Poetry Express

Poetry Express' virtual meeting to honor AD Miller Monday at 7pm, Nov 16. Email poetryexpress @ gmail . com if you wish the link or wish to read a poem related to our loss.

https://www.poetryexpressed.com/2020/03/poetry-expressed-vol-5-spring-2020.html Is live on the web today! Please enjoy. If you want to order a paper copy (which will lack the graphics to keep it to $5.00) there is a link on the page. Many thanks to the poets who provided such an excellent sweep of themes and depth!

Poetry Expressed Vol. 5, Spring 2020 Poetry Berkeley Poetry Magazine Poets

CANCELED Dear Poetry Express friends; In the interests of flattening the curve of COVID19 transmission we are following the lead of local schools and other gatherings and temporality canceling our scheduled Monday poetry sessions for at least through the end of March, and perhaps longer. We will keep you informed.
All the current information points to heightened risk for those over 60, and a transmission rate from infected person to another person happening while the infected person may still be asymptomatic.
The rate may be between 2 and 3.5 persons infected by each who already has acquired the disease.
Slowing this rate through social distancing is the only way to avoid overwhelming our health care system with more sick people than we have the tools to effectively handle.
It appears that the US is ill prepared for an epidemic and the current administration has been slow to recognize and prepare effectively for this virus, with cuts to a number of health related programs and even reductions in food for the needy. Conservative outlets have followed the president's lead early in this crisis and poo-poo'd the severity.
Please observe all precautions and note that your hands may be frequently washed, but you have also touched car doors, window controls, steering wheel, heat controls, cell phone, wallet or purse, money, glasses and glasses cases, water faucet after washing hands -- same handle you touched before washing! And what about packages you bought in the marketplace -- who else touched them?
Given the difficulty of assuring sterile hands and surfaces, it is best to reduce social exposure.
The hosts of Poetry Express want to see all of you again.

[email protected] is where you send your one poem for our Spring 2020 issue.
Submit only as MS Word doc or docx or pdf.

Do not put your name on the actual poem, we will associate the poem title with your name separately, allowing for blind reading of your work.

So far the submissions have been uniformly good work and most are likely to be published.

We plan to create a plain-paper 1/2 fold stapled print version keeping the cost to $5.00 exclusive of mailing costs and that will be available at our
3/30/2020 Poetry Expressed Magazine Reading -- all published in our annual on-line mag, https://www.poetryexpressed.com/ are invited to read their work from the magazine. to be held 7pm at Himalayan Flavors private back room, 1585 University Ave, Berkeley, nearest X street is California. Parking adjacent to the restaurant. Caution, urban environment. Don't leave possessions in car. We advise parking along University Ave meters (no charge at 7pm) as a better alternative to deep in a parking lot.

Those requesting a copy to be mailed to them will be informed of mailing cost after we print and determine postage weight.
Thank you for participating in poetry.

Note this year Poetry Express will be trying out a few new things to keep it interesting. Stay tuned.
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