BlogBloghttp://adrianspotter.squarespace.com/blog/2009-10-28T18:29:53ZSquarespacePutting Anger to Good Use.http://adrianspotter.squarespace.com/blog/2009/10/28/putting-anger-to-good-use.htmlAdrian S. Potter2009-10-28T18:28:35Z2009-10-28T18:28:35ZGood news.  My poem titled a condensed history of anger, with footnotes will appear in the upcoming edition of Interrobang?! Magazine, a web and print ‘zine for the arts based in Providence, RI.  Interrobang’s goal is to provide a formal venue for voices of all kinds, whether it be fiction, nonfiction, creative essays, fine art, or experimental music and video.  Big thanks to Poetry Editor Astrid Drew for the chance to contribute to this magazine.

]]>Alternate definition.http://adrianspotter.squarespace.com/blog/2009/9/11/alternate-definition.htmlAdrian S. Potter2009-09-12T02:40:53Z2009-09-12T02:40:53ZWriting is the watering hole and safe house for dreamers and malcontents who never got around to reading the memo that people aren’t supposed to be creative anymore.

]]>Mentioned. Honorably.http://adrianspotter.squarespace.com/blog/2009/8/5/mentioned-honorably.htmlAdrian S. Potter2009-08-06T03:08:43Z2009-08-06T03:08:43ZMy poem dream poem received honorable mention in the latest HEART poetry award contest and will appear in the Fall/Winter 2009 edition of HEART.  Big thanks to editor Connie Martin for the chance to contribute.

]]>About two hours.http://adrianspotter.squarespace.com/blog/2009/8/2/about-two-hours.htmlAdrian S. Potter2009-08-03T00:59:40Z2009-08-03T00:59:40ZThat’s how long it took me to go from inspiration to submission when I saw this call for hint fiction earlier today.

Disregard the fact that hint fiction is the very definition of brief – it’s a story of 25 words or less that suggests a larger, more complex story. Considering the way I agonize over every word while editing, it’s remarkable that I cranked out two of these hint fiction pieces in less than 120 minutes.

This was a great writing exercise – even if neither piece I submitted is chosen for the hint fiction anthology, it felt good to challenge myself to do something a little outside of my comfort zone. If you are a writer (or even if you aren’t), consider taking on this challenge. Submissions are open until August 31, 2009.

]]>New ishhttp://adrianspotter.squarespace.com/blog/2009/8/1/new-ish.htmlAdrian S. Potter2009-08-01T16:11:23Z2009-08-01T16:11:23ZI'll have new poems appearing in upcoming editions of HEART, Exact Change Only, Talking Stick, Working Title Two, Switched-On-Gutenberg, and Poetics Noire in the near future.  The drought is over.  Details forthcoming.

]]>Hello, old friend.http://adrianspotter.squarespace.com/blog/2009/7/17/hello-old-friend.htmlAdrian S. Potter2009-07-18T02:41:45Z2009-07-18T02:41:45ZYou know how it is when you get to spend time with a friend who knows you really well, how you can just fall back into conversation when you see them, like nothing’s ever changed? That’s what it was like when I found time to do some writing this evening. Like I never even had a hiatus from it at all.

]]>What I’ve Been Doing Lately Instead of Writinghttp://adrianspotter.squarespace.com/blog/2009/7/3/what-ive-been-doing-lately-instead-of-writing.htmlAdrian S. Potter2009-07-04T01:51:50Z2009-07-04T01:51:50ZI spent a large portion of the past two months reading and critiquing poetry instead of writing it.

Why? Because I had the honor of judging a contest for the first time, the 2009 Shine Journal Poetry Contest.

The talent of the entries was impressive and choosing winners was challenging. You can read the winning poems by clicking here.

I learned a lot serving as a judge and getting a chance to be on the “other side” of the whole contest rigmarole. Thanks to Pamela Tyree Griffin for this opportunity – I enjoyed the experience and believe in the long run it will also help me in my development as a poet.

]]>The Whitefish Reviewhttp://adrianspotter.squarespace.com/blog/2009/6/24/the-whitefish-review.htmlAdrian S. Potter2009-06-25T00:14:56Z2009-06-25T00:14:56ZIssue #5 of The Whitefish Review is out, and chock full of amazing art and writing. The Whitefish Review is a literary journal based in Whitefish, Montana that publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art, photography, and interviews, with a slant toward mountain culture.       

My poem The Nostalgia Soundtrack is lucky enough to be in this issue - and considering the amount of revising this one poem has survived over the years, that is something for me to celebrate with a beer or two. Big thanks to editor Brian Schott for the chance to contribute.

]]>All We Ask For.http://adrianspotter.squarespace.com/blog/2009/6/13/all-we-ask-for.htmlAdrian S. Potter2009-06-13T14:27:52Z2009-06-13T14:27:52ZSo I fell off the grid for a moment, but I should be back here on a (fairly) consistent basis.I just hit one of those patches of life where other things were a bit more important than blogging.

But not everything has been at a standstill. Although my free time has been at a premium, I’ve still been writing and submitting whenever possible. One particular poem of mine, All We Ask For, has recently garnered a hint of success.

All We Ask For recently won the Fifth Annual Skysaje Enterprises poetry contest! Big sloppy thanks to the judges for choosing my poem for this award and also to Lawrence R. Berger, managing coordinator of Skysaje Enterprises, for this great contest opportunity.  All We Ask For will make its print debut later this year in an anthology titled Working Title Two - I'll post more information when I have it.

I better run and take this opportunity of Saturday morning free time to get some writing and errands done. Be good…

]]>Explain to me...http://adrianspotter.squarespace.com/blog/2009/6/3/explain-to-me.htmlAdrian S. Potter2009-06-03T03:56:46Z2009-06-03T03:56:46Z...how it is June already, please. Not nearly enough is done.

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