of those are poetry. But since I’ve been writing down my thoughts on poetics for the last couple of weeks I’ve fallen behind in my reading and keeping up with the latest developments. If you’ve sent me an e-mail and I haven’t responded then you know why.

I did find this little tidbit in my comments queue and I’ve been holding it for several days:

Rhyming Poets announces its 2nd Annual Rhyming Poetry Contest. Deadline: 15th July 2008. Mail 3 copies of 3 poems, maximum, with a declaration of originality. Fee $15/entry.

Prizes:

• $100+ 1st Prize
• $50+ 2nd Prize
• $25+ 3rd Prize

For more information, e-mail SBPoet AT Juno dot com.

And one more annoying thing before I go. This is why I browse the Internet with my sound on mute. It just bugs the shit out of me to land on a website and to immediately hear sound coming out of my computer speakers. I won’t be submitting anything to this journal or be reading its literary droppings. Besides, the page takes too long to load. It’s not cute; it’s annoying.