A friend sent this link to me last night and asked me help spread the word. I have no idea if any of you write poetry but if you know someone who does please share the announcement with them.

http://depoetry.com/pages/princepage.html

Special Issue

“This Thing Called Life”: Poetry Inspired by the Music and Spirit of Prince

He believed in Jazz,

Rhythm and Blues,
and this thing called Soul.

He believed in Rock and Roll.

Prince, “Rock n Roll Love Affair”

Prince Rogers Nelson was a prolific and experimental studio musician and a dynamic, improvisational live performer whose career spanned nearly forty years (1978-2016). During that period, he mastered multiple instruments, explored various genres of music (from Jazz to Rock and Roll), created his own unique “Minneapolis Sound,” fought for the publishing rights of artists and attracted a diverse and passionate fanbase. In addition, his seemingly endless fount of creativity and disciplined work ethic (he released no fewer than 39 albums) inspired artists of all walks of life, including those of us who express ourselves in lines and stanzas. Delaware Poetry Review invites writers to submit previously unpublished poems inspired by some aspect of Prince’s music, genius and eclectic creative spirit. Writers are also encouraged to interpret this theme on a broader level and address how other factors relate to Prince, including but not limited to, the music industry, concert culture, Paisley Park, media (mass and social), fellow artists, etc.

Submission Guidelines:

Authors may send up to 5 previously unpublished poems to Delaware Poetry Review (depoetry5@gmail.com) no later than midnight (EST) July 15, 2016. All poems must have the author’s full contact information on each poem. Poems must be sent in a single Word or Text file, as an attachment. The email subject line should give the poet’s last name and number of poems (Smith 4 poems, for example), and the email must include a one-paragraph bio of up to 150 words. Incomplete submissions, or those received after the deadline, cannot be considered.

http://depoetry.com/pages/princepage.html

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