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4 Nov 2011

Oh, here you go...are you part of the Commonwealth? It includes Africa and a bunch of other places, a no-fee short story contest..."There will be five winners, one from each region. The overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize will receive £5,000 and the remaining four regional winners £1,000."...sounds good my Commonwealth friends... happy8

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Just a Contest-Commonwealth Short Story Prize
http://www.justacontest.com/writing-contest-0000001732.htm

4 Nov 2011

Quote by scooter

And I didn't think the Heimlich would work on a dog.

Oh, is that what you're doing to the dog Scooter...

We were sort of wondering... happy8

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3 Nov 2011

Hey Mr. Gav...we have a member on the Top Author list for this month whose story posted last month...

Sounds like another issue to me...

3 Nov 2011

Quote by Louise

I love the choice. It was different.

Thanks Louise...like I said, it was a bit of an arbitrary decision... happy8

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I realized there were a couple of poems on this site that had a similar theme...I believe Sharon's last poem touched on the topic of "poem theft" as well...and finding a video to go with it sort of cemented my decision...

And yeah, being called "flowery" is not all that bad, the fact that someone has an opinion on your poetry at all means that it is, in fact, being read...

Imagine if you will, that you have spent the last twenty or so years writing poems which you consider "serious" and strive for "artistic merit" but nobody actually reads them...

And then imagine if you will, someone who comes along and openly admits he only started writing poems on an "adult" story site...and then, within a couple of years, his poems have found some level of popularity...even to the point of getting "in print"...

Not going to mention any names, but I think you get the idea...and yeah, I'm the first to admit that I'd rather write poems that are actually read by people, over writing poems that strive for some impossible level of "artistic merit" and are read and discussed only by members of poetry discussion groups...a concept that seems to be pure heresy to some "poets"...

And yeah...you really should check out the Poets group over on LinkedIn...very interesting...and yeah, it does get a bit heated at times, to the point where I find it rather comical really...

I don't get over there much, not because I can't take the heat...I think you know me better than that...but, rather the level of discussion...it's not unusual for there to be sixty or more posts in a day...and I just can't keep up with it...

But, the discussions really are good...and thought provoking...it would be nice if there were some actual poetry discussion here, with a bit less drama perhaps...we don't need any Llamas as members of Stories Space... icon_smile

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And yeah, don't get me wrong...I'm still very new at this poetry thing, and there is a lot to learn for me, and a lot of directions to explore...and yeah, I feel I can most definitely increase the "artistic merit" of my poetry...

I just hope I never get so "artistic" that people stop reading my poems... happy8

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3 Nov 2011

Pant...

3 Nov 2011

Quote by Lola

I think he went to far this time.

Oh Dear...

3 Nov 2011

Quote by Louise
In fact (giggles) it's similar to 'Steal this poem'

Thanks Louise, I think...I think he may have stole it from me... happy8

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The way I came across it, I had just started posting on another poetry site the other day...Hello Poetry, and was checking to see how many views I got on my poems...two views on each poem, in two days...btw, if anyone thinks this site doesn't get many views, try posting on poetry sites...except for Poetry Craze, which I have issues with I've mentioned before here in the forum, Stories Space frankly blows the poetry sites out of the water as far as views go...

And it's actually a really nice site...it's like All Poetry...it has everything except visitors... dontknow

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Anyway, I was perusing the "Classic Poets" section, and this one caught my eye...with that title, how could I not read it?

I did a quick Google search, because I wanted to verify that spelling of "money" and came across the YouTube vid, which I think is a nice touch, and something to consider for future "Poem of the Day" postings... icon_smile

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And I appreciate the comparison to my poems, I think...lol...and that poem is called "Under Darkness Of Night" btw...

I have a lot to learn about poetry, I'm the first to admit that...I don't ever see my poems getting too "high brow" so to speak...I like to keep my poetry "accessible" and really don't mind considering myself a "popular poet"...

I don't care if someone in the LinkedIn Poets group called my work "tawdry"...lol... icon_smile

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Btw, I don't see myself submitting much more to Hello Poetry...

3 Nov 2011

Quote by scooter
You paited quite a picture ther DM

You got a point there Scooter...maybe they could sell the car as a piece of modern art based on the new custom, abstract paint job... glasses8

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3 Nov 2011

Charles Bukowski

(1920 - 1994) Henry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Bukowski's writing was heavily influenced by the geography and atmosphere of his home city of Los Angeles, and is marked by an emphasis on the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work. A prolific author, Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories, and six novels, eventually having over 60 books in print. In 1986 Time called Bukowski a "laureate of American lowlife."

To The Whore Who Took My Poems

some say we should keep personal remorse from the
poem,
stay abstract, and there is some reason in this,
but jezus;
twelve poems gone and I don't keep carbons and you have
my
paintings too, my best ones; its stifling:
are you trying to crush me out like the rest of them?
why didn't you take my money? they usually do
from the sleeping drunken pants sick in the corner.
next time take my left arm or a fifty
but not my poems:
I'm not Shakespeare
but sometime simply
there won't be any more, abstract or otherwise;
there'll always be mony and whores and drunkards
down to the last bomb,
but as God said,
crossing his legs,
I see where I have made plenty of poets
but not so very much
poetry.

2 Nov 2011

Mist...

2 Nov 2011

A big round of congratulations I think be in order for one Mr. Lee Goldberg, aka RantingSenior for his winning the monthly contest over on Poetry Craze for October, I bet his mom is proud...looks like the people from Stories Space are taking over that joint, that's two months in a row, this is starting to be a habit...just saying... happy8

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Btw, not sure 100% at the moment which poem of his won, but I think it be Lost Love?...
http://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/lost-love.aspx

Don't hold me to that at the moment...

Btw, I'd just like to note that it took me exactly two years and 97 poems to win over there...and I think Lee joined last month...

What am I, dirt? Lol...just saying, congrats again buddy... icon_smile

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31 Oct 2011

I second E on that one...

Happy Halloween Stories Space Cadets... L46

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31 Oct 2011

Wow, you got big plans there Chrissey....

Lisa...good luck with that... happy8

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There's a NaPoWriMo I found out today...it's the poetry version where the idea is to write a poem a day for 30 days...

Of course, a truly disciplined writer would not need all this stuff...any truly disciplined writers in the house?

Don't all raise your hands at once... hello2

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31 Oct 2011

Quote by Sherzahd

So that's around 2k words? Does it have to make sense? Because I could do 2k words in under an hour.... just saying...

2k in a day...not 2k total for the month... happy8

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Btw, if you can do 2k in under an hour...you certainly got me beat...I know from a lot of experience, that it takes me about an hour to write a page in Word...

I believe 2k is about three pages in Word, if not slightly more...hmmm, hold on...

Yeah, 2k runs about four pages, give or take, depending on the amount of dialogue and such...I would say it would generally take me about four hours to come up with that...

So...hmmm...that means 500 words per hour...by my calculations, it should take me about 100 hours to write a 50k novel...

Sound about right? Damn, if I drink enough coffee

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and stay up for four days straight...

Hmmm...got me thinking now... happy8

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31 Oct 2011

Each issue of Literary Laundry is accompanied by a writing competition. All pieces submitted to us for review will be entered into consideration for our Awards of Distinction. We offer the following cash awards:

$500 for best poem
$500 for best short story
$250 for best one-act drama

Got that Stories Space Cadets? Go for it my friends... happy8

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Literary Laundry Competitions
http://www.justacontest.com/writing-contest-0000001711.htm

Notice the way they spell "Competitions" btw...and they're running the contest...just saying... icon_smile

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31 Oct 2011

Quote by Sherzahd
I might give it a shot, but not for submitting to them, purely as a challenge to myself.

There you go Yas...we'll all be here cheering you on... hello1

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31 Oct 2011

Hey Chrissey...I think Karl might be...I know he had mentioned the possibility on Facebook, but I'm not sure he's going through with it...

I think it's a very noble thing...and God Bless any and all who dare partake...and may the Force be with you... happy8

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31 Oct 2011

Wits...

31 Oct 2011

Any UK poets out there? Here's a no-fee contest with first prize of £1,000 cash and publication...go for it my friends across the pond... happy8

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Just a Contest-United Press Free Local Poem Competition
http://www.justacontest.com/writing-contest-0000001707.htm

31 Oct 2011

A big congrats Diane... hello1

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I see you're listed among "The Poets of The Poetic Bond"...
http://www.thepoeticbond.com/pbmeetthepoets.htm

I know you had got the same poem in one of the newspapers, if I recall...and btw, it's nice when you have a story or poem that sort of does well, and is popular enough you can keep getting it published in multiple things... happy8

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31 Oct 2011

Quote by Louise

They have the same style e.g the beginings of free verse and a certain scattered(if that's the word) poetry style which seems to jump from thought to thought . I'll post some Whitman and you tell me if you agree (smiles)

Funny, I just got done reading this article which mentions Whitman and "Howl" in the same article...

I just shared the link over on FB...
http://blog.sfgate.com/sheilig/2011/10/28/the-greatest-poetry-reading-ever/

Oh, and I guess I agree with you...but, I have to admit, I have a lot to learn when it comes to poetry...

31 Oct 2011

Hey Gav...we're having an issue with member search...stop down in the mod lounge for further details and examples...

Interesting stuff...lol...

31 Oct 2011

Interesting, not sure if I completely understand the relationship to Whitman...I did sit down with a book of Whitman poems in the library last year for a couple of days...sort of recall them being a lot of nature type stuff...

And feel free to post "Howl"...I have read that, sort of reminds me of some people I know...

31 Oct 2011

Happy Halloween my friends... L35

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30 Oct 2011

Quote by courage2bfree
someone has broken into my facebook account for the 4th time. I'm running out of new passwords.

You must have a very valuable Facebook account...apparently nobody is interested in mine...

Just curious, how do you know if someone broke in?

And that's an awfully big lantern you got there Diane... happy8

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30 Oct 2011

Quote by scooter

Nevermind, Lola, I found it

Scooter...tell me you didn't eat the sandwich after she fed it to the dog...

You didn't, I hope... confused1

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30 Oct 2011

Eggnog...

30 Oct 2011

Eggnog...

29 Oct 2011

Quote by Lola
There is the cutest little dog running around outside my window.SvAzYZcwKulcXczr

So...let him in... happy8

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29 Oct 2011

It is snowing...