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Howdy, Howdy, Howdy All You Amazing Pubbers!!

The Achievement Hunter Challenge has been awesome thus far!! The poems have been out of this world!! (Just like we knew they would be!! 😊) We have almost filled our first book and since we have two months to go, we will be introducing July's Challenges in a new book, Adventure Hunter Challenge Vol. 2!  Which will be posted on July 1st.  BE SURE TO ADD IT TO YOUR READING LIST!!

WE WILL BE POSTING JUNE'S AND JULY'S CHALLENGES IN VOL. 2 AND YOU CAN STILL DO ANY OF THE CHALLENGES AT ANY TIME!!

YOU MUST REMEMBER TO GIVE US THE NUMBER OF THE CHALLENGE WHEN YOU SEND YOUR POEM AND ONLY 3 POEMS PER DAY!!

Also, a reminder that everyone, especially those new to the Pub, you can join in the Achievement Hunter and 100 Poem challenges at any time.

WE ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT/REQUEST FROM OUR VERY OWN NehpetsEnal

Hi fellow and current Achievement Hunter Challenge Poets,

I do believe that to date we have had no #18 Collaborative poems published, so I am hoping as a tribute to @PoetsPub you will all accept my challenge to join together in a monumental #18, fourteen letter acrostic Collaboration Poem, 'Why the PoetsPub'.

Each of us will be nominated a line in the poem to complete using the nominated letter, if not, obvious this will be a serial activity as you will have to follow the theme set by your predecessors.

I would like to pass the honour of writing the opening line to @MystresMyna, who in effect will set the tempo/theme of the poem and think it only appropriate that our founder @BillTemple1957, should bless us with the closing words, all other names including my own will be nominated a line as your first submission was published.

Please note, as long as your words meet the PoetsPub code it will be published as submitted.

W - @MystresMyna
H - @Kyra92
Y - @NehpetsEnal

T - @lyttlejoe
H - @-Nynaeve
E - @JaneQuill28

P - @nubivagant_words
O - @aMusedAndPoetic
E - @crazyp01
T - @jannesakuru
S - @Schwethz

P - @Nuhazett
U - @spacetodream
B - @BillTemple1957

Note: If all nominated poets participate each poet will receive 14 points.

This week's featured poem is brought to you from one of our oldest collections "The Butterfly" from 2015.  This lovely poem is filled with gentle imagery and a beautiful flow.

Yours Truly, Ingenuity
Futurismo360

Hinder my rest,
allow me to take flight,
for I'm resting,
springed feet on a hand elevated high,
an eager butterfly,
ready to flutter by,
garden to garden,
sky to sky,
across intangible miles,
to collect eclectic nectarous delights,
and deposit them in your fertile mind.
to harness joy sublime.

Allow me to soar,
to imaginative shores,
set me free.

Yours truly, ingenuity.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about a ticking clock.
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2021 SUMMER POETRY CHALLENGES:

We have decided to do something different for the Summer.  As such THERE WILL BE NO MONTHLY CONTESTS FOR, JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST.  We have prepared two HUGE challenges for you!! And here is how it will all work:

1. You will need to create a book on your profile to post your poems in and YOU MUST send us the link to it. Your book will be added to the participant's list as well as our Summer Challenge Reading List.  (Send the link to us by Direct Message.)

2. Start writing poems! You have from June 1st to August 31st to write 100 poems.

3. Poems must be a minimum of 8 lines.

4. You CAN USE the Achievement Hunter Poems in the 100-poem challenge if you want.

5. Poets will be awarded 50 points for completing the 100-poem challenge.

6. An extra 2 points will be awarded for every poem over 100 poems.

7. If any Poet can fill a 200-poem collection, they will get a bonus of 100 points.

1. There will be a total of 81 Achievements and all poems written for this challenge MUST be submitted to the Poets Pub in a Direct Message and will be posted here.  If you decided to create a book on your profile for this challenge you are more than welcome to send us the link and we will add it to our Summer Challenge Reading List. 

2. We will be posting 27 Achievements per month. However, you can join in at any time. And you can do them in any order you would like.

3. Each achievement will be worth points (between 1-10 points) and the points are noted on each achievement. Once you have submitted your poem and we have determined that it fulfills the requirements of the challenge you will be awarded the points for that achievement.  EACH ACHIEVEMENT CAN ONLY BE SUBMITTED ONCE.

4. We will be keeping a list of participants and their total points, which will be published in the Chatter each week.

5. You CAN USE the Achievement Hunter Poems in the 100 poem challenge if you want.

6. Submissions: When you submit your poem, YOU MUST INCLUDE THE NUMBER FOR THE POEM YOU ARE SUBMITTING! That is the only way we will be able to award you the correct number of points.

7. Poets MUST respond to ALL COMMENTS made on their Poems. (When responding to comments please try to remember to tag the person who made the comment so that they will know you responded.)

8.  Please only send in 3 POEMS PER DAY.

ACHIEVEMENT HUNTER LEADER BOARD

For this week's Leader Board, I have posted a photo of the Excel Spreadsheet I am keeping of the challenge.  Please take a look at it and make sure that it is correct.  If you find any discrepancies please DM me and let me know.

LEADER BOARD for June 26, 2021

Winners will be determined by the number of points each poet earns.

We will have a participation sticker for each participant.

We will have a 100 Poem Challenge completion sticker.

The top 5 points winners will receive:

A Winner's Sticker

A Shout Out from the Pub

A Printable Achievement Hunter Certificate and/or 100 Poem Challenge Certificate

They will also have an automatic entry in our Poet of the Year Competition

POEM A WEEK CHALLENGE:

The purpose of this challenge is to simply encourage writing, taking the time, at least once a week, to get a poem from your brain on to paper.  If you would like to participate, the "how to" is below.

2021 Poem-a-Week Participants

A Paintbucket of Words by nubivagant_words

Genteel Reveries of an Outrié Poetess by MystresMyna

Petals of a Rose by Alkymarz

A New Leaf by most_bay

Five Drops of Ink by je2suisChris

Woven Threads by enchanting_figments

My One Last Gasp by BillTemple1957

Even As We Speak by MichaelTyger

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-Six Prompt
Write a poem about fruit growing on a tree.
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storytellers-saloon

Busted Gulch Vol. 15 Update:

3Gun headed back to the hotel and found that his room had been "upgraded" on Rue's orders.  Upon entering his new room, he found CG asleep in the tub.  Gyn made some posters to celebrate 3Gun and CG's "nuptials" and took them by the mayor's office to get them approved, however he had not returned from his rounds.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem comparing and contrasting two things.
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Our Poetic History, this week, comes from our very first Biggest Competition Ever, in 2016, collection named "The Biggest Challenge" (Vol. 1).  This poem form is a "Tempoem" created by our very own Bill Temple.

Drips
By @meahrey

my love, you are art. beauty drips
from your very skin. can't rip
my  eyes  from  your  lips.
try drinking , but hips.
with cold fingertips...
the sip,
drips

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Beings
By @BubblySue

Men and women are such curious beings
begin as  babies  turn  into  teens
often live beyond their means
when broke eat beans
become more lean
smell obscene
beings

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heart
By @theoldPoet

memories keep you deep within my heart
you are here, though we're apart
its    hard;    a    fresh   start
the  pain  never departs
life increasingly tart
abstract art
heart

Well there you have it friends another Pub Chatter in the books!! I hope everyone has a super-duper 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 different sounds.