Call for Poetry

The Best Poems Encyclopedia would like to call for submissions for its second annual Poetry print Anthology for the best 303 creative works and poems written of the year and develop a new collection dedicated to discover young emerging creative writers and poets among academic diaspora.

Submissions should deal in some way with the following themes in new and exciting ways:

- Issues of modern life daily experiences in poetry of any genre

- Human Relationships

- Borders

- Identity

- Love

- Life and Death

- Inspiration

- Politics

- Women

Submissions are open to any creative writers in academic scholarship cycles (students, professors, etc...) and poets from confirmed ones to new young emerging ones.

The deadline for submission is 30 June 2011. All current members and those who join in advance of the deadline are eligible. Submissions is free and information on how to submit directly via the online form can be found at http://www.best-poems.net

Welcome to Summer

After a long summer break (a whole three day weekend!), the Writing Center at OU is back in action. We will be open for consultations throughout the summer from 10 am - 3 pm on Monday-Thursdays. Just a reminder: we won't be open on Memorial Day or 4th of July.

If you're taking summer classes, we are here to help in whatever way possible. So stop by for some brain storming ideas, questions about your paper, or if you just need some space to spread out your work as you tackle projects for your classes.

If you don't have any classes this summer, this is a perfect opportunity to get going on those projects you haven't had time to work on with all the work of the Spring semester. As I, Evan, am writing this, I'm thinking through all the projects I get to invest in over the summer because of the available time. I'll be working on an article to send out (hopefully by the end of the month - I'll let you all know) as well constructing a plan for my Master's Thesis. So if you have a large project looming in the distance, come on by and pull up a chair! We will be here writing, enjoying conversation, and, of course, eating the occasional waffle.

Finals Week

During Finals Week we will be open from 10am-3pm our main location- Wagner Hall 280. Come by with your final papers for a walk-in. On Tuesday we'll have popcorn, Wednesday we'll have waffles, and Thursday we'll have pizza!

Online submissions will return June 1st.

MAE Poets Talk this FRIDAY!

In conjunction with the Mark Allen Everett Poetry Series, Chad Sweeney and Jennifer K. Sweeney will be coming to the Writing Center to talk with writers about the poetry biz. Coffee and tea will be provided.

RSVP and tell your friends via Facebook!

Their poetry reading will be held the night before, May 5th, 7pm, in Ellison Hall. Come to hear them read, and then come to discuss publishing.

For more information about the poets, please visit the MAE website.

Final Hours This Semester

Writing Center hours for this week and Finals Week are now up on our Google Calender. May 6th will be the last day satellites will be open, and during Finals Week, the main location (Wagner 280) will be open for walk-ins from 10:00am-3:00pm.

Be sure to plan ahead and bring those papers by!