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Blog Posted:4/8/2016 7:59:00 PM

When I first came to this site I would post half a dozen of poems a day, Now I've been posting one or two a week, but that doesn't mean I am not writing, I actually have been writing way more now than I did then. I'm putting together a collection to publish and I find myself creating a secret stash of poems. The hard part is I love the poems so much, I want to put them on here to be read and enjoyed and the self restraint is killing me, I really do enjoy the immediate gratification of knowing I wrote something well!

Now I am curious, does anyone else hold back? Do you have secret stashes of poetry and what keeps you from posting them, or do you post as it comes straight from brain to site?

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Teddy
Kimathi

Date: 4/14/2016 7:21:00 AM

Hi Casarah. Please go for it, publish them!!! The rest of the world is waiting to see your work....

Charmaine
Chircop

Date: 4/11/2016 1:41:00 PM

Hi Cas ,Firstly I wish you the best of luck 're your publishing. Any published souper makes me feel proud cuz He /She is one of us. 're poems ,when I first joined p.s I used to write my poems from heart to p.c ...but they lacked so much quality : ).I used to write much more as well.Nowadays I write less..Usually an idea pops out of nowhere. .I put it down in memo..then later at night or when time permits I work on it..'re published poems..There are some poems I had to delete from here to get them published. ..'re poems that I keep for myself...I have some of those too . I call them Scribbles On Papers : ).

Joanna
Daniel

Date: 4/10/2016 9:08:00 AM

Well, God willing, I too want to publish a book of poems (though not self-publish). Still, there are some which I wouldn't want everyone to read. Those are all stashed away, maybe for as long as I live.

Casarah Nance
Date: 4/11/2016 9:43:00 AM

It is great that you have a plan for the stashed away poems :) Keep writing ;)

Paul
Callus

Date: 4/9/2016 10:06:00 AM

Yes, Casarah; I have several poems that are on standby. I believe that posting one poem a day is more than enough if the intention is to have them read! Leaving a wider gap in between is also advisable. We have to bear in mind that commenting and replying is time consuming. There is no pleasure if one gets stressed out that way! Thus, the less I post the more time I have on my hands. ~ Wishing you every success with your book:)

Casarah Nance
Date: 4/9/2016 11:47:00 AM

That is wise, I look forward to reading more of yours :)

Robert
Lindley

Date: 4/9/2016 9:17:00 AM

I have well over 300 longer(perhaps better) poems in my private journal. I have pulled and posted a few dozen of them here over the years,but will keep most private as some have very personal references and admissions. THE GREAT Emily Dickinson's best work was published after her death from poems she kept private and unpublished. I think she did so knowing they'd be appreciated more after her passing. Best of success with your book my friend, I am sure it will be a hit.

Casarah Nance
Date: 4/9/2016 9:25:00 AM

wow, that is great, I have quite a few that no one will ever read, I do hope that if I was to pass away before I publish though that someone else would take the initiative to do so for me, I would be torn to think unpublished poems just become decomposition. best wishes my friend x

Joanna
Daniel

Date: 4/9/2016 4:32:00 AM

Yes, I have a few of my poems stashed up. Just because they are either childish or pessimistic. Also I don't want to reveal all of my works to everyone:)

Casarah Nance
Date: 4/9/2016 7:09:00 AM

Do you have plans for the ones that you don't post?

Charlotte
Puddifoot

Date: 4/9/2016 4:23:00 AM

yep, i share your frustration in this respect! i've had to take poems down before due to entering the big comps, submitting to mags, etc. most journals and comps will not accept previously published poems, and they include internet self publication in that...and of course, if you are putting a collection together, you have no choice but to take them down and/or keep poems off the site...btw i would suggest about forty poems for your book, it depends on the length of the poems, but on average forty is about the right number - hope that helps, and good luck!

Jan Allison
Date: 4/9/2016 10:05:00 AM

* a poem a day*

Jan Allison
Date: 4/9/2016 10:03:00 AM

Hmmmm .... I'm working on publishing my funnies the working title is 'a poem away keeps the doctor away' so it's going to have 366 in (one for leap year lol) of course as I write 'poop poems' it could always be used as loo paper if there ever was a shortage lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Casarah Nance
Date: 4/9/2016 7:08:00 AM

Thanks!Once you take a poem down from this site, is it considered safe to use in competitions? Does it loose its trace off the internet?

Jan
Allison

Date: 4/8/2016 11:37:00 PM

I've got a few stashed away Cas but will have to pull many of my poems from soup for my book - but I do like to get the reaction on here to know I'm on the right track with my funnies. I to try to post only one a day unless there is a contest closing - I prefer to get reads and comments on my latest poem- just not my style to post 10 a day that few people read in fact I get put off seeing so many poems and I am sure I miss out on some great poems:-( hugs Jan xx

Casarah Nance
Date: 4/9/2016 7:04:00 AM

I look forward to your book too. It seemed that the longer we are here, the difference in our perspective of posting changes. hugs

Anthony
Mark

Date: 4/8/2016 9:55:00 PM

I have about 156 that I add to, they are momentary skeletons and finished fugues, as a contest appears n triggers me, I use one, then write three or four more, ..I look forward to seeing your finished project....

Casarah Nance
Date: 4/9/2016 7:02:00 AM

wow, awesome, can't wait to see what skeletons you have in your closet.

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 4/8/2016 8:19:00 PM

I bet your book will be awesome. I still have a few of my books left from when they were sold at Shadowpoetry and I am always up for trades with people!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 4/10/2016 2:11:00 AM

Seeker, let me soupmail you.

Casarah Nance
Date: 4/9/2016 7:47:00 PM

Well, it is free to do an ebook through amazon, I don't have any money to invest in publishing but I want to put out something that I can be proud of. I don't really know how to do it any other way

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 4/9/2016 4:52:00 PM

Physical, Casarah. Are you not doing yours that way? I don't have anything to do with Ebooks. It's just how I am. I need a book in my hands to read into the night!!!

Casarah Nance
Date: 4/9/2016 11:48:00 AM

Had you made yours an Ebook or a physical book?

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 4/9/2016 10:59:00 AM

Casarah, the lady that published my books preferred doing 40 pages, but in those 40 pages I sometimes got two to three poems on a page. That's just me. I like to fill up spaces. So I have one book that is only etheree, and that makes over a hundred of them in that one small book. Also they were illustrated with beautiful pictures painted for me by my friend. At least 20 pictures. In other books, mostly one or two poems per page. I see no reason you have to pull your poems off the site if you are self publishing! Even if you pull off a poem, I believe the trace of it lingers. Unless you change your title and perhaps the wording of your first line.

Casarah Nance
Date: 4/8/2016 8:35:00 PM

I am going to self publish, I have pulled off a lot of poems from this site to do so because I didn't know if I should leave them on or not. I am really anxious because I have some poems in my collection I am really proud of but...I just don't think it is ready to publish yet... :) So since you have already had a book, how many poems did yours include, I'm struggling on how many to put in mine?

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 4/8/2016 8:18:00 PM

Love this question, Casarah. I have lots of little poems from years ago. I simply hold back because I want all my poems to be read. If I post more than one a day, I feel they won't be read. I work hard commenting to others in hopes they will come to my poetry to read my stuff. That's what it's all about for me: BEING READ. People think I just want comments, but those are just tangible signs to me that the person probably read my word. Since I am always using contests to inspire me, I keep putting one a day for contests. Therefore, some of my old poems never get shown. Congrats on holding back, but are you self publishing? If I were self publishing, I would still post my poems.

Casarah Nance
Date: 4/8/2016 8:32:00 PM

Yeah I have noticed too that if I do post more than one in a day, then the other one falls off the radar. I do try to read whoever has commented on me first and then go through the new list, so many words and never enough time.

My Past Blog Posts


In words she blooms Date Posted: 9/14/2016 11:25:00 AM
Color Of Love Results Date Posted: 6/10/2016 3:20:00 PM
Contest Thoughts Date Posted: 6/8/2016 11:51:00 AM
I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghosts! Contest Results Date Posted: 6/6/2016 7:32:00 PM
Where Roads Lead Date Posted: 6/2/2016 7:00:00 PM
Secret Stash Date Posted: 4/8/2016 7:59:00 PM
Come On Get Funny Date Posted: 3/21/2016 9:06:00 PM
Lament of my life contest judged Date Posted: 3/20/2016 8:42:00 PM
To Pic or not To Pic that is the question Date Posted: 2/21/2016 7:29:00 AM
Here is home for the holidays Date Posted: 12/22/2015 6:52:00 PM
This Is Why We Write Date Posted: 12/16/2015 5:53:00 PM
Dancing with description contest results Date Posted: 11/9/2015 2:52:00 PM
I've been bribed, now pay up Date Posted: 10/12/2015 2:48:00 PM
I can't think of a clever blog title Date Posted: 10/10/2015 7:12:00 AM
Refresh from stress Date Posted: 10/6/2015 7:54:00 AM
E is for Emotion Date Posted: 9/23/2015 7:02:00 AM
Highest View Date Posted: 8/29/2015 7:17:00 AM
Dr. Seuss Quote Contest Judged... Date Posted: 8/17/2015 8:39:00 AM
Micropoetry-aint that tweet- Contest confusion Date Posted: 8/7/2015 6:59:00 AM
Seuss-ify The Soup, A Tribute To Dr. Seuss Date Posted: 8/5/2015 5:48:00 PM
Contest Curiousity Date Posted: 7/31/2015 2:11:00 PM
Get Low Date Posted: 7/23/2015 2:06:00 PM
Expecting butterflies but hearing crickets -edited with a new idea.. Date Posted: 7/20/2015 3:24:00 PM
Triple Threat Contest Judged Date Posted: 7/6/2015 8:22:00 AM
A Happy Hi and Thank You Date Posted: 6/18/2015 6:31:00 PM

My Recent Poems

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12/28/2020	Happiness	Rhyme	daughter,love,
2/25/2020	Warning	Rhyme	car,
11/4/2019	Fall	Haiku	autumn,nature,november,
11/3/2019	It's Soooo Cold	Rhyme	humor,winter,
10/17/2019	Tonight Tonight	Lyric	conflict,death,faith,judg
10/17/2019	Find Me Forgotten	Lyric	fate,heartbroken,imaginat
10/16/2019	Dark Kiss	Rhyme	character,dark,
12/15/2018	Sour Girl	Lyric	character,girl,
10/18/2018	Burned Down	Free verse	dark,fire,image,
10/17/2018	Talk	Free verse	character,voice,
9/17/2018	Double Sided	Lyric	anxiety,emotions,lost,
8/2/2018	The Lonely Walk	Rhyme	character,old,
8/2/2018	Monday Funday	Rhyme	home,mom,mother,mother da
7/28/2018	I Love You Already Baby	Rhyme	mother,mother daughter,my
7/21/2018	A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To School	Rhyme	childhood,fun,funny,schoo
7/20/2018	Roseanne Barr	Clerihew	celebrity,
7/20/2018	Until You Are Ready	Rhyme	strength,sympathy,
7/20/2018	We Don'T Need No Stinkin Contest	Rhyme	write,
7/18/2018	Foolish	Lyric	break up,heartbreak,leavi
7/15/2018	Deep Inside	I do not know?	dark,deep,
7/14/2018	Abandoned	Free verse	analogy,perspective,time,
7/13/2018	An Incomplete Love Story	Rhyme	feelings,first love,growi
7/13/2018	Kimo Therapy	Kimo	friend,pain,peace,
7/11/2018	Haiku	Haiku	flower,nature,
7/10/2018	Trust In Me	Lyric	courage,depression,encour
7/9/2018	Pages - a Shape Poem	Shape	suicide,
7/9/2018	Deep Sleeped	Senryu	character,
7/8/2018	Baptize	Tanka	baptism,religion,river,
7/2/2018	Words	Couplet	funny,words,
7/2/2018	Fate	Prose Poetry	beauty,fate,garden,
7/1/2018	Juneteenth	Acrostic	black african american,ce
7/1/2018	Roses	Haibun	rose,
7/1/2018	Glimpse	Free verse	appreciation,art,environm
6/30/2018	Humpty Dumpty	Rhyme	imagination,
6/30/2018	Poetry Performer	Free verse	angst,character,guitar,mu
6/29/2018	Cheap Click	Rhyme	internet,
6/28/2018	You Lie	Lyric	love,relationship,
6/28/2018	If You Knew	Rhyme	heart,how i feel,i love y
6/25/2018	Why Are There Stars	Free verse	fantasy,night,stars,
6/24/2018	Mill Wheel	Rhyme	character,dark,evil,imagi
6/21/2018	The Last Words	Rhyme	death,
6/20/2018	A Beautiful Day	Rhyme	child,daughter,growing up
6/16/2018	Second Chance	Lyric	for him,longing,love,roma
6/15/2018	Word Slap Battle Rap	Rhyme	rap,
5/21/2018	Can You Feel It	Lyric	music,
5/13/2018	Forgotten Fields	Rhyme	sad,
12/20/2017	Night Into the Night	Lyric	love,sad,
11/15/2017	Whisper Sweet Nothings	Rhyme	love,
10/20/2017	No Where Girl	Lyric	girl,perspective,society,
7/30/2017	Listen	Rhyme	abuse,
2/11/2016	My Dark Valentine	Rhyme	dark,valentines day,
12/22/2015	Tell It To the Rain	Rhyme	hurt,rain,sad,
9/25/2015	You Want Emotion	Free verse	emotions,universe,
4/4/2015	Death To the Mockingbird	Rhyme	dark,jealousy,
11/20/2014	Rainbow In My World Today	Rhyme	color,love,rainbow,
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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Diabolical	Light Verse	allusion,arabic,art,dedic
You Cry Alone	Rhyme	depression,
Justice - a Parable	Limerick	humor,
I'M Youer Than You	Light Verse	change,dark,
One - the Number of My Name	Sonnet	people,
One Day In My Shoes	Rhyme	emotions,
Grovelling	Couplet	fantasy,power,
Stone and Marshmallow Castles	Quatrain	beauty,candy,feelings,hop
A Kite	Haiku	anniversary,sky,
Beautiful	Acrostic	autumn,beauty,death,frenc
Forty Words- Today	Verse	life,writing,
Weep Not For Withered Petals	Rhyme	bereavement,farewell,flow
Crack Like Fissures	I do not know?	angst,beauty,dedication,
My Pretty Polly	Free verse	childhood,evil,halloween,
My Own Proverbs	Haiku	philosophy,
I Am the Grinch	Classicism	children,christmas,life,l
Jan Allison Has a Fan	Limerick	beautiful,character,dedic
The Train	Elegy	nostalgia,
A Pirates Life For Me- For Contest	Light Verse	humor,
Your Garden	Free verse	garden,love,
The Grim Reaper	Verse	allegory,bird,dark,imagin
Colorful Me Lsd	Rhyme	addiction,color,imaginati
Laughing Towards Ecstasy	Quatrain	passion,me,
In the Flesh	Epic	adventure,dark,deep,depre
Dna	Rhyme	beauty,nature,
Little Fire	Dramatic Monologue	courage,death,fire,growth
Into Your Hideout	Free verse	life,music,sad love,war,w
At the Footbridge - Limerick Collaboration	Limerick	betrayal,body,humorous,
Ashes	Free verse	death,deep,mystery,,sweet
Our Boogeyman	Quatrain	crazy,fear,silly,
Rusty Playground	Rhyme	angst,child,child abuse,g
Pain Felt Soul Tears	Verse	longing,pain,
Flood Warning Collaboration - Inspired By Contest	Limerick	birth,body,humorous,
The Bridge of Dire Necessity	Italian Sonnet	adventure,courage,
Why Oh Why Seren Roberts and Tim Smith	Free verse	art,death,funeral,jealous
The Editing of Me	Free verse	conflict,recovery from,
Devils Fill Churches	Free verse	abuse,allah,angel,faith,p
Raven Dreams	Free verse	angel,beautiful,funeral,g
In a Sad Blindness, One May Yet Find Hope	Rhyme	art,deep,encouraging,insp

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Tim Smith	United States	Read
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Ct Duet	United States	Read
Jt Nyx	United States	Read
Jan Allison	Isle Of Man	Read
Richard Lamoureux	Canada	Read
Andrea Dietrich	United States	Read
Robert Lindley	United States	Read
Deb Wilson	United States	Read
Jadazzle United	United Kingdom	Read
Anne-Lise Andresen	Norway	Read
James Horn	United States	Read
Harry Horsman	Australia	Read
Eileen Manassian	_Not Listed	Read
Sebastian Aaron Baez	United States	Read
Maurice Yvonne	Canada	Read
James Dooney	Malaysia	Read
Seren Roberts	United Kingdom	Read
Paul Callus	Malta	Read
Carolyn Devonshire	United States	Read
Sneha Rv	India	Read
Jslambert Mister Roboto	United States	Read
Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser	Philippines	Read
Jack Ellison	Canada	Read
Charmaine Chircop	Malta	Read
Nette Onclaud	Philippines	Read
Constance La France	Canada	Read
Ilene Bauer	United States	Read
Liam Mcdaid	Ireland	Read
Kp Nunez	Philippines	Read
Skat A	United States	Read
Rhonda Johnson-Saunders	United States	Read
David Meade	United States	Read
Scott Thirtyseven	Australia	Read
Poet Destroyer A	United States	Read
Viv Wigley	United Kingdom	Read
Emile Pinet	Canada	Read
Duke Beaufort	United States	Read
Robin Davis	United States	Read
Aurore Severo	United States	Read
Bill Lindsay	United Kingdom	Read
Len Gasun	Thailand	Read
Anne Hessler	Canada	Read
Lu Loo	United States	Read
Red Barchettadrive	United States	Read
Thomas Carney	United States	Read
Etienne Lariviere	France	Read
Shane Cooper	Australia	Read
Aiyah Torres	Philippines	Read
Brian Mcclain	United States	Read
Sara Kendrick	United States	Read
Gary Bateman	Germany	Read
Brenda Meier-Hans	Canada	Read
Sam Toil	United States	Read
Alexis Y.	United States	Read
Matthew Webb	United Kingdom	Read
Winged Warrior	Canada	Read
Izzy B Hearty Brave Heart	United States	Read
John Rey Canon	Philippines	Read
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Jerry T Curtis	United States	Read
Jesse Daniels	United States	Read
Kelly Deschler	United States	Read
J.W. Earnings	United States	Read
David Fisher	United States	Read
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Robert Nehls	United States	Read
Robert Stoner Jr	United States	Read
Tim Ryerson	United States	Read
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Jaycee Cervenka	United States	Read
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