"April Showers Bring May Flowers" 8x10 acrylic on canvas by ACG

 Poetry Society of Indiana's 2021 Spring Fling   Conference was on 24 April ~ a fun-filled virtual     event enjoyed by all!



   PSI's 2021 Spring Fling Conference YouTube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0wNxdFgB_QNbIB534IgdYifCF9tad-Su

Individual Links for the Six Videos: 

Part 1 Welcome, PSI Business, and our annual Memorial Moment: 
https://youtu.be/hmHc7GahKIo
 
Part 2 announces the 2021 Spring Fling Poetry Contest winners:
https://youtu.be/SB7uf0sXzrk

Part 3 Making Video-Selfies presentation:
https://youtu.be/Y-K2zgVmW3g

Part 4 Greeting Card Poetry workshop:
https://youtu.be/AJRXsiG-jX4

Part 5 Critiquing In A Group presentation:
https://youtu.be/QOtXv5hvRno

Part 6 Musical Inspiration Writing Session; Thank Yous & Farewell:
https://youtu.be/uUMDOCGVTsA
Instrumentals provided by George Wolfe & Sarah E. Morin

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2021 VIRTUAL Spring Fling:

Serenity, by Sandra J. Nantais

We gathered for our Annual Spring Fling event online Saturday, April 24, from 10AM to 3PM 
We had a lot of fun and informative presentations and workshops planned.  
AGENDA
Brief Business Meeting
Spring Fling Ekphrastic Poetry Contest Winners
Mini-Presentation: How to Make a Video for the PSI YouTube Channel
Main Presentation/Workshop: Greeting Card Poetry
Mini-Presentation: Critiquing in a Group
Mini-Workshop: Write a Poem Inspired by Meditative Music
Round Robin Poems Reading
 
2021 Spring Fling PSI Members-Only Poetry Contest
​This year, the poetic form for our annual PSI Spring Fling Members-only contest was . . . Ekphrastic Poetry! ​The contest included a PSI Members-only artwork competition, the winning piece of which was used by our PSI Members for their Spring Fling poetry contest entries. 
Ekphrastic poems explore, engage with, and describe a painting, drawing, sculpture, or other form of visual art. Our PSI Members are invited to submit 1 -2 photos of original 2D and 3D artwork.   

• 2D art = paintings, drawings, mixed media, photography, etc.
• 3D art = sculpture, textiles, furniture, jewelry, etc. 

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Spring Fling Ekphrastic Poetry Contest Winners:

Image Winner: Sandra J. Nantais, Serenity

First Place Poem: Gail Denham, Mama's Voice
Second Place Poem: Linda Eaton, Recollection
Third Place Poem: Rachel Wright, Interval
Honorable Mention 1: Jenquia Jamison, Here
Honorable Mention 2: Mary Couch, Serenity's Home
Honorable Mention 3: Beverly Stanislawski, Quietude

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Find out more about our Annual Spring Fling Poetry Contest here.