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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 #22(Summer 2011)  has been published. Poetry by John Abbott, Gilbert Allen, Jekwu Anyaegbuna, Nina Bennett, CL Bledsoe, Matthew Brennan, h.d. brown, Dan Carpenter, Alec Cizak, Hope Coulter, Christina Wos Donn Christina Woś Donnelly, Mary Anna Dunn, BD Feil, Ruth E. Foley, Gerburg Garmann, Angela Giambra, Diane Glancy, W. Gosnell, Catherine Grossman, Matthew Haughton, Steve Klepetar, Jayne Marek, Carol Matos, Lylanne Musselman, Thomas O’Dore, Winnona Elson Pasquini, Andrew Frederic Popper, Stephen R. Roberts, Amanda Leigh Rogers, Thomas Sabel, Noel Sloboda, Carol Smallwood, N. A’Yara Stein, Jonathan C. Stillerman, Joanna C. Valente, Kirby Wright. 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. Submission guidelines	Word Hunger Word Hunger, sponsored by Brick Street Poetry Inc.,  will engage community discussion on food production in several Indiana counties including: Boone (Aug 24, 2010) Hamilton (Sep 23, 2010) Hendricks (April 11, 2011) Marion (Aug 11, 2010) Putnam (Aug 5, 2010) Shelby (March 28, 2011) These community discussions are an integral part of a literary art project.  Word Hunger is sponsored by Brick Street Poetry Inc. through grants from the Indiana Humanities Council ,with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Indiana Arts Commission. This project was part of the 2010 Spirit & Place Festival on November 14, 2010. Follow Brick Street Poetry’s Word Hunger project on the Word Hunger Blog. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment For the Humanities, the Indiana Humanities Council or the Indiana Arts Commission.	Poetry on Brick Street Poetry on Brick Street will present Phoenix Cole as the featured poet and speaker at 6:30 pm Thursday December 1st, 2011 in the cellar room at G. Simone’s Café (112C South Main Street in downtown Zionsville, Indiana). Featured Poet: Phoenix Cole Phoenix Cole is an Educational Assistant at Elder W Diggs School 42, of the Indianapolis Public School System. She provides Reading and Writing services to fourth and fifth grade elementary students. She consults regularly with the classroom teachers and administration to help monitor student’s academic progress. Prior to her current position, she led the teaching staff and administration as the School Improvement Strategy Chairperson. Raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Phoenix lives with her dog, Sasha Marie and cares for her parents. In October 2009, Phoenix traveled to El Salvador and participated in a Sports Poetry Clinic, teaching poetry to school-aged children in the city of Quezaltepeque. She was one of five poets featured in the television segment that focused on the trip and the poetic art experience. Phoenix published her first book of poetry in June 2007, titled Rhythm of Love. One of her poems is currently featured at the National Art Museum of Sport “Sporting Words Exhibit” in Indianapolis and her poetry has been printed in the Tipton Poetry Journal. Phoenix is pursuing her Master’s of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing at National University in La Jolla, California. An Open “mic” for poets will follow the featured speaker. Call for Submissions Poets are invited to write poems in response to a quote by author and Indianapolis native Kurt Vonnegut in conjunction with the One City One Prompt activities sponsored by the Transformative Language Arts Network, the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library and Brick Street Poetry Inc. The quote is: “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” - Kurt Vonnegut Poems are to be emailed by Dec. 1, 2011 to: kurtquote@brickstreetpoetry.org. All poems submitted will be considered for publication in the Winter 2012 edition of the Tipton Poetry Journal. One poem will be selected to receive $100 as the Editor’s Choice Award.
Board of Directors: Barry Harris, President Susan Miller, Secretary/Treasurer Joyce Brinkman John Hawn Elizabeth Jones	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 Poetry on Brick Street: http://poetryonbrickstreet.org Tipton Poetry Journal: http://tiptonpoetryjournal.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/poetryonbrickstreet Email: board@brickstreetpoetry.org