Poetic Pause

Poetry Competition Closing Soon!

2010-01-03T01:46:00.000-08:00

Adelaide Plains Poets Inc remind all Australian poets that the 2010 Poetry Competition closing date is 8 January 2010. So basically, if you want to enter the competition, you need to get your entry in soon.The entry date might be extended a little, because of the postal issue around Christmas time, but entries that arrive too late will be returned to sender.There is a prize pool of over $500.00,

Poetry Competition

2009-12-21T19:54:00.000-08:00

OK, we are now officially headed toward the final stages of the Adelaide Plains Poets Poetry Competition. The theme is "Life, The Universe and Everything" and entries are due by 8 January 2010. Because of the Postal funny business, entries that arrive after that date will probably be OK, but once the entries go to the judge, that's it.So if you've been meaning to enter the competition, make the

What does a Poet need?

2009-11-23T19:37:00.000-08:00

Something to write with,something to write on.And these three things,that is all.A poet needs a spine,a delicate eyeand a thick hide.

Gardens and Poetry

2009-11-22T18:04:00.000-08:00

It doesn't get much better than the event put on at the Tea Tree Gully Library yesterday. Jude Aquilina and Sarah Clay read poems, Lolo Houbein (One Magic Square) and Miles Trench (Holistic Gardening) told us about their gardening philosophies. It was interesting, clever, funny and anything else good you can think of.The poetry was exquisite, the gardening tips were timely and ever so useful. I

Poetry Prompts

2009-11-11T14:51:00.000-08:00

Sometimes you want to write a poem but you can't think of anything to write about. Other, glorious times are quite different, the ideas are buzzing and the words are flowing. It happens all too rarely.One idea to try when nothing seems to be prompting a poem to appear, is to look at the newspaper. Headlines can be intriguing and can be enough - you don't even have to read the article, and in fact

Connecting with others, finding hope

2009-11-03T13:47:00.000-08:00

I've begun an online conversation with a young girl on the comments section of one of my Ezine articles. It started when she commented on my post, saying she disagreed with it and was offended, I responded, she responded, I responded (yet to be published). Now I'm waiting to read what Jasmin has to say next. The article in question, with comments is here. I'd love to find out what others think

Special

2009-10-19T22:27:00.000-07:00

A new poem looking for feedback. I just wrote it and I'd love to know what other people think about it.