Author Archives: Leslie Schultz

News Flash! TIPTON POETRY JOURNAL Has Just Published Its Summer 2024 Issue, and Includes Two of My Poems: “Fun Fact” and “Mulberries”

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You can look at the issue online for free by clicking HERE.

The print version of this issue will soon be available for public purchase for $9 at amazon.com. 

The beautiful cover–which I wasn’t able to render here–has a photograph by editor Barry Harris called “Summer Shadows”. (You can see it online!)

This issue is backed with other interesting poems and reviews of two new collections of poetry. I am looking forward to sitting in the sun and reading it all in the days ahead!

Wishing you all a happy close to summer as the shadows of the season lengthen and deepen,

LESLIE

Winning Sonnets for 2024!! Sonnet Celebration for Maria W. Faust Contest on Saturday, July 27, 2024

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R to L: Ken McCullough, Rob Thomas, Heidi Bryant, Leslie Schultz, Emilio DeGrazia, Doug Scholz-Carlson, James Armstrong (Photo credit: Mary Farrell)

Saturday was a splendid day in Winona, Minnesota at the Winona County History Center. The 28 winning sonnets for the Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest were read in a hybrid event, either by the poet or by a stand-in like me. Soon, a video of the event will be available. Today, if you are curious, you can read each of the winning entries and see who authors are and where they hail from. The 2024 contest received entries from 10 countries and 40 states. Almost 650 sonnets were submitted by 180 individuals, including 68 in the youth category. Prizes totaling $3,200 were awarded in the following categories: Top Four, Regional (4), Youth (4), and Laureates’ Choice (16). To see the 28 winning sonnets, please see the MWF Contest site.

Here’s to the immortal pleasure of the sonnet!

LESLIE