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Kindness is the quality or state of taking an active interest in the welfare of others; friendly and helpful acts or favors.

Whew! All anthology entries have been read...

Blog Posted by Team Poetrysoup: 10/23/2023 12:32:00 PM

All anthology entries have been read and narrowed down to about 1/3 of the entries. 

Next, we will reread the selected entries and the rejected entries (whew), and finalize the selection for the anthology.



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Date: 10/24/2024 10:00:00 AM
Dear PS: Thank your taking the considerable time & effort to do all this - much appreciated! I love your definition of kindness (i.e., "Kindness is the quality or state of taking an active interest in the welfare of others; friendly and helpful acts or favors."). Given that, I would humbly ask that you please carefully & fully re-review ALL entries. I think that since you made it SO EASY for poets to enter their poems for the anthology, no doubt some did not realize you truly meant we could leave literally nothing else in the submitted poem besides the title & text. Just giving everyone a TRUE second chance seems to fully align with kindness. I see some poets revised their entries. Thanks!!
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Date: 10/30/2023 3:22:00 PM
Many thanks for all the challenging work and so forth. We appreciate Soup Staff taking this task on, but our glory is in the end. Wishing you the best to come in all that you are. Warm Regards, William
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Date: 10/30/2023 7:50:00 AM
Many thanks for all your hard work which is very much appreciated...Kindest thoughts Ann x
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Date: 10/30/2023 5:49:00 AM
Thank you for your dedication... very much appreciated! Jack from the frozen north!
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Date: 10/30/2023 4:50:00 AM
Thank you so much for the update PS Team. Have a nice day everyone ;) Hugs
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Date: 10/28/2023 8:29:00 AM
Very nice effort by poetry soup team....We Love and appreciate. -Subash Khanal from Nepal
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Date: 10/26/2023 2:53:00 PM
Thank you dear PS team for all of your support, time, heart and efforts. We appreciate you ! Susan :)
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Date: 10/26/2023 11:48:00 AM
Thank you for all the time and effort you’ve put into this anthology PoetrySoup team, very much appreciated.
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Date: 10/26/2023 10:23:00 AM
Team, PS. This comment is not directed at the subject of your blog. Have noticed there hasn't been a new POTD for the last two days. Was just wondering!
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Date: 10/25/2023 6:31:00 PM
Thank you for all your hard work in bringing forth a new anthology, we are all holding our collective breath as you choose the poems! Many blessings to each of you Team PoetrySoup! <3
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Date: 10/25/2023 10:59:00 AM
Hey Poetry Soup Team: Thanks for the update on the next stage. I truly appreciate the opportunity for my poems to be considered and I offer my sincere congratulations to all our Soupers who "made it"!!
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Date: 10/25/2023 9:50:00 AM
High fives for your hard work Poetry Soup Team! Sending positive thoughts for completing the next stage! Blessings!
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Date: 10/24/2023 10:14:00 PM
Considerable effort,PoetrySoupe team congratulations to all who qualified.
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Date: 10/24/2023 5:59:00 PM
Huge effort, PS team- congratulations to all who qualified
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Date: 10/24/2023 2:04:00 PM
Amazing what a beautiful opportunity for so many talented poets on soup! You are doing such hard work that deserves to be appreciated. Congratulations to all …
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Date: 10/24/2023 12:46:00 PM
Dear Poetry Soup Anthology Committee, Thank you for supporting all of us. I cannot imagine the scope of your task. I am the judge for out an of state contest. It is a huge responsibility, reading and rereading, and doing it again to be clear on decisions. Speaking for myself, and sure for others... thank you for all your hard work each year. Keep up the good work.
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Date: 10/24/2023 11:08:00 AM
Thanks for all your hard work!
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Date: 10/24/2023 10:58:00 AM
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to enter. Poetry Soup is an amazing site
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Date: 10/24/2023 9:23:00 AM
Exciting! Thank you for all your hard work. Running a contest is hard…I can’t imagine going through all the anthology entries.
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Date: 10/24/2023 7:31:00 AM
Good luck to everyone who has made it this far I'm sure it was a monumental task but an interesting read of so many wonderful poem's I don't envy you in your job Thank you for your hard but rewarding work Paul white.
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Date: 10/24/2023 7:12:00 AM
The very best to all...Shalom
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Date: 10/24/2023 7:08:00 AM
all the best to everyone excited and eagerly waiting <3 Thanks for the update!
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Date: 10/24/2023 6:49:00 AM
Best of luck to all. <3
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Date: 10/24/2023 5:37:00 AM
Very Good Luck to Everyone. This is not a easy task.
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Date: 10/24/2023 5:29:00 AM
Good luck to everyone, and to me...teehee:-) Thanks for the update, TPS!
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Date: 10/24/2023 4:25:00 AM
Thank you, I am sure there is a ton of work and deciphering, and we appreciate your efforts.
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Date: 10/24/2023 12:21:00 AM
Thank you so much for this!
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Date: 10/23/2023 11:48:00 PM
Thank you all for your hard work. I am sure that there are many wonderful poems from the Poetry Soup Members!!
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Date: 10/23/2023 9:24:00 PM
Can I ask, how are we informed? Is this usually via email or through a direct message on here? Apologies but new to Poetrysoup. Thanks
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Date: 10/25/2023 2:48:00 PM
You will get an email. Patrick
Date: 10/23/2023 6:14:00 PM
Thank you for the great work. www.facebook.com/julius.lawrence1/ International Poet www.poetrysoup.com/me/JuLaw1945/
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Date: 10/23/2023 4:43:00 PM
Thank you guys for the great job you do. I appreciate it very much
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Date: 10/23/2023 4:38:00 PM
Thank you for doing a very difficult job!RAP
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Date: 10/23/2023 4:05:00 PM
Hi and ty all for all the hard work you have done. As a contest holder I have some idea of the daunting task you face Ty so much
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Date: 10/23/2023 3:48:00 PM
Thank you to all the editors at Poetrysoup for the amount of time you spend on selecting poems and bring out an anthology. Thank you for the reading, reviewing and rereading you do to bring an anthology to light.
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Date: 10/23/2023 3:47:00 PM
Thank you for all of your hard work. This is a wonderful thing that you do.
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Date: 10/23/2023 3:35:00 PM
I will be sad if not one of the entries selected.
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Date: 10/23/2023 2:53:00 PM
Champagne all around!
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Date: 10/23/2023 2:14:00 PM
Blessing to all, Aloha.
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Date: 10/23/2023 2:02:00 PM
Thank you for your hard work and dedication for the anthology. Thank you.
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Date: 10/23/2023 2:02:00 PM
Very exciting!
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Date: 10/23/2023 1:45:00 PM
Fingers crossed!!!
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Date: 10/23/2023 1:40:00 PM
Thanks for your dedication to this project. I hope that consideration will be given to sending a free copy of the anthology to the members whose poems are included in the printed edition.
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Date: 10/23/2023 1:39:00 PM
Thanks so much for your time and expertise! Good reading!
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Date: 10/23/2023 1:32:00 PM
I know you will need lots of breaks but you will get it completed on time. Good luck everyone who entered your poetry.44
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Date: 10/23/2023 1:18:00 PM
Good work guys!!! ???
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Date: 10/23/2023 1:11:00 PM
The other books were great. I know this one will also be great. Thanks a million for the time/hard work to put them out. Cannot wait to read/see it. Have a great/wonderful day...............
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Date: 10/23/2023 1:02:00 PM
Thank you for doing this huge task. Much appreciated. phyl
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Date: 10/23/2023 12:58:00 PM
Thank you for taking this on!
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Date: 10/23/2023 12:55:00 PM
Well done for this mammoth task and good luck to all that have submitted entries.
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Date: 10/23/2023 12:52:00 PM
Tough exercise, kudos to you's :)
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