Poet of the Week no 36 goes to +Chris Frazier for her poem "Residence" - a wonderful expression of love in a metaphor, in a word, and for her support of POETS' members.
Link to her original poem:
https://plus.google.com/+ChrisFrazierparadoxpoet/posts/TGYgV4WKys7
Residence
I live within a word
I travel many
in my vocabulary
existing in a sentence
my vibrancy in verse
my rhyme becoming reason
the rhythms more diverse
I can exalt in them
get lost in them
write out my heart
and soul in them
they'll speak of love like magic
of heartache looming tragic
I write the pieces of a heart
the love contained in every part
crafting the right sentence
to then be put to verse
love knows where to find me
I live within a word...
~cf 2016 ©
Special Mentions go to:
+Melanie's ghost
+Angel Boyar
+Garry Gust
+Noel Clarke
+frank key
for their poetry and support of POETS. Thank you everyone!
Book Promotions:
Insides (Dragonscale Delvings Book 1 Kindle Edition by +Freya Pickard
UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Insides-Dragonscale-Delvings-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01M2UQAWJ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1476196705&sr=8-3&keywords=freya+pickard
US
https://www.amazon.com/Insides-Dragonscale-Delvings-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01M2UQAWJ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1476445544&sr=8-2&keywords=freya+pickard
In 2014 Freya Pickard was diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Insides is her inner journey, charting her progress through colostomy, removal of the tumour and chemotherapy.
Dealing with the dark matter of cancer and facing death three times in six months, this collection is a positive affirmation of hope and life.
To tell the tale of her darkest nightmare, Freya uses blank verse, haiku, tanka, cinquain, elfje, lantune and her very own freyan verse.
The poetry ebbs and flows from despair and fear to determination and sheer grit to get her through to a stage of recovery.
But, as Freya finds and expresses through her journal notes which find their way into short form poems, recovery happens in many stages and isn't as immediate as she hoped or wished.
This collection will bring comfort and renewed determination to anyone dealing with a life-threatening illness. And, it is hoped, that those on the edges, watching from afar, will be enabled to identify more with the sufferers of cancer.
Places and Times paperback by +Arthur Turfa
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Places-Times-Arthur-Turfa/dp/1632130963
PLACES AND TIMES IS . . .
“. . . vibrant and alive; wholly embodying place and time.” -William S. Tribell, Poet
“A product of a keen, observing mind . . .” -Joanna Kurowska, author of The Wall & Beyond and Inclusions
“. . . a must have book for anyone who enjoys poetry.” -Alicia Salabert, Poet
Arthur Turfa on Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4616169.Arthur_Turfa
If you have a book of poetry you would like promoted on the Poet of the Week post for one week, please let us know.
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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.
Link to her original poem:
https://plus.google.com/+ChrisFrazierparadoxpoet/posts/TGYgV4WKys7
Residence
I live within a word
I travel many
in my vocabulary
existing in a sentence
my vibrancy in verse
my rhyme becoming reason
the rhythms more diverse
I can exalt in them
get lost in them
write out my heart
and soul in them
they'll speak of love like magic
of heartache looming tragic
I write the pieces of a heart
the love contained in every part
crafting the right sentence
to then be put to verse
love knows where to find me
I live within a word...
~cf 2016 ©
Special Mentions go to:
+Melanie's ghost
+Angel Boyar
+Garry Gust
+Noel Clarke
+frank key
for their poetry and support of POETS. Thank you everyone!
Book Promotions:
Insides (Dragonscale Delvings Book 1 Kindle Edition by +Freya Pickard
UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Insides-Dragonscale-Delvings-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01M2UQAWJ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1476196705&sr=8-3&keywords=freya+pickard
US
https://www.amazon.com/Insides-Dragonscale-Delvings-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01M2UQAWJ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1476445544&sr=8-2&keywords=freya+pickard
In 2014 Freya Pickard was diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Insides is her inner journey, charting her progress through colostomy, removal of the tumour and chemotherapy.
Dealing with the dark matter of cancer and facing death three times in six months, this collection is a positive affirmation of hope and life.
To tell the tale of her darkest nightmare, Freya uses blank verse, haiku, tanka, cinquain, elfje, lantune and her very own freyan verse.
The poetry ebbs and flows from despair and fear to determination and sheer grit to get her through to a stage of recovery.
But, as Freya finds and expresses through her journal notes which find their way into short form poems, recovery happens in many stages and isn't as immediate as she hoped or wished.
This collection will bring comfort and renewed determination to anyone dealing with a life-threatening illness. And, it is hoped, that those on the edges, watching from afar, will be enabled to identify more with the sufferers of cancer.
Places and Times paperback by +Arthur Turfa
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Places-Times-Arthur-Turfa/dp/1632130963
PLACES AND TIMES IS . . .
“. . . vibrant and alive; wholly embodying place and time.” -William S. Tribell, Poet
“A product of a keen, observing mind . . .” -Joanna Kurowska, author of The Wall & Beyond and Inclusions
“. . . a must have book for anyone who enjoys poetry.” -Alicia Salabert, Poet
Arthur Turfa on Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4616169.Arthur_Turfa
If you have a book of poetry you would like promoted on the Poet of the Week post for one week, please let us know.
-------------------------------
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.
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