WELCOME TO THE PUB-VERSE

HELLO..........HELLO..........HELLO..........HELLO..........HELLO

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PUBBERS THAT FINISHED OUR

FIRST EVER

ACHIEVEMENT HUNTER CHALLENGE 2021

1st to finish............JaneQuill28

2nd to finish..........NehpetsEnal

3rd to finish.......KainGodchilds

4th to finish...............-Nynaeve

5th to finish.....Sohinigoswami

BUT THE ACHIEVEMENT HUNTER IS NOT JUST ABOUT FINISHING IT IS ABOUT THE POINTS SO.........

I HAVE THE TREMENDOUS PLEASURE OF PRESENTING TO YOU OUR

2021 POETS PUB ACHIEVEMENT HUNTER WINNERS

1st Place.....Sohinigoswami with 519 total points

2nd Place........NehpetsEnal with 505 total points

3rd Place..............-Nynaeve with 503 total points

4th Place......KainGodchilds with 502 total points

5th Place.........JaneQuill28 with 494 total points

WE WANT TO ALSO CONGRATULATE OUR 100-POEM CHALLENGE WINNERS

WE HAD TWO PUBBERS THAT WERE ABLE TO FINISH OUR 100-POEM CHALLENGE

NehpetsEnal

AND

-Nynaeve

Bill and I would like to extend our gratitude to all that participated.  A huge thank you to those who took on the challenges and another heartfelt thank you to those who read and commented on the amazing works of our fellow poets.  We are grateful to each and everyone of you!!

This week I would like to feature one of the poems from our Achievement Hunter Challenge.  I believe this poem is a true and heartfelt embodiment of what the Poets Pub is and who we are.  Thank you Steve, NehpetsEnal, for all the work you did in bring this poem together.  For those of you that don't know each line of this amazing poem was written by a different Pubber.

Why (The Poets Pub)
By NehpetsEnal

Why you ask, are words worth more than gold...? (MystresMyna)
Here I say my love, words can never turn old... (Kyra92)
Yonder words fly like a dove on silken wings, stroke after stroke from your quill do they unfold... (NehpetsEnal)

The better to hear you with, I'm told. (lyttlejoe)
Hold you in thrall, with secrets known and stories untold (-Nynaeve)
Enjoy revelations of worlds and dreams, yours to behold. (JaneQuill28)

Printed on pages or verbally told, they make you feel happy, peaceful or bold. (KainGodchlds)
On occasion, our words can seem heartless and cold... (aMusedAndPoetic)
Emotions rollercoaster under a magical hold (crazyp01)
To bring you in the wonderland of poetry.. here I am writing my thoughts to light up my world... (jannesakuru)
Sail like a ship into the worldly minds as the poetry molds (Schwethz)

Poetry that carries to the reader's heart the whispers of the writer's soul (ShaunAllen)
Undulating waves of song within lyrical seas of inspiration, our verses rise extolled (spacetodream)
Boldly and beautifully, more precious than gold; forever engraved in the Poetic stronghold; known as the Poets Pub (BillTemple1957)

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about a baby animal, i.e. kitten, puppy, colt.
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September Contest 2021:

Our September contest has begun, and we invite all Pubbers to join in.  This month we are going to be keeping it simple and fun.  For our September contest you are going to be challenged to write silly, fun, nonsensical poems.  The past year and a half has been so overwhelming for so many of us I think we need to send some cheer and joy out in this world.  You can find out all about it in our contest book.

Biggest Competition Ever:

We normally start our Annual Biggest Competition Ever in September, but with the Achievement Hunter challenge, I have not had time to get it set up yet.  Stay tuned for more information about this after we get the Achievement Hunter finished.

ACHIEVEMENT HUNTER LEADER BOARD FINAL TOTALS

LEADER BOARD for September 5, 2021

***NOTE – Names in blue indicate that you have finished all Achievements for that month.

****NOTE – If your name does not appear in one of the months that means you have not submitted any poems for that month.

June Leader Board

July Leader Board

August Leader Board

Final Winner Totals

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 Thirty-Six Prompt
Write a poem using at least 5 made up words.
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Busted Gulch Vol. 15 Update:

New update coming soon!!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about dancing lights.
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Forgotten Language
By Shel Silverstein

Once I spoke the language of the flowers,
Once I understood each word the caterpillar said,
Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings,
And shared a conversation with the housefly
in my bed.
Once I heard and answered all the questions
of the crickets,
And joined the crying of each falling dying
flake of snow,
Once I spoke the language of the flowers. . . .
How did it go?
How did it go?

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The Great Panjandrum
by Samuel Foote

So she went into the garden
to cut a cabbage-leaf
to make an apple-pie;
and at the same time
a great she-bear, coming down the street,
pops its head into the shop.
What! no soap?
So he died,
and she very imprudently married the Barber.

And there were present
the Picninnies,
and the Jobillies,
and the Garyulies,
and the great Panjandrum himself,
with the little round button at top;
and they all fell to playing the game
of catch-as-catch-can,
till the gunpowder ran out at the heels of their boots.

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The Trouble With Geraniums
By Mervyn Peake

The trouble with geraniums
is that they're much too red!
The trouble with my toast is that
it's far too full of bread.

The trouble with a diamond
is that it's much too bright.
The same applies to fish and stars
and the electric light.

The troubles with the stars I see
lies in the way they fly.
The trouble with myself is all
self-centred in the eye.

The trouble with my looking-glass
is that it shows me, me;
there's trouble in all sorts of things
where it should never be.

I hope everyone is safe and well, I hope you find the time and opportunity to share some joy with those around you, remember love and joy are neverending and never lost and never return void.

Remember to... keep those pens and keyboards flying!!

Cheers from you Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna

P.S. – Children's Poetry Corner by BB
Write about a bug.