Edward Ibeh

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Date PostedPoemTitle# ViewsForm 
10/12/2016656 Tanka
10/12/2016899 Tanka
10/12/2016689 Verse
10/12/2016685 Senryu
10/01/20161088 Rhyme
09/27/20161066 Personification
09/25/2016903 Verse
09/15/2016681 Acrostic
09/07/2016756 Nonet
08/30/20161292 Lyric
08/21/20161166 Tanka
08/20/2016993 Verse
07/17/20161113 Acrostic
06/18/20161163 Blank verse
06/12/20161153 Haiku
06/02/2016499 Lyric
05/01/20161273 Haiku
04/30/2016978 Free verse
04/19/2016827 Senryu
04/17/2016809 Tristich
04/17/20161013 Monoku
04/15/20161517 Verse
04/12/20161832 Ode
04/12/20161817 Imagism
04/10/20161463 Narrative
04/09/2016946 Imagism
04/08/20161215 Couplet
04/08/20161361 Acrostic
04/07/2016814 Imagism
04/07/20161615 Free verse
04/06/20161196 Lyric
04/05/20161224 Free verse
04/04/20161302 Monoku
04/03/20161511 Ode
04/03/20161490 Shape
04/02/20161163 Free verse
04/02/20161578 Free verse
04/01/20161702 Acrostic
03/30/2016513 Couplet
03/29/20161561 Lyric
03/28/20161970 Imagism
03/27/2016892 Lyric
03/27/2016574 Lyric
03/26/20161388 Sonnet
03/26/2016944 Romanticism
03/24/20161009 Lyric
03/22/20161120 Free verse
03/22/20161185 Carpe Diem
03/22/20161302 Monorhyme

Quotes

Quote Left You can't be a poet without being in love with nature. Quote Right
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Quote Left When you don't know something, admit it, without shame. That's what being human is all about Quote Right
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Quote Left You repay those that helped you succeed simply by being humble Quote Right
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Quote Left Political correctness is an overrated virtue Quote Right
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Quote Left I'm a quasi-masochist. I don't feel truly content until I've suffered to achieve a goal in some way Quote Right
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Quote Left Success without struggle has the same bitter aftertaste as failure Quote Right
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Quote Left If you throw a stone at a honeycomb, you're bound to bother one too many bees. Quote Right
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Biography

Edward
Easy-going, Diligent, Creative, and Spiritual
Brother of Stephen, Mildred, and Jeanette 
Lover of Nature, Women, and Poetry
Who feels Pain, Love, and Empathy
Who fears The Unknown, Snakes, and Heights
I would like to see The Eiffel Tower, El Castillo, and The Great Wall of China
Resident of Riverside Road, Essex, Maryland
Ibeh

For the most part, I'm a romantic poet, but I also venture into satire, humor, nature, spirituality, existentialism, etc. I don't shy away from the sad and dark themes as well. I started writing poetry in November 2006. However, after losing my poetry notebook with about 135 poems in early 2009, I lost my passion for poetry completely. I was jobless for almost a year due to the recession of 2014, during that time period, I reignited my passion for poetry to stave off boredom. I discovered Poetrysoup and started posting my poems in 2016. The first poem I posted was "Wings of A Butterfly." My poems "Sing To Me, Nightingale", "Unfulfilled Dream" and "A Waxing Crescent" appeared in the first issue of Poesis Online Journal. My biography and poem "Musings of An Aging Man"  features in the "My Poet Friends" section of Emile Pinet's poetry book, "A Match In The Dark." My poems "Say You Will," "Winds of Night," and "Echo Chasing" appeared in the "PS: It's Poetry" Anthology." My poems "Apogee of Grief", "To Be Loved" and "Sweet on You" appeared in the "PS: It's Still Poetry, Volume 2" Anthology." My poems "Ambling Through The Meadow" and "Depression" appeared in the "Reflections on the Important Things" anthology. My poems "Let Bygones Be Bygones" and "When Life Gets Rough" appeared in the "Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry" anthology

I'm currently working as a Lot Associate at The Home Depot.

I'm a Navy Veteran.

I'm Nigerian-American born in Lima, Ohio in October 28th, 1976.

I grew up mostly in Baltimore, Maryland.

I'm married to a wonderful woman(and Registered Nurse!), Helen.

I have two young daughters, Isabelle and Alexandra.

I'm the inventor of the poetry form, "Yalto"

Graduated from Lake Clifton Campus(formerly Lake Clifton Eastern High School), Baltimore, Maryland in 1995.
Graduated from Essex Community College in 2003 and Brightwood College(formerly TESST College of Technology) in 2005.
Certifications: Electronics Technology, Telecommunications, Fiber-Optics/Copper Network Cabling.

 

 

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Book: Diverse Voices: The Poetry of Human Rights and the Pursuit of Peace