Neopoet Bulletin November 2021

This bulletin is focused on contests at Neopoet.

In December of this year the first yearly Neopoet Competition will conclude.

Winning poetry from the December 2020 competition to the current November competition will be voted on in the December 2021 Newsletter and the best of the best poem will be chosen by the general membership. The voting will be done by the Neopoet polling feature. Every Neopoet member will have the opportunity

The author of the chosen poem will receive as a prize of a one hundred dollar virtual VISA gift card and a one year premium account.

We the administration of Neopoet wish all entries the best!

The October poetry contest has concluded and the winner is:

Owl Has My Soul

View his profile here:

https://www.neopoet.com/owl-has-my-soul

Below is his winning poem and link to it. Feel free to visit with him and leave comments.

The House Waits

The glamour is fading - not a minor concern.

The spires stand rigid and tight. Porch

cushions can't disguise they're a

mound of dead flies. The scent

of pie is too spoiled to lure.

The House down the lane

is trying so hard to

draw the wary and

keep the scary

inside.

Within

is a hunger

for innocence and

terror. The spirits all

restless and cursed. So angry

at life and the living they abhor,

eating souls is what quenches their thirst.

The House cannot hunt, it must patiently wait.

For a choice and a Cross to be kissed. And a foot to be

placed on the creaky front step that it has never been able to fix.

https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/house-waits-october-contest

Congratulations from all to Owl Has My Soul who received a twenty five dollar Amazon gift card and a three months premium membership.

For information about contests please click on the below link:

https://www.neopoet.com/contest/program-description-and-guidelines

Entries in the Neopoet Random Challenge 8 received a certificate.

Here is the link to the Random Challenge 8 which has been archived:

https://www.neopoet.com/contest/neopoet-random-challenge-8

Below are the Author names and links to the entry poems:

https://www.neopoet.com/abby

https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/you-wicked

https://www.neopoet.com/mark

https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/dried

https://www.neopoet.com/sen99

https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/life-peaks

https://www.neopoet.com/owl-has-my-soul

https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/house-waits-october-contest

https://www.neopoet.com/simon

https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/wicked-witch-random-october-cont…

https://www.neopoet.com/storymaker8931

https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/echo

https://www.neopoet.com/Geezer

https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/haunted-house-neopoet-random-cha…

Please visit www.neopoet.com to stay tuned into what is happening, and participate with your family of poets in writing, commenting and getting to know each other better.

This bulletin is focused on contests at Neopoet.

In December of this year the first yearly Neopoet Competition will conclude.

Winning poetry from the December 2020 competition to the current November competition will be voted on in the December 2021 Newsletter and the best of the best poem will be chosen by the general membership. The voting will be done by the Neopoet polling feature. Every Neopoet member who still maintains their original email that their Neopoet account was opened with will have a vote.

The author of the chosen poem will receive as a prize of a one hundred dollar virtual VISA gift card and a one year premium account.

We the administration of Neopoet wish all entries the best!

The October poetry contest has concluded and the winner is:

Owl Has My Soul

View his profile here:

https://www.neopoet.com/owl-has-my-soul

Below is his winning poem and link to it. Feel free to visit with him and leave comments.

The House Waits

The glamour is fading - not a minor concern.

The spires stand rigid and tight. Porch

cushions can't disguise they're a

mound of dead flies. The scent

of pie is too spoiled to lure.

The House down the lane

is trying so hard to

draw the wary and

keep the scary

inside.

Within

is a hunger

for innocence and

terror. The spirits all

restless and cursed. So angry

at life and the living they abhor,

eating souls is what quenches their thirst.

The House cannot hunt, it must patiently wait.

For a choice and a Cross to be kissed. And a foot to be

placed on the creaky front step that it has never been able to fix.

https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/house-waits-october-contest

Congratulations from all to Owl Has My Soul who received a twenty five dollar Amazon gift card and a three months premium membership.

For information about contests please click on the below link:

https://www.neopoet.com/contest/program-description-and-guidelines

Entries in the Neopoet Random Challenge 8 received a certificate.

Here is the link to the Random Challenge 8 which has been archived:

https://www.neopoet.com/contest/neopoet-random-challenge-8

Below are the Author names and links to the entry poems:

You the Wicked - Abby
Dried Up - Mark
Life at the Peaks - Sen99
The House Waits (October Contest) - Owl Has My Soul
The wicked witch (Random October contest) - Simon
Echo - StoryMaker8931
Haunted House... Neopoet Random Challenge #8 - Geezer

Please visit www.neopoet.com to stay tuned into what is happening, and participate with your family of poets in writing, commenting and getting to know each other better.

Attachments area

Win a 25 dollar Amazon Gift Card!
Play Scattergories:
Saturday September 4, 8:00 PM USA Eastern Time
Keep your eye out for an invitation.

How to play Scattergories:
Geezer will be your game host for the evening.
If you come into the room late you will not be eligible to participate in the current round.
Have pen and paper or other means of keeping your game records.
He will post 12 topics into the chat room per round.
There may be multiple rounds per evening.
Geezer will provide a letter from the alphabet.
Players have approximately 2 minutes to come up with a word beginning with the letter given
The word must be relative to at least one of the 12 topics
Players can make multiple words that begin with the letter and receive 1 point each word
Players will get 1 point towards their tally for each word they come up with.
If more than one user comes up with the same word no points are awarded to those users - that word.
Entrants will be chosen to post their words from the top of the room list to the bottom.
(please have patience)
Geezer will call the end to the round and points tallied for all players and posted by Geezer.
At the end of the game Geezer will post the tallies from all rounds and the player with the most points wins the $25.00 Amazon Gift Card.

All members should know about the change in profile policy to do with the about me section.
We would like to encourage our members to write a small biography in the about me section of their profile. Therefore people can know whose poetry they are reading and also lead to friendships which would lead to a closer family of poets. You can edit your profile and your about me biography at any time.
The ‘about me’ section is now required for new members to fill out before the greeters see the new members and are able to greet them therefore allowing new members full privileges.

Congratulations to Geezer for winning the July poetry contest Wonders Of The World.
Aussieland is Calling
by; Geezer
I'd like to live down-under
In Aussieland by the sea
With wallabies and waves of thunder
And Eucalyptus trees
The Outback filled with the songs
Of Kookaburra birds
And frog-filled billabongs
Grasslands and kangaroo herds
I'd listen through the night
To Aboriginal didgeridoos
Watch the sun come up bright
Look for spiders in my shoes
Ahhhh, the call of the wild
The Outback calling me
Me, a nature-child
A regular Croc Dundee

View the work of Geezer here: https://www.neopoet.com/Geezer
View the complete July Neopoet Poetry Contest here:
https://www.neopoet.com/contest/wonders-world-0

Check out Neopoet Random Challenge 5 (July)
https://www.neopoet.com/contest/neopoet-random-challenge-5

Neopoet August 2021 Poetry Contest is to write a Limerick
Check it out here: https://www.neopoet.com/contest/august-limerick
And check out the August Challenges here:
https://www.neopoet.com/contest/neopoet-random-challenge-6
To learn about Neopoet contests go here:
https://www.neopoet.com/contest/program-description-and-guidelines

Please welcome Michael Anthony. He joins our social media team.
https://www.neopoet.com/michael-anthony
Stop by and give him a critique.
The Social Media Team reminds all members to tick the permission box near the bottom of the submission page so that we may use all or part of your poetry on Facebook and Instagram for Ad and notoriety. It’s a win win.

And directly from Neopoet Site News block here is the Current Workshop:

Stretching wings (Let's Begin)

Submitted by scribbler on Tue, 2021-07-06 13:36
Description:Exploring forms we don't usually use
Leader: scribbler
Moderator(s): geezer
Objectives:To get out of our comfort zones and try different forms
Level of expertise: Open to all
Subject matter: We will be posting poems in 3 different forms
Date:
Tue, 07/20/2021 to Fri, 08/13/2021
Read moreabout Stretching wings (Let's Begin)

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Feel free to stop in and have a look around as you do not need to be a member of the workshop to check it out.
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/stretching-wings-lets-begin
If you have the desire to host a workshop then fill out the form behind the link below:
https://www.neopoet.com/community/form/29099

Please welcome the following new Advocates by stopping by their profiles and leaving a comment or critique.
Ray Whitaker
https://www.neopoet.com/ray-whitaker
Obadiah Grey
https://www.neopoet.com/obadiah-grey
Edward nigma
https://www.neopoet.com/edward-nigma
Arrow
https://www.neopoet.com/Arrow

Advocates are encouraged to continue contributing as they have been.

The last year has been challenging for all of us, and we were very sad to lose a number of our members to the pandemic. We are a volunteer run community. We appreciate the support of our new Administrative Council, the Cabinet, and our many volunteers. Thanks to their enthusiasm and ideas, we have a bright future. If you would like to volunteer, or are interested in supporting Neopoet through a premium membership, please let us know, or reach out to any of our volunteers, or visit https://www.neopoet.com/volunteer and www.neopoet.com/premium. Thank you for being the best family of poets on the internet!

Sincerely,

The Neopoet Board of Trustees

K.S Snow, a member of Neopoet for two months has this to say about his experience with our community.

My experience in Neopoet has been amazing. I've learned a lot about poetry writing so far, and the people have been so helpful. Neopoet helps me consider the idea of being a professional writer one day because the website allows me to publicly post and communicate with other talented writers without asking for anything back. The website itself is organized and offers a variety of opportunities to improve and participate in poetry writing (like the chat, comment, and contest feature). Lastly, Neopoet's mentor/mentee feature is amazing because it shows that anyone can seek help, and capable writers can assist others.
Before Neopoet, I never really paid attention to the structure of my poetry because I genuinely didn't think it mattered. However, the writers commented and helped me understand that. I have never really received that much helpful criticism before. Another thing that I learned is that general poetry has a distinct style and that sometimes punctuation doesn't always matter. You can write what you desire, and the writing rules don't always loom over the prose. Finally, I learned techniques like finding a comfortable length and counting the syllables to create an example for the rest of the lines in a poem. This technique is for structuring a poem ( learned it from Mark).
One of the main reasons why I joined Neopoet was for the comments and opinions of others. I truly wanted to know what people thought about my writing. Something that the people in Neopoet have truly changed for me is that they alleviated my fear of receiving criticism. Thankfully, I have not come across anyone rude or demeaning, and it's made me feel welcomed. Another way people have helped me here is by making me feel accepted. I'd say my writing is dark. However, I don't feel judged, and I don't feel weird or uncommon. This encourages me to write more, and I love it. Everyone that I have come across just has been pleasant and helpful, and it is to the point that I get excited when I see that I have received a new message/update.

Neopoet thanks K.S Snow for such kind words. If you would like to leave a testimonial about your experience with Neopoet then please go here: https://www.neopoet.com/node/add/testimonial

Here is a list of active new members. Why not stop by their profiles and have a read, leave them a comment?
Rivelus
https://www.neopoet.com/rivelus

mimi
https://www.neopoet.com/mimi

K.S Snow
https://www.neopoet.com/ks-snow

whoswordsarentthey
https://www.neopoet.com/whoswordsarentthey

Jocelyn Ross
https://www.neopoet.com/jocelyn-ross

E. Horton
https://www.neopoet.com/e-horton

ToxicAutopsyMD
https://www.neopoet.com/toxicautopsymd

JATZ
https://www.neopoet.com/jatz

Here are the May contest parameters:
https://www.neopoet.com/contest/write-poem-alter-ego
The winner of the May Neopoet Poetry Contest is:
atorn
visit atorn here: https://www.neopoet.com/atorn
The winning entry by atorn is here:
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/alter-ego-c-wilde-night-life
And Here It Is!
Wilde Night in the life
Staring across the tension tight space
separates
me from the door
wondering how fast a draw
how many shots
will I make it across the floor
A maniac is laughing
in the bathroom
advising in a pitched bozo voice
"It's time to grow up kids"
gotta expect that from a lunatic
yeah just grow up and quit......
sounds quite a bit
like a wife I had
and painful slow suicide
waiting gets intense
cracking like an electric charge
now poised, frozen
on the edge of a trance
long, dark and black
the moment tightly wound
the feeling tightly wrapped
the question of this space and time
when will the tuning go too far
and cause the string to snap
killing off the parrot in the corner
and making everybody laugh
Congratulations to atorn

Please remember, now we have random poetry challenges just check out the contest listing:
https://www.neopoet.com/contest
Participate!

About Contests: https://www.neopoet.com/contest/program-description-and-guidelines

June 2021 Neopoet Poetry Contest Information Is Here:
https://www.neopoet.com/community/news/june-2021-poetry-contest-announc…

Poetry, Contests, Challenges, Workshop and more..
Neopoet.com is all about poetry and working to improve the craft that you have become so fond of. Any and all members help in this process by displaying their poetry and understanding the comments on them as opinion and taking what means to them and adding those opinions as tools into their toolboxes.
Likewise all members are relied upon to study poetry presented and form opinions for their fellow poets.
That is the Neopoet Workshop as a website.

The Workshop hosted by Scribbler is now closed and was a success with 1229 reads, two pages of entries and ten+ members. Follow this link and have a look at this complex endeavor:
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/narrative-poetry-shop-lets-get-started

About Workshops:
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/program-description-and-guidelines

Workshop Host Application:
https://www.neopoet.com/community/form/29099
Note: All applications need be approved by The Cabinet.

Michael Anthony has joined the Social Media Team. He brings the talent and skill necessary for helping the team continue to do a great job.
Please visit out social media platforms at Facebook and Instagram:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/neopoet
https://www.facebook.com/Neopoet
https://www.instagram.com/neopoet/?hl=en

This month’s contest is to write about your alter ego or what you believe it to be.
Here are the parameters: https://www.neopoet.com/contest/write-poem-alter-ego
Neopoet Challenge 3 is underway follow this link to know more :
https://www.neopoet.com/contest/neopoet-random-challenge-3
Below is a random sample of a challenge poem.
Simon chose the challenge When I Am Old (from the April Challenge)
Good health seems to be a gift
And a blessing for old age
When one enjoy his labor
as gray hair covers his body
When I am old
I will reside in my prefere village
And have animal farms
Watch them run scattered as they multiply
And gather them back
I will have my grand children
Call them together as stories and riddles
Gives sweet melodies
And they listen
While my childhood be rememberd
As I watch them play.
When I am old
I'll love to teach my grandies
And other children about the nature
Discover their gifts and talents
I'll teach them greatness
For its about helping others grow
Seeing them with wisdom and pure heart
I will get me closer to God
Wait for my dying day
When I am old.
You can visit Simon here: https://www.neopoet.com/simon

Here is the way to know or understand contests and challenges in general:
https://www.neopoet.com/contest/neopoet-random-challenge-3

The winner of the April 2021 Neopoet Poetry Contest is Viviana Smith..
Here is Viviana’s winning entry:
This one lovely day
by; Viviana Smith
When a crisp wind blows through the blue
and flings my hair up to kiss my face
it brings the smell of salt, and a faint memory too
the ocean sprayed its tangy taste
but its smell was syrupy sweet
I had laid my head on my beautiful boy
smelling his sweaty scent
though it was brackish it was somehow comforting
just like the ocean's breeze
I ran my hand through his luscious hair
bringing wondrous and curious scents
There was the slight smell of the juiciest oranges
and a grimy wift of dirt
it also brought that pleasant scent
that one can never describe
it makes you feel just full of love
like you could spread your wings and fly
but I snuggle down into my lovable dog
and into dreams of his wonderful aroma
and everytime I smell the ocean sweet but salty scent
I think back to that lovely day
when the smells of my love brought me sleep

Please visit Viviana’s profile and leave a comment or two here:
https://www.neopoet.com/viviana-smith

Random Challenge 2 is closed and there were many entries.
You can check out the parameters here:
https://www.neopoet.com/contest/neopoet-random-challenge-2
Entrants and entries were:
A CARRIAGE RIDE - John Lars Zwerenz
A Honey Smelling Petal - Viviana Smith
the mind of peace - Ambrose Gibbs
HER MAJESTY - John Lars Zwerenz
WHEN I AM OLD (challenge contest) - scribbler
When I Am Old... [Random Challenge 2] - Geezer
Paradise - John Lars Zwerenz
I Will Show You - Mark
Next Time I Take A Taxi... [Random Challenge 2] - Geezer
I WILL SHOW YOU (The promises of parents) - Simon
Indomie (My love affair with junk foods) - Chiori
WHEN I AM OLD (April contest) - Simon
When am old I will laugh - Chiori
When I am Old - ImageWeaver
Poetry - John Lars Zwerenz
Damnation - John Lars Zwerenz
I will show you( chalenge#2) - c lynn brooks

All can expect to receive the Neopoet Random Challenge Certificate.

Read Comment and Write
Log Onto https://www.neopoet.com/ soon..

More than half way to May and this month’s contest is looking for more competitors.
What does a particular aroma bring to your mind? Write a poem about that and enter the contest.
Don’t forget to chose the current contest from the contest dropdown on the submission form here:
https://www.neopoet.com/node/add/poem
(you must be registered and logged in to submit a poem)
Or
Check out the current entries here: https://www.neopoet.com/contest/what-does-smell
Read all submissions (on the right of the page) and leave comments if you will.
Read about contests and prizes here: https://www.neopoet.com/contest/program-description-and-guidelines

Neopoet wishes all contestants the best of luck.

If you like check out the Neopoet Challenges here: https://www.neopoet.com/community/news/neopoet-random-challenge-2
More variety and more fun perhaps yet not as much payout as the Neopoet Contest.
Write one or more poems with any one or more of these prompts as the title:
1)When I am old
2)I will show you
3)My Love affair with junk food
4)Next time I take a taxi
Have fun and maybe challenge a friend.

It is not too late to join the current workshop ran by Scribbler and Michael here:
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/narrative-poetry-shop-lets-get-started
You must be registered and logged in to access workshops.

Neopoet is always working on the best experience for its members. As a member you play a significant role in our community. By providing to us the completed inquiries you allow us the opportunity to deliver the best possible experience. Members that assist us will be rewarded with a 2 week premium account. Thank you in advance for your feedback.

Please fill out these two forms to receive a two week premium.
https://www.neopoet.com/community/form/29298

https://www.neopoet.com/community/form/29265

We have a new workshop taking members. Scribbler has started Narrative Poetry and it is expected to continue for 30 days once fully opened on April 17. Here is the link to this workshop’s parameters:
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/narrative-poetry
Michael Anthony will be coming from the AC to moderate this workshop.

Be it the change of season or coming to the end of the Pandemic or both. New Memberships have slowed down and this is usually temporary so tell your family and friends (and adversaries) lol about Neopoet.
Rula, Geezer and Mark continue to do a fine job in the greeting department.

The Cabinet continues to look for members with the right attributes for becoming advocates. Know anyone with a great attitude send us that members profile address.

Paul, Mark and Rula continue to manage social media. Social media has toned down a bit as a focus comes to our Facebook group and Instagram accounts. Please visit us there as well.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/neopoet
https://www.instagram.com/neopoet/

Come and join our April Competition called: “What Does That Smell Like”
Find the parameters here:
https://www.neopoet.com/contest/what-does-smell
Our Random Challenge 2 is underway. Here it is and have some fun:
https://www.neopoet.com/community/news/neopoet-random-challenge-2
The winner of our March competition is Scribbler for his entry:
IN HINDSIGHT
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/hindsight-march-contest
Please stop by, have a read and ,leave a comment.
Here are the March competition parameters:
https://www.neopoet.com/contest/seeing-things-differently
Please see our new About contests page under the Contest tab here:
https://www.neopoet.com/contest/program-description-and-guidelines
Prizes and awards can be found there.

Chat will not be active with an ADMIN host or a few weeks but it will be open 24/7

Our site has been going through some administration changes please see the Official Positions List:
https://www.neopoet.com/official-neopoet-positions

We apologize for the short length of this newsletter.
As you can see by the OPL we are stretched this month.

The change most of you have been hearing about is upon us. Exciting times for Neopoet are near.

The 27th Administrative Council has been voted in by the general membership.
The term for this AC will be one year.
Neopoet owes a debt of gratitude to the outgoing AC for keeping Neopoet safe and secure.
Alan S Jeeves
https://www.neopoet.com/Alan-S-Jeeves
C lynn brooks
https://www.neopoet.com/c-lynn-brooks
Roscoe Lane
https://www.neopoet.com/roscoe-lane

The Chair of the new three member team is:
Alan S Jeeves
https://www.neopoet.com/Alan-S-Jeeves
The two supporting members of the AC are:
Mark
https://www.neopoet.com/Mark
Michael Anthony
https://www.neopoet.com/michael-anthony
Please join in welcoming the 27th AC to their administrative positions:

2020 has been a difficult year for the world especially here in our very own community. Our member services department would like to reach out to our brothers and sisters that have not been around for some time. We just want you to know that you are a continuing part of our family of poets and there is always a seat at our table for you. We would love to see you and your poetry once again. We would like also to thank you for making Neopoet among the best poetry sites on the web. We hope you and families are in good health and writing awesome poetry! Unfortunately have lost some larger than life members from our family. Members that made Neopoet what it is today. If you would like to, stop by and visit the memorials for these outstanding contributors:
https://www.neopoet.com/forum/weirdelf
https://www.neopoet.com/forum/28637
https://www.neopoet.com/forum/27234
https://www.neopoet.com/apostolos-paul-anagnostopoulos/blog/wed-2018-03…

New members joining Neopoet have been erratic. Rula, Geezer and Mark have been on top of greeting with their personal messages to new members. We have been greeting across the spectrum from elders to teens and professionals to amateurs. If you know of anybody who writes then please show them the way to Neopoet.
https://www.neopoet.com/

Neopoet welcomes our most recent Advocate Ray Whitaker
https://www.neopoet.com/ray-whitaker
if you could, have a read and leave a comment on Ray’s poetry.

Our social media department is always busy. Rula and Mark do a great job at making neopoet known across the various social media platforms. We do not intend using Social Media as websites but rather vehicles to make Neopoet known. Feel free to comment on our posts on FaceBook and Instagram.
Our FaceBook page - https://www.facebook.com/Neopoet/
Our FaceBook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1737302023208400/
Our Instagram Page - https://www.instagram.com/neopoet/?hl=en

Neopoet is very proud to announce a new contest for the end of the year, each poem that wins the monthly contest, will enter the end of year group to be judged by you, the people. The prize will be One year’s premium, and of course lots of applause. Good luck to everyone.
The February contest ‘Just Write’ has come to its end and the winner of the off-the-cuff competition is:
Ray Whitaker - https://www.neopoet.com/ray-whitaker
Read Ray’s winning submission here - https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/february-contest-covid-one-niner…
The criteria for the February contest can be found here - https://www.neopoet.com/contest/just-write-poetry-contest

The March poetry competition is underway. You can view the parameters here:
https://www.neopoet.com/community/news/march-2021-contest-announcement
Join and write your best!

You may have received a message about how wonderful your critique is. Member Services has added that message to the tasks it currently does. The AC will be choosing the Neopoet Critique Award and 25 dollars plus a certificate monthly will go to the winners.

Geezer is our Chat host on Saturday nights at 8 PM Eastern Time. Do stop in and see what’s happening. If you like what we do please pass on a good word. Chat is open 24/7 to accommodate all time zones. Members only may access Neopoet Chat.

Please take the Neopoet Community Survey here:
https://www.neopoet.com/community/form/29265

Please participate in our Neopoet Chat survey here:
https://www.neopoet.com/community/form/29298?fbclid=IwAR0zyMBrZGf7QLZ-R…

The election for the 27th Administrative Council is underway.
Any member may cast their votes and any new member may as well.
The members below have been nominated by the general membership and desire to have a seat on the AC. Only the 3 with the most votes will qualify to be seated on the AC.
Ray Whitaker
emilya'spoetry
Michael Anthony
Mark
Alan S Jeeves
The election will continue until Saturday, March 6th (5 pm Eastern Time).
You may view the voting guide (and candidates may update their responses) here: https://www.neopoet.com/community/vote/guide
Ballot: https://www.neopoet.com/community/form/3042

There is a workshop on rhyme patterns getting underway. Scribbler will be hosting it.
Stop in and check t out f you will here: https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/find

The guides have been working hard with an influx of new members.

Please leave some kind words at our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram:
https://www.facebook.com/Neopoet/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Neopoet/
https://www.instagram.com/neopoet/

Don’t forget our poetry contest this month. There are no rules, just nothing explicit!
https://www.neopoet.com/contest/just-write-poetry-contest

Chat is hosted every Saturday night at 8 PM eastern USA time.
Geezer is your host.
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The selected poem for this Neopoet issue is:
The Other End of the Table by; Lavender
It is harshly distant -
as if looking over an unearthed field
stretched out beneath a thin, gray sky.
There is your chair,
your aura timely wrapped
around the wood, the frame,
the scratches in the paint.
I pass the evening with a slice of toast,
one small potato -
reflections of things that are only
part of something else,
something once whole.
There is a meaningless
silence out the window,
and I stand to take my dishes to the sink.
Approaching thunder rumbles
as I turn to touch your chair,
as I've done each night before.
Please stop in on site, have a read and kindly leave a critique:
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/other-end-table

The selected critique for this issue is and under the selected poem:
Hi L, it's always a pleasure
Hi L, it's always a pleasure to return here. Yes, I understand about the "triggering" of emotions. Yes, our Summer is lovely, slightly on the fresh side. Today 20°C. Glad your Winter is mild.
My Muse seems to have taken a holiday since I had my fall about a month or so ago. The good news is that I'm much better. I have a physiotherapist who comes to my home and she's getting me back "on my feet"...lol.
I certainly hope to get inspired again. Some days I don't know what to do with myself, so that should get me going. But lots of people are feeling low in lockdown for so long. How are you faring? With all the bad news on TV, I try not to watch it any more.
Keep safe, hugs, Gracy
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December 2020 competition winner was:
Michael Anthony - https://www.neopoet.com/michael-anthony
Read his winning poem here and leave a critique if you could:
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/big-red-plastic-light-santa-dece…

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