Suzette Crous's Blog
Nominated as one of the BEST POETS (current or in the past) on World Poetry Day, 21 March 2013 - in Dazed & Confused Magazine.
WEBSITES AND BLOGS:
1. http://suzette-poet-author.webs.com/
2. @ WATER DANCE (facebook page): Tips, poetry forms, self-publishing, websites, my books for sale, etc
www.facebook.com/angelwingsa
Included in: My poem, ON THE OCEAN WAVES
International Who's Who in Poetry 2012
Library of Congress ISBN- 978-1-61936-035-8
My poem, The African Man, featured twice during 2012 in the eMagazine, Afritorial
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Most Recent Blog Post
SUZETTE PRIME versus "haiku" - filling the niche
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Blog Posted:12/8/2012 12:47:00 AM
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haiku by Basho
How did I come up with the new poetry form, SUZETTE PRIME?
As some of you know, I am not a great fan of syllable counts - the main reason is because I am mildly dyslexic and spelling phonetically all my life, made it difficult for me to express myself in some of the poetry forms where a syllable count is important.
I tackled the problem (like I do with most things in life) by facing the challenge head on.
Secondly, Philosophy is an old passion of mine. I have read all of the modern philosopher, Paulo Coelo's, books - my favorite being 'Like the Flowing River' (a collection of short stories).
When I recently started to pen a few crude haiku in honor of a good friend, I came to the realization that many of the haiku written by Basho actually contain philosophical statements - little gems of human nature contained in a reference to nature.
The Fish Eagle was the first Suzette Prime I penned, followed by Freedom, based on a philosophical discussion on facebook which developed out of a paragraph in my book, Water Dance. The latter was serialized on facebook last year.
There is less than a week left till the closing date of the SUZETTE PRIME CONTEST. I would like to invite you to spread your wings and use this new poetry form to write an interesting statement. Suzette Prime, I feel, fills that niche between a short poem and a longer Free Verse which we have all felt the need of at times.
Wishing everyone a splendid weekend.
Su
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My Poems
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| Date Posted | Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| 5/4/2013 | A Twisted Tree | Haiku | nature,philosophy, |
| 5/1/2013 | RUSH | Verse | nature, |
| 4/26/2013 | TYPEWRITER | Narrative | nostalgia, |
| 4/20/2013 | What is in a Name | Couplet | family,,granddaughter, |
| 4/19/2013 | Gray | Haiku | beach, |
| 4/18/2013 | CYCLE OF LIFE | Suzette Prime | introspection,hope, |
| 4/10/2013 | The Wedding Dress | Quatrain | urban,wedding, |
| 4/9/2013 | The Tree of Knowledge | Verse | philosophy,religious,tree |
| 4/9/2013 | WHITE ROSES | Tanka | wedding, |
| 4/9/2013 | TABLE MOUNTAIN | Quintella | dedication,nature, |
| 4/5/2013 | The Hike | Haiku | nature, |
| 3/31/2013 | ALBATROSS and PRECIOUS GOLD | Quatern | allegory,introspection,me |
| 3/28/2013 | T Woods | Limerick | humorous,satire, |
| 3/24/2013 | QUANTUM PHYSICS | Abecedarian | science, |
| 3/22/2013 | AFRIKAANS and ENGLISH TANKA | Tanka | introspection, |
| 3/21/2013 | LEXICON OF MY POEMS | Abecedarian | on writing and words,old, |
| 3/18/2013 | Andrea Dietrich | Clerihew | dedication, |
| 3/18/2013 | Alternating --- Zanies | ABC | philosophy, |
| 3/17/2013 | POETS ON POETRY | Abecedarian | on writing and words,phil |
| 3/17/2013 | Swift Terns | Tanka | freedom,nature, |
| 3/16/2013 | A ZANY | Suzette Prime | philosophy, |
| 3/14/2013 | REREDOS | Tanka | autumn,metaphor,passion,r |
| 3/1/2013 | WISDOM STRING | Verse | allegory,hope,inspiration |
| 2/22/2013 | THEN UNDERSTAND | Free verse (vers libre) | inspirational,introspecti |
| 2/22/2013 | INNOCENCE | Verse | inspirational, |
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Fav Poems
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| Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| As Raindrops Fall | Lyric | life,love,philosophy,visi |
| The Shadow of Me | Free verse (vers libre) | introspectionme,age,old,t |
| As Canvas Weeps | Tanka | art |
| Through the Winter Cold he Rode | Villanelle | love,naturewinter,winter, |
| Seasons to wonder | Rhyme | nature,seasons,me,winter, |
| The Loss of Wisdom | Quatern | introspection,loss,people |
| Autumn Love | Acrostic | love, |
| Pseudonym | Free verse (vers libre) | allegory,hope,introspecti |
| swarm of dragonflies | Haiku | art,nature, |
| Dying Rose | Haiku | devotion, |
| Jokers Lament | Senryu | funny,life, |
| Heated Revere | Free verse (vers libre) | devotion,growing up,hope, |
| Distant Thunder - A Shan-zi Poem | Free verse (vers libre) | nature, |
| Captive Bird - 12 Bars 12 Dreams | Rhyme | animals, |
| 'Peace when needed' | Free verse (vers libre) | friendship,hope,life,lost |
| Wearied Wanderlust | Rondeau | love, |
| The Allure of Your Lips | Quatern | passion,romance,visionary |
| 'Warfare' | Verse | angst,depression,fear, |
| Invitation to the Dance | Free verse (vers libre) | allegory, |
| TUNES OF WAVES | Rhyme | music,nature,ocean, |
| Beauty of Nature | Haiku | nature, |
| DARE WE | Quatrain | funny,me, |
| Wayward Child | Pantoum | introspection,life,loss,l |
| Ewmer Fudd and Buggs Bunny Paint the Town Wed | Couplet | funny,life,recovery from. |
| Yesterdays | Free verse (vers libre) | angst, |
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