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		<title>Birth Poetry Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Birth is something that inspires us.? And poetry is definitely something that inspires many people.? While I work with pregnant and birthing families all day and realize the fire that birth can bring, I&#8217;m only now realizing how poetry can &#8230; <a href="http://www.birthactivist.com/2009/11/birth-poetry-contest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1056" title="istock_000006698744xsmall" src="http://www.birthactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/istock_000006698744xsmall-200x300.jpg" alt="istock_000006698744xsmall" width="200" height="300" />Birth is something that inspires us.? And poetry is definitely something that inspires many people.? While I work with pregnant and birthing families all day and realize the fire that birth can bring, I&#8217;m only now realizing how poetry can provoke intense feelings too.? When I&#8217;m having a rough day or go through a very emotionally intense (happy or sad) experience, I&#8217;ve been stopping to jot down a quick set of words.? I&#8217;ll admit that <a href="http://poetry.about.com/od/poeticforms/g/haiku.htm">haikus</a> are my poetry of choice these days. But I&#8217;m enjoying all sorts of poetry.</p>
<p>So I thought it would be fun to have a poetry contest!? Here are the directions:</p>
<ul>
<li>Any type of poem.</li>
<li>Submit as many times as you&#8217;d like, but each separately.</li>
<li>Submit by 11/27/09 at 11 pm EST</li>
<li>Winners will be announced later that week.</li>
<li>If you send us a poem, you agree to let us publish it</li>
</ul>
<p>We will be finding some prizes around here to hand out for the top three winners!? Got your keyboards and pens fired up?</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s how to enter:</p>
<ul>
<li>Name</li>
<li>Email</li>
<li>Poem</li>
<li>How you&#8217;d like it to be accredited (full name, nick name, etc.)</li>
<li>Send to: <a href="emailto:robin@robineliseweiss.com">robin at robin elise weiss dot com</a></li>
<li>Subject Line: Birth Poetry Contest</li>
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<p>Feel free to spread this around to your friends, Twitter,? facebook, etc.</p>
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