Poet of the week September 26th 2018
Happy Wednesday guys and gals!
This week I want to pause and celebrated the fabulous poet that is Mr +Fifi Lagachette Fifi, writes with a true talent for imagery and the courage to express vivid emotions within his poetry, he is also an absolute delight of energy, always encouraging and supportive of his peers, Fifi brings smiles with his comments, he is a true member of our community and it is an absolute pleasure to read his work and to interact with him...well done Fifi :)
(Note that Fifi offers English translation in the bottom half of his posts
Allongé...
Le sommeil se fugue,
Quand la nuit tombe.
Un bruit sourd,
Venu des étoiles.
Les rêves fusent,
Attirés dans le néant.
De ne jamais retrouver lumière,
Qui naguère éclairait ma galaxie.
Ma planète tourne à l'envers,
D'une charrue avant les bœufs.
Le sillon de mon âme,
Sans graine de plaisir.
Sur le dos d'une tortue,
Je vis au ralenti.
Petit à petit,
L'épuisement domine mon chemin.
À quoi bon dormir,
Accompagné par la nuit.
Quand demain sera,
Le même qu'aujourd'hui.
Jour et nuit,
Je songe éveillé.
Au bout de cette vie,
Je finirai par dormir.
© Philippe 2018 ( photo et poème )
Elongate...
Sleep runs away,
When the night falls.
A thud,
Come stars.
Dreams fuse,
Attracted into nothingness.
To never find light,
Who once illuminated my galaxy.
My planet turns upside down,
A plow before the oxen.
The furrow of my soul,
Without seed of pleasure.
On the back of a turtle,
I live in slow motion.
Step by step,
Exhaustion dominates my path.
Why sleep,
Accompanied by the night.
When will tomorrow,
The same as today.
Day and night,
I think awake.
At the end of this life,
I will end up sleeping.
© Philippe 2018 (photo and poem)
Special mentions
I have a great round up this week of superb special mentions...but first let me remind everyone how to yourself noticed and considered for the Poet of the week post
1. Interact and engage with your fellow poets. We here at POETS pride ourselves on the interactive environment we offer our members but ultimately we are only as good as you are willing to engage.
2. Write great poetry!
Different ways to ensure your poem is great are...make it fresh and diverse, avoid cliches, use vivid imagery - including similes, metaphors, figurative language, use consistent language, broaden your genres, themes, topics, forms and structures and perhaps most important is edit your poem before posting
3. Comply with the communities regulations, ensure your work has a copyright, ensure you correctly give credit to any artwork/images that are not your own, ensure you type in the poem when using a blog link/image/youtube video.
Okay soooo...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...
+vigilant verse UK David has awesome rhyming skills! I love poetry that rhymes, it changes entirely the feel and flow of a piece of writing, and in truth you can often tell when reading the piece if the skill is natural to the poet or learned...this is a very much a natural skill to David and this gives his writing a whole new depth, if you haven't checked him out, i do totally recommend taking a second to read his stuff, you will not be disappointed
+devanshu bagga I like a poet that has courage, and Devanshu has exactly that, his poetry is superbly written with great imagery and direction of thought. It i an absolute delight to have him within our community
+Nitin Raja It is a pleasure to read Nitin's poetry, sensual and often thought provoking his imagery strong and diction well crafted. Nitin is a great source of engagement with his peers and it is our pleasure to have him here within the community
+berniboux Berniboux writes some amazing poetry, superb imagery and depth and they are without a doubt a wonderful addition to our community bringing encouragement and support to their peers...thank you, being part of our community
Shout outs
Shout outs to the old and the new!
Let me start this weeks shout outs by letting you guys know how you can get yourself mentioned in this section. It's easy, correctly use one of the following categories, whilst also complying with the POETS guidelines and I will happily give you a shout out :)
Shout out time! This is to allow us to pause and pay respect to those poets taking poetry outside of the box, driving creativity into new arenas, and equally, those poets that stand proud within the poetic roots that have created the very foundations we write from today...
Micro fiction
Always such pleasure to grab a cuppa tea sit back and read a little micro fiction. This week we are shouting out the wonderfully talented +Miss Poet Miki and deliciously talented +Nitin Raja and +Esau Marduk as well as the extremely skilled writer +John Fugman well done guys on a great week of writing
Famous poets/poems
+Andrea Lodge Andrea has shared with us this week some superb pieces of famous poetry, from Cummings to the spoken word efforts of Def poetry Jam this can be found on YouTube and I personally highly recommend it along with Button Poetry as both produce amazingly high quality spoken word poetry performances. Also our wonderful Kenneth +Kenneth Wisseman put together a superb article on Leonard Cohan which really was an interesting read and well worth checking out. The very talented +Arthur Turfa has also shared with us this week a superb link on Gerard Manley Hopkins that is truly worth pausing for a read :) thank you guys and gal :)
Original art/ music and photography
Have you guys checked out the awesome digital art from Toni this week? +Toni TW beautiful, absolutely beautiful, and the very talented +Edward Means has been brightening our screens with some superb abstract photography :)
Collaborations
Collaborating with other poets is such a great way to expand your skills, yes it is scary to begin with..trust me I still get nervous collaborating, but it is worth the experience. Feel free to post in the collaboration category requesting a collaboration partner, you might be pleasantly surprised to discover that others were thinking the same
I have had the absolute pleasure this week of joining ink with the wonderfully talented +Allan Ball who took my verse and shook it up...and we produced an outstanding piece of poetry from his initial shake up!! +devanshu bagga also took the courageous step of taking a stanza and mixing it up taking it in a new direction that was passionate, honest and excellent writing. +Raquel G Morais Morais did me the absolute honour of adding to my original stanza and she brought a beautiful level of energy and sensory details into the write that made it explosive. The wonderfully talented +berniboux add a whole new depth to our piece with rich imagery creating the back drop for a final line of love. Thank you guys and gals, your collaborations this week have been delightful and skillful writes.
Spoken word
This week we have had the voices of the marvelously talented +Charlie Ricketts-Johnson and the superb writer and wordsmith Mr +Ulf Wolf graciously blessings our headphones. +Michael S. Harvey has been giving us his poetry, and I know i have said this previously but Michael has a wonderful voice for reading poetry and it gives his writing a new depth, it is worth checking out, simply click his link and a new tab opens. The wonderful +Skylark Hatee has also been sharing her superb creations as has published poet and close friend to POETS Mr +Arthur Turfa thank you so very much guys and gals, spoken word poetry / readings is such a great way to bring poetry alive on the page
Sonnet
So lovely to see +Saroja BS in the sonnet category with me this week!! Such a great piece of work! Sonnet writing, like all structured forms gives the writer an opportunity to expand their experience and skills, although many people find the idea daunting, in fact with practice they can fast become one of your favorite forms to write in!!
haiku/ tanka
Lovely to see this category brimming with bright photography and wonderful observations, a shout out this week to the wonderful +Chris Frazier +Lothar M. Kirsch +berniboux +Toni TW +Edward Means and +Daniel Runyon
Happy Wednesday guys and gals!
This week I want to pause and celebrated the fabulous poet that is Mr +Fifi Lagachette Fifi, writes with a true talent for imagery and the courage to express vivid emotions within his poetry, he is also an absolute delight of energy, always encouraging and supportive of his peers, Fifi brings smiles with his comments, he is a true member of our community and it is an absolute pleasure to read his work and to interact with him...well done Fifi :)
(Note that Fifi offers English translation in the bottom half of his posts
Allongé...
Le sommeil se fugue,
Quand la nuit tombe.
Un bruit sourd,
Venu des étoiles.
Les rêves fusent,
Attirés dans le néant.
De ne jamais retrouver lumière,
Qui naguère éclairait ma galaxie.
Ma planète tourne à l'envers,
D'une charrue avant les bœufs.
Le sillon de mon âme,
Sans graine de plaisir.
Sur le dos d'une tortue,
Je vis au ralenti.
Petit à petit,
L'épuisement domine mon chemin.
À quoi bon dormir,
Accompagné par la nuit.
Quand demain sera,
Le même qu'aujourd'hui.
Jour et nuit,
Je songe éveillé.
Au bout de cette vie,
Je finirai par dormir.
© Philippe 2018 ( photo et poème )
Elongate...
Sleep runs away,
When the night falls.
A thud,
Come stars.
Dreams fuse,
Attracted into nothingness.
To never find light,
Who once illuminated my galaxy.
My planet turns upside down,
A plow before the oxen.
The furrow of my soul,
Without seed of pleasure.
On the back of a turtle,
I live in slow motion.
Step by step,
Exhaustion dominates my path.
Why sleep,
Accompanied by the night.
When will tomorrow,
The same as today.
Day and night,
I think awake.
At the end of this life,
I will end up sleeping.
© Philippe 2018 (photo and poem)
Special mentions
I have a great round up this week of superb special mentions...but first let me remind everyone how to yourself noticed and considered for the Poet of the week post
1. Interact and engage with your fellow poets. We here at POETS pride ourselves on the interactive environment we offer our members but ultimately we are only as good as you are willing to engage.
2. Write great poetry!
Different ways to ensure your poem is great are...make it fresh and diverse, avoid cliches, use vivid imagery - including similes, metaphors, figurative language, use consistent language, broaden your genres, themes, topics, forms and structures and perhaps most important is edit your poem before posting
3. Comply with the communities regulations, ensure your work has a copyright, ensure you correctly give credit to any artwork/images that are not your own, ensure you type in the poem when using a blog link/image/youtube video.
Okay soooo...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...
+vigilant verse UK David has awesome rhyming skills! I love poetry that rhymes, it changes entirely the feel and flow of a piece of writing, and in truth you can often tell when reading the piece if the skill is natural to the poet or learned...this is a very much a natural skill to David and this gives his writing a whole new depth, if you haven't checked him out, i do totally recommend taking a second to read his stuff, you will not be disappointed
+devanshu bagga I like a poet that has courage, and Devanshu has exactly that, his poetry is superbly written with great imagery and direction of thought. It i an absolute delight to have him within our community
+Nitin Raja It is a pleasure to read Nitin's poetry, sensual and often thought provoking his imagery strong and diction well crafted. Nitin is a great source of engagement with his peers and it is our pleasure to have him here within the community
+berniboux Berniboux writes some amazing poetry, superb imagery and depth and they are without a doubt a wonderful addition to our community bringing encouragement and support to their peers...thank you, being part of our community
Shout outs
Shout outs to the old and the new!
Let me start this weeks shout outs by letting you guys know how you can get yourself mentioned in this section. It's easy, correctly use one of the following categories, whilst also complying with the POETS guidelines and I will happily give you a shout out :)
Shout out time! This is to allow us to pause and pay respect to those poets taking poetry outside of the box, driving creativity into new arenas, and equally, those poets that stand proud within the poetic roots that have created the very foundations we write from today...
Micro fiction
Always such pleasure to grab a cuppa tea sit back and read a little micro fiction. This week we are shouting out the wonderfully talented +Miss Poet Miki and deliciously talented +Nitin Raja and +Esau Marduk as well as the extremely skilled writer +John Fugman well done guys on a great week of writing
Famous poets/poems
+Andrea Lodge Andrea has shared with us this week some superb pieces of famous poetry, from Cummings to the spoken word efforts of Def poetry Jam this can be found on YouTube and I personally highly recommend it along with Button Poetry as both produce amazingly high quality spoken word poetry performances. Also our wonderful Kenneth +Kenneth Wisseman put together a superb article on Leonard Cohan which really was an interesting read and well worth checking out. The very talented +Arthur Turfa has also shared with us this week a superb link on Gerard Manley Hopkins that is truly worth pausing for a read :) thank you guys and gal :)
Original art/ music and photography
Have you guys checked out the awesome digital art from Toni this week? +Toni TW beautiful, absolutely beautiful, and the very talented +Edward Means has been brightening our screens with some superb abstract photography :)
Collaborations
Collaborating with other poets is such a great way to expand your skills, yes it is scary to begin with..trust me I still get nervous collaborating, but it is worth the experience. Feel free to post in the collaboration category requesting a collaboration partner, you might be pleasantly surprised to discover that others were thinking the same
I have had the absolute pleasure this week of joining ink with the wonderfully talented +Allan Ball who took my verse and shook it up...and we produced an outstanding piece of poetry from his initial shake up!! +devanshu bagga also took the courageous step of taking a stanza and mixing it up taking it in a new direction that was passionate, honest and excellent writing. +Raquel G Morais Morais did me the absolute honour of adding to my original stanza and she brought a beautiful level of energy and sensory details into the write that made it explosive. The wonderfully talented +berniboux add a whole new depth to our piece with rich imagery creating the back drop for a final line of love. Thank you guys and gals, your collaborations this week have been delightful and skillful writes.
Spoken word
This week we have had the voices of the marvelously talented +Charlie Ricketts-Johnson and the superb writer and wordsmith Mr +Ulf Wolf graciously blessings our headphones. +Michael S. Harvey has been giving us his poetry, and I know i have said this previously but Michael has a wonderful voice for reading poetry and it gives his writing a new depth, it is worth checking out, simply click his link and a new tab opens. The wonderful +Skylark Hatee has also been sharing her superb creations as has published poet and close friend to POETS Mr +Arthur Turfa thank you so very much guys and gals, spoken word poetry / readings is such a great way to bring poetry alive on the page
Sonnet
So lovely to see +Saroja BS in the sonnet category with me this week!! Such a great piece of work! Sonnet writing, like all structured forms gives the writer an opportunity to expand their experience and skills, although many people find the idea daunting, in fact with practice they can fast become one of your favorite forms to write in!!
haiku/ tanka
Lovely to see this category brimming with bright photography and wonderful observations, a shout out this week to the wonderful +Chris Frazier +Lothar M. Kirsch +berniboux +Toni TW +Edward Means and +Daniel Runyon
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