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Andrea Dietrich grew up in Iowa and now resides in Utah with a spouse and two cats. She has two grown children and six 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 two decades now participating in poetry clubs, acting as a judge of poetry contests for various magazines, for the website Shadow Poetry, and for Poetry Soup.

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 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 was published in eight chapbooks (no longer sold online).

Since coming to Poetry Soup, Ms. Dietrich has been both contest sponsor and winner of numerous contests. In 2010, her poem "Cinder Girl" was first place winner of Soup's International contest (these contests are no longer held). A song was created from her lyrics "Honeymoon Serenade" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDWxc4cpHDc) and two movies have been made featuring the poetry of Andrea Dietrich: "A Tale of Fire and Ice" (a 4 min. Z-Film Fest Project, 2014) and the full length movie "Six Days of Sistine" in which 20 poems of Ms. Dietrichs serve as the thoughts of two characters played by Jamie Campbell Bower and Elarica Johnson (directed by Richard J. Perry, 2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7710360/

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Going back to 50th high school Reunion

Blog Posted:9/13/2023 11:57:00 PM

I don't know if I can make many comments while I am away, but it's only for four days and then I hope to come back and start my contest for September. Just want my friends to know why I may not be commenting. Thanks to all contest sponsors for inspiring me to write poetry and to all my friends here who read and comment to my poems. My left leg doesn't seem to be working right, so I am requesting wheelchair service. Boy am I getting old! Wish me luck and have a great weekend coming up!

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Bill
Baker

Date: 9/27/2023 4:17:00 PM

I read this before you left and thought I commented and wished you a good experience at your reunion, Andrea... I don't see my comment here, sorry for whatever reason it's not here. Glad you got to go, most people don't make the effort. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Malabika
Ray Choudhury

Date: 9/21/2023 5:21:00 PM

Sorry, Andrea, I am late in reading your blog - but I know you have enjoyed the reunion (that must have been so exciting), and spent some time with your loving Mom and sisters. Very happy for you. Hope your leg is not bothering you any more. Love and hugs ~ Mala

Quoth
Theraven

Date: 9/17/2023 8:20:00 PM

Andrea, Your 50th H.S. reunion travel blog has been an inspiration to me, probably others too. Especially those memorialized classmates you mentioned in comments. Would love to see photographs down the road. Welcome home. -Richard

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/19/2023 11:47:00 PM

Find me on FB. I posted my pics there!

Joe
Maverick

Date: 9/17/2023 12:13:00 PM

Hi Andrea, may all be well with you.' I was thinking you were a bit quiet of late.' The code now is ( SEP ?)

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/17/2023 5:16:00 PM

I'm on my way home now. It was fun wow this Dallas airport is huge. Can't wait to be home. They sent me to Dallas before salt lake. Crazy!!

Lin
Lane

Date: 9/17/2023 7:54:00 AM

Make new friends with old acquaintances. Just have a great visit and enjoy being back home.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/17/2023 5:17:00 PM

I just mostly talked to five people I had hung around with or appreciated in high school. Nothing grand but it's always nice to go home again

Robert
Lindley

Date: 9/17/2023 7:30:00 AM

My friend, I hope you have a great time with old friends. I did when I went to my 20th high school reunion back in 1992. I had a blast meeting and talking with most of them that I had not seen in 20 years. The 30th and 40th reunions I declined to go. Most of my closest friends had already passed away. I saw no reason to go. God bless you my friend.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/17/2023 5:19:00 PM

It's very sad . Out of maybe 375 of us, around 70 have died. They showed their pictures. A few I really liked had recently passed away. For some strange reason, many died in 2015. At age 60. So sad

Constance
La France

Date: 9/16/2023 7:57:00 AM

Andrea, hope you are having fun, always great to see old friends, it amazes me to see how they have changed in looks and often in personality. The wheelchair thing is a bit concerning. Love.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/16/2023 11:10:00 PM

So glad I went back. But sad to see the memorial for around 70 of our class who passed away. We were less than 400 . I am shocked that at least 1/5 of us have left the world. One of them died just a few months ago, a girl I recall as so lovely.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/16/2023 8:23:00 AM

Thanks, Dear Heart. It was a great relief to me how good the airlines was letting me use a wheelchair. I must do yet another doctor visit to find out why my leg is being painful now. I am having a nice time mostly just being in my home city. The high school people are meaningless. Only one of my true friends appeared at the bar last night. Tonight I hope others will show up to the big fancy dinner.

Linda Alice
Fowler

Date: 9/16/2023 6:55:00 AM

Do have fun Andrea and enjoy the camaraderie. Keep smiling!!! :)

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/16/2023 8:23:00 AM

Thanks, Linda

Sandra
Haight

Date: 9/15/2023 10:12:00 AM

Have a great time, Andrea, and enjoy interacting with old friends- it is exciting! My 50th was the last for our class- September 2007! Hugs, Sandra

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/16/2023 8:29:00 AM

It has been fun so far. But I did not have tons of friends in high school and last night was bar night where I recognized mostly names but not faces. Hopefully I see my besties at tonight's big fancy dinner!

Unseeking
Seeker

Date: 9/15/2023 1:43:00 AM

Time to plunge into warm embrace with childhood friends! Enjoy

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/16/2023 8:30:00 AM

Yes. Thanks!

Beata
Agustin

Date: 9/14/2023 7:59:00 PM

Enjoy such wonderful gathering. God bless you...

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/16/2023 8:30:00 AM

Thanks, Beata

Jan
Allison

Date: 9/14/2023 5:10:00 PM

have an awesome time away Andrea:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/16/2023 8:32:00 AM

Thanks, dear friend ; one thing for sure. I always sleep better in my hometown

Andy
Chunn

Date: 9/14/2023 3:41:00 PM

Have a great time Andrea. It's good to see how all those "other" people have changed. Be safe!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/14/2023 4:52:00 PM

Yes that would be interesting. My last one was the 25th and even then the changes were incredible. Thanks, Andy

Edward
Ibeh

Date: 9/14/2023 3:01:00 PM

Have a whale of a time, Andrea:-) What an experience to cherish!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/14/2023 4:50:00 PM

Thanks

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/14/2023 4:50:00 PM

Yes. These moments never come around agsin

Kim
Rodrigues

Date: 9/14/2023 11:40:00 AM

Have a great time, Andrea!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/14/2023 4:50:00 PM

Thanks, Kim

Vijay
Pandit

Date: 9/14/2023 4:11:00 AM

Have a wonderful time, Andrea.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/14/2023 4:47:00 PM

Thanks, Vijay

Ink
Empress

Date: 9/14/2023 3:45:00 AM

Thats so exciting to have a reunion, dont worry about comments, its important to enjoy little moments away from social media and screens, although i will miss your poems. wishing you a safe journey, and stay blessed.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/14/2023 4:48:00 PM

Well I am getting in what I can during waiting times while traveling. Thanks, Empress

Anitha
Jayasankar

Date: 9/14/2023 1:46:00 AM

Have a great time Ria. Happy and safe journey. Can't wait to see your 50th reunion photos. Big Hugs... ~ Ani

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/14/2023 4:49:00 PM

Oh boy I didn't think about photos. I wonder how many of the 350 of us will show up

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About Sijo Date Posted: 1/14/2024 1:44:00 PM
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Example of Ninette For Those Who Want To Try One for my Contest Date Posted: 11/7/2023 1:20:00 PM
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Please Recheck your entries for my July Etheree Contest/My Daughter Date Posted: 7/23/2023 4:48:00 PM
Why I am putting off judging my contest till next weekend Date Posted: 7/16/2023 2:00:00 PM
Joyce Johnson from 2022 at age 104 Date Posted: 6/28/2023 12:08:00 PM
Tributes to Harry Date Posted: 6/25/2023 2:00:00 PM
In Memorial: Beloved Soup poets Who Have Passed Away Date Posted: 5/28/2023 11:03:00 AM
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Thanks, All who Supported my Tankacrostic Contest Date Posted: 4/8/2023 4:16:00 PM
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Poetry Phoenix - will others return? Date Posted: 3/13/2023 2:35:00 PM
A Blog on our dear Joyce Johnson Date Posted: 12/27/2022 9:41:00 AM
Chantelle is Well: Blog for Chantelle on Her Behalf Date Posted: 11/22/2022 10:06:00 AM
Blog for Our Friend Chantelle Date Posted: 11/20/2022 12:41:00 PM
Tributes to Connie Finalized Date Posted: 10/30/2022 4:37:00 PM
News on Connie's Memorial Service for Anyone Interested Date Posted: 10/11/2022 3:52:00 PM
Remember September is Judged; New Tribute Contest to be Posted Date Posted: 9/23/2022 8:53:00 PM
I am Shocked and Greatly Saddened: My Dear Friend Connie M. Passed Away Date Posted: 9/13/2022 1:12:00 PM

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4/27/2024	Reflecting - Mirror	Etheree	god,
4/27/2024	Living Surreality One Night in Oregon	Narrative	surreal,
4/26/2024	My Biggest Hobby	Rhyme	life,
4/25/2024	In His Image	Etheree	god,
4/23/2024	LIFE	Acrostic	life,
4/23/2024	John's Visit: Ephemera theme	Free verse	boyfriend,
4/22/2024	Wishing for Dawn	Rhyme	rights,war,
4/21/2024	Zinnia	Sonnet	flower,
4/19/2024	Reverse Graffiti	Other	light,
4/19/2024	Confluence	Shape	peace,
4/19/2024	After the Floods	Sonnet	rain,
4/17/2024	Yearn	Sonnet	passion,
4/16/2024	That Was Then; This is Now	Etheree	identity,
4/15/2024	Forgotten Field of Forever	Free verse	childhood,war,
4/15/2024	High Fidelity	Free verse	inspiration,
4/13/2024	Reverse Graffiti	Other	light,moon,
4/12/2024	For Spring I Sing	Sonnet	seasons,
4/11/2024	Write	List	write,
4/10/2024	Bird Footles -2	Footle	bird,
4/9/2024	Beach Fun for My Feet	Verse	beach,
4/8/2024	Footles for the Birds	Footle	bird,
4/8/2024	One New Year’s Eve	Senryu	new year,
4/6/2024	If Giraffes	Limerick	animal,
4/6/2024	What Happens to Our Socks	Rhyme	humorous,
4/4/2024	Babel	Rhyme	society,
4/3/2024	Sweet Rose	Ode	rose,
3/31/2024	Vanish	Rhyme	people,
3/30/2024	Daniel Defoe	Clerihew	writing,
3/26/2024	A Canary and Cat Tale	Limerick	cat,
3/26/2024	A Hunger Unfed	Prose	people,
3/25/2024	I’ll Always Be Loving You	Lyric	love,
3/25/2024	Dispatch for Bus Drivers : Search That Bus	Rhyme	school,
3/23/2024	Sun	Personification	sun,
3/23/2024	Our Family Legend Dale	Acrostic	brother,
3/22/2024	An Interview with the Color Blue	Narrative	blue,
3/21/2024	Queen Sea	Rispetto	water,
3/20/2024	Lanterne Laterns for the Season	Lanterne	spring,
3/19/2024	Of Writing on Black and White	Rhyme	color,
3/19/2024	I Wish I Had	Etheree	relationship,
3/18/2024	Utterly	List	life,
3/17/2024	Woven Worlds	Other	nature,
3/16/2024	Appreciation	Acrostic	people,
3/13/2024	La Di Da	Rhyme	pride,
3/11/2024	Tattered	Sonnet	heartbreak,
3/10/2024	William Wordsworth	Clerihew	poets,
3/9/2024	A World Without War	Acrostic	war,
3/9/2024	Once Upon a Time	Free verse	life,
3/8/2024	Guess Who	Rhyme	celebrity,
3/8/2024	Daffodil	Personification	flower,
3/7/2024	Spring Sonata	Free verse	spring,
3/6/2024	I Am the One	Sonnet	time,
3/3/2024	The Gigglemug - Dodo	Dodoitsu	giggle,
3/3/2024	Soft	List	remember,
3/2/2024	Beauty	Rhyme	love,
3/1/2024	If Mama Ain't Happy	Rhyme	mother,
3/1/2024	Michael Cain	Clerihew	today,
2/29/2024	Misused	Lyric	lost love,
2/28/2024	Bunnies	Rhyme	animal,
2/27/2024	Spontaneity	Rhyme	fun,
2/27/2024	Sheep Valentine	Couplet	love,
2/26/2024	To those who entered my One Line of Alliteration: The Name Game contest	Monoku	poets,
2/25/2024	Redamancy	Sedoka	kiss,
2/25/2024	Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater - the rest of the story	Rhyme	anti bullying,
2/24/2024	Magic Minichu	Rhyme	magic,
2/23/2024	It Started with a Blank Canvas	Etheree	beach,
2/22/2024	Building Tension	Sonnet	romance,
2/21/2024	She	Rhyme	mythology,tree,
2/20/2024	Rambling	Sonnet	travel,
2/20/2024	On Contests	Tanka	writing,
2/19/2024	Robert Frost	Clerihew	poets,
2/19/2024	I Am	Couplet	love,
2/17/2024	In Spring	Etheree	spring,
2/16/2024	Beatles McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Starr	Verse	teen love,
2/14/2024	Gotta Go, Gotta Go Right Now	Rhyme	humorous,
2/14/2024	Edgar Allen Poe	Clerihew	literature,
2/13/2024	Life’s Wonderful	Kyrielle	life,
2/12/2024	Pearl of the Orient	Quatern	international,
2/11/2024	Part-time ESL Teacher - PS	Blank verse	jobs,
2/11/2024	Male Slang Footle Names - final part	Footle	boy,
2/10/2024	One Spring Long Ago	Personification	love hurts,
2/10/2024	Heloise - First Draft	Triolet	love hurts,
2/5/2024	Quiescent	Sonnet	peace,
2/4/2024	Rid of You	Lyric	moving on,
2/2/2024	Discombobulation and Beyond	Rhyme	dark,
2/2/2024	Charlotte Bronte	Clerihew	writing,
2/1/2024	Undone	Quatern	lost love,
1/30/2024	A January Hiku	Haiku	day,
1/30/2024	Spice of Life	Blitz	food,fun,
1/29/2024	Male Footle Slang Names: Part 7	Footle	humorous,
1/28/2024	You Rogue	Quatern	love hurts,
1/27/2024	Moon Vacations in 2050	Free verse	moon,
1/25/2024	Agatha Christie	Clerihew	woman,
1/24/2024	A Poem on My Pets	Rhyme	pets,
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1/19/2024	Perpetual	Sonnet	philosophy,
1/19/2024	On Seeing the Moon	Fibonacci	moon,
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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
The Stone	Elegy	death,love,
A Winter Night	Lyric	imagination,nature,
Violin	Personification	death,love,rose,
Just Wait and See	Free verse	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 Verse	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	nature
Jingle	Free verse	funny,life,music
An Ever-Changing Universe	Narrative	mysterylight,light,univer
Transcendence	Tanka	fantasy,imagination,natur
Spaces .... the Earth Moved .....	Imagism	love
December Sun .	Rhyme	naturewinter,sun,winter,
A Whisper On the Wind	Personification	nature,
Footsteps	Free verse	fatherme,me,
If Ever	Free verse	love,
Dreams Like Light-Waves	Prose Poetry	imaginationautumn,
A Fantsy World	Haiku
September Song (Triple Tanka)	Tanka	nature
Where the Sycamore Grew	Narrative	autumn,family,house,life,
Perfect Nature	Haiku	nature
Wild Love	Narrative	garden,love,rose,sweet,
Positive Perspective	Tanka	inspirational
My Pilot Light	Verse	inspirational,introspecti
Love's Echos	Free verse	lovevoice,love,me,voice,
For Wifey	Rhyme	loveme,love,me,i love you
Alabaster Night	Free verse	nature,planet,sea,
Causalities of War	Elegy	death,war,
" Ike and Jane "- Sequence 2	Light Verse	funny,love,wifeme,me,time
Pretty Orchids	Free verse	caregiving,happiness,hope
Even a Sparrow Soars	Free verse	animals
My Piano Knows	Verse	devotion,happiness,holida
Dancing With the Stars	Free verse	nature,scienceblue,
The Unrequited Mantra	Free verse	devotion,hope,lost love,l
Fig Tree, New Year's Day	Narrative	naturewinter,winter,new y
Poets At-Large	Free verse	life,
To Know You	Free verse	devotion,husband
Moved To Tears By Josh Groban	Verse	music,on writing and word
Sequence-Sonnet	Lanterne	life,love,on writing and
Reflections	Free verse	happiness,life,lovesun,
Somber Is the Color of the Day	Free verse	day,light,me,winter,words
A Winter Rose - a Sonnet	Sonnet	rose,winter,
The Word Weaver	Free verse	introspection,lifeme,
Each Day a Gift	Free verse	inspirational,introspecti
Contrary Kisses	Free verse	inspirational,introspecti
She Waits...	Free verse	art,hopelonging,
Blue Heaven	Haiku	nature
A Death In the Sun	Free verse	hope,seasons
My Reason For Living	Free verse	husband
Terra Firma	Haiku	nature,science,time
How Could I Have Known	Free verse	husband,love,mystery
True Poetry In Motion?	Free verse	inspirationalmay,
Frozen In Time	Free verse	seasonssnow,snow,
Forgotten Treasure	Light Verse	adventure,art,beauty,enco
Putting On Makeup	Rhyme	introspection,sad,
Desire	Light Verse	butterfly,flower,life,los
Love? Bah!	Rhyme	lost love,lovelove,
Real Life Shoe Fable	Clerihew	husband
Black and Blue	Rhyme	abuse,funny,husband,me,
Foreboding	Haiku	mystery,nature
A Song At Sunrise	Couplet	faithsong,song,
Beat Out the Rhythm	Rhyme	funny
What Do the Stars Tell a Lover's Heart	Free verse	adventure,fantasy,happine
The Green Checkered Face	Free verse	food,happinessheart,heart
Play It	Free verse	inspirational,love,music,
Twilight's Fading Light	Free verse	life,nature
Marble In Columns On Green	Couplet	brother,daughter,father,h
I Will Be Strong	Free verse	angst,husband,lossme,
The Beauty of Yore	Free verse	nostalgia
Wandering Soul	Free verse	happiness,inspirational,n
Sunset On Galway Bay (Haiku No. 34)	Haiku	inspirational
Transformation	I do not know?	allegory
If You Are Lonely	Free verse	inspirational,introspecti
Time Out	Free verse	depression,devotion,fanta
Winter Promise	Free verse	nature
I Am..(Tagged By Raul, Now I'M Tagging Elaine George).	Free verse	introspectionbeautiful,be
Brown Sands	Lyric	introspection,lifemystery
Dancing At a Temple	Rhyme	devotion,
Daybreak Up High	Free verse	inspirational
Tea For Two	Free verse	introspectionme,me,
Peak District United Kingdom	Prose Poetry	inspirational
Paper	I do not know?	allegoryme,
Nine O'Clock	Limerick	funny
Frozen Memories	Tanka	art
Summer's Voice	Free verse	seasons
Lazy Day	Free verse	life,nature
I Was Me	Bio	life,
The First Kiss Or That Darn Ann Landers	Lyric	me,nostalgia,song,travel,
Crimsom Beauty	Dramatic Monologue	angst
Red Geraniums	Free verse
Zoo Fright	Limerick	funny
As I Hid	Monoku	muse,
Three Messengers	Narrative	animals,faith,inspiration
Stretchy Neck	Lyric	animals
A Round Tuit	Shape	funny