NH Poetry Society - Poetry Contest for College Students

The Poetry Society of New Hampshire coordinates several contests for students in elementary school, high school and college. Winners receive prizes and are published in the Society’s quarterly magazine The Poets Touchstone.

The elementary and high school contests are limited to New Hampshire students, but the college contest is open to undergraduates anywhere.

For complete guidelines visit the website www.poetrysocietyofnewhampshire.org, or send a self addressed stamped envelope to the PSNH, 31 Reservoir Road, Farmington, NH   03835. Please indicate which contest you would like guidelines for.

The deadline for the College Contest is January 30th. March 31st is the deadline for the other student contests. 

NH Poetry Society - You Must Remember This: Poems about Aging and Memory - Call for Submissions

The Poetry Society of New Hampshire is collecting poems about aging and its issues to be published in an anthology tentatively called You Must Remember This: Poems about Aging and Memory. Certainly memory and its difficulties—sometimes manifested as Alzheimer’s or dementia—will be frequent themes in this anthology, but the aim is for a more expansive look at the process of aging and its effects on others. The Poetry Society of New Hampshire seeks new, unpublished poems in English from poetsaround the world. Submission is free, but is limited to three poems per poet. All selections and most significant editing decisions will be made by September 1, 2012. For complete guidelines, please send a SASE to the Poetry Society of New Hampshire, 31 Reservoir Road, Farmington, NH   03835 or request them via email from the Poetry Society at Poetry Society poetrysocietyofnh@gmail.com 

 

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The Poetry Society of New Hampshire is a non profit, membership organization dedicated to the promotion of poetry. The society publishes the quarterly journal The Poets Touchstone, sponsors poetry contests and hosts poetry readings and workshops. The society also publishes anthologies, most recently The 2010 Poets Guide to NH and The Other Side of Sorrow, Poets Speak Out About Conflict, War and Peace (winner of the 2005 IPPY Bronze Award), and the occasional chapbook. http://www.poetrysocietyofnewhamspshire.org

CEI's Harry Reid "worst bill in history" contest

In a comment heard 'round the country, Senate Majority Leader yesterday proclaimed the "Cut, Cap & Balance" plan “perhaps some of the worst legislation in the history of this country.”  Maybe you were thinking what we were thinking: What?!  Surely there have been bills in American history far more deserving of that distinction and dishonor than a bill aimed at reining in out-of-control government debt and spending.  So, we decided to put the question to you.  What's the worst bill introduced in Congress that you can think of?  It's a contest -- winning answer earns an "Enjoy Capitalism" t-shirt from Bureaucrash.com. 

All you have to do is submit your answer + email address on Openmarket.org in the comment section below the blog post, and wait a week to see what offensive and/or ridiculous legislation we deem the worst in American history.

The NH Food Bank needs your vote on Facebook TODAY!

Today is the day!  The New Hampshire Food Bank is competing to win a new Toyota to help us bring fresh produce grown in our own production gardens to people who need it the most.  We need your vote to help us win this vehicle and make a difference in the lives of thousands.

Click on the logo below and vote for the NH Food Bank – votes can ONLY be cast today, and it will only take a few seconds! 

Thank you!

Beth Innarelli

Event Coordinator

New Hampshire Food Bank
700 East Industrial Park Dr.

Manchester, NH 03109
603.669.9725 ext 114
www.nhfoodbank.org

MEDC - "Cheering" for Manchester could help bring $50,000 to the City for Civic and Economic Development projects

Reader’s Digest contest offers cities and towns the opportunity to receive more than $5 million for improvements

Manchester, NH – In the past two weeks Manchester has fallen from 32^nd place to 50^th place in the Reader’s Digest promotion, “We Hear You America.”  The promotion allows local residents the opportunity to “cheer” (vote) for Manchester, which could bring $50,000 to the City for development and civic projects.  The Reader’s Digest promotion will award more than $5 million in funds and promotional support to cities and towns across the US.  The City is working with the business community, schools and professional organizations to encourage the public to “cheer” for Manchester, in an effort to increase the cities chances of bringing home the $50,000 prize.

Anyone is eligible to participate and “cheer” (vote) for Manchester by visiting the Reader’s Digest website, http://wehearyouamerica.readersdigest.com/.   Participants are able to “cheer” up to ten times a day, every day.  The winning cities will have the most “cheers” as of February 7^th when the contest ends.  When you visit the contests webpage it provides users with the ability to post suggestions for improvements to your city or town.  Suggestions for Manchester range from school improvements to the development of a dog park to rail access. 

For more information about the Reader’s Digest contest or to “cheer” for Manchester, please visit http://wehearyouamerica.readersdigest.com/.  For information on current development projects in Manchester please visit www.yourmanchesternh.com or call 603-624-6505.