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Back from Japan

Blog Posted:6/8/2013 4:03:00 PM

Had a great trip! Here's a link to some of the photos if you're interested:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.617052101639826.1073741825.100000051251593&type=1&l=4ee2ab0fe6

Now on to judge my "Poems to Keep You Awake at Night" contest. I got 55 entries, more than any other contest I have sponsored. You guys are a bunch of sick people!

Anyway, I'm going to be tough this time. There were only a few people who really got the concept I was trying to communicate. There were also some poems that fit the criteria, but fell outside Poetry Soup guidelines, in my opinion. I'll discuss some of these as well when I post the results. In addition, there were some that were pretty much straight prose, which I excluded as well.

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Nato
Calubiran

Date: 6/9/2013 7:31:00 PM

Yes. The moment we've been all waiting for

Nato
Calubiran

Date: 6/9/2013 7:27:00 PM

Yes. The moment we've been all waiting for

Carrie
Richards

Date: 6/9/2013 1:57:00 PM

I took a look at your vacation pictures, Roy......oh, I'm so envious of your trip to Japan! And it was great seeing your lovely wife too. I can see what a wonderful time it must have been. Welcome back, and good luck judging!!

Cyndi
Macmillan

Date: 6/9/2013 6:47:00 AM

Welcome back. When I wrote my poem, I actually considered if it falls within the halls of "Hateful Expressions," but then wouldn't Daddy by Plath fall there, too? Or if someone wrote about the holocaust from a personal perspective, delving into the horrors there, how could that be portrayed as not "hateful?" I think it comes down to intention, what is the poem's intent, to show the hurt of hate or to instill hate in others? No matter how you see my poem, I still wanted to thank you for inspiring it. If one Canadian reads it, writes a letter, tells others, becomes aware, then I am happy. JUST ONE :D No harm, no foul ... and the thank you is genuine. Wouldn't want to judge this! Brrrr...

Debbie
Guzzi

Date: 6/8/2013 7:12:00 PM

Judging can be hard BUT I would suggest Prose Poetry is a category here on Soup and in the general public, Prose poetry is written in paragraphs not stanzas hopefully you can see the poetry in the Prose and accept it as such?

Roy Jerden
Date: 6/8/2013 8:14:00 PM

Yep, but I excluded prose in the rules. In any case, if the language is poetic prose, OK. If it's prosaic prose, no. I can't define it, but I know it when I see it.

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In Defense of Critique Date Posted: 2/22/2016 3:21:00 PM
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Having some fun with Photoshop... Date Posted: 1/8/2016 8:05:00 AM
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A Sonnet for Pansy Date Posted: 5/5/2015 8:50:00 AM
My story was published this month Date Posted: 5/2/2015 9:09:00 PM
Pi Day 2015 Date Posted: 3/13/2015 3:05:00 PM
Foodies - Part 2 Date Posted: 1/7/2015 11:30:00 AM
East Jesus Contest Judged Date Posted: 1/2/2015 9:21:00 AM
Happy New Year to the World of Poets Date Posted: 12/31/2014 6:23:00 PM
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Clean and Clever Limerick Contest Update Date Posted: 11/17/2014 7:51:00 AM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
2/28/2023	Texas Springtime	Sonnet	nature,spring,
9/22/2021	Happy Hour	Light Verse	drink,
9/22/2021	Fartasia	Rhyme	word play,
3/23/2016	One Hit Wonder	Quatrain	art,poetry,
3/18/2016	But Her Bruises Were Green	Limerick	humorous,
2/27/2016	Pussycat Paean	Rhyme	cat,
2/24/2016	That Dog Don't Hunt	Limerick	poetry,
2/9/2016	Rewind World	Quatrain	sorry,
2/7/2016	Lucifer Gets the Gig	Prose	heaven,satire,universe,
2/5/2016	Return To the Sea	Free verse	beach,death,sea,
1/30/2016	Omg, That's So Cliche	Rhyme	poetry,satire,
1/24/2016	And When You Look At Me	Quatern	love,romance,
1/23/2016	Way Back Then	Rhyme	humor,humorous,nostalgia,
1/22/2016	The Virgin Witch of Moulineaux	Villanelle	love,magic,valentines day
1/13/2016	Table Hogs	Limerick	satire,
1/3/2016	Another Trip Around the Sun	Sonnet	new year,
7/6/2015	The Waning of Dreams	Couplet	depression,sad,wine,
5/26/2015	Poetic Ambitions	Quatrain	art,poems,poetry,
5/4/2015	A Song For Pansy	Rhyme	history,
4/17/2015	English Lit	Rhyme	humor,
4/10/2015	Scratch	Rhyme	childhood,humor,nostalgia
11/29/2014	But I Must Stay	Villanelle	sad,
11/29/2014	The Pedicure Virgin	Prose	humor,
11/14/2014	One Tolkien Over the Line	Rhyme	tribute,
11/5/2014	Message of the Moth	Couplet	angst,longing,
10/25/2014	Pi Day	Rhyme	humor,
10/15/2014	Halloween On the Dark Side of Town	Rhyme	holiday,satire,
9/15/2014	The Empty Quarter	Alliteration	earth,nature,stars,univer
8/5/2014	Pickett Tupp and Poteeta Whey	Quatrain	child,children,
7/22/2014	A Brush of Wings	Verse	bird,
7/8/2014	Willow: a Fable	Rhyme	children,death,dream,fant
6/30/2014	Ragnarok: the Storm	Epyllion	weather,
6/28/2014	Dante's Path	Quatrain	spiritual,
5/26/2014	Albert Einstein	Clerihew	humorous,science,
5/7/2014	Jonah Falcon He's Not	Limerick	funny,
5/6/2014	The Well Traveled Linguist	Limerick	humorous,
5/2/2014	The Devil Can Cite Scripture For His Purpose	Rhyme	hate,religion,slam,
4/1/2014	My Thunderous Wondrous Electric Toy Train	Rhyme	christmas,nostalgia,
3/11/2014	Premature Exoneration	Limerick	holiday,humor,
2/10/2014	A Series of Unfortunate Darwin Awards	Limerick	death,humorous,silly,
1/23/2014	Ancient Dance	Sonnet	love,
12/28/2013	The Whittlers	Rhyme	growing up,nostalgia,
12/19/2013	Redneck Santa	Rhyme	christmas,parody,
12/17/2013	The Tomb of the China Poblana	Epic	history,
5/15/2013	The Conceit of Poetry	Couplet	philosophy,universe,
3/23/2013	Tiger's Wood	Limerick	sports,
2/17/2013	All Hat and No Cattle	Cowboy Poetry	humorous,old,time,,wester
2/10/2013	Dark Temptress	Sonnet	food,humorous,passion,
1/30/2013	Icebox Days	Rhyme	childhood,growing up,humo
1/26/2013	The Angel Inside	Rhyme	allegory,angel,art,beauti
1/22/2013	Call Me Tex	Cowboy Poetry	home,humorous,me,satire,,
1/10/2013	Bobcat Moon	Rhyme	autumn,friendship,loss,mo
12/9/2012	Six Man Dance	Rhyme	autumn,football,nostalgia
8/27/2012	Kiss of the Eagle	Rhyme	adventure,space,travel,
8/23/2012	Delicacy of Leaves	Rhyme	happiness,nature,time,
8/10/2012	Keep It Turnin' To the Right	Rhyme	day,earth,funny,life,love
8/10/2012	Cruisin' the Drag	Rhyme	car,funny,growing up,high

My Photos

Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Oh, Heavenly Night	Lyric	heart,night,
Amazement	Free verse	life,places,voice,
A Voice In the Wind	Rhyme	imagination,nature,
Pearl Diving	Quatrain	love,
Slow Movin Tights	Ballad	me,red,women,
Sailing the Seas In a Pecan Tree	Rhyme	adventure,old,
Muse	Free verse	words,writing,,Lullaby,
Soul of the Poet	Quatrain	farewell,poems,poetess,
Generations	Epic	birth,death,hope,life,
Falling Upward	Rhyme	anger,angst,bereavement,b
No Longer Mourn For Me When I Am Dead	Lyric	death,faith,religious,
Ashen Snow	Villanelle	sad,september,

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Mark Peterson	United States	Read