We would like to kick this week off by announcing our July contest winners!!
Please help me in congratulating them:

~~ 1st Place ~~
@ImperfectPsychotic04

~~ 2nd Place ~~
@aMusedAndPoetic

~~ 3rd Place ~~
@ElizabethAndersonJr

~~ Honorable Mention ~~
@RIS1958

~~ Honorable Mention ~~
@nubivagant_words

We want to thank everyone that participated!!
We are always so impressed with the quality of poems that our Pub members submit.
You always make it hard for our judges!!

ATTENTION: WE WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT (MST) TO GET YOUR ENTIRES IN FOR THE GRIMM REDUX CROSSOVER CONTEST!! YOU MUST ENTER ALL THREE PARTS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE GRAND PRIZES!!

Well it is just about that time again....

Sea Fever
By John Masefield

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a 14 word poem with 2 words per line.
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FOUNDER'S CHALLENGE #3 –

We will not be having a regular monthly contest for August, so we decided to do another Founder's Challenge. This challenge will be running from today August 16th through September 6th. Check out the contest book for full details!

GRIMM TALES REDUX –

BECAUSE OF THE TECHNICAL ISSUES WE HAD WE WILL BE EXTENDING THIS CONTEST FOR ONE MORE WEEK. WE WILL BE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS UNTIL AUGUST 23RD. REMEMBER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE TOP PRIZES YOU MUST ENTER ALL THREE PARTS.

This is the prompt for the Pub's part of the crossover contest

Choose any character from two (2) different Gimm Tales below (i.e. Rapunzel and The Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood) and write an ACROSTIC poem using their two names to write about a tea party in the Brothers Grimm world. PLEASE HEAD ON OVER TO THE CONTEST BOOK FOR FULL DETAILS!!

You must use two of the stories listed here:

Rapunzel

Hansel and Gretel

Cinderella

Little Red Riding Hood

Tom Thumb

Sleeping Beauty (Little Briar Rose)

Snow-white

Rumpelstiltskin

POEM-A-WEEK –

As an encouragement to all of our members that have joined in on the Poem-a-Week challenge I would like to invite all our Pub members to stop by and check out our Poem-A-Week challenge book, read some of the poems and leave a comment for those participating.

To participate in the challenge, all you need to do is create a book on your own profile or use one of your existing books, then let us know what book it is and start writing. You can also send in your poems to include in our collection here. Please PM us if you take on the challenge so we can add your name to the participants list and send you a link for the participant sticker.

2020 Poem-a-Week Participants

Musings by aMusedAndPoetic

Sillage by -Nynaeve

Weekly Whimsy by Anneshiningstar

Twenty-twenty's Poetic Bounty by most_bay

Concours by Schwethz

The Quantum Journal by MichaelTyger

Poetry Beans by undoubtedlymine

Pieces of Me by ShaunAllan

Pastel Paean by ImperfectPsychotic04

Narrow Feelings by SoulFarAway

Beautifully Mysterious by MysteriousDyrad

Genteel Reveries of an Outrié Poetess by MystresMyna

Rhyming Feelings by EmLover123

THAT SCHEME IN OUR MINDS by user42439792 (Mina)

That Orange Energy by gemkawiraa

Void of Morsels by AbhayDavid

Ragtag Poetry by NAGAdventures

Reverie by Gadralneure

A Paintbucket of Words by nubivagant_words

Words of Yesterday by Mysterywriter_007

To be a Poet by ElizabethAndersonJr

A geek's musings... by KrishnaVashisht

Please stop by and check out their books, show them some Poets Pub love!

IF I MISSED ANYONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST!

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Poem-a-Week Prompt
Week Thirty-Four Prompt
Write a poem based on your favorite movie.
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storytellers-saloon

GRIM TALES REDUX
WE WILL BE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS UNTIL AUGUST 23RD!!

We will be accepting submissions for the crossover starting next Sunday, July 12th. We invite all of you to join in the fun! If you know anyone who would be interested in this challenge, then send them on over to the Saloon.

You must use two of the stories listed here:

Rapunzel

Hansel and Gretel

Cinderella

Little Red Riding Hood

Tom Thumb

Sleeping Beauty (Little Briar Rose)

Snow-white

Rumpelstiltskin

It is a Fairytale Mash-up pick any of the two stories above, and mash them up into one story. You must include the following words in your story:

fireplace

sword

grove

stoke

underbrush

mourn

seven

friendship

cardboard

giver

Busted Gulch Vol. 14 Update:

When Bella went to the hotel, Rue asked her if she could take Josie to the stables. She didn't want her to see the bloodshed that was there. Bella did so quickly but Josie has more than just a few questions about what was going on. She couldn't answer them, much to Josie's disappointment. Brody witnessed that the Liberty Belle was stolen and 3Gun worked on a plan. He enlisted the help of three old Kit Kat friends to form a barricade. When the LB stops, Myna, Billy and Brody would board their ship and take back the Liberty Belle. Missy told Denver about the issue with the ship and his crew, but he didn't care much. He cared more about getting Jhonny and his crew back. He devised a plan and told a select few of it but they would have to travel fast. Denver was concerned about Jhonny and his crew but he couldn't help but grin. Roy and Ray relaxed after taking possession of the boat, rolling casino's dices. They savored the comfort the Liberty Belle had to offer. Missy and the girls couldn't sense young Jhonny's welfare but Denver refused to let the bad news get to him.

Thank you MysteriousDryad for another great update!!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about a paradox.
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-flash-fiction-forum 

We are pleased to announce that on September 1, 2020, the FFF will officially reopen, on a new site. It is unfortunate that we were not able to recover the old site, but we feel that a new start is what the FFF needed.

Our very own @MysteriousDryad will be the new site administrator and we are more than confident that she will do an amazing job and that the FFF will grow and flourish.

We will be making a further announcement regarding the first challenge for the FFF, in the very near future.

In the meantime, check out the new site and follow it ...

GRIMM TALES REDUX -

Please join us for our next contest!! A CROSSOVER CONTEST, with the Poets Pub and Storytellers-Saloon! Submissions for the GRIM TALES REDUX, will be open until Sunday, August 23rd . Please check out our contest book for full details!!

Prompt: The hero/heroine in one of the tales writes a journal entry in their darkest hour. What does it say?

You must use two of the stories listed here:

Rapunzel

Hansel and Gretel

Cinderella

Little Red Riding Hood

Tom Thumb

Sleeping Beauty (Little Briar Rose)

Snow-white

Rumpelstiltskin

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Last Week's Double Mega Poetry Challenge
In the comments below write a four-line poem
of encouragement and hope.
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@Schwethz

My try -
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Have faith in Lord, as he brings life to light,
Believing in yourself to aspire is good to achieve the might!
Never give up on things you love for any matter,
As success always back the one's who doesn't shatter!

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Double Mega Poetry Challenge
In the comments below share with us 5
of your favorite unusual or archaic words.
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Monosyllabics
Laura E. Richards

The black cat sat
In the fat man's hat;
"Oh, dear!" the fat man said.
"May the great gray bat
Catch the bad black cat
Who has left me no hat
For my head!"

A large red cow
Tried to make a bow,
But did not know how,
They say.
For her legs got mixed,
And her horns got fixed,
And her tail would get
In her way.

A sad, thin ape
Bought some wide white tape
To trim a new cape
For his niece;
But a bold buff calf,
With a loud, rude laugh,
Bit off one whole half
For his geese.

What a fantastic week it has been!! In a world full of chaos, it is truly a blessing to be able to come to the Pub and enjoy beauty and creativity with all you wonderful people!! You all are the hope of the world, you all are the light in the darkness!! Let your light shine and spread it far and wide!! Thank you for the joy that you all share so selflessly here at the Pub!! I hope you all have a fantastic week!! Remember to keep those pens and keyboards flying!

Cheers from you Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna

P.S. – Children's Poetry Corner by BB
Write a poem about pizza.