Hello Poetic Genius Society Members,

In a conversation with our new member Ed Glomski, editor of Integra the Journal of Intertel , I eagerly agreed to introduce Intertel to PGS members, while Ed is publishing an article introducing PGS to Intertel members. Ed and I are members of both societies and share a strong enthusiasm for the camaraderie and mental stimulation they offer, but also a knowledge of the innate differences in the groups. I feel that this is an opportunity to introduce you to another forum you may also enjoy.

Already, PGS and Intertel share a healthy percentage of common members, and I’ll let that speak for itself.

Intertel was founded in 1966 and by current counts number 1700 members in 30 countries. The requirements for membership are a proctored standard IQ test score in the 99th percentile.

Intertel has three goals.
• to encourage meaningful intellectual fellowship
• to foster an exchange of ideas on any and all subjects (This is the part of the group I like the most. There are very, very few subjects that are taboo, and as with all curious minds ours travel to the outer limits of society quite often. But also questions and opinions on subjects that we deal with on a daily bases.)
• to assist in the research relating to high intelligence (They back this up with a annual Hollingworth Award Competition to promote educational and psychological research studies of potential benefit to gifted and talented young people.)

The range of topics is limited only by membership submissions. Integra the Journal of Intertel is published monthly and mailed to your address as part of the yearly thirty-nine dollar membership fee. Ed, as I mentioned earlier, is the editor and if I may make a prognostication, this fall will be elected President at the end of the current President Marilyn Rothkin’s term.

Intertel also offers:
1. Website: http://www.intertel-iq.org/
2. Top1: an email form similar to ours with yahoo
3. An online store with various items sporting their logo
4. And where membership is dense enough, gatherings and society outings.

Take a look at Intertel. I have been a member for four years and have had nothing but pleasant experiences to report. I look forward in the future to seeing more familiar names shared between the groups.

Mark

TABLE OF CONTENTS

POETRY, page 1

Storm Surge - Karin Lindgren
Abandoned Heart - Martin D Boutte
Redness - Muhamed Veletanlic
Trees - Gilad Skyte
An Ode to Daedalus In Twenty Verses - Ed Glomski
Unrelenting Question - Sharon Norman
Last Concerto - Gina Page
Why Worry? - Ed Glomski
The Hunter - Paul Roe
Point Lobos - Karin Lindgren
"To myself - a Gift" - Paul F. Kisak
Humanity - Mark Norman
Good Manners - Paul Nachbar
Entelechy - Maria Claudia Faverio
After a Particularly Long Period of Hot Weather - Sean MacNiven
Exit - T.G. “Torg” Hadley
The Land of Spam - Paul Nachbar
The Impossible - Paul Nachbar
Party of Ten - Paul Nachbar
Sonnet - Paul Nachbar
Hum – Mark Norman

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POETRY, page 2

Myra - Mark Norman
Human Nature - Paul Nachbar
Charmed - Maria Claudia Faverio
Furor poetico - Maria Claudia Faverio
Street - Gilad Skyte
Perception - Gilad Skyte
Wilt flower,wilt! - Sean MacNiven
Parasites - Sean MacNiven
For my Mother - Sean MacNiven
Don’t You Know - Sean MacNiven
How Discontented - Sean MacNiven
Old House - Martin D Boutte
Tears - Martin D Boutte
Atilla - Martin D Boutte
Concrete Charcoal Line - Martin D Boutte
Lanced Love Dream - Martin D Boutte
Alien Love Song - Paul Nachbar
Dali Does Brooklyn - Jonathan Marin
Untitled - Sharon Norman
Liquid Lust - Sharon Norman

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PROSE

Pascal's Wager and the Paradox of Kraitchik - Albert Frank
To Grope or to Reason - Albert Frank
The Truth - Paul Nachbar
The Awed Visitor - Bill Clark
Luftmensch Liberation Front - Paul Nachbar
Lessons for Luftmenschen - Paul Nachbar
More Lessons for Luftmenschen - Paul Nachbar

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VISUALS

Fractal3(Great Barrier Reef) - Maria C. Faverio
Jeux du Soleil - Maria C. Faverio
Sunrise Impressions - Maria C. Faverio
Three Sisters (Katoomba) - Maria C. Faverio
Winter of Life - Sharon Norman
Life Incomplete - Sharon Norman

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TESTS

The Nachbar-Smith Test of Eclectic Reason Abilities - Paul Nachbar and Tommy Smith
Stargazer - Maria Claudia Faverio
Six Insane Geniuses - Maria Claudia Faverio

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

New Leadership - Dr. Greg A. Grove, PGS Founder
LUDOMIND, A NEW SOCIETY - Albert Frank
MP3 Bi-Annual Poem Winner Readings - PA Sinocelt
GliaWebNews - July 25 2003 - from Dr. Greg Grove
Walt Whitman's "Oh Captain, my captain" Original - Paul F. Kisak
Together With a Co-author, I Have Written a Small Book, in French - Albert Frank
Appearing in Integra, publication of Intertel - Ed Glomski
Watermarks Chapbook - Kay Lindgren
Life Distilled Chapbook - Mark Norman

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NEW MEMBERS

Muhamed Veletanlic
Karin “Kay” Lindgren
Gilad Skyte
Martin Boutte
Ed Glomski
Sharon Norman
Jenifer Zito
William Clark

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