Poet of the week

Happy Wednesday everyone!!

I have the pleasure this week of celebrating the brilliantly talented +Lori Carnegie Ryan Lori, can easily be described as a wordsmith, her creations are carefully crafted with brilliant depth and thought. Well done Lori :)

Poet vs Fighter

I am the poet
You are the fighter
You are the muse
I am the writer

I am the pen
You are the fist
You are the punch
I'm the flick of a wrist

I am the words
You are the blows
You are immovable
I am what flows

I am the stanza
You are the stance
You are the kick
I am the glance

I am the laurel
You are the wreath
You are the bite
I am the teeth.

I am the scholar
You are the trained
You are the genuine
I am the feigned

I am the sword
You are the steel
You are the hurt
I am the heal

I am the thought
You are the cause
You are the motion
I am the pause

I am the poem
You are the prose
You are the round
I am the close

I am the match
You're the igniter
You are the poet
I am the fighter

Words: ©2018LCR

Special mentions

This week, I want to mention those poets who inspire us consistently, who bless our poetic minds time after time. So much talent, so much soul, so much spirit in their writing, in their support to their peers, in their encouragement of others...

+Laurent Hadey It is always an absolute delight to read Laurent's poem, they utitlise imagery perfectly painting a wonderful canvas of words. Well done Laurent.

+Ghislaine vandevoorde I am so pleased to have discovered your beautiful writing, emotive and heartfelt your words always ahave a wonderful energy. Well done :) :)

+John Duffy I am so pleased to see you taking your writing to new levels John, it is an honour to know you to read your poetry, well done John :) Guys check out John's book over on Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mirroring-Abyss-deceased-ghosts-between-ebook/dp/B07JMKHZ4Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540400853&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=mirroring+from+the+abyss&dpPl=1&dpID=51IPrvOW%2BKL&ref=plSrch

+brian francis The more I read Brian's work the more I like it, he writes with depth and precision every word carefully placed into the line, into the stanza. It is a pleasure to read your poetry Brian

From the POETS team, well done everyone, another amazing week of creativity spilling across keyboards, through screens and out into the big wide wilderness of life

Criteria for Poet of the Week Selection:

1. The poet has not been poet of the week 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.

A huge welcome to all our new members this week, from the POETS team

Prompts
Monday - #poetsphotoprompts
Wednesday - #poetslineprompts
Saturday and Sunday - #POETSFLASHBACKWEEKEND

These are not contests, they are simply a way to expand your inspiration, interaction and to have some poetic fun.

A reminder that we can be found on MeWe now too
https://mewe.com/group/5bbe6769a5f4e54433c7a864


Happy writing all

Karen, Bubbly, Jennifer, Kathir and the POETS team.