To start off this week, the Poets Pub would like to send out a
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our very own:

Ruechari

She has been recognized as a Wattpad Super star!!! 
Ruechari, we are honored to have you as a member of the Pub and want you to know how proud we are of you and your tremendous accomplishments!!

The Poets Pub has been growing by leaps and bounds!! We are so grateful to all of you who have promoted us and shared your love for the Pub with your friends and followers.  Some of you many not know that we have some sister sites, Storytellers Saloon and Flash Fiction Forum.

The Storytellers Saloon is managed by the amazing author and poet, Ruechari.  The Saloon is home to the long running collaborative story "Lyttlejoe's Busted Gulch", now in its 14th volume.  The Saloon also hosts monthly contest/challenges and has many other volumes open for submissions. 

COLLABORATIVE STORIES- stories written by 3 or more dedicated writers.
ex. Busted Gulch series, A New Destiny

THEMED SELECTIONS- Open collections that you can read and enjoy but can also add your own story to at any time.

Current themes: Non-fiction, Historical, Murder Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fanfiction, Teen Fiction, Romance, Werewolf/Vampire, and Fantasy.

Stories range from 100-word flash fiction to a 2000-word limit.

The Flash Fiction Forum is now being managed by the talented MysteriousDryad.  The FFF is dedicated to helping authors flex their literary muscles by challenging them to write flash fictions.  Flash fictions are very short (between 100 and 500 word) stories.  FFF also hosts monthly contests/challenges as well as having many collections always open for submissions.

If you get a chance please stop by and support the Storytellers Saloon and Flash Fiction Forum, read, like, and comment, then consider joining in and inviting your friends and followers to join in as well.

Catch A Little Rhyme
By Eve Merriam

Once upon a time
I caught a little rhyme

I set it on the floor
but it ran right out the door

I chased it on my bicycle
but it melted to an icicle

I scooped it up in my hat
but it turned into a cat

I caught it by the tail
but it stretched into a whale

I followed it in a boat
but it changed into a goat

When I fed it tin and paper
it became a tall skyscraper

Then it grew into a kite
and flew far out of sight...

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write an acrostic poem using the words "Beach Party".

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JUNE CONTEST –

Have I told y'all lately how AWESOME you are?!?!  Holy Smokes, the submissions have just been fantastic for the June contest and we have over 50 submissions!! Woot Woot!!

Both prompts for this month are still open for submissions, so If you haven't gotten your poems written yet, you still have plenty of time.  Check out the June contest book for full details.  There are two separate prompts, Weeks 1-2 and Weeks 3-4.

We all need moments of joy and lightheartedness, especially now. Let's take some time from the craziness of the world and just make each other laugh!

I encourage all of you to go check them out and then send us your own poems.  Also, don't forget to invite your other friends and followers to join in the silliness!

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'sPoetic 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

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 Twenty-Five Prompt
Write a limerick about having a picnic.

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SOCIAL MEDIA –

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We encourage everyone to like/follow us, it will help you to stay in the loop.

Poets Pub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poets_pub/

Poets Pub Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Poets-Pub

Poets Pub Twitter: https://twitter.com/pub_poets

STORYTELLERS-SALOON –

Storytellers-saloon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Storytellers-Saloon-1106601872685988/

Storytellers-saloon Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/storytellerssaloon/

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MAY CHALLENGE –

Stay tuned for this month's contest! I'm sure it will be a blast!!

If you haven't read any of the Write The Story submissions, I highly recommend you take a moment to check them out! Maybe even join in as well. If you know anyone who would be interested in this challenge, then send them on over to the Saloon.

Every month there will be a new contest posted and a couple words for you to use in your story. The stories will completely vary in genres. Check out the contest book for more details!

Come on by and support your fellow Pubbers by reading, voting, and commenting, and then consider joining in as well!!

Busted Gulch Update:

Denver told the ladies the plan to rescue Brandy and Bruce. He shared with Petra a story of Taluah after telling them the plan. Petra was snapped out of the dream when she was awaken with a shove. Tiger and Hillary are both prisoners in a hut in Devil's Moor. When Tiger was brought, he found comfort in Hillary's arms. Denver and Jake blew a hole in Brandy's captors barricade to let his posse get through. Once a hole was made, Missy was first through to make sure her kids were ok. Though, there was no sign of Jacob, Brandy, and Bruce.

Thank you MysteriousDryad for another great update!!

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JUNE CONTEST –

We have our first submissions for this month's contest!! Please come by and check out the stories from:

lyttlejoe

@naomimrshl

@ifana8

Read, Like and Comment!! Then consider sending in a submission and letting your friends know about our contest.

Our June 2020 contest is based around a single tree who came alive to talk to you. What does it say to you?  Write a story to the following prompt in under 300 words.  Do you have what it takes?  Come on over and check out our contest book for full details!!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a silly poem using onomatopoeia.

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As I mentioned last week, Edward Lear published a book titled 'The Book of Nonsense' that featured 72 limericks.  Lear, most famously known for his poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat', is also credited with bringing the limerick into the mainstream.  His poetry was thought to be inventive and fanciful, although it often had an air of melancholy.  Lear was well traveled and many of his limericks feature persons from specific places from around the world, "There was a man from...".  Here are a few examples of his work:

There was an Old Man on a hill,
Who seldom, if ever, stood still;
He ran up and down,
In his Grandmother's gown,
Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.

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There was a Young Lady whose chin,
Resembled the point of a pin;
So she had it made sharp,
And purchased a harp,
And played several tunes with her chin.

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There was an Old Man in a boat,
Who said, 'I'm afloat! I'm afloat!'
When they said, 'No! you aint!'
He was ready to faint,
That unhappy Old Man in a boat.

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Double Mega Poetry Challenge
In the comments below, write a limerick about the Poets Pub.

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As we come to the end of this week's Chatter, we would like to say;
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!! You are loved and cherished!!

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

I have enlisted the help of my six year old granddaughter in coming up with some poetry prompts for children, here is her first suggestion:

Make a finger painting and then write a poem about it!!