As most of you know, April is National Poetry Month in the US. This year, Red Lion Square is participating in the Big Poetry Book Giveaway started last year by Kelli Russell Agodon, who blogs at Book of Kells. We will give away two books of poetry to two people who comment on this post between now and April 30, 2011. Winners will be randomly chosen and announced here on May 1st. The idea of the giveaway is for poets and poetry lovers to share their favorite poems and poets. We're lucky to have recorded some of our favorite poets for RLS, so we'll be giving away two books by RLS contributors.  Precipitates, by Debra Kang Dean From the author's website: "Composed in three sequences, the thirty-three poems in Precipitates seek to find perfection’s still point in a world of constant flux while, paradoxically, also embracing change; in the process, these poems map a journey from doubt to faith. The longest sequence, a journal-in-verse, employs some of the link-and-shift techniques of the Japanese renku. The second sequence unfolds under the influence of the Buddhist Heart Sutra and the third, Ecclesiastes."  Splendor, by Steve Kronen From Amazon.com: "Steve Kronen’s poems explore the hardships that daily challenge the human heart. Some of the poems in Splendor focus on our inescapable vulnerability due to aging or accident. Splendor also includes love poems to the author’s wife and daughter. Many of the poems are rhymed and metered and use formal elements such as sonnets, villanelles, a sestina, a Dantean canzone, nonce forms, and others." All you have to do to enter the contest is leave a comment on this post on or before April 30, 2011. Include some way for us to contact you in case you win (you can spell out "at" rather than using the @ symbol in your email address if you fear the spambots). We'll randomly select and announce the winners on May 1st. If you have a blog and want to participate in the Big Poetry Book Giveaway, find out more here, and be sure to come back often during April for lots more National Poetry Month excitement! CommentsRenee Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:19:01 count me in! Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:25:05 Both new name for me Jo Sat, 02 Apr 2011 08:46:21 This month is so exciting : D ev Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:55:29 Please enter me in the giveaway. Thanks! evfhanna at gmail Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:12:18 Count me in and feel free to stop by my blog for more free books. Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:15:52 Please add me to your contest. You can contact me by posting on or entering my contest on my blog, address above,or you can contact me on Facebook: Opw Fredericks. Sun, 03 Apr 2011 07:32:44 Please add my name to your list for the giveaway. (I am giving away, too)... Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:36:57 Thanks for doing this! Please count me in. Tawnysha Greene Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:41:07 Would love to be a part of this drawing! I've got a giveaway going at my blog, too! Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:12:10 yay! Poetry for the people! thank you for sponsoring this wonderful give away. Peace... Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:25:41 I'd love to get in on the giveaway - my name is Mary Virginia Cooley and my email address is mcooley(at)gustavus.edu! Happy National Poetry Month! Nandini Dhar Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:22:39 Please count me in! Thanks! Nandini Dhar Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:23:34 My email is:nandinidhar2112@gmail.com leigh anne Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:21:55 oops - forgot to click on the link to leave my comment. thanks again! Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:45:01 Looks interesting -- both are new-to-me poets. I would love to be entered. thank you for doing this giveaway! Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:15:51 Thank you for doing this in honor of Poetry Month. Please enter my name! Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:01:54 Those look really interesting. Please put me in the draw. Thanks! Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:54:46 http://russellevatt.blogspot.com/ is my poetry and performance blog. Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:18:35 Hello, Amy. Thanks for this giveaway. Please sign me up. ace Mulvahil Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:46:23 want to participate in the Poetry Giveaway- hope i win the wonderful books! Sheri L. Wright Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:51:53 That's very generous. Thank you. What a wonderful addition someone could add to their collection. Chris Tate Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:54:05 Finally. Someone giving away something good. Aimee Mackovic Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:11:48 Yay, Poetry! Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:28:11 Happy Poetry Month! Sat, 30 Apr 2011 09:01:02 Hi please include me in the giveaway if it is not too late. Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:53:58 Hopefully there's room in your proverbial hat at such a late hour. I'd love to win either book. Leave a Reply | red lion sq.
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