Support the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal by buying a copy of Flap: the Chook Book 2, by four talented Christchurch poets (including our own Catherine Fitchett), from http://poetrychook.blogspot.com/2011/03/flap-earthquake-fundraiser.html Read our review at: http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/flap

The New Zealand Poetry Society is an incorporated non-profit organisation which aims to advance education by promoting, developing and supporting poetry and poets in New Zealand. The NZPS - CC20250 - is a registered charitable entity in terms of the Charities Act 2005. For more information visit the Charities Register at http://www.charities.govt.nz/. Donations over $5 are tax-deductible in New Zealand and greatly appreciated.

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We are grateful to Community Post for its generous support of postage costs related with administering the Junior sections of our annual poetry competition. We also acknowledge the invaluable assistance of Zeald.com for e-business consultancy.    

 

  • The 2012 Annual International Poetry Competition is open for entry. Closing date: 31 May 2012 (entries must be received by this date).

    Competition details, including entry forms, are at: http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/2012competition

    We are grateful for the assistance of Community Post in bringing our competition to schools.

  • Anthology - We proudly present the 2011 Anthology ice diver, edited by Linzy Forbes.Ice diver: ed by Linzy Forbesice diver: ed by Linzy Forbes

    This anthology was created from entries to the 2011 New Zealand Poetry Society Competitions: the award winning poems and haiku, and a selection chosen blind by the editor from this year's 2000+ entries. It is a lively mix of work by adults, children, well-known and first-time poets, from fifteen different countries.

    The theme of the competition was open, as always. Subjects covered in the book include relationships, loss, landscape, the past, childhood, grandparents, animals, war, food and, not unexpectedly, earthquakes.

    Copies of the anthology can be ordered here.

  • a fine line is our bimonthly magazine, with a feature article, poetry book reviews, details of poetry opportunities, and much more. We publish poems submitted by our members only. Submissions to sections other than the poetry page are welcome from non-members. Current deadline: 7 June. See publication guidelines at: http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/aboutsubmissionguidelines

    You can read past copies by clicking here.

  • Monthly Meetings - find out details of meetings: http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/comingevents#nzps We gratefully acknowledge the support of our monthly meeting sponsors, the Creative Communities Wellington Local Funding Scheme, and The Thistle Inn.

Help The New Zealand Poetry Society raise money by doing the occasional survey by email. Every time you complete a survey we'll get paid for it! Click this link to sign up: http://www.buzzthepeople.co.nz/helpfundraise.aspx?s=303A8CBB

This fundraising programme is run through a website called BuzzthePeople, and they've raised over $349,474.91 for New Zealand charities, schools and individuals since they started in 2005. When you do the surveys you'll also have the chance to win prizes with monthly giveaways and the occasional big prize (they've given away 3 cars, laptops, iPhones and iPad + 3 lots of $10,000 cash over the same period).

Buzz runs surveys for all sorts of organisations, ranging from Government departments to ad agencies and media companies. You can unsubscribe at any time you like and they never use our member details for any promotional offers.

Please do sign up - and send this link to all your friends too so we can make a real difference!

              

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