POET OF THE WEEK
June 13th 2018
Happy Wednesday everyone!!
This week I have the absolute honor of celebrating the wonderful +Bluslady Shourit a beautiful soul and extremely talented writer Blus has blessed our screens this week with some superb poetry as well as some skillfully written Micro-fiction. Her presence here in POETS is felt by all, a valued and appreciated member of this community, it is a pleasure to have Blus among us. The poem I have chosen to share celebrates the beauty at a soul level of the African Woman, an empowering, inspirational write. Well done Blus
The beauty of an African Woman
The image which is priceless
No matter her heavy load
She takes into her arms the Soul of Mankind
To say she is a survivor is an understatement
To say she is a nurturer is true from century to century
In this face you never see the scene behind
You only see the beauty of the African Woman
Perhaps that is all you really need to see
The essence of her is too fragile to share
Of all the natural beauties of this world
Her smile is one I cherish, as I look in the mirror
(c) jmo 6/12/18 Poetry
Special mentions
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...
+Katherine Lorenz a skillful poet her poetry has a beautiful level of emotive imagery drawing the reader into her world, as well as being an active member within the community, thank you Katherine.
+Valerie Moore Valerie is a talented writer, her use of dialogue within her micro-fiction is masterful, as well as being a valued, interactive member within the community, thank you Valerie..
+dilip vyas dilip is such a valued member of the POETS community, a great and talented writer, his presence is felt by all as he weaves through showing his appreciation of people poetry, thank you dilip
+Bukusai Ashagawa Bukusai has been blessing us with some magnificent haiku and equaling mesmerizing photography, a valued member of POETS their presence within the community is felt and appreciated, thank you Bukusai.
Shout outs to the old and the new!
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.+Bluslady Shourit +Valerie Moore +Jennifer Salinas
Micro-fiction
This week I have seen some truly well written pieces in this category, and I am impressed by the level of skill guys!! And so a shout-out to our magnificent
+Bluslady Shourit +Valerie Moore +Jennifer Salinas
Famous poets/poems
I say it every week but I love this category, this week it was absolutely amazing to read a sonnet...not written by Shakespeare!! Thank you +Miss Poet Miki we also had some fabulous shares from +Phil R. and +Fayaz Ahmed Wagay thank you!!
Collections/Publications
A shout out to the wonderfully talented +Toni TW and +Rob Skyhawk for sharing work into the collections category this week, thank you guys and gal!
Original art/photography and music
A shout out this week goes to the brilliantly talented +Edward Means +Giulio Z. +Toni TW and +Ricky Dowrick it is always lovely to see this category being used
Spoken word
A busy week for you guys I see!! A hout out this week goes to the talented Mr +Charlie Ricketts-Johnson and +Eva Limbach +Jennifer Salinas +AB Poetry and Mr +Ulf Wolf it is always delightful to see poetry being explored through the spoken word, thanks guys
haiku
The haiku has been a busy category this week, shout outs go to the talented Mr +Edward Means +Utsa Seth +Mari Felices +Eva Limbach +Bhawana +Bukusai Ashagawa +Miss Poet Miki +Loc Thiese +Nicholas Klacsanzky and the talented Mr +Sotir Georgievski
Thank you everyone for your wonderful contributions throughout the week :)
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 written a great and original poem.
2. The poet spends some time reading and commenting to encourage and support other members.
3. 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.
Happy writing all
Karen, Bubbly, Jennifer Kathir and the POETS team.
June 13th 2018
Happy Wednesday everyone!!
This week I have the absolute honor of celebrating the wonderful +Bluslady Shourit a beautiful soul and extremely talented writer Blus has blessed our screens this week with some superb poetry as well as some skillfully written Micro-fiction. Her presence here in POETS is felt by all, a valued and appreciated member of this community, it is a pleasure to have Blus among us. The poem I have chosen to share celebrates the beauty at a soul level of the African Woman, an empowering, inspirational write. Well done Blus
The beauty of an African Woman
The image which is priceless
No matter her heavy load
She takes into her arms the Soul of Mankind
To say she is a survivor is an understatement
To say she is a nurturer is true from century to century
In this face you never see the scene behind
You only see the beauty of the African Woman
Perhaps that is all you really need to see
The essence of her is too fragile to share
Of all the natural beauties of this world
Her smile is one I cherish, as I look in the mirror
(c) jmo 6/12/18 Poetry
Special mentions
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...
+Katherine Lorenz a skillful poet her poetry has a beautiful level of emotive imagery drawing the reader into her world, as well as being an active member within the community, thank you Katherine.
+Valerie Moore Valerie is a talented writer, her use of dialogue within her micro-fiction is masterful, as well as being a valued, interactive member within the community, thank you Valerie..
+dilip vyas dilip is such a valued member of the POETS community, a great and talented writer, his presence is felt by all as he weaves through showing his appreciation of people poetry, thank you dilip
+Bukusai Ashagawa Bukusai has been blessing us with some magnificent haiku and equaling mesmerizing photography, a valued member of POETS their presence within the community is felt and appreciated, thank you Bukusai.
Shout outs to the old and the new!
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.+Bluslady Shourit +Valerie Moore +Jennifer Salinas
Micro-fiction
This week I have seen some truly well written pieces in this category, and I am impressed by the level of skill guys!! And so a shout-out to our magnificent
+Bluslady Shourit +Valerie Moore +Jennifer Salinas
Famous poets/poems
I say it every week but I love this category, this week it was absolutely amazing to read a sonnet...not written by Shakespeare!! Thank you +Miss Poet Miki we also had some fabulous shares from +Phil R. and +Fayaz Ahmed Wagay thank you!!
Collections/Publications
A shout out to the wonderfully talented +Toni TW and +Rob Skyhawk for sharing work into the collections category this week, thank you guys and gal!
Original art/photography and music
A shout out this week goes to the brilliantly talented +Edward Means +Giulio Z. +Toni TW and +Ricky Dowrick it is always lovely to see this category being used
Spoken word
A busy week for you guys I see!! A hout out this week goes to the talented Mr +Charlie Ricketts-Johnson and +Eva Limbach +Jennifer Salinas +AB Poetry and Mr +Ulf Wolf it is always delightful to see poetry being explored through the spoken word, thanks guys
haiku
The haiku has been a busy category this week, shout outs go to the talented Mr +Edward Means +Utsa Seth +Mari Felices +Eva Limbach +Bhawana +Bukusai Ashagawa +Miss Poet Miki +Loc Thiese +Nicholas Klacsanzky and the talented Mr +Sotir Georgievski
Thank you everyone for your wonderful contributions throughout the week :)
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 written a great and original poem.
2. The poet spends some time reading and commenting to encourage and support other members.
3. 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.
Happy writing all
Karen, Bubbly, Jennifer Kathir and the POETS team.
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