A Message from Bill

As our 5th Anniversary celebrations continue, an amendment to one of our rules shall be put in place considering our 2020 Poet of the Year.

For the year 2020 all members of the Poets Pub shall be eligible to compete and claim the title of 2020 Poet of the Year. This includes all past winners of the Poet of the Year. We want this year to be a special celebration and we want the participation in the year end event to be the best it ever has been.

With this in mind, it must also be noted that to be eligible to participate in the Poet of the Year contest, you must win one of our monthly challenges or a Founder's Challenge. This includes past Poet of the Year winners as well.

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Just a reminder to all Pubbers out there. Our 5th Anniversary Collection is still open for submissions. Whether you are a long time member of the Pub or a new member, you are entitled to submit a poem for this special collection. We want as many members as possible to be a part of this, so do your part and get that poem in.

Rookie of the Year Award (title tentative)

For the first time this year, we will be awarding an award to a new Pubber, who best exemplifies the true meaning of the Poets Pub.

To be eligible for this award you must have joined the Poets Pub after January 1, 2020.

You must have competed in at least 6 monthly competitions or Founder Challenges.

You must reflect the traits of a Pubber in good standing. (Answering all comments on your poems, reading and commenting on other Pubber poems and spreading the word about the Poets Pub to others.)

If you joined the Poets Pub after January 1, 2020, please drop us a message and let us know, so that we may add you to the eligibility list.

The winner will be chosen by a panel made up of Poet Pub execs, as well as past winner of the Poet of the Year, Pubber of the Year and Poets in Perpetuum.

We are also accepting ideas for this awards name.

A Message from Myna -

As we near the end of our 5th Anniversary month, I thought I would take this opportunity to let you know some of the things we have in the works for the future of the Pub. 

One project I have had in the works for a long time is getting a collection going that will showcase published Pubbers.  I hope to launch it this summer, it will be a collection for any Pubber that has published books.  They will be able to send in all the information about the book(s) and where people can find them to buy.

We also want to expand our end of the year awards.  Have a full-blown awards ceremony! Best poem, best new poet, most improved poet, etc.

Finally, we hope to have a small group of poets that will become mentors of sorts.  This will be fellow Pubbers that have the benefit of years of poetry writing experience and are willing to help other Pubbers improve upon their poetry writing skills. 

Of course, our month's contests will continue, along with our other regular open collections.

As all of you know, the work done here at the Pub is on a volunteer basis, so we can't give you a hard timeline as to when these and other project will come to light.  We just want you all to know that we are busy looking to find ways to improve the Pub and make our community a better place for all of us.

Founders Challenge

I first have to say that I was a little disappointed by the participation in my 2nd Founders Challenge, but at the same time the quality of poems that were submitted were exemplary.

Each and every one of the poems were taken into consideration and it took me several reads before I made my final choice. And believe me the choice was not easy. If I had it my way, which I could, I would just declare a tie and let all poems win, but unfortunately that is not the way it works, even for me.

So by the slow process of elimination, I did finally come up with a winner. But once again, I congratulate all those who did participate.

Second Runner Up

Drink Deep (Michael Tyger)

Runner Up

Sanctuary (Orkneyman)

*****Winner*****

My Private Place (lyttlejoe)

Once again congratulations to all and especially to the three winning poems.

A new Founder's Challenge will be announced next week.

The People Upstairs
By Ogden Nash

The people upstairs all practise ballet
Their living room is a bowling alley
Their bedroom is full of conducted tours.
Their radio is louder than yours,
They celebrate week-ends all the week.
When they take a shower, your ceilings leak.
They try to get their parties to mix
By supplying their guests with Pogo sticks,
And when their fun at last abates,
They go to the bathroom on roller skates.
I might love the people upstairs more
If only they lived on another floor.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a about a conversation between two butterflies.

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MAY CONTEST –

Today is the last for our May contest.  You still have a bit of time to get your entries in for both prompts.  Check out this month's contest book for all the details!

POETS PUB 5TH ANNIVERSARY –

We would like to thank everyone that participated in our 5th Anniversary celebration!! YOU ALL MADE IT A HUGE SUCCESS!! We will continue to accept submissions for this collection through the end of the year, we would love to completely fill this book! I think we can do it!!

5TH ANNIVERSARY "VIRTUAL" BLOCK PARTY –

As a part of our Anniversary celebrations we are going to be throwing a "virtual" month long block party!!! All members are invited and encouraged to participate. 

BLOCK PARTY CHALLENGE #7 – Write an acrostic poem using the words POETS PUB RULES.

BLOCK PARTY CHALLENGE #8 – Write a poem in ode to your favorite poet.

Our ongoing challenge, we would like to ask ALL OF PUB MEMBERS to send in a poem to be included in this collection.  It should be a poem that represents you as a poet. 

JUNE CONTEST –

Our June contest will open for submissions tomorrow!!! We are headed into Summer with some Silliness!! We invite all members to jump right in!!

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

Poem A Week - 2020 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

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-Two Prompt

Write a poem to your future self.

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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 –

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

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MAY CHALLENGE –

The May content is open and eagerly awaiting your submissions.  This month's prompt is, "On the Campaign Trail". You have the last two weeks of April and the entire month of May to get your stories in!

You would have to head over to the contest book to get the full details for this month's challenge.

We have received two entries so far by @lyttlejoe with "Stumping" and @ifana8 with "Campaign for Nature". Grab those pens, or pencils, and get writing Pubbers! Let's get those stories in!

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 along with a couple words 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!!

Lyttlejoe's Busted Gulch Volume 14:

CS received an old saddle with no sender address. After that, he went to go print a wanted poster for his horse Raindrop but on his way, he was hit by a wagon. Loren sang Amazing Grace for Uncle Bubba's funeral while Aunt Sue stood solemn but brave. Upon on a hill, their family and friends gathered, and the men lowered the coffin near the river. Billy went to go warn Rue about the two businessmen and that they may be after her.

Thank you MysteriousDryad for another great update!!

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Our April contest is now closed.  We want to send out a huge thank you to everyone who participated and we will be announcing our winners soon.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about the taste of lemonade. 

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I hope everyone enjoyed learning about Cinquains! Next month we take on Limericks!!

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Double Mega Poetry Challenge
In the comments below write a four line poem that starts with "Poetry is...".

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This brings us to the end of another Chatter and the end of another month. Thank you all so much for making the Poets Pub the sanctuary that it is.  Remember to keep those pens and keyboards flying! Stay safe, see you next week!!

Cheers from you Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna

P.S. – Children's Poetry Corner