A Message from Bill

To all Pubbers out there, I would first like to say thank you, for your patience and understanding during the last few weeks. We are all aware, by now, of the difficulties that Wattpad went through and the inevitable end result where all passwords had to be changed.

Unfortunately for us and I take full responsibility for this, the proper information was not kept on file and our beloved Poets Pub almost ceased to be because of it. Never expecting a calamity of this sort to ever happen, has opened my eyes to the importance of keeping good records. Both Myna and I worked diligently to try and rectify the problem and thankfully Myna was finally able to get satisfaction for us and Wattpad allowed us back, once again, into the Pub.

I cannot thank Myna enough for her work in assuring that the Poets Pub will continue to grow and prosper.

Still, we did suffer casualties, as several sites in our Pub Verse are lost to us, namely Poets Pub India, Poets Pub Philippines and the Flash-Fiction-Forum. Though it may be possible to reinstate these sites, a decision has been made to leave them as they are. If, somewhere in the future, we find enough interest to perhaps start these sites again, then we will consider doing so.

I just want to assure one and all that the Poets Pub is back again and alive and we intend to do all we can to ensure that we never have an interruption, like this, ever again.

Again I thank you one and all and I ask that we take this opportunity to continue to grow our beloved Pub and make it the best Poetry site here on Wattpad.

WE'RE BACK!!!!

Hey Pub-Verse we are back in action!! We are thrilled to announce the Pub is open once again!! We have gotten everything fixed and we have full access to the Pub.  We have gotten the back log of poems posted and are back to posting your submissions as they come in. 

Please, Please, Please, let us know if we missed anything or posted something wrong, we will be happy to get it fixed. 

As for the Flash Fiction Forum, it will not be coming back.  For the time being we will be accepting the Crossover submissions here at the Pub, you can send them in by Private Message or email by sending them to the Pub's email, [email protected]. 

We would like to thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts for being so patient and kind.  Your support and willingness to stick with us through all of this mess just goes to prove how amazing all of you are, (something we already knew)!!

Cheers,
Myna

Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face.
By Jack Prelutsky

Be glad your nose is on your face,
not pasted on some other place,
for if it were where it is not,
you might dislike your nose a lot.

Imagine if your precious nose
were sandwiched in between your toes,
that clearly would not be a treat,
for you'd be forced to smell your feet.

Your nose would be a source of dread
were it attached atop your head,
it soon would drive you to despair,
forever tickled by your hair.

Within your ear, your nose would be
an absolute catastrophe,
for when you were obliged to sneeze,
your brain would rattle from the breeze.

Your nose, instead, through thick and thin,
remains between your eyes and chin,
not pasted on some other place--
be glad your nose is on your face!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about falling in to a black hole in space.

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JULY CONTEST –

ATTENTION: WE HAVE DECIDED TO OMIT OUR SECOND PROMT FOR THE JULY CONTEST.  HOWEVER, EVERYONE IS ALLOWED FOUR (4) ENTRIES BASED UPON THE FIRST PROMPT. WE WILL BE TAKING ENTRIES FOR THE JULY CONTEST THROUGH AUGUST 15TH.

GRIMM TALES REDUX –

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-Two Prompt
Write a 12-word poem using words that all start with the same letter.

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MAY CHALLENGE –

We won't have a new Write The Story prompt for you this month, however we are thrilled to be apart of the CROSSOVER CONTEST

GRIM TALES REDUX

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:

Billy heard the shotgun blast at the hotel and ran to help. The gunman killed a KitKat, one of Rue's tribe, before Billy shot him. He then surrender and Billy went to Rue with Ronan, who was shot by the gunman. CG asked Bella if she could keep Ron at the stables for some time. Bella was more than happy to comply. After showing Ron a trick Bella can do, Ron and Bella got to work. Two people came aboard the Liberty Belle and killed two of its crew. More of their gang came on the boat and woke those who were sleeping on the ship. A young fellow tried to help, killing one, but he was gagged and dragged to the rest. Ray's people rose the anchors and set sail to deeper waters with the Liberty Belle's crew tied up.

Thank you MysteriousDryad for another great update!!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Choose two emotions and write a poem about a conversation between them.

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ATTENTION: WE NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO FFF, YOU CAN SEND ANY OF YOUR SUBMISSIONS TO THE POETS PUB AND WE WILL GET THEM POSTED THERE AS SOON AS WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE PUB.

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 on Sunday, July 12th.  The contest will run for 5 weeks!! Please check out our contest book for full details!! Oh, invite all of your friends and followers to join in as well!

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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Double Mega Poetry Challenge
In the comments below write a four-line poem
about a vegetable you disliked as a child.

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Mother Doesn'T Want A Dog
By Judith Viorst

Mother doesn't want a dog.
Mother says they smell,
And never sit when you say sit,
Or even when you yell.
And when you come home late at night
And there is ice and snow,
You have to go back out because
The dumb dog has to go.

Mother doesn't want a dog.
Mother says they shed,
And always let the strangers in
And bark at friends instead,
And do disgraceful things on rugs,
And track mud on the floor,
And flop upon your bed at night
And snore their doggy snore.

Mother doesn't want a dog.
She's making a mistake.
Because, more than a dog, I think
She will not want this snake.

To all of you, our dear, dear friend, we cannot tell you how good it is to be back, and we must say again, THANK YOU!! The Pub is only here because of you and we are humbled by your kindness and support!!

I sincerely hope everyone is safe and well and I hope you all have a fantastic week!! Keep those pens and keyboards flying!!

Cheers from you Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna

P.S. – Children's Poetry Corner by BB

BB and her "Dow" (grandma) spent the afternoon playing with paper dolls, so write a poem about paper dolls.