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I retired from a nursing career to live a simple life in the country and write. I self
published my first book of poetry, The River of Liquid Dreams. Small presses published two more, In The Presence of Shadows, and Faith Like A Dandelion. I had the honor of having one of my poems recited in a documentary produced by the Canadian Institute on Child Health, The Healing Journey. I give poetry readings and judge performance poetry competitions.

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EKPHRASTIC CHALLENGE

Blog Posted:10/11/2015 7:23:00 AM

I just wanted to share the information that Rattle poetry has an ekphrastic challenge every month. It costs nothing to enter and the prize is $25. They post a new picture the first of every month and you have until the last day of the month to submit your poem. There are two winners each month.

The incredibly talented poets here should be able to sweep the challenge!

Want to have a go at it? The link is:

http://www.rattle.com/poetry/extras/ekphrasis/

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Julia
Ward

Date: 10/13/2015 5:30:00 AM

Sounds good!

John
Lawless

Date: 10/11/2015 11:31:00 AM

thanks for the heads up Monterey I shall give it a go.

Robert
Lindley

Date: 10/11/2015 9:21:00 AM

Thanks my friend, I will check it out. I had been wondering why you had placed no new poems here since May. Always so nice to read your writes!

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 10/11/2015 9:06:00 AM

This is nice of you to tell us, Monterey. I will have to look up the form to see if I have done one or not!! It's always a treat when you appear at Soup. Just read your recent post. As usual, it's amazing.

My Past Blog Posts


EKPHRASTIC CHALLENGE Date Posted: 10/11/2015 7:23:00 AM
THE BEAUTY OF AUTUMN Date Posted: 9/26/2014 7:22:00 AM
LETTERS TO POETS CONTEST JUDGED Date Posted: 6/20/2014 8:34:00 AM
Romantic Gestures Date Posted: 2/13/2014 9:24:00 AM
The Sound of Color Judged Date Posted: 12/10/2013 8:58:00 AM
TO THE AMAZING PEOPLE AT POETRY SOUP Date Posted: 7/27/2013 5:25:00 AM
POSTAGE STILL DUE Date Posted: 6/1/2013 6:45:00 AM
IN SEARCH OF THE LOST SOCK Date Posted: 5/18/2013 6:14:00 PM

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Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories

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PoemTitle	Form	Categories
On the Outside, Looking In	Free verse	friendship,life,people,sa
Language Barrier	Prose Poetry	emotions,immigration,insp
How To Die	Free verse	age,death,dream,
All About Curiosity	Light Verse	identity,
The Peace Sign	Free verse	memory,peace,
Questions To Ponder	Verse	appreciation,beauty,thank
Teach Them Young	I do not know?	africa,children,culture,e
Dear Robert Frost	Free verse	poetry,poets,
My Day As a Woman	Rhyme	encouraging,feelings,jour
I Am the Mighty Mountain	Personification	earth,mountains,
Along Youth's Lane	Rhyme	childhood,places,
Temple of Life	Sijo	god,nature,
Holy Is the Lamb	Free verse	devotion,god,
My Poetry Garden	Narrative	garden,
Finesse	Sonnet	character,
The Gift	Verse	encouraging,prayer,spirit
Blessings	Couplet	appreciation,
Flickering Shadows	Free verse	adventure,
Stormy	Free verse	longing,sad,
Hey Hank, Did You Just -	Senryu	funny,writing,
God's Kind of Poetry	Terza Rima	beauty,devotion,poetry,
Beg To Have	Blitz	betrayal,
I Need To Feel	Free verse	angst,emotions,
Fall In Love	Acrostic	autumn,love,nature,
How Poetry Began	Quatrain	nature,poetry,
The Hush of Christmas Past	Sonnet	child,christmas,
Beneath the Shattered	Verse	birth,courage,
A Rare Place	Blank verse	nature,
- Angels and Snow -	Verse	moon,snow,winter,
The Art of Understanding	Free verse	prayer,
Burden of Guilt	Free verse	emotions,poetry,sorrow,
Joy and Pain of Memories	Free verse	change,father daughter,in
I Am Or Maybe I Am Not	Free verse	how i feel,introspection,
Tree	Free verse	child,god,tree,
A Single Soul Cries Out	Rhyme	blessing,conflict,courage
Wind	Personification	nature,wind,
On New Year's Eve	Verse	new year,
Love Gift	I do not know?	dream,love,
The Fool	Verse	crazy,journey,
Broken People	Free verse	people,
One Christmas Morn	Verse	christmas,
Transformation	Rhyme	beauty,
Yesterday's Joys	Rhyme	childhood,image,magic,uni
Fireflies	Tanka	childhood,
Poetry For Poets: I Own This- Edition	Free verse	creation,metaphor,poems,p
Embrace the Day	Rhyme	life,
Shades of Grey	Prose	introspection,mystery,
The Jeweler's Lathe	Free verse	beauty,
Under the Willow Trees	Free verse	childhood,death of a frie
Hidden Beauty	Rondeau	hero,
All I Have In Life	Free verse	absence,best friend,betra
My Lacking	Quatrain	emotions,river,
Nature Talk	Free verse	nature,
The Peephole That Is the Moon	Rhyme	faith,god,heaven,hope,
The Gift of Poetry	Free verse	art,poetry,uplifting,inte
Workshop Poem - Winds Forgive	Free verse	change,faith,forgiveness,
Finding Myself Again	Dramatic Verse	courage,love hurts,self,
Time Alone	Couplet	faith,introspection,spiri
Brittle Wool	Verse	clothes,longing,winter,
Stand Still	Verse	life,
Memories Leave Silently	Free verse	age,loneliness,
When the Wanderer Returns	Free verse	absence,adventure,childho
Once Again	Epigram	hope,loneliness,love,
You Are God and I Have To Believe	Free verse	christian,conflict,confus
Missing Person	Free verse	irony,
Autumn's Daughter	Haiku	autumn,

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Richard Lamoureux	Canada	Read
Andrea Dietrich	United States	Read
Poet Tacito	United States	Read
Anne-Lise Andresen	Norway	Read
Suzanne Delaney	United States	Read
Donna Jones	United States	Read
Mark Peterson	United States	Read
Nette Onclaud	Philippines	Read
Harry Horsman	Australia	Read
Robert Lindley	United States	Read
Arlene Smith	United States	Read
Tim Ryerson	United States	Read
Daver Austin	United States	Read
Sara Kendrick	United States	Read
Connie Marcum Wong	United States	Read
Martin Lochner	South Africa	Read
David Meade	United States	Read
Rhonda Johnson-Saunders	United States	Read
Nandita Das	India	Read
Darlene Gifford	United States	Read
Demetrios Trifiatis	Greece	Read
John Lawless	United States	Read
Mama Bear	Canada	Read