Please answer the following questions before participating Poets Rally Week 61:
#1: Is your poem for Poets Rally week 61 original? Please say YES or NO.
#2: By linking your poetry in, you are automatically a participant, which implies that you allow Poets Rally officials, including participants unlimited access to your blog posts during the week, and you will NOT complain about how often people have visited or commented for your work. Do you agree? Please give a clear YES or NO.
#3:To be counted as active poet next time, you must meet the requirements:
1): Return favors to those who have commented for you,
2): visit and comment for 18 poets that are NEW to you from participants list. You have 7 days to make a minimum 18 comments, take your time! Are you going to fulfill requirements with your best knowledge? Please say YES or No.
#4: If you are nominated for The Perfect Poet Award, are you going to accept the award, following the rules to post a poem and nominate another previous participant? Please say YES or NO. To avoid frustration, Jingle awards those who said YES…
#5: As a participant, you are representing Thursday Poets Rally, no personal biases, no negative comment, are encouraged or tolerated. You are expected to follow the rules, focus on public commenting and encouragement, you do your own contribution, and respect decisions made by fellow poets or Poets Rally officials…Are you willing to work on building a positive, encouraging, and respectful poetry community by being modest, cool, and professional?YES or No, Please respond.
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Please answer all 5 questions, First time participants can simply scroll down to visit participants from this list to meet requirement…Let me know after you are done… with this agreement, we are clear about our duty and complaints or potential issues are avoided…
Week 60 The perfect Poet Award Winner list can be found at
The linkz will remain open for an entire week, take your time, do make at least 18 comments to your peers and LEAVE A COMMENT under this post to let us know after you are done. ;)
One Quality Entry is preferred, Thanks a Lot!
Special Notice from A Fellow Poet Who Supports Poetry Rally and Respect Military:
Hello, my name is Bradley Peraino. I am writing because I have added a new page to my blog and would love your help in making it flourish. I have created a page dedicated to the "Wounded Warrior Project" It is open for posting. there are some small requests such as, being respectful towards our troops. Anti-war, Politics, etc. will not be acceptable. My request from you is that you post a message with the link on your blog. There is no limit on the number of posts and the posting will remain open until December. I hope that you can help me with this project.
I am a cheerful and
passionate person, enjoying every second of my life. Being an amateur poet and
writer helps me deal with my emotions and bring to life crazy products of my
imagination.
Which country do you live in now? What’s your
profession? be general, no need to specify your location...
I come from Poland.
I live there now, but I'm planning to move to a warmer location soon. I am
currently a student at the Warsaw School of Economics.
We’re happy that you have been part of Poets Rally as
a participant, what has driven you to where you are in this particular
community?
Poets Rally is something I really look forward each time. It gives me great
opportunity to explore work of many tallented poets and reach more publicity
myself.
How long have you been blogging? Do you think being
part of a poetry community contributes to your creative writing?
I've been
blogging since summer 2009. Being a part of this particular community helped me
get to know other people with the same passion (at first I've been surprised
there are so many). Also, it inspires me to continue my
creative growth and write even more. I'm really proud and happy to be a part of
such a great project.
Why poetry? Do you write fiction too?
What I enjoy most about poetry is that it gives me freedom. I can write
whatever I want and however I want. It's a great way to express my twisted
personality. What's more, the short form of a poem is so much easier for me to
write than prose as I often find myself giving up longer projects due to the
lack of time. Nevertheless, I try fiction as well, only less often. On my blog
you can find some short stories and 'The unconscious mind' series which I
publish in parts. Furthermore, I'm currently working on my own book, which I
hope to get published one day.
Please share 3 to 5 blog links you enjoy reading
most, give 1 or 2 sentences to tell why you love their creative process.
I really enjoy the rhythm of these poems, very original and inspiring.
How
do you know when a poem is done? your own experiences need to be shared here...
This is a hard one! Well, words often pour out of me onto a piece of paper
and I somehow feel when and how to finish. Then, I read through a poem aloud.
If I can feel the strong emotions and the words in a way 'taste' good, I know
the work is done.
How do you decide when a poem is "good"? Do
you redo your own poems after they’re posted? it could be poem someone else
written...
I just feel it. If I enjoy reading the poem, it wakes some emotions and the
flow is kept, I know I've done it right. I never redo my poems after they are
posted. Actually, I write only when I feel inspired and if I read through and
decide the poem is finished, I don't want to change anything later. It somehow
begins to live its own life.
Do you think music and poetry are related? Why?
I truely believe it's so. Many lyrics of songs sound like poetry (for me the
leaders here are The Pierces) and many poems could be turned into songs. Poetry
and music have this unique rhythm and flow, thus I love them both and could
never choose between those two.
What issues are close to your heart? Women’s rights,
child abuses, etc.…name one…
The freedom to choose your own path in life and decide for yourself.
What’s your other hobbies besides writing? Do you
have pets? Give us a picture if you own a pet.
There are many of them. Besides writing, I'm fond of reading poetry, stories
and books. Some of my favourite poets/writers are: Edgar Allan Poe, Ted Hughes,
Anne Sexton. I also love anti-utopian books, like 'Brave New World' or
'Nineteen Eighty-Four', they really make me think about the humans' nature.
What's more, I'm passionate about music (many different kinds: smooth jazz,
R&B, latin, house, soul, indie...), dancing (belly dancing, reggaeton,
dancehall), learning foreign languages (English, Russian, Spanish), abstract
arts, yoga, philosophy, psychology and spiritual growth. I'm also interested in
healthy lifestyle, cats and more ambitious movies (Pedro Almodovar, Woody
Allen, Quentin Tarantino). I love travelling and discovering the diversity of
the world. The cultures I'm particularly curious about are Indian and Spanish,
they feel really close to my heart in many ways.
I do have a pet. It's a saint bernard dog called Ramzes.
Please list your blog links below, share 1 or 2 poems
that represents best of your poetry talent… Thanks in advance.
Welcome to The Poetry Palace and "Inspiration of the week". There are so much talent wthin the blogsphere and this week I have visited a blog that I am sure will inspire the others talented poets. I am Chimnese and it's a pleasure to be with you.
Glitter glam, feathers fame, lace dance, velvet chance,
Ice talent, circus planet, emotional salad turn it to fashionable habits,
Golden touch, numb nuts, text don’t talk
Stalk anticipation; create heat seated near attitude on feet repeat
Cage the act, curb the swag, packin’ pain, hiding wrapped in duct tape
Bargain sanity for a hunger driven craze, devour art like power
Live a walk on water, close your eyes, carve
don’t worry, pave
It’s a world of plenty, give
I’m in a revolver, shoot
Targeting clarity in the heart, leaving a mark, hollow emptiness
Stealing the skin, the depth and pettiness
Loneliness festering, I’ve left an opening to think
Peek inside, shying away is a compromise
Don’t apologize, strive, sink, be strong and weak
Buy yourself a drink, bubble in the fizz
That’s business
Dawn is near to break the chain
To show the world that love is genuine
I’m a believer there is a lot to gain, enlighten me
I’m a seeker my feeling work better at night
Stop and park near a park, find a bench and bench press happiness goodness
Into your life’s fullness, wholeness, peacefulness
Indulge independent unity for the sole purpose itself
Selflessness is an understanding of selfishness
love is a satiate of mind
Pain is pudding in the wrapping, chocolate sitting on the shelf
Closed waiting to open to stain your lips with goodness
Addictive but bitter sweet,
Waiting to melt and make a mean mess
Cheap almost free, paying later for a habit in transit
Romeo and Juliet, haven’t got that far yet Love in this world can be genuine When dawn breaks my feelings Will start healing
(c) Copyright 2012 – Esther Douek. All rights reserved
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