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Barbara Writes
Member since January 2, 2008
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About Me
About me
Hi, I'm a mother of four children and 5 lovely grand kids.. My passion is writing poetry and leading the poetry workshops here at Neopoet.
I'm a writer, leader, mentor and advocate of Neopoet. I enjoy my volunteer work here. This Poetry Workshop is a community of poets from around the globe where lifetime friendships are formed.
I am a savvy computer geek. I love creating and leading workshops that teaches poetry. I'm a computer science major with degree in End User Support, Computer Specialist -1 course for completion and Associate Degree in Applied Science Computer Technology, CCTC Sumter SC. May 2013
" Be who you are NOT who ppl expect you are"
Location: United States, USA
Favorite Poets
Billy Collins
Shakespeare
Emily Dickinson
Whitman
Jess Tapper
Recent Work
Mama
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Corona At Work
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Blackberry Run
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Happy New Year Poem
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The Drum Beat
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Starry Night
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Twilight quiet night
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Black Blob Primal Poetry
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Love And Light
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Sunlight Like Crystals
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Workshops
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| Idle Time Poetry | (syllabus) | Wading Pool | Started 2020-07-19 | Concluded |
| Idle Time Poetry | (syllabus) | Wading Pool | Started 2020-07-09 | Concluded |
| Primal Poetry | (syllabus) | Plunge Pool | Started 2019-06-17 | Concluded |
| Cellar Door | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2019-03-27 | Concluded |
| Renga 18 (Rain/Raindrops) | (syllabus) | Wading Pool, Splash Pool, Olympic Pool, Shark Pool, Plunge Pool | Started 2018-06-01 | Concluded |
| Sunku: beyond rhyme and rhythm, search for new structures in short form | (syllabus) | Wading Pool, Splash Pool, Olympic Pool, Shark Pool, Plunge Pool | Started 2018-02-11 | Concluded |
| Poets first poems | (syllabus) | Splash Pool | Started 2017-06-23 | Concluded |
| Meter... The Workshop. | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2017-04-29 | Concluded |
| Bring In Autumn Renga 15 | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2016-09-14 | Concluded |
| Super Quickie Critique | (syllabus) | Shark Pool | Started 2016-09-11 | Concluded |
| Bring in the Spring Eternal Renga | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2016-03-22 | Concluded |
| Three classic poetic forms. | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2016-01-14 | Concluded |
| Collaborative Poetry Writing (Voices of Neopoet) | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2016-03-23 | Concluded |
| Asking any questions.Using your computer for poetry, to ininityand beyond. | (syllabus) | Plunge Pool | Started 2015-11-10 | Concluded |
| The Minnow’s Shop (Beginner’s Workshop) | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2015-10-16 | Concluded |
| Storytelling in Verse (sempiternal): The Horror Story | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2015-07-01 | Concluded |
| Critique and Criticism | (syllabus) | Shark Pool | Started 2015-04-05 | Concluded |
| Meter Is Our Friend | (syllabus) | Wading Pool | Started 2015-03-03 | Concluded |
| "Sonnets"...Let's Know More | (syllabus) | Shark Pool | Started 2015-01-22 | Concluded |
| Humor In Poetry | (syllabus) | Splash Pool | Started 2015-01-07 | Concluded |
| Renga 12 ''Winds Of Life'' | (syllabus) | Plunge Pool | Started 2014-11-26 | Concluded |
| Renga 11 with "Dedications" for your loved ones | (syllabus) | Plunge Pool | Started 2014-10-27 | Concluded |
| "The Right Word" | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2014-11-18 | Concluded |
| Can you make a limerick serious? | (syllabus) | Plunge Pool | Started 2014-11-03 | Concluded |
| Storytelling in Verse: A Study in Pink. | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2014-09-26 | Concluded |