A Non-Profit Organization     OUR PLEDGE Write poetry to the best of our ability. Recognize honest effort and offer only sincere and constructive criticism of another's writings. Help others through our knowledge and experience. Stimulate a keen interest in poetry throughout the state of New Jersey. Work toward a greater appreciation of poetry on a national level. The society offers participation in a variety of national and local, student and non-student events and contests. 2007-2008 ACTIVITIES   CONTESTCONTESTCONTESTCONTESTCONTEST NJPS, Inc. 2007-2008 CONTESTS For Members Only Remember Unpublished Poems Only 1.) Open "Topic" or "Theme" Deadline: January 31, 2008 Rules: Open form. Line length limited to 30 lines. One poem per page. Poems must be typed. Two copies of each poem, two with NO identification (no name, no address), the cover sheet with name & address in the upper right corner. Entry: $3.00 for the 1st poem              $1.00 for each additional poem              Entries limited to 5 poems per poet. Prizes: 1st - $50.00, 2nd - $25.00, 3rd -  $15.00 2.) Jane H. McHugh Memorial Award: $100.00 3.) Carol Mohr Wimberg Award: $75.00 4.) Ellen L. Kisthard Memorial Award: $50.00 5.) Betsy Barlow Award: $50.00     STUDENT CONTESTS Parent signed permission slips required. Lawrence Arts Council Contest: Awards $150.00 Grant for Intermediate Grades (6th, 7th and 8th). One prize of $50.00 for each grade. Elvira Vittorito Memorial: Award - $30.00. $10.00 for each 3rd, 4th and 5th grade student. NJPS Inc. : Award -  $35.00 to be given for each 6th, 7th and 8th grade student. The Eugene and Gloria Landy Fund: Award - $50.00 to be given to a  12th grade student. Anne Tomer Lee: "Young Poets Contest" Categories- Grades 6-8 Award $15.00, Grades 9-12 Award $10.00   Rules for all Students' Contests:To enter, students should submit one poem (2 copies) neatly typed on 8.5x11  typing paper. On one copy only, the students name, address and grade level should be typed in the upper left corner; in the upper right corner, the school name and address. The second copy should be submitted with no ID information to allow anonymous judging. Deadline for Above Contests: January 31, 2008 Submit entries by U.S. Mail to: Lorraine Connolly - Contest Chairperson c/o Edith R. Kaltovich 12 Rydal Dr. Lawrenceville, NJ  08648 Send inquiries to: luciakalt@aol.com   2008 NATIONAL MANNINGHAM STUDENT POETRY COMPETITION Each year the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. invites forty-three official state poetry societies, including the New Jersey State Poetry Society, to participate in selecting finalists in the National Manningham Poetry Trust Student Competition. Prizes are awarded in two divisions: grades 6-8 and 9-12; ten finalist submissions from each division from each state are judged on the national level. First Place is $75, 2nd is $50, 3rd is $40, 4th is $35, 5th is $30 and 5 honorable mentions of $10 each. Deadline: February 1, 2008     Society Membership Information Full Member - $19.00  Student - $9.00  Senior Citizen - $15.00 Library Newsletter "Poetidings" Subscription - $10.00 Your NJPS Membership automatically entitles you to affilliate membership in the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. and their newsletter "Strophes". Make checks or money orders payable to NJPS, INC. and mail to: NJPS, INC. c/o Edith Kaltovich 12 Rydal Dr. Lawrenceville, NJ  08648-3653 Email:  luciakalt@aol.com Cover art by Joelle Erika Kisthardt GET ANTHOLOGIZED! The Rules 1. Send two (2) poems to be blind judged by a non-member independent panel. (Don't put your name on your poems.) 2. Complete and send this entry form with your poems. (Be sure to include the title of your poems on the form.) 3. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope (#10) for notification. 4. If you'd like notification of delivery, include a stamped, self-addressed postcard. 5. Open to all members of the NJPS,Inc. 6. OK to submit previously published and award-winning poems. 7. Limit each poem to 30 lines or fewer. 8. Poems won't be returned. Keep copies for your records. 9. Entries must be postmarked on or before January 31, 2008. VERIFY MEMBERSHIP (Print copy of info below, fill out and mail.) ___ I'm a NJPS, Inc. member in good standing through 2007. ___I want to be a NJPS, Inc. member. I'm enclosing my check for membership. POET CONTACT INFORMATION Name_____________________________________________ Address___________________________________________ City / State / Zip____________________________________ E-mail____________________________________________ Phone____________________________________________   TITLE OF POEMS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1._______________________________________________________________________ First published or awarded:___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 2._______________________________________________________________________ First published or awarded:__________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ MAIL TO:      New Jersey Poetry Society, Inc.                        c/o Lorraine Connolly                        12 Rydal Dr.                         Lawrenceville, NJ 08648     "The members of the New Jersey Poetry Society and I look forward to meeting you. Please join us in our various activities and in promoting a keen interest in poetry throughout the State of New Jersey."                                                Edith R. Kaltovich, President Affiliated Groups Burlington County Poets, Cream Ridge Area Poets, Delaware Valley Poets, Indo-American Literary Academy, Monmouth County Writers, Inc., Ocean City, "For Better or Verse"                                                                                         Funding has been made possible in part by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts. POSSIBLE LINKS OF INTEREST http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Poetry   (LIST OF POETRY SITES) http://eserver.org:16080/poetry/   (FAMOUS POETS) http://www.writerswrite.com/cgi-bin/wwbookstore.pl?storesearch=poetry   (BOOKS ON WRITING POETRY) http://arts.endow.gov/grants/index.html   (GRANT APPLICATIONS) http://www.poets.org   (THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS) http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display_rpo/poetterm.cfm   (GLOSSARY OF POETIC TERMS) http://wiredforbooks.org/poetry/poetry.htm   (HEAR FAMOUS POETS READ THEIR POEMS) http://www.poetrysociety.org/   (THE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA) http://www.poetry-portal.com   (POETRY EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS)