Hello and Welcome!!

I must start off with an apology again, we still do not have full access to the Poets Pub or any of the other Pub sites, with one exception, the storytellers-saloon is up and running!!

Bill is working with Wattpad to see if we can get things going again. We will keep you up to date as we try to get this all figured out. Evidently, Wattpad had 200,000,000 accounts breached and as such deactivated all passwords.

As for our contests, we have not made any decisions on how we are going to handle them just yet, we are still hoping to get things resolved before we make any further decisions.

Again, I apologize for any inconvenience and we want to thank you all for your kind patience.

Cheers,
Myna

Bed in Summer
By Robert Louis Stevenson

In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer, quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.

I have to go to bed and see
The birds still hopping on the tree,
Or hear the grown-up people's feet
Still going past me in the street.

And does it not seem hard to you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And I should like so much to play,
To have to go to bed by day?

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem from the point of view of a pet.
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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 MAY ALSO BE EXTENDING THE DEADLINE FOR THE JULY CONTEST. WE WILL UPDATE YOU AS THINGS CHANGE.

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
To Be a Poet by ElizabethAndersonJr
Words of Yesterday by Mysterywriter_007
To be a Poet by ElizabethAndersonJr

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 Prompt
Write a poem about a family heirloom.
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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:

Marshall and his deputy took the prisoners to County. On the way, Alexander's gang freed Ewell and him. The Marshall was able to shoot Alexander in the shoulder as he was running away, causing him to, hopefully, bleed out to death. With the help from Donovan, Denver and him were able to bury the dead. Ray and Chuck took different guns from two crates before shaking hands with William, sealing the deal. Crates were loaded onto different wagons and taken to different places. William and his gang were then going to deal with unfinished business.

Thank you MysteriousDryad for another great update!!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about your favorite childhood summer memory.
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ATTENTION: AT THE MOMENT WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO FFF, YOU CAN CONTINUE TO SEND IN YOUR SUBMISSIONS AND THEY WILL BE POSTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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

Until next week, I hope everyone has a fantastic week, stay safe and 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 going to summer camp.