April 22,2011 Poetry reading videos

Well, we had some camera problems Friday night but we did get some of the poets on videotape.  So here is a link to our youtube site where they can be seen.

The podcast is not yet up at the Rapid City Public library's website but it is getting closer.

We will continue to work on  successfully taping more of the performances  for the future.

2011 High Plains Writers Poetry Contest---Winners

Friday night April 22, 2011 we had our spring poetry reading at the Rapid City Public Library. We had very good attendance and heard some very good poetry. If you have not attended one of our readings, watch this space for the announcement of our next reading.

High Plains Writers announced the winners of the 2011 poetry contest.

1^st Place: Anonymous for the poem Cells

2^nd Place: Stacy Potter for the poem Name her Remembered

3^rd Place: Karen Foster for the poem Nitroglycerin

Honorable Mentions to:

                Mike Foster for the poem Early Morning Detail

                Bernice Landers for the poem Hank

                Robert Furrow for the poem Little Man

The Rapid City Public Library will host the podcast of the poetry reading from April 22 here.

SD State Poetry Society Chapbook Contest

As the High Plains Writer's contest comes to an end this Friday at the Spring Poet's Coffeehouse at the the Rapid City Public Library, another opportunity is open for poets. The South Dakota State Poetry Society is running their annual chapbook contest, open through June. See more information here: http://www.sdstatepoetrysociety.com/Contest.html