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Happy Holidays! Before the year ends, this is a quick hello to say thank you for being members/social administrators of POEMATA, PWR on NING.com, Facebooks Group/pages Canadian Poetry Association (CPA), Poets & Writers Registry (PWR), Joyce Myers Appreciation Page, and River Bones Press in 2009. A gentle reminder: If you'd like to submit your best verse to the CPA poetry contest the deadline is December 30th 2009. Avoid the holiday rush get your submissions in this week. More on web… Continue

Celebrating Poets over 70: Call for Poems Tower Poetry Society and the McMaster Centre for Gerontological Studies are soliciting poems written after the age of 70. Selected poems will be published in a jointly sponsored anthology. "Celebrating Poets over 70" will be the tenth volume in the Writing Down Our Years series published by MCGS. A maximum of four typed poems may be submitted. Send poems and a 50-word biography by email to Ellen Ryan (ryaneb@m… Continue

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Congratulations to Don McKay - appointed to the Order of Canada!! Don McKay - St. John’s, Newfoundland - Member of the Order of Canada - For his contributions to Canadian literature as a nature poet and mentor of many emerging writers from coast to coast. For the official press release go to http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=5601 Continue

[message from Jean Baird] I received the following note from a supporter in Toronto; "Has anyone in Toronto started planning an event for National Al Purdy Day at the statue in Queens' Park North? I know there will be a reading in the evening so I don't want to conflict with that event. "I'm proposing a reading at the statue in the afternoon and a reception afterwards, perhaps at the University of Toronto. This needs to be organized very soon. Let me know if anyone in Toronto is interested in… Continue

Get your dues in early before the Christmas Holiday rush....buy a POEMATA as a gift for friends! We take PayPal, cheque or money order. Go to Official Website for details and postal address. CPA Renewal - CP… Continue

How to enter: The Canadian Poetry Association: annual poetry competition is open! For the first time you do not have to be a CPA member to submit to the contest. You must follow the guidelines if not your submission will not be accepted. No email submissions. We… Continue

Dear Sir/Madam, Monthly Stats Report: 1 Sep - 30 Sep 2008 Project: CPA URL: http://www.canadianpoetryassoc.com Page Loads Unique Visitors First Time Visitors Returning Visitors Total 1,642 941 885 56 Average 55 31 30 2 Date Page Loads Unique Visitors First Time Visitors Returning Visitors Mon, 1 Sep 31 19 19 0 Tue, 2 Sep 111 77 77 0 Wed, 3 Sep 47 26 25 1 Thu, 4 Sep 51 23 20 3 Fri, 5 Sep 45 25 23 2 Sat, 6 Sep 19 11 10 1 Sun, 7 Sep 37 19 16 3 Mon, 8 Sep 63 32 29 3 Tue, 9 Sep 66 44… Continue

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