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Tipton Poetry Journal The Tipton Poetry Journal, located in the heartland of the Midwest, publishes quality poetry from Indiana and around the world.  The print version of Issue #17 (Spring 2010) has been published. The online version will be posted a few weeks later. Poetry by Miranda Bradley, Holly Burnside, Helen Marie Casey, Kevin Marshall Chopson, Katie Clare, Joan Colby, Curtis L. Crisler, George Fish, J. Bruce Fuller, John D. Groppe, Will Greenway, Talia M Hane-Devore, Colleen S. Harris, Ruth Holzer, Adam Hughes, Patrick Kanouse, Helga Kidder, Stephanie Knipper, Norbert Krapf, Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, David W. Landrum, W.F. Lantry, Micah Ling, Rocco Lungariello, Doris Lynch, Angie Macri, Lily Iona MacKenzie, Jayne Marek, Corey Mesler, Joey Minutillo, Rafael Miguel Montes, James Murdock, Thomas O'Dore, James Owens, Rhonda C. Poynter, Bruce Pratt, Stephen R. Roberts, Mary Sexson, R Jay Slais, Jacob Thomas and Tim Tomlinson.  Artwork by Laura Hall Tesdahl. Photography by Mike and Karen Wade. JL Kato reviews Edward Byrne's "Seeded Light". Micah Ling reviews Shaindel Beers' "A Brief History of Time" and Jessie Carty's "Paper House." Copies of the Spring 2010 issue, as well as back issues, and subscriptions can be purchased online at: http://tiptonpoetryjournal.com. Poetry by Miranda Bradley, Holly Burnside, Helen Marie Casey, Kevin Marshall Chopson, Katie Clare, Joan Colby, Curtis L. Crisler, George Fish, J. Bruce Fuller, John D. Groppe, Will Greenway, Colleen S. Harris, Ruth Holzer, Adam Hughes, Patrick Kanouse, Helga Kidder, Stephanie Knipper, Norbert Krapf, Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, David W. Landrum, W.F. Lantry, Micah Ling, Rocco Lungariello, Doris Lynch, Angie Macri, Lily Iona MacKenzie, Jayne Marek, Corey Mesler, Joey Minutillo, Rafael Miguel Montes, James Murdock, Thomas O'Dore, James Owens, Rhonda C. Poynter, Bruc Pratt, Stephen R. Roberts, Mary Sexson, R Jay Slais, Jacob Thomas and Tim Tomlinson.  Artwork by Laura Hall Tesdahl.  Photography by Mike and Karen Wade.   JL Kato reviews Edward Byrne's "Seeded Light".  Micah Ling reviews Shaindel Beers' "A Brief History of Time" and Jessie Carty's "Paper House." Copies of the Spring 2010 issue, as well as back issues, and subscriptions can be purchased online at: http://tiptonpoetryjournal.com. The Summer 2010 issue will be published in July. Submission guidelines	Brick Street Projects Word Hunger Word Hunger, sponsored by Brick Street Poetry Inc., will engage community discussion on food production in several Indiana counties including: Boone (July 21, 2010) Hamilton Marion (Aug 11, 2010) Putnam (Aug 5, 2010) These community discussions will be an integral part of a literary art project. Word Hunger is sponsored by Brick Street Poetry Inc. through a grant from the Indiana Humanities Council with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and will be part of the 2010 Spirit & Place Festival on November 14. This program has been made possible in part by the Indiana Humanities Council in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Humanities, and will be part of the 2010 Spirit & Place Festival on November 14, 2010.  Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment For the Humanities or the Indiana Humanities Council. Poetic Palate Experience Experience Zionsville’s culinary delights.  Then delight the ears of poetry lovers with a strong,sweet, or sassy poetic interpretation of your meal. Barbara Bennett won the $400 Top Chef Prize in Brick Street Poetry's Poetic Palate Experience for her poem "Pinot Noir" about her dining experience at Zionsville's Cobblestone Grill. Also pictured are contest judge Terry Kirts (left) and contest director Joyce Brinkman (right). These poets were chosen as honorable mention selections for their poems written about their experience dining at Zionsville restaurants in May: Miriam Nidiffer (Eagle Creek Coffee Company) JL Kato (G. Simone’s Café) Sarah Skwire (The Friendly Restaurant) Anne Laker (Noah Grant’s) Tony Brewer (Plum’s Upper Room) Amy Genova (Serenity) Indiana Dead Poets Celebration Brick Street Poetry Inc., the not-for-profit  that publishes the  Tipton Poetry Journal and sponsors the monthly series, Poetry on Brick Street, hosted the Indiana Dead Poets Celebration on May 4, in the historic Gothic Chapel at Crown Hill Cemetery, 700 W. 38^th St., Indianapolis. The celebration, free and open to the public, honored the work of five Indiana poets - Sarah T. Bolton, James Whitcomb Riley, Meredith Nicholson, Etheridge Knight and Ruth Lilly - who are all buried at Crown Hill. Costumed re-enactors l read the works of these poets. Finger foods f rom the lifetime of each poet were served. The Indiana Dead Poets Celebration was one of the stops on the 22-state Dead Poets Grand Tour of the Dead Poets Society of America.  Among the guests were Maine poet, Walter Skold, founder of the society. This event was made possible through a matching grant from the Indiana Humanities Council in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Humanities. View this video of Former Indiana Poet Laureate Joyce Brinkman reading James Whitcomb Riley’s poem “The Rival” at Riley’s grave at Crown Hill Cemetery.	Poetry on Brick Street Poetry on Brick Street Thursday, July 1st , 2010: 6:30 pm Poetry on Brick Street will present Kevin Marshall Chopson, as the featured guest poet at its monthly event at 6:30 p.m., Thursday July 1st , 2010 at G. Simone’s Café; 120 South Main Street in downtown Zionsville, Indiana. Featured Poet: Kevin Marshall Chopson Kevin Marshall Chopson received his M.F.A. from Murray State University. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Tipton Poetry Journal, Concho River Review, Black Magnolias Literary Journal, English Journal, The Broad River Review, The Chaffin Journal, New Madrid, Poem, The Hurricane Review, Birmingham Arts Journal, The South Carolina Review, and the Aurorean, among others. Originally from a small suburb outside of Detroit, he earned a B.A. in English Language and Philosophy from Eastern Michigan University. He now serves as a teacher of English at Davidson Academy in Nashville, Tennessee, focusing on American Renaissance literature, contemporary creative nonfiction, and poetry. Chopson also teaches writing as an adjunct professor at Volunteer State Community College. Cynthia Brackett-Vincent, editor of the New England journal the Aurorean, has called his work “beautifully imagistic.” Artist’s statement: “As a lyric poet, the music of the language itself is as important to me as the figurative expression of the ideas. In regards to content, I compare my poems to painters’ still lifes, wherein I attempt to catch a glimpse of truth between the play of shadow and light in small scenes.” An Open “mic” for poets will follow the featured speaker. Future Readings: Aug 5^th, 2010 – TBA Sep 2^nd, 2010 – Donald Platt (West Lafayette) Oct 7th, 2010 – TBA Nov 4^th, 2010 – Richard Hague (“Where Drunk Men Go”) with Michael Henson – Cincinnati, Ohio Dec 2^nd, 2010 – Teresa Middleton (Greenwood) For more info on the event and the series, call Barry Harris at 317-344-9838, Susan Miller at 317-587-1438, or email info@poetryonbrickstreet.org. Poetry on Brick Street is sponsored by Brick Street Poetry Inc. —a tax-exempt non-profit organization under IRS Code 501(c)(3). http://poetryonbrickstreet.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poetryonbrickstreet Email:  mailto:info@poetryonbrickstreet.org
Board of Directors: Barry Harris, President Susan Miller, Secretary/Treasurer Joyce Brinkman JL Kato	Brick Street Poetry Inc, a non-profit Zionsville organization registered in the State of Indiana, is a tax-exempt non-profit organization under IRS Code 501(c)(3). Brick Street Poetry Inc. publishes the Tipton Poetry Journal, hosts the monthly poetry series Poetry on Brick Street and sponsors other poetry-related events.	Contact Information: Brick Street Poetry Inc. P.O. Box 804 Zionsville, IN 46077 Email: board@brickstreetpoetry.org