When you first started writing, what form did you use–short stories, poetry, memoir, or a novel? In middle school, I chose short stories and I still like to write them. Next I wrote a few novels, and then poetry. In the afternoon writing class I teach, we are writing a Haiku twice a month based […]
Winners in the Poetry Contest About Choices
The winners of my poetry contest about choices have been announced by my poet friends who agreed to be judges. Poems by the three award winners and the honorable mention poets will be published in my next anthology with the theme choices. The anthology will be published in late summer of 2015. Hear the drum […]
Poetry Contest Due Date June 30
The Choice Poetry Contest will end June 30th. Please click the Poetry Contest page in the above menu to enter and for the requirements. Top three winners will be published in my new anthology with the theme of choices. Looking forward to more poems.
Poetry Contest Entries Due Date Extended
I’ve extended the date for entries to the Poetry Contest about Choices. See the Menu Bar above for requirements and post your poem in the reply after the last entry. The new date is June 1st.
New Poetry Contest Page Look at the Menu Above
Check the menu above for the new poetry contest page. The poem should include a theme about CHOICES, maximum 20 lines, due April 30th. Winners will be published in my new CHOICES anthology due to be published by the end of 2014. Press reply on the contest page (not here) to enter your poem. Notice, […]
Poetry Contest Judges
The judges are reading your poems now and should have a winner picked by this time next week. I don’t envy them with all the great entries. I told them a tie would be okay with me. Those of you who want to read the poems, go to my New Contest page at the top […]
Countdown to Poetry Contest Due Midnight Today
Poetry contest entries due midnight Sunday, today PST. Four stanzas, four lines each about children. No poem writing experience needed. Go to New Contest page, scroll down to LEAVE A REPLY to enter. If you’re new to my blog, I will need to approve it, so your poem might not appear on the site until […]