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Announcement/Invitation to 21st
World Congress of Poets Date: July 16 – 20, 2009 Place: Hotel Camino Real (3 min. from airport) Km 9.5 Carretera Norte Managua 505 Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua Tel. # (505) 255 5900 Congress
Theme: World Brotherhood
and Peace Through Poetry. Registration
Fee: $200.00USD
(includes tour & banquet). Make
check or money order payable to:
Carlos M. Gutiérrez for 21st
World Congress of Poets (See registration
form ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hotel rate: US $75.00 /Single – $80.00 Double Occ. +
15% IVA per day (4-Star 1st
class with continental breakfast) For hotel
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Karina Valdivia akvaldivia@caminoreal.com.ni For Help ask for: Danfer Escobar M. e-mail: descobar@caminoreal.com.ni Please do not forget to mention you are with 21st U.P.L.I World Congress of Poets sponsored by Pensarte and Camino for special rates. Transportation provided by Camino Real (shuttle) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anthology: Participation fee $20 (Include 1 poem/20 lines/ short bio-10 lines) Deadline: April 15, 2009 –submit to Carlos Gutiérrez at e-mail: nicaraguanpoet@aol.com or 11515 26th Ave. N.E. #202 Seattle, WA 98125 Poetry Contest: submit to Wanda Rider and Mary Halliburton via mewriter@mindspring.com For information write or call: Carlos M. Gutiérrez, President 21st World Congress of Poets 11515 26th N.E. #202 Seattle, WA 98103 – USA |
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REGISTRATION
FORM FOR U.P.L.I 21ST WORLD CONGRESS
(JULY 16 – JULY 20, 2009)
Member/Non-Member Name: __________________________________________M
/ F
Member/Spouse/Guest (Circle) (Circle)
Address:_______________________________________________________________
City: _________________ State_______ Zip__________ Country: ____________
Phone:
________________________ e-mail: ______________________________
Arrival Flight Time: _____________ Number: ___________ Airline: ______________
Please send registrations fees to Carlos Gutiérrez along with this form to 11515 26th Avenue N.E. #202, Seattle, WA 98125 Make check/money order payable to Carlos M. Gutiérrez for 21st United Poets Laureate International, Nicaragua.
Member: $200.00 / Spouse or Guests who are Non-Members: $200.00 - For all 5 days of Congress (for tours/banquet) plus $25.00 late fee after June 30, 2009.
Please sign acknowledgement of: You and/or your spouse/guest’s personal responsibility for the cost of lodging & food accommodations/transportation to and from airport (if needed) airline fares/travel documents, i.e. passport, visa, etc.
Signature: ___________________________________________
For more information please contact Carlos M. Gutiérrez, President – U.P.L.I. Congress, Nicaragua at nicaraguanpoet@aol.com or teoria23@yahoo.com or Tel # (206) 524-7079.
Thank
you for wanting to attend the congress.
Please make sure membership information and dues of
$25.00 has been remitted to Benjamin Yuzon, M.E., President, U.P.L.I. to
address: 2226 Pheasant Drive, Hercules, CA 94547 or Judy Hardin Cheung,
Secretary, U.P.L.I. to Address: 704
Bingham Ave. Santa Rosa, CA USA, 95404.
Visit the website www.upli_wcp.org for further information and updates.
21st World
Congress of Poets Managua,
Nicaragua
Date: July 16 – 20, 2009
Place: Hotel Camino Real (10 min. from airport)
Km 9.5 Carretera Norte Managua 505 Nicaragua
Located just 3 minutes
from Managua International Airport
Tel. # (505) 255 5900
Benjamin
R. Yuzon, M.E. Carlos
M. Gutiérrez P.
U.P.L.I. President www.caminoreal.com.ni 21st
World Congress President
Rafael
Rojas
21st World Congress –
Vice President
Congress Theme: World Brotherhood and
Peace Through Poetry
Dear World Poet,
As President of 21st
world congress of poets, I cordially invite you to our congress to be held in
Managua, Nicaragua July 16 – 20, 2009 where you will have the opportunity to
read your poetry to an international audience and enjoy the flavor of my country.
I will be pleased to have you attend this
prestigious international poetry event.
Briefly
here are a few reminders/suggestions in preparing for your travel:
1.
Send your registration to myself as soon as
possible.
2. Make your own
airplane and hotel reservations.
3. Send your membership information and dues to
Benjamin Yuzon or
Judy Hardin Cheung
(see addresses on registration form).
4. Send your anthology
poem + $20 and your 10-line bio to
Carlos Gutierrez (see address on registration form).
5. Be sure passport or
any other necessary traveling documents are in order for traveling to
Nicaragua.
6. Suggestion:
Check with your health provider about visiting a tropical country
specifically during this time of the year.
We look forward to seeing your honorable
participation and having the privilege of meeting you at the congress.
Poéticamente, (Poetically yours)
Carlos M. Gutiérrez P.
United Poets Laureate
International
THE FOURTH UPLI
POETRY CONTEST 2009
TO: UPLI POETS AND OTHERS. You have expressed enjoyment and
appreciation for the past two series of the UPLI Poetry Contests. Therefore, today, we are passing out to you
the third series of contests. Please
help us distribute this to your friends, other organizations, and encourage
everyone you can to enter. DEADLINE
DATE: RECEIVED BY JUNE 1, 2009.
Rules and guidelines for the UPLI Poetry Contest-, (Please distribute copies to your poet friends)
1. DEADLINE: Entries must be
received by June 1, 2009, Write
“UPLI Contest” on envelope.
2. All entries must be the work of the contestant. KEEP COPIES – NO ENTRIES WILL BE RETURNED.
3. Entry FEES: $5.00 PER
POEM ENTERED. No limit on the number
of entries.
4. No individual poem may be entered in more than one category. LINE LIMIT:
Specified in each category.
5. OPEN CONTEST: Anyone may enter any of the contest categories.
6. Send two copies of each poem.
Put category name and # in the upper left corner of each page. On the second
copy, put your name in the upper right corner of the
page.
7. FORMAT: Entries must be typed on one side only of
white 8 1/2x 11 paper in English only.
8. Decisions of Judges will be final.
9. Winners will be notified.
Send SASE FOR COPY OF THE WINNER’S LIST.
10. NET PROCEEDS WILL GO TO
UPLI.
11. Make checks payable to UPLI Contest.
(DO NOT SEND CASH)
12. International money
orders must include a $10 collection fee, which is charged by US banks.
13. Wire transfer through
Western Union is a safe and convenient way to pay contest fees for our
International Poets. Enclose copy
of wire transfer document with entries.
IMPORTANT: Wire
transfers must be payable to Mary Halliburton @ 91 Cloverfield Rd. Hope Hull, AL 36043
CONTEST CATEGORIES
Enter as many poems as you
like to each category but no individual poem may be entered in more than one
category.
CATEGORY 1: RHYMED POETRY: Any
subject, rhymed, 30-line limit.
1st
Place - $75., 2nd Place - $50., 3rd
Place $25 – 3 HM’s
CATEGORY 2: FREE VERSE POETRY: Any subject,
any form, 30-line limit.
1st
Place - $75, 2nd Place - $50, 3rd
Place $25 – 3 HM’s
CATEGORY 3: HSINKU FORM: (A Hsinku poem is a four line poem with 2nd
and 4th lines rhyming. The 4th
line is an ironic twist of enlightenment on the first three lines. Form created by Dr. Kenneth Fan.) Any Subject, 4-line limit.
1st
Place - $50, 2nd Place - $25, 3rd
Place - $10 - 3 – HM’s
CATEGORY 4: OPEN FORM: Any subject,
Any form, 40-line limit.
1st
Place - $50, 2nd Place - $25, 3rd
Place - $20 - 3 HM’s
_PLEASE CLIP AND MAIL WITH POETRY AND CHECK OR M.O. TO:
UPLI Contest
Mary Halliburton, LWL
91 Cloverdale Rd.
Hope Hull, AL 36043
UPLI POETRY CONTEST 2009 ENTRY FORM
NAME: _____________________________________ TELEPHONE NUMBER(S)_____________________
ADDRESS: ___________________________________ E-MAIL
ADDRESS: _________________________
CITY: ____________________ STATE/PROVINCE _________ ZIP: _______
COUNTRY: ____________
NUMBER OF POEMS ENTERED:
____ TOTAL AMOUNT OF CHECK OR MONEY
ORDER__________
DATE: ________________________ (DO NOT SEND CASH)