Week 69 Poet of the week goes to the wonderful +Lori Carnegie Ryan for her beautiful poem and continuous support of the POETS community and our wonderful members.
Some people can write to the depths of passion as though it were the very breath they breathe, Lori is one such poet, this poem describes a kiss (Any Old Kiss) when excitement gives way to abandonment. Take a read guys!
Any Old Kiss
©2017 Lori Carnegie Ryan
I want a kiss
But not just any old kiss
I want the
Stand on tiptoes
Wrapped in your arms
Hold me up
While I fall
Sorta kiss
That touches
Not just my lips
But my whole
Damn body
Now
Kiss me
https://plus.google.com/+LoriCarnegieRyan/posts/hgMSq2iHzmE
Special mentions go out this week to:
(for amazing poetry and/ or great support within the community)
+Bruce Newman
+Graça Costa
+alh777
+Sherin Mani
Well done guys!
Many thanks everyone!
Criteria for Poet of the Week Selection:
1. The poet has not been PoW recently.
2. The poet has written a great and original poem.
3. The poet spends some time reading and commenting to encourage and support other members.
4. Mastery of the the language in which the poet writes is also important, although we should make some allowances in terms of spelling/grammar for people using English as a second language.
*POETS the Original can now be found and liked on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/poetstheoriginal/notifications/
If you have a poetry book you would like us to promote on this Poet of the Week post for one week, please post the details together with the sales point link (e.g. Amazon) in the Members' Publications category, thank you.
POETS now has two weekly poetry PROMPTS.
#POETSPHOTOPROMPTS
#POETSLINEPROMPTS
#POETSLINEPROMPTS will be posted fresh every Wednesday. Members are given a poetic line to weave into their words.
#POETSPHOTOPROMPTS The weekly POETS photo prompt will continue as before under a new name and hashtag: #POETSPHOTOPROMPTS which will be posted as usual every Monday. Everyone is welcome to participate, the more the merrier. Please use the correct hashtag and post in the respective categories.
Everyone is welcome to participate and write a poem inspired by the prompt photo or line.
Please will all prompt participants download and use the image provided by the current week's prompt moderator, and state that the photo is used with permission of that person.
A poster will be provided for each new line prompt. Please use the poster with your poem. You will find these in the respective categories: POETS PHOTO PROMPTS OR POETS LINE PROMPTS.
Please also use hashtag #POETSPHOTOPROMPTS OR #POETSLINEPROMPTS and do invite at least one or two others to take part too. Everyone is welcome to take part, with or without an invitation.
Please send any queries to our prompt coordinators:
POETS PHOTO PROMPTS - +James polamz King
POETS LINE PROMPTS - +karen hayward +Dianne Woodin
Note that the prompts are not contests, they are intended to inspire poetic writing and fun.
Book release +Sourav Biswas
Sourav Biswas, A POETS HEART, Some Voices Of A Closed Lip.
This book is first in the series. Written by a young poet who fell in love with words. With this book dive inside the mind of a poet. Find out how he perceives this world. Take this awesome journey with his words. Not just simple compilation of poems. It has much more. Read to find it out.
https://www.amazon.in/POETS-HEART-Some-Voices-Closed-ebook/dp/B072KLLBLR?_encoding=UTF8&keywords=some+voices+of+a+closed+lip&portal-device-attributes=desktop&qid=1497628139&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
Give POETS FEEDBACK
If you would like to tell us what you think about POETS, either positive or negative - give us praise, or tell us what we could do better, please use our online feedback form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeInbdeUzmuJTpXihf3XtLbq2uiNR__29u7KQHI00E3ksCKVA/viewform
Some people can write to the depths of passion as though it were the very breath they breathe, Lori is one such poet, this poem describes a kiss (Any Old Kiss) when excitement gives way to abandonment. Take a read guys!
Any Old Kiss
©2017 Lori Carnegie Ryan
I want a kiss
But not just any old kiss
I want the
Stand on tiptoes
Wrapped in your arms
Hold me up
While I fall
Sorta kiss
That touches
Not just my lips
But my whole
Damn body
Now
Kiss me
https://plus.google.com/+LoriCarnegieRyan/posts/hgMSq2iHzmE
Special mentions go out this week to:
(for amazing poetry and/ or great support within the community)
+Bruce Newman
+Graça Costa
+alh777
+Sherin Mani
Well done guys!
Many thanks everyone!
Criteria for Poet of the Week Selection:
1. The poet has not been PoW recently.
2. The poet has written a great and original poem.
3. The poet spends some time reading and commenting to encourage and support other members.
4. Mastery of the the language in which the poet writes is also important, although we should make some allowances in terms of spelling/grammar for people using English as a second language.
*POETS the Original can now be found and liked on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/poetstheoriginal/notifications/
If you have a poetry book you would like us to promote on this Poet of the Week post for one week, please post the details together with the sales point link (e.g. Amazon) in the Members' Publications category, thank you.
POETS now has two weekly poetry PROMPTS.
#POETSPHOTOPROMPTS
#POETSLINEPROMPTS
#POETSLINEPROMPTS will be posted fresh every Wednesday. Members are given a poetic line to weave into their words.
#POETSPHOTOPROMPTS The weekly POETS photo prompt will continue as before under a new name and hashtag: #POETSPHOTOPROMPTS which will be posted as usual every Monday. Everyone is welcome to participate, the more the merrier. Please use the correct hashtag and post in the respective categories.
Everyone is welcome to participate and write a poem inspired by the prompt photo or line.
Please will all prompt participants download and use the image provided by the current week's prompt moderator, and state that the photo is used with permission of that person.
A poster will be provided for each new line prompt. Please use the poster with your poem. You will find these in the respective categories: POETS PHOTO PROMPTS OR POETS LINE PROMPTS.
Please also use hashtag #POETSPHOTOPROMPTS OR #POETSLINEPROMPTS and do invite at least one or two others to take part too. Everyone is welcome to take part, with or without an invitation.
Please send any queries to our prompt coordinators:
POETS PHOTO PROMPTS - +James polamz King
POETS LINE PROMPTS - +karen hayward +Dianne Woodin
Note that the prompts are not contests, they are intended to inspire poetic writing and fun.
Book release +Sourav Biswas
Sourav Biswas, A POETS HEART, Some Voices Of A Closed Lip.
This book is first in the series. Written by a young poet who fell in love with words. With this book dive inside the mind of a poet. Find out how he perceives this world. Take this awesome journey with his words. Not just simple compilation of poems. It has much more. Read to find it out.
https://www.amazon.in/POETS-HEART-Some-Voices-Closed-ebook/dp/B072KLLBLR?_encoding=UTF8&keywords=some+voices+of+a+closed+lip&portal-device-attributes=desktop&qid=1497628139&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
Give POETS FEEDBACK
If you would like to tell us what you think about POETS, either positive or negative - give us praise, or tell us what we could do better, please use our online feedback form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeInbdeUzmuJTpXihf3XtLbq2uiNR__29u7KQHI00E3ksCKVA/viewform
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