Hello everyone,
Thank you for your interest in my current work-in-progress. The working title for this upcoming publication is Reflections.
To see an example of one of the many submissions I've received, please visit my blog at hank-englisheducation.blogspot.com. Note, also, that I'll be publishing more samples in the future.
There's still plenty of time to submit your work, but I always appreciate prompt responses. I'll be taking a few days off later this month and would like to receive as many submissions as possible before then.
Guidelines and additional information related to Reflections are below. Please feel free to give the information to students, friends, and colleagues.
I'll consider just about any poem/photo combination for possible use in Reflections. I'll consider, also, poems without photos and photos without poems, especially photos taken by students.
Poems that are fairly brief have an edge over longer poems. This is because of editorial requirements when the book finally goes to press. Please see Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle for examples.
Again, thanks. I'll keep you posted as the work progresses. If you have questions, please contact me athankpix@yahoo.com.
Sincerely,
Hank
hank-englisheducation.blogspot.com
Poetry Guidelines
Deadline: October 29, 2010,
Sooner if possible
About this Anthology
This anthology will feature poetry written by students in Grades 7 and up, teachers at all levels, and other writers. It will be unique in that, wherever possible, black and white or color photos will accompany the poems.
Students and their teachers are the intended audience for this work-in-progress. Although the primary purpose of the work is to use photos and poems to inspire students to write, teachers will find the book useful for simply reading and discussing poetry.
About the Editor
Hank Kellner is the author of Write What You See (Cottonwood Press, 2009). His series of ten articles titled “Using Photographs To Inspire Writing” appears at HYPERLINK "http://www.creativity-portal.com/prompts/kellner" www.creativity-portal.com/prompts/kellner. Kellner also writes about photos, poetry, and inspiring students to write at hank-englisheducation.blogspot.com.
Submit poems in any style and on any subject. Each page should contain just one poem, maximum 35 single spaced lines and spaces. No More than three poems per person. WORD Documents only. Please use 12 point Times New Roman. Accompanying photos aren’t required, but if you have them please submit .jpg images in separate files.
If you’d like to download any of my images to use as prompts for your lessons in writing poetry, you’ll find many of them in my blog (above). You’ll also find a smaller selection at photobucket.com/hankpix.
How To Submit: Each Entry Must Include the Information Shown in Red
POEMS BY STUDENTS: At the top of each page cite: Name; Age; School, City, State, Name of Parent (If under 18), Name of Teacher; Email Address, and the words “Permission Granted”
POEMS BY TEACHERS: At the top of each page cite: Name; School; City, State;
Classes Taught; Email Address , and the words “Permission Granted”
POEMS BY OTHERS: At the top of each page cite: Name; Occupation; City, State;
Email Address, and the words “Permission Granted”
IN ALL CASES: Note when you submit your work, you certify that the work is original and that you grant permission to Hank Kellner to use your poems/photos in an upcoming anthology and in his blog hank-englisheducation.blogspot.com. You retain copyright. Cite “Poetry Submission” in the subject line.
Send Submissions To : HYPERLINK "mailto:hankpix@yahoo.com" hankpix@yahoo.com with cc: to HYPERLINK "mailto:ebowmanguy@aol.com" ebowmanguy@aol.com
OR
Hank Kellner, 2735 Atwood Road, Winston-Salem NC 27103
Note: if your submissions are accepted, we’ll let you know ASAP. Although we can’t return submissions, we will acknowledge receipt of them. Please contact me via email if you have questions. Thank you.
AUTHOR SEEKS POEMS BY STUDENTS FOR NEW ANTHOLOGY
"When Stephen Dunning's Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle was published in the 1960s," writes Hank Kellner, "it quickly found its way into classrooms nationwide. Today, more than forty years later, this unique collection of 114 poems accompanied by black and white photographs still enjoys a great deal of popularity with students and teachers.
"Because 21st Century students are more visually oriented than ever before," he continues, "the combination of poems and photographs is a very powerful teaching aid." Kellner points out, also, that astute teachers have discovered that by combining poems with photographs they create a stimulating environment that provides inspiration for writing. "Few students," he adds, "fail to respond positively to the marriage of graphic images and written images."
For a work-in-progress that will combine photos with poetry, Kellner is on the lookout for original poems by students in Grades 7-12 and up. "I'd also like to include poetry by teachers and other adults," he concludes. Interested students, teachers, and others may request more information at HYPERLINK "mailto:hankpix@yahoo.com" \t "_blank" hankpix@yahoo.com. Please cite POETRY in the subject line of your email.
Hank Kellner is the author of Write What You See (Cottonwood Press, 2009. Visit his blog at HYPERLINK "http://hank-englisheducation.blogspot.com/" \t "_blank" hank-englisheducation.blogspot.com.
