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Blog Posted by Team Poetrysoup: 6/8/2025 10:49:00 AM

Our community is about to embark on another exciting Poetry Anthology project in a few months. This is a project we undertake annually, with the aim of showcasing the talent and creativity of our Soupers (member poets). In the past, we relied on member submissions and the PoetrySoup Staff's selection process. However, this time, we are looking to our community for new ideas. What kind of anthology should we create? How should we determine its content? How should poems be selected for inclusion? We need your input. Post your thoughts below...

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Suzette
Richards

Date: 7/17/2025 11:28:00 PM

I would like to propose that a team of professional judges select a poet from each country to serve as the “Voice of … (their country’s name)” – a type of “Poet Laureate”. This may include a brief biography of the poet. The selection will obviously exclude AI-generated poetry and plagiarized work and not be reliant on external influences such as the number of visits or comments (or even PODs) as the judges would have to judge blind in order for this to work. This selection of international poetry could serve as the introduction to the anthology, before a wider selection of poetry with the contemporary reader in mind. A working title: “The Global Voice of Poets.”

Howard
Osborne

Date: 7/13/2025 3:26:00 AM

Perhaps showing the contrast between alternated formally structured poetic forms and 'free verse'? Maybe in a sequenced theme from beginning to end, such as confusion to clarity, or hate to love? (and could be the anthology title?)

Annie
Lander

Date: 7/8/2025 7:37:00 AM

I agree, let's make the 2025 poetry book about this, so that 20 years from now, someone will come across it and gain insight into what happened to us in a poetic sense.

Ankwasa
Harlord

Date: 7/6/2025 10:04:00 AM

We have a lot of chaos around the world in all spheres, emotional wise, economic wise, political wise etc Gaza to Ukraine to Congo among others... Lets make a noise on these!

Annie Lander
Date: 7/8/2025 7:35:00 AM

let's make the 2025 poetry book about this, so that 20 years from now, someone will come across it and gain insight into what happened to us in a poetic sense.

Gwendolyn
Cloyd

Date: 7/1/2025 11:14:00 AM

I THINK WE NEED AN ANTHOLOGY BOOK OF POETRY ABOUT LIFE ITSELF, NOT AS WE LIKE IT TO BE, BUT OF THE REALITIES OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE ACTULLLY FACING, DAY TO DAY. IT CAN BE A MIXURE OF THE SAD, MUNDANE, THE UPS AND THE DOWNS, THE HAPPY, EXPECTED, AND THE UNEXPECTED, ETC. - THAT'S LIFE -

Jeanette
Swan

Date: 6/25/2025 6:14:00 AM

Can we have a kids poetry anthology from members writing for children? Limerics, rhymes and beautiful ones (like "Silver" by Walter de la Mare), and ballads of heroes, I remember enjoying Shel Silverstein's Runny Babbit with my kids. A Kids' anthology would need an enticing title.

Gwendolyn Cloyd
Date: 7/1/2025 11:17:00 AM

I love the ideal of a kids anthology book.

Melanie Chiera
Baquiran

Date: 6/25/2025 1:13:00 AM

Currently, news of war and world conflicts arise. Topics of human rights and peace is one valuable theme to encourage many people to comfort the war victims and to stop the ongoing war. There should always be forgiveness, and understand each other despite diversity and culture.theme: "Live and Love, Serenity"

Annie Lander
Date: 7/8/2025 7:40:00 AM

agree with your idea

Gwendolyn Cloyd
Date: 7/1/2025 11:18:00 AM

i agree on those topics as well.

Elaine
George

Date: 6/21/2025 8:52:00 PM

I would like to see an anthology entitled 'The Art of Poetry,' which would cover some of the more popular forms of poetry, along with instructions on how to create them, followed by the best examples written by PoetrySoup members. My thought is that this would bring more people to appreciate just what a beautiful and challenging art form poetry is, and be inspired to try writing some of these genres themselves.

David
Smith

Date: 6/19/2025 6:52:00 PM

For the next anthology it would be good to have one about the human family. With poems that reflect family in a joyous way. Poems could be selected to reflect the wide variety of family structures but with joyfulness and quirkiness as the two main themes. 9

Laura Gail
Sweeney

Date: 6/16/2025 11:25:00 PM

I think Poetry Soup should produce an anthology entitled Poetry for Peace. Another option would be Poets for Peace or Peace-Loving Poetry. All genres of art tend to promote Peace. This is one reason why people tend to say, "Make Love, Not War" and "Spread the Love." Such a Poetry book about Peace would be a valuable gift to give to others to encourage them to be peaceful. Maybe lots of poets getting together could change the world. Having a nice cover representing Peace would be helpful. Every book purchased would truly help the cause.

Tom Woody
Date: 6/17/2025 8:06:00 AM

And all proceeds can be forwarded to DTPI

Benjamin
Bartley

Date: 6/16/2025 12:48:00 PM

"I AM NOT A ROBOT: Stretching the Boundaries of Human Creativity thru Poetry". I'd like to see emphasis on a worldwide range of topics dealing with today's issues and what it means to be human. I'm a firm believer that the Poetrysoup.com administrative staff/Editor is qualified to select poems, but a "star" qualified Souper could be chosen if need be.

Dianna
Duplessie

Date: 6/15/2025 8:24:00 AM

Friendship or Relationships in general

Ngoc
Nguyen

Date: 6/14/2025 4:24:00 AM

How about an anthology that features some of PS's poets' best poems in selected genres? For example, sonnets, odes, lyrics, haikus, villanelles, triolets, rhyme, free-verse, blank-verse, etc. As many or as few poetry genres as you/we like? See? PS can let us vote on the number and types of poetry genre we want to feature some of our best poetic work in those forms. The rationale for my suggestion is the fact that every poet has a particular form or genre that they are strong in while in other forms/genres they feel weak or lacking. This anthology would give Poetry Soup poets the opportunity to show their poetic strengths by letting them show some of their best poems in their favorite genres.

Sara
Etgen-Baker

Date: 6/13/2025 4:38:00 PM

possible titles: "A Celebration of Life," or "A Celebration of Creativity," "Inked Creativity"

Paula
Goldsmith

Date: 6/13/2025 12:10:00 PM

Hello: The Title ~~ "From Around The World Retro Poets VS AI Poets" 1. Cover could have an ink/pen with a typewriter or one side and a robot on the other side. 2. Under Rules-Must Have. "Must Add Under The Poems Submitted or Will Not Be Entered." "Written By Human Poet" OR "Written By AI Poet." 3. Chapter One Page. Put from cover ink/pen with a typewriter and "Written By Human Poet" followed by the poets writings. 4. Chapter Two Page. Put from cover robot and "Written By AI Poet." followed by the poets writings. 5. Add Somewhere in book (and or) back cover. "The reader will decide if they love the Retro Poets or the AI Poets."

George Yiorgos
Stathakis

Date: 6/13/2025 11:10:00 AM

Hi. I would love to see an anthology focusing on life. From moments of beauty and bliss to moments of hardships and turmoil. After all, are we not caught in this web called living. Life and Living could be a possible theme.

Bhoomi
Bhardwaj

Date: 6/13/2025 6:47:00 AM

Hello!! What I think that this time anthology project should contain poems of motivation , those poems which can uplift anyone's mood, those poems which can give some one hope . Our anthology project name will be Survivors's need in this book we will include those poems which motivates and explain the importance of life and family. Our anthology project should be able to drop the ideas of those who are trying to commit suicides let's give someone hope to live again by poems!!

Franci
Hoffman

Date: 6/13/2025 4:18:00 AM

I would like to see the anthology represent nature and the changing of the seasons. There is beauty in every season to reflect on, and how it affects emotions and everyday life.

Anuradha
Sowmyanarayanan

Date: 6/13/2025 3:46:00 AM

The anthology should represent a space that reflects contemporary times—this era, its beauty, and all things good. If someone reads it years later, they should be able to understand and appreciate what life was like in 2025 or 2026. Its content should reflect nature, society, and everything under the sun during these times, portrayed in a positive light. The poems can be selected based on how closely they align with this theme or concept.

Dr. Padmashree
R P

Date: 6/12/2025 11:26:00 PM

Anthology on the sustainability of the planet, like Green Schools, Environment, Life of all beings, Non-materialism, Existential, Human Rights, Child Care and ultimately happiness and blissful living.

Katharine L.
Sparrow

Date: 6/12/2025 6:04:00 PM

I would like to see an anthology of nature poetry.

Josehf
Murchison

Date: 6/11/2025 4:29:00 PM

I think the editing of the books could use some work, the way the poems were crammed into the last two feels stressed when you read them. And turning the page to read a poem that would fit on one page breaks up the reading, it get worse when a poem that would fit on two pages is spread across three pages.

Edward
Ibeh

Date: 6/11/2025 3:58:00 PM

Some ideas for anthology titles: A Book of Clerihews, In Celebration of Life: Poems, 250 Poems of Inspiration.

Vanya
Evangeline

Date: 6/11/2025 12:37:00 AM

I think having dedicated sections to celebrate uncommon poetic forms from different cultures might be interesting. Aside from the usual submissions, maybe we can have particular form quotas for something like, I don't know, 5 for each: fibonacci, blitz, jueju, shape, than-bauk, pantoum, sijo, kimo, terza rima, etc.

Bj
Legros Kelley

Date: 6/10/2025 11:49:00 PM

I think that even though not all have the same faith as in a religion, we can probably all agree on the golden rule, as well as what the Bible refers to as the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and self-control. Any one of these sweet fruits are an uplifting and wonderful quality that I'm sure we can all agree on. Kindness, love and peace are so needed in this world today as much as ever. A unified attempt in poetic expressions to that end would be a wonderful theme.

Laura Gail Sweeney
Date: 6/16/2025 11:29:00 PM

I suggested a book promoting Peace. Maybe this has a connection to Faith. This world really needs Poetry for Love and Peace.

Ximena Frias
Date: 6/11/2025 10:05:00 AM

I agree. A faith or spiritual book will be a beautiful thing to read through in those moments one needs it most.

BINNAZ
YILDIZ

Date: 6/10/2025 1:51:00 PM

What is meant by poetry? Is it the wing movements of a butterfly as it sways in the sky? And is it the change in the world that follows? Or is it the melting of our eyes and hearts in front of an icon, or the potential for our dreams in the dark to come true? A poem can be written about anything from a flower to a baby. In fact, what I look for in poetry is the images and rhythm falling into the sea like a spiritual night. While the rhythm echoes in our ears, our hearts should shout for freedom and rebuild the world. As an editor in my own country, such poems interest me. The surrealists did this very well. I respect everyone's opinion, the definition of poetry varies from person to person.

Arlo Parker
Date: 6/10/2025 6:22:00 PM

Poetry emerges when a heart and soul cannot contain mindfulness expression of an individual's moment of discovery. A universe awaits revelation. Sometimes people write them down. :o)

Frances
Schiavina

Date: 6/10/2025 9:33:00 AM

A Laughter Anthology Lighthearted poetry on animals or insects. Fun Rhymes For Everyone.

Linda Alice
Fowler

Date: 6/10/2025 8:57:00 AM

Smaller volumes with larger print and better grade of paper, highlighting 1-2 poems per page. Better quality, larger market.

Charlotte
Puddifoot

Date: 6/10/2025 3:56:00 AM

probably best to have a panel selecting the poems, and also ensure not too many are crammed into one volume

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 6/10/2025 3:47:00 PM

I prefer the term “jury”. I’ve had some experience with that. FYI…totally bogus charges.

Tom Woody
Date: 6/10/2025 7:36:00 AM

A "qualified" panel

Suzette
Richards

Date: 6/9/2025 11:20:00 PM

Whatever the method of selection, I also prefer one poem per page.

Josehf Murchison
Date: 6/11/2025 4:44:00 PM

It makes the books feel crammed doesn't it, let alone turning the page to finish a poem.

Lorraine
Peterson

Date: 6/9/2025 2:51:00 PM

Halloween or Spooky would make a great Anthology

Laura Gail Sweeney
Date: 6/16/2025 11:32:00 PM

I think this is an excellent idea. I enjoy spooky poems. Right now, I'm trying to promote poetry for Peace. Peace is urgently needed. However, I agree that a spooky Halloween book would be cool and ?? delightful!

David
Walker

Date: 6/9/2025 12:00:00 PM

Make an Audio Visual section for those of us who like to create poetry that includes audio and or visual effects.

Marilyn
Williams

Date: 6/9/2025 9:40:00 AM

Take the Best 3 poems a post has submitted to the poetry soup page. Title it the Best from our Best Poets. Then make the book. And give royalties for the book to the poets.

CayCay Jennings
Date: 6/9/2025 4:36:00 PM

If our poems are to be chosen, and obviously they have to be selected, please, please, let it be by the poet. As stated below, my acknowledged 'best' is not my acknowledged best. Please. CayCay

Tom Woody
Date: 6/9/2025 2:24:00 PM

Forget the selection process, just send me my share of the royalties, please

Mickey Grubb
Date: 6/9/2025 2:08:00 PM

I second that emotion...

James Inman
Date: 6/9/2025 2:06:00 PM

I like the idea, but how do you determine which are the top 3. My top 3 most read poems are certainly not my top 3 best writes, and if you use the top the three from every member which is pushing 40,000 it would be a huge book, (120,000 poems?)

David Walker
Date: 6/9/2025 12:01:00 PM

Great Idea

Tom Woody
Date: 6/9/2025 9:48:00 AM

Amen!

Crystol
Woods

Date: 6/9/2025 9:28:00 AM

The fruit of the Spirit, a Spiritual anthology: Poems about love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness,faith, meekness, or self control. (Galations 5:22-23) I believe i can say with conviction that all poets have written about one of those topics, so it's not only for people of faith. Humanity in general experiences these Spiritual emotions(?), character qualities. Or, again, Unity seems a good theme. ;)

Tom Woody
Date: 6/11/2025 4:27:00 PM

Personally, it doesn't matter to me anyway. Hey, I've got some spiritual poems I'd be happy to contribute. I just think some might find it controversial

Crystol Woods
Date: 6/11/2025 7:52:00 AM

I understand what your saying but I didn't intend it to be from a religious stand point but from a human one. All of those qualities are human qualities... with many perspectives on each. But as I said, I hear you. :) <3 xo

Tom Woody
Date: 6/9/2025 1:19:00 PM

I have to agree with Cay on this one. Religion is touchy and this is an international community with diverse beliefs, or even none, a growing trend here. Religious and/or political views should probably stay on our personal pages

CayCay Jennings
Date: 6/9/2025 12:43:00 PM

I'm with you, many others would be, too, but this would send many into states of ego-upsets and frets. I wish you were right about most writers 'all wearing gray shoes at one time or another' - but I can say with surety that many don't and won't wear gray shoes, except from satirical, critical, caustic, antagonistic or lets-be-argumentative positions. (I just erased some really good, relative, but not helpful stuff.) Backing out, going to my harmony-corner ... CayCay

Chanda
Katonga

Date: 6/9/2025 9:27:00 AM

Thank you for this opportunity. I suggest the theme “Voices of the Unheard”—a collection that reflects the struggles, hopes, and truths of ordinary people around the world. Let poems be chosen based on depth, originality, and message. A blend of staff selection, anonymous panel review, and a few community votes could create a powerful, balanced anthology. Poetry should not just rhyme—it should awaken, heal, and challenge. — Chanda Katonga

Aly Bahr
Date: 6/10/2025 10:07:00 PM

I love this idea Chanda I hope this is what will be chosen.

James Inman
Date: 6/9/2025 2:01:00 PM

This would be a great idea, Chanda. Voices from around the world. It might be difficult to decide which poem would be included.

Emily
Krauss

Date: 6/9/2025 9:22:00 AM

So I have some ideas for different poetry anthologies. One idea is holidays - Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Saint Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving. Another idea is Nature - Oceans, Environment, Earth. You could also do a poetry anthology on meditation. Or do one on just oceans. World Oceans Day just happened recently. You could do an anthology to do with the theme Mother's Day. Another idea is doing an anthology on the theme Father's Day.

James Inman
Date: 6/9/2025 1:58:00 PM

All lovely ideas Emily.

Christine
Gallant

Date: 6/9/2025 8:40:00 AM

It would be nice to see different types of poems on emotions in different forms of poetry

Gerald
Dillenbeck

Date: 6/9/2025 7:23:00 AM

When I work with people in music/movement therapy, I ask them to choose songs that touch them emotionally, that have changed them in some way. Similarly, in music ministry selections for liturgy, I encourage liturgy planning teams to remember that there are thousands of possibilities, but only a few that singing them together will change us, open us to a deeper way of seeing, hearing, feeling something about ourselves, and/or about our world, our relationships, our good/bad faith about EarthTribe's future, about our journey together. So, putting all this together, I am drawn to poetry that, when I come to the end of the river, I realize I am not quite the same ripple in our stream.

David Walker
Date: 6/9/2025 12:01:00 PM

I second your idea

Hira
Fatima

Date: 6/9/2025 5:45:00 AM

As a poet, I find meaning in what many call “ordinary.” Even the smallest things carry a universe within — a mirror isn’t just glass, but a portal reflecting truth. Words aren’t just letters; they hold the power to create or destroy worlds. For this anthology, I’d love a theme that celebrates depth in simplicity — something like “The Hidden Universe,” “Between the Lines,” or “More Than Meets the Eye.” A collection that uncovers the extraordinary in the everyday. For selection, I believe it should focus not just on technique, but on emotional depth, originality, and perspective. Poems that make us pause, feel, and think — those truly belong in an anthology.

Arlo Parker
Date: 6/9/2025 3:49:00 PM

This insightful comment ascends to the importance of poet/poem as everyday life barometer. Love the possibilities. Thanks for offering this idea/concept. :o)

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 6/9/2025 3:40:00 PM

I'm not a clown I'm a mime CayCay, that's why you can't hear what I'm saying. So this is how it is being in a blog....

CayCay Jennings
Date: 6/9/2025 1:01:00 PM

You beautifully expressed your feelings as a poet. I concur - EXCEPT -consider readers, who are they, poets who grasps all as you stated or a 'layperson' who needs/should be struck emotionally, mentally by simple topics, flowing lines of imagery so relatable they needn't furrow their brow and dig for meaning. I think some would-be poem readers need to walk before they'll want to 'run.' In my life, many who've asked to read my poems were clearly not willing to work for meanings and/or feelings. Some even avoid those reactions in life, but I digress. Poetry hugs ... CayCay

Jerry T
Curtis

Date: 6/9/2025 5:38:00 AM

Less pop-ups pleases this is AI talking

Tom Woody
Date: 6/11/2025 4:28:00 PM

But you look so... so real.

CayCay
Jennings

Date: 6/9/2025 1:11:00 AM

My first thought after reading this hours ago (gmail), is still my favorite thought. I was off Soup the last time Soup published. Missing out was a bit of a bummer but I realized that going forward, it would be cool to have 3 major subjects, i.e., love, heartbreak, family, death, faith, nature, humor, etc. and to choose one of mine for each of them. I'm not sure I'd enjoy listening to the discussion about which three; maybe 'silent' votes could be submitted. CayCay

CayCay Jennings
Date: 6/9/2025 4:42:00 PM

Yes, James - Wouldn't that be one personality free, decisive silence? Sometimes 'discussions' on blogs are so noisy to me. CayCay

James Inman
Date: 6/9/2025 1:56:00 PM

Like the idea of a silent vote, CayCay.

Ricky Muse
Date: 6/9/2025 11:51:00 AM

Amen. Love, heartbreak, family, death, faith, nature, humor, etc. would bring forth that emotional, human connection we all need.

CayCay Jennings
Date: 6/9/2025 8:19:00 AM

I'm afraid of clowns. Earlier today I commented on a poem with a female Chucky icon - couldn't look around. Has soup become an un-home to wimps like me? But, Mr. Clown Curtis, I thank you despite the clown thing and the signing off as a freaky AI-thing above. I gotta go and take my issues w/ me; this isn't on anyone but me. Behave ... CayCay

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 6/9/2025 5:35:00 AM

I like your categories CayCay. These are subjects that A I knows nothing about.

Brian
Strand

Date: 6/9/2025 12:44:00 AM

Where PS is at ...so a 2025 posted poem...at least one from every form (on your 2025 new poems listing) with at least one from every country /state/ on that new poems list) to show the worldwide range of creativity represented here everyday.You Mark choose from a listing submission from a listing' of 'paidup member' submission.As Gary suggests have a 'cheap' kindle down load option (in additon to paper version)& create such a file available for 'lifetimers' to access on PS itself

Gary
Radice

Date: 6/9/2025 12:23:00 AM

I'm going a little off track here but I'd like to see Poetry Soup allow poets to publish their own E- mini anthologies of their own poems here on this platform and have a separate library section where they can be read by all. Each anthology could have its own front page design with title, author etc and consist of..dunno..maybe max 10 poems. Perhaps an upcharge for the privilege of publishing each anthology to offset PS costs ?? It would save on paper and would tick the 'no theme or person is excluded here' box. Cheers - Gary

Tom Woody
Date: 6/9/2025 7:28:00 AM

Nice idea but I suspect it would take a lot of programming

Gary Radice
Date: 6/9/2025 6:44:00 AM

We have Tom but our own pages are a bit limited in scope.. Most readers to our pages tend only to read our latest poem. I envisaged the e-anthology to give more context to our work perhaps arranging our own poems under one theme for example or showcasing our favourite poems. 6 - 10 poems. 1 poem per page. Each page linked to the next or previous. It's just an idea to compliment not substitute whats there already. Cheers - Gary

Tom Woody
Date: 6/9/2025 5:56:00 AM

In a sense, by having our own personal page we've already got anthologies. Think about it

Ricky
Muse

Date: 6/8/2025 11:33:00 PM

I would like the focus to be on love. All kinds. Self love, love of nature, love of another, a child, heartache.

Ricky Muse
Date: 6/9/2025 11:30:00 AM

Thank you my friends. My poets. The world can never get too much of this topic.

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 6/9/2025 4:50:00 AM

You have my vote! Since all of us a familiar with the disease, it would be great to have another book focused on the cure.

CayCay Jennings
Date: 6/9/2025 1:11:00 AM

I could get behind that. CayCay

Christopher
Delegans

Date: 6/8/2025 11:12:00 PM

Something around the trials and tribulations of life in general would really open it up to a lot of poets. A consideration for abstract wording is always nice since some like to cloak stories and messages within the art of words.

Amitabh
Divakar

Date: 6/8/2025 8:47:00 PM

Seems like AI has dented the confidence of poets…and publishers too.

Niya
Mahale

Date: 6/8/2025 8:34:00 PM

Emoticons- each day should be given an emoji Poems can be composed based on the emotions representing emoji. These poems could range from free verse to limericks to a specific rhyming scheme Alternatively poems could be composed on a film or literary character representing that emotion As poetry is the science of emoting through words.

CayCay Jennings
Date: 6/13/2025 11:28:00 AM

Pls accept my regret your considerate question mark was left questioning for 6 days. Oh, yeah, I've gotten, and get, delicious poetry buzzes from many+ stimulating, heart lifting, gut punching, humorous ... so, yes. Thank you, Arlo

Arlo
Parker

Date: 6/8/2025 7:11:00 PM

Every PS Poet should be able to recommend three poems from their peers that they find to be absolutely essential for inclusion as pieces of quality, creativity, character, and delight. No one votes for themselves. Peers develop the Anthology sans prejudice or need for personal "judging". An oversight Board decides which of these submitted pieces deserves publication without initial consideration for the names of the "offered" Poets. $.02.

CayCay Jennings
Date: 6/13/2025 11:29:00 AM

Tom Woody
Date: 6/10/2025 6:53:00 PM

Hey I like altruism. Heck, I'm the most altruistic guy I know. Fosho

Charlotte Puddifoot
Date: 6/10/2025 4:00:00 AM

altruistic idea sooo you :)

Arlo Parker
Date: 6/9/2025 9:27:00 PM

Emphasis: peers put forward three individual poems from three different poets. Out of all the millions of poems potentially in the pool, surely everyone can pick three pieces that moved them "in some direction". All roads lead to anonymity and poesy "value". CCJ, have you three poems from someone else that impacted you?? However you define that?? Rhetorical. $.02 spent.

CayCay Jennings
Date: 6/9/2025 5:19:00 PM

NO, not for me, my poems are mine. Only I'm honest about their quality. I have seen some of my best writes being dissed for many factors OTHER than quality. I've also seen 'crapola' I wrote for some contest or other, receive praise. I know that often, many select favs based on who wrote it, and other personal factors. I know contest winners are often based on sponsor's perspectives which are influenced by all things A-Z. If I'm going to live my life not profiting from my beloved craft, I will choose which 'babies' I don't get paid for and die knowing the zilch I made was for creations I'm GLAD to have loose in the world. This is Ms. Upbeat Gentle-One asserting herself, again, on this blog.

Arlo Parker
Date: 6/9/2025 3:30:00 PM

Anonymity is key, 2 b sure. Recommend the poem, not the poet.

Chetta Achara
Date: 6/9/2025 10:12:00 AM

A nice idea, but I'm afraid it would become a popularity contest.

Crystol Woods
Date: 6/9/2025 9:11:00 AM

I like it

Rena
Ong

Date: 6/8/2025 4:42:00 PM

I would like to know who are the judges and their poetic background. Poems using different poetic forms, and not just free forms and haiku, or white space ! that show the seriousness of the poets and their craft( even in whimsical writing) and of the anthology itself . Does it go on Amazon or similar? Would love a hard copy. Too many nature themed poems out there, tho i love writing them. No politics , we need an escape. Life lessons? The joys, mistakes , aging, hopes and fears or is that too cathartic?

Anthony
Blake

Date: 6/8/2025 4:35:00 PM

What Poetry looks like. Highlighting the poet and how emotions and instances turn into poetry

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My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
1/6/2025	Herbbhusn	Abecedarian	age,
1/28/2024	test	Free verse	america,
12/16/2020	Email Envy	Free verse	anger,angst,
10/21/2020	A Good Haiku	Haiku	funny,
7/21/2020	Fgadfgads	Chant Royal	aubade,
5/21/2020	Qweeebler Quip Num - a Vogon Poem	Vogon Poetry	science fiction,
11/13/2019	Nshdudu	Ballade	10th grade,
8/26/2019	Fjfkfmq	Carpe Diem	angst,
6/18/2019	Test	Chant Royal	absence,
4/14/2019	Fgadfgbbb!?	Cinquain	blue,boxing day ,
4/24/2018	School	Free verse	2nd grade,3rd grade,4th g
4/2/2018	Chunari	Free verse	red,
1/10/2018	Vogon Love	Vogon Poetry	i love you,love,
3/6/2017	Trumpty Dumpty	Rhyme	funny,political,
1/22/2016	Gfadga Grup	Haibun	art,
5/22/2015	Soup's Test	Blank verse	lost,
10/23/2014	Spicy Spicy	Dramatic Verse	food,

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Hard Hat Heroes	Ballad	people,song-daughter,fire
A Weakness Among Us	Senryu	life,
The Enmity	Light Verse	feelings,history,identity
Workshop Poem Life With Its Obstacles	Alliteration	inspiration,inspirational
- Valentine Jewel -	Couplet	beautiful,boyfriend,girlf
Cupid Had An Arrow	Rhyme	beautiful,happiness,imagi
Comes, Spring	Diminished Hexaverse	appreciation,fun,imagery,
Fair Game	Political Verse	america,anger,betrayal,bi

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Carol Sunshine Brown	United States	Read
Marycile Beer	United States	Read
Andrea Dietrich	United States	Read
Debbie Guzzi	United States	Read
Carolyn Devonshire	United States	Read
Demetrios Trifiatis	Greece	Read
Darren White	Netherlands	Read
Etienne Lariviere	France	Read
Davin Payne	United States	Read
Team Poetrysoup	United States	Read