Andrea Dietrich's Blog
 Andrea Dietrich grew up in Iowa and now resides in Utah with a spouse and two cats. She has two grown children and three grandchildren. Having graduated BYU with a Spanish major/ESL minor, she has spent most of her adult life teaching. It wasn't until 2000 that she began writing in earnest and discovering her "niche" as a writer of lyrical poetry. The internet opened up a new world for her, and she has spent nearly a decade now participating in poetry clubs, acting as a judge of poetry contests for various magazines and for the website Shadow Poetry, and also, entering poetry contests herself. Ms. Dietrich has won numerous awards, as well as the title Poet of the Year 2008, from the Yahoo group, Poetry For Thought. In addition, she has won prizes from the magazines Lucidity, Bell's Letters, Art with Words, Poets at Work and SP Quill, the magazine for which she wrote grammar and poetry articles as well as movie reviews and for which she acted as poetry editor for the head editor Marie Summers for six years. Many of her poems have appeared in Shadows Ink, a yearly published series of chapbooks of award winning poetry as well as in numerous other anthologies. Her short stories appeared in many issues of SP Quill and much of her poetry is published in eight chapbooks (the most recent one soon to be published is called Prosies), which can be purchased at Shadowpoetry.com.
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Most Recent Blog Post
I Could Just Gag (A hodgepodge of stuff)
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Blog Posted:2/24/2013 9:10:00 AM
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My first hodgepodge item, nothing important, but just to let you know,I heard about making one's own "green smoothies' the other day. I was told: just thrown in lots of nutritious greens and add a bit of fruit to sweeten it up with agave if you want.
So I DID it. I got a whole bunch of spinach leaves (since I don't mind a spinach salad now and then). I saw collard greens next to the spinach in the store and I thought: Hmmm, that is one everyone always raves about as being so nutritious. So I got my blender out and squashed together big handfuls of spinach and collard greens. Added in celery and a cup of pineapple chunks and some agave, HOLY CRAP I mean it's not as bad as some foods I have had, but what is that bitter taste? Is it the collard greens?. Next time I will leave that nasty stuff out and see if it improves!!
As you can tell, I do NOT like my veggies very much. But I thought i would think of a way to have a more healthful diet, and I am not sure smoothies will be my answer! Does anyone have a good suggestion for me of veggies that won't taste too nasty in a shake?
Item number two: I think my Tritina contest is ready to be judged. If not, it's close to being finished. So please check your poems over. I will try to at least read them finally. but probably it will be a while till I get to the judging.
FINAL item: the OSCARS: Does anyone have a favorite movie or actor they are rooting for? I have been able to predict correctly for 12 years running (one year I even predicted the tossup between Avatar and Hurt Locker). but this year I just have NO CLUE. There were so many good movies, I do not even have a clear favorite. I only know what will NOT win. I don't think Life of Pi, Django, and other less popular ones stand a chance. the big ones are advertising and I am sure it will come down to ones like Argo, Lincoln or Les Mis.
Well, I hope everyone has a GREAT SUNDAY. And hope you catch the Oscars tonight.
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My Poems
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| Date Posted | Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| 5/22/2013 | church tryst | Senryu | sensual, |
| 5/21/2013 | A Sonnet For Eduardo | Sonnet | lost love, |
| 5/20/2013 | Dreaming Into the Day | Couplet | dream,love, |
| 5/18/2013 | Where the Wind Blows | Quatrain | wind, |
| 5/17/2013 | In the Mood | Haiku | romance, |
| 5/15/2013 | A Time of Change | Rhyme | change, |
| 5/13/2013 | The Magic Guitarist | Quatrain | music, |
| 5/12/2013 | Melancholy Memory | Verse | dad,memory, |
| 5/11/2013 | A Five Minute Poem | Limerick | write, |
| 5/9/2013 | Reflections of You | Quatrain | blue,longing, |
| 5/8/2013 | The Vow of Abuse | Sonnet | abuse, |
| 5/7/2013 | Jazz for Razz | Rhyme | cat, |
| 5/5/2013 | plucking grapes along the lane | Haiku | sister, |
| 5/3/2013 | Violet, My Adored | Free verse (vers libre) | color, |
| 5/2/2013 | Typewriter | Sonnet | life, |
| 4/30/2013 | A Ripple In Time | Sonnet | happiness,time, |
| 4/28/2013 | the rank scent of bear | Haiku | animal, |
| 4/28/2013 | pink cherry blossoms | Haiku | nature, |
| 4/25/2013 | Food Inglorious Food | Couplet | food, |
| 4/22/2013 | I Just Found Out | Couplet | humor,pets, |
| 4/21/2013 | From Above The Lost City | Tanka | city, |
| 4/19/2013 | In the Meadow | Prose Poetry | lost love, |
| 4/19/2013 | Moon | Triolet | moon, |
| 4/17/2013 | A Hug for the Bug | Quintain (English) | insect, |
| 4/15/2013 | Belles on the Lake | Tanka | beauty, |
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Fav Poems
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| Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| The Stone | Elegy | death,love, |
| A Winter Night | Lyric | imagination,nature, |
| Violin | Personification | death,love,sadworld,rose, |
| Just wait and see | Free verse (vers libre) | nature,science,space, |
| My White Lace Tablecloth | Narrative | family,forgiveness,friend |
| A LIMERICK CHRISTMAS THREE (3) . | Limerick | funny,seasons,thank you,c |
| ALWAYS MOTHERS DAY | Rhyme | funny,mother,thank you,me |
| A Pirate Jay | Light Poetry | animals, |
| Divine Splendor | Blank verse | introspection,nature,scie |
| BROTHER - BILLY | Narrative | brother,childhood,family, |
| Umbrella | Personification | confusion,devotion,life,l |
| You played me | Personification | confusion,imagination,mus |
| Concept of Time | Free verse (vers libre) | nature |
| JINGLE | Free verse (vers libre) | funny,life,music |
| AN EVER-CHANGING UNIVERSE | Narrative | mysterylight,light, |
| TRANSCENDENCE | Tanka | fantasy,imagination,natur |
| My Partner, my Life | Free verse (vers libre) | husband,loveme, |
| Spaces .... The Earth Moved ..... | Imagism | love |
| December Sun . | Rhyme | naturewinter,sun,winter, |
| A Whisper on the Wind | Free verse (vers libre) | nature |
| Footsteps | Free verse (vers libre) | fatherme,me, |
| If ever | Free verse (vers libre) | love |
| Dreams like Light-Waves | Prose Poetry | imaginationautumn, |
| A fantsy world | Haiku | |
| Borrowed Sweetness | Senryu | girlfriend-boyfriend |
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