<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span></span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24250" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24475" face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif">Greetings Atlantia,</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24379" dir="ltr"><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"></font><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24346" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24450" face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif">My name is Katarzyna Witkowska and I am privileged to serve as the new Poeta Atlantiae for the next year. I wanted to let you know about some upcoming events and competitions.</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24369" dir="ltr"><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"></font><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24320" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24451" face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif">June University: I will be teaching "An Introduction to Medieval Poetry" for the Pages Academy and any other individuals who would like to participate. We will learn about several styles and attempt to write a poem in one of those styles.</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24319" dir="ltr"><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"></font><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24318" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24493" face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24453">Storvik Novice Tournament: I will be sponsoring a competition entitled </font><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24454"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24372" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24371">"Threads of Gold"
in honor of the SCA's 50th Anniversary. Your "threads" may
be woven in any manner you choose. Requirements are as follows: </font></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24378" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24377">Poems may be written in any period style or language (translations
must be provided). Documentation is required but may be as little as one
page but shall be no more than three (3) pages (bibliographies and portions of
period poem examples do not count toward these three pages). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only one entry per person will be
accepted. This is a non-performance competition. Your written words
alone speak for your poetic prowess. As a novice poet you must have been writing
for less than one year. Entries will be judged on the following: </font></span></font><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24477" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24476">use of
period imagery, </font></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24470" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24469">use of
period style and convention, </font></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24512" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>complexity
of the piece, </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24511" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>written
documentation, </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24472" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24471">poem's
adherence to theme topic (i.e., Threads of Gold), </font></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24474" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24473">overall
judges' impression. Please note t</font></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24442" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24441" face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif">he theme for this competition is the same as the Knowne World
Poetry Competition so your entry may be submitted in that event as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The commentary will give you a chance to
“spruce up” your work.</font></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24569" dir="ltr"><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><span style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'></span></font><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24566" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24568" face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24567" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Knowne World Poetry Competition and Poetry Day at Pennsic: Since this is a long announcement, I will forward it separately.</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24571" dir="ltr"><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><span style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'></span></font><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24574" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24573" face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24572" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>At future events, I also hope to sponsor Poetry Roundtables so that those of us who are reluctant can share their poetry and ask questions.</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24579" dir="ltr"><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><span style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'></span></font><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24580" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24582" face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24581" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>These are just a few of the things that are in the works. In a few days, you should be able to find more information on the Poeta Atlantiae Website.</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24598" dir="ltr"><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><span style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'></span></font><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24601" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24600" face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24599" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>I am excited about helping Poetry to grow in Atlantia and look forward to working with many of you.</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24602" dir="ltr"><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><span style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'></span></font><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24603" dir="ltr"><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><span style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Yours in service,</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24604" dir="ltr"><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><span style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'></span></font><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24605" dir="ltr"><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><span style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><em>Katarzyna</em></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429116265835_24318" dir="ltr"><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif">
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