Welcome POETS community,
Poet of the week (week 66) goes to +karen hines . For her beautiful piece crafted for our photo prompt.Also for her constant encouragement and support of the community and our wonderful members and for the beautiful spirit she brings to each of her poems and comments. Congratulations Karen, very well deserved.
Candle Power
The words drip from my pen...
like so much melted wax from a waning candle.
The ones I light when I write;
Changing nuances from the smoke and
flame permeate my inner thoughts;
Casting moving shadows on the reference
books on my table;
Flickering of the flames dance in my mind,
forming words with the trailing smoke;
Words to express my feelings of the day;
Sometimes the words flow freely...other times
the stagnant air suppresses them and I find
myself snuffing out the candles....
Waiting for the inspiration to light them again.
Karen Hines © May 2017
We the POETS team would also like to make some special mentions to:
+Larry Norris - Smouldering Soul
+SO SO BRIGHT
+John Duffy
+Amit Singh
Thank you for an amazing week of poetry, encouragement, achievements and support. Many thanks everyone!
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.
Book release
Linda Rice, My Poem, Thoughts, Revelations, And More
Congratulations Linda.
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 ames 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.
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
Poet of the week (week 66) goes to +karen hines . For her beautiful piece crafted for our photo prompt.Also for her constant encouragement and support of the community and our wonderful members and for the beautiful spirit she brings to each of her poems and comments. Congratulations Karen, very well deserved.
Candle Power
The words drip from my pen...
like so much melted wax from a waning candle.
The ones I light when I write;
Changing nuances from the smoke and
flame permeate my inner thoughts;
Casting moving shadows on the reference
books on my table;
Flickering of the flames dance in my mind,
forming words with the trailing smoke;
Words to express my feelings of the day;
Sometimes the words flow freely...other times
the stagnant air suppresses them and I find
myself snuffing out the candles....
Waiting for the inspiration to light them again.
Karen Hines © May 2017
We the POETS team would also like to make some special mentions to:
+Larry Norris - Smouldering Soul
+SO SO BRIGHT
+John Duffy
+Amit Singh
Thank you for an amazing week of poetry, encouragement, achievements and support. Many thanks everyone!
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.
Book release
Linda Rice, My Poem, Thoughts, Revelations, And More
Congratulations Linda.
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 ames 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.
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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