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Friday, 30 October 2020
Sunday, 25 October 2020
Saccharine Compliments
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the things that people say to me
always come off contradictory
your imagination is certainly flexible
but your credentials are hardly credible
you're a walking psychological disorder
whose house has never been in order
the anarchy in your brain
can only be described as insane
to expand on our point of view
you are chaos through and through
it's hardly a stretch to say
that you should be locked away
oh, but you're an imaginative little tart
they say with soulless smiles and no heart
all saccharine and lies
that cause me to roll my eyes
they look at me with disdain
as if I have no brain
then try to ply me with false compliments
their bullshit makes no sense
I stopped playing by the rules
because I found that rules are for fools
since I do nothing right anyway
I may as well do things my way
~cie~
promptpostorous
Poetry Style
Some crap that I thought up and I made the end words rhyme.
Seriously, I was so not up to attempting to create my own poetry style.
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Friday, 23 October 2020
The Poetry Society's Young Poet - Daniel Wale
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Sunday, 18 October 2020
Scar Tissue
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You're welcome to use it, I guess, but I don't know why you'd want to
Please credit me if you do
breathe
I guess
more or less
that's the first step
that I should take to start
the process of rebooting me
use meditation to rejuvenate
attempting to reboot the process of healing
healing the scar tissue deep within me
heal what has started to decay
you can't heal what's rotting
scars never fade
remaining
behind
veils
~cie~
The Nauseating Notes
It was supposed to be a diatelle, but I saw too late that those have a rhyme scheme, so it's just another stupid Diamante. Yes, I suck.
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Foyles Young Poets of the Year Award
 Another set of awards to profile poetry. This time from the famed bookshop Foyles who further praise the growing number of young poets by awarding those they feel deserving of special praise and by doing so elevate the few yet increase awareness of the many. The youth is always where the future lies and by all I see the future is looking good.
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Friday, 16 October 2020
A Poetry Society Poet - Seun Matiluko
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Sunday, 11 October 2020
Ornery Poetry: Muse
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oh, what can you do when you have a muse
who muses as softly as a kitten mews
when your inspiration is not in the flow
but stuck on an ice floe flowing so slow
when your creativity goes absents in absence
and your muse is no aide bringing aid to your eloquence
leaving you wishing the passion of adolescence
was not woefully squandered on obtuse adolescents
~cie~
blame it on the prompts
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Friday, 9 October 2020
A Poetry Society Poet - Pat Winslow
With as much grit as grace here is Poetry Society member Pat Winslow proving how powerful and potent a mix speaking and poetry performed live to an audience or recorded can be.
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Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Sue Hardy Dawson's Poetry Book Review - A Children's Poetry Top Ten
My Top Ten Christmas List
Back in 2002 when I was first published children’s poetry was really
struggling. There were very few anthologies coming out and as the new kid
on the block, there was little chance if any of a collection. An awful lot
has happened since then and though not without the championing of the
great and the good in children’s literature the last few years have
seen both a resurgence and a bumper number of new collections and
anthologies. And this year, despite its many trials, has been no
exception. So here, in no particular order, are a few of my favourites so
far.
1. This Rock That Rock, Dom Conlon illustrated by Vivian Schwarz, publisher Troika Books. If you are a fan of the moon and/or poetry, this is the book for you. Very accessible and yet there’s a lot of depth too. This is a wonderful collection, a must for every child and classroom. For space travellers of all ages, great to perform and join in with or sit quietly and enjoy contemplating.
2. Riding a Lion, Coral Rumble, illustrated by Emily Ford, publisher,
Troika Books. I adore this book, Coral Rumble’s poems are delicate and
beautifully crafted, yet accessible. Some are poignant, many are fun. They
deal with deep emotions on many levels. And the illustrations are gorgeous.
3. Bright Bursts of Colour, Matt Goodfellow, illustrated by Aleksei
Bitskoff, publisher Bloomsbury. Matt admits to being a people watcher and he
gives us a wonderful insight into a child’s eye view, there’s lots of humour
but also plenty to tug at your heart. Wonderfully understated and something for
everyone.
4. Belonging Street, written and illustrated by Mandy Coe Otter-Barry Books. Clever, quirky, emotive, dreamy and fun with lots of poems that could easily be used as models for writing. Coe takes us on a journey which is always surprising and refreshing.
5. Dear Ugly Sisters…, Laura Mucha, illustrated by Tanya Rex, Otter-Barry Books. A lovely first collection, enhanced even more by the downloadable version read by the poet with wonderful sound effects too. Very interactive and fun but also has some thoughtful poems.
6. The Girl Who Became a Tree, Joseph Coelho, Kate Milner, Otter-Barry Books. This is definitely a book for older children/young adults. Kate Milner’s illustrations are beautiful and dark and match so well the themes in the book. Overall the narrative is achingly beautiful.
7. National Trust: Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright, ed. Fiona Waters, illustrated by Britta
Teckentrup publisher Nosy Crow. A big bold coffee-table book for all the family. Poems from the very famous to the new with gorgeous illustrations. A lovely gift for Christmas and to share in the classroom.
8. The Magic of Mums, Justin Coe, illustrated by Steve Wells, publisher Otter-Barry
Books. This is Justin’s follow up to The Dictionary of Dads. It is fun and refreshing and looks at mums of all kinds from the real to the imaginary. It makes a fabulous
mother’s day presents too.
9. The Problem with Problems, Rachel Rooney, illustrated by Zehra Hicks, publisher, Random House Children’s. Ok so it’s more of a picture book than a poetry book and yet it is also undeniably good poetry. Such a simple idea, beautifully executed. Just one of those books I wish I had written. A good way in for PSHE but also a lovely book to curl up with before bedtime.
10. Barmy Ballads, written and illustrated by Colin West publisher Matador. Colin is the master of humorous poetry. Well-crafted and so funny children and adults alike will love these tales. Especially love Sir Stinkalot, Invisible Isobel and the Dreamer's Favourite Hat. All are accompanied by West's wonderful illustrations. Great for joining in and a feast of brilliant language explore.
Finally here are a couple I’m looking forward to with great anticipation are: Saturdays at the Imaginarium by Shauna Darling Robertson and illustrated by Judith Wisdom, Troica Books and Lost Spells, by Rob MacFarlane and illustrated by Jackie Morris, published by Hamish Hamilton .
Sue Hardy-Dawson’s a poet and illustrator. Her debut collection, ‘Where Zebras Go’, Otter-Barry Books was shortlisted for the 2018 CLiPPA. Her second, ‘Apes to Zebras’ Bloomsbury, co-written with poetry ambassadors, Roger Stevens and Liz Brownlee won the NSTB Awards. Sue loves visiting schools, has worked with the Prince of Wales Foundation, ‘Children and the Arts. As a dyslexic poet, she loves encouraging reluctant writers. Her second solo collection ‘If I were Other than Myself’ Troika Books was published in February 2020.
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Sunday, 4 October 2020
What's Up Wednesday + Ornery Poetry Sunday: At Sea: A Silly Senryu and Verbose Post
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Sea is all I see
I am at sea as you see
See sea woe is me
~cie~
If all you wanted was the poem, congrats, you're done. Now, wasn't that quick and mostly painless?
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You know me. Or you may be one of the lucky ones.
I'm at it again, doing too much.
For October, I will be doing OctPoWriMo as I have during the past I don't remember how many years, but it's quite a few.
I am combining the OctPoWriMo prompts with the Haiku prompts from Carpe Diem Haiku where possible.
I will also be sharing one of my fantabulous poems every Sunday at Something for the Weekend Sir.
I'm sharing this poem this time even though it's not a very good poem, because I like wordplay.
I would also like to write the second novella in the Tales from the Dreamlands series, tentatively entitled "The Key of Eidolon," using the Spooky October Writing Prompts from the Writers Handbook blog, as I did in creating Ketil and Yitzy's Adventure in the Xura Dream House last year.
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Oh jeesh. I forgot what I was doing in mid-thought. That never happened before.
Nah, it totally happens all the time. In my case, it's a sign of ADHD rather than a sign of dementia. Lucky, I guess.
I am also going to continue using the Reedsy prompts to write The Ballad of Gerry Clifford. I had originally intended to publish this book over the summer, but then it exploded and there were story parts everywhere. I am completely reworking it and am hoping to have it published in early 2021. Or mid-2021. Or something. Whenever. Hopefully, I don't up and croak before that or anything.
My Reedsy profile
I...um...yeah. I'm hungry.
I will also be doing a piece for the WEP prompt for October.
I have a metric butt-ton of book promos that you can read for yourself on my remodeled and most excellent book review blog, Readers Roost.
I will continue with the MFRW Book Hooks and Weekend Writing Warriors posts at the official Naughty Netherworld Press blog, along with other fine features such as WIP Wednesday and the Monday Peeve.
I don't know if it's worth it to continue with the BitPatron, Ko-Fi, and Patreon subscription platforms. It's more time spent, and they have never attracted an audience. Nothing's more pathetic than a Patreon with no patrons.
I will definitely be continuing my Naughty Netherworld Press and Poetry of the Netherworld channels on LBRY.
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Friday, 2 October 2020
Elsie Hayward - A Poetry Society Poet
Here Elsie Hayward proves that age has nothing to do with talent nor youth anything to do with intellect. This is performance poetry at its very best.
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Thursday, 1 October 2020
Congratulations
As a blogsite "Something For The Weekend, Sir?" is not affiliated to The Poetry Society even though we present the societies logo on our site. "Something For The Weekend, Sir?" is associated only by admiration of a charitable organisation who promotes poetry. "Something For The Weekend, Sir?" exists not merely to promote performance, or spoken word, poetry but by definition all poetry even though our primary focus is the former. Having communicated with The Poetry Society who said to use with their permission all and any poets whose work features either on their website or YouTube or by any other form of recorded transmission, this "Something For The Weekend, Sir?" does. The Poetry Society is not the only organisation "Something For The Weekend, Sir?" supports. The Poetry Book Society is another as is The Forward Arts Foundation. At the foot of the blog is clearly visible all those sites we either support or recommend.
The following is from The Poetry Society's website regarding the recent National Poetry award.
National Poetry Competition winners announced
Congratulations to Roger Philip Dennis, who has won first prize with his poem ‘Corkscrew Hill Photo‘. Judged by Roddy Lumsden, Glyn Maxwell and Zoe Skoulding, the judges described it as a ‘stunning poem which mixes sweetness, sentiment, the visual and a touch of the grotesque’. Read more about it over on the National Poetry Competition page.
Congratulations, too, to Joanne Key, who won second prize with her poem ‘The Day the Deer Came’, and to Fran Lock, who won third prize for ‘Last exit to Luton’. You can watch film poems of the top three winning poems, commissioned in association with Alastair Cook and Filmpoem.
And, finally, congratulations to the eight commended poets:
Kevin Patrick McCarthy for ‘Enough Sky’
Beverley Nadin for ‘BEES’
Paul Nemser for ‘After the Calm’
Eliot North for ‘The Crab Man’
Mark Pajak for ‘Cat on the Tracks’
Jonathan Tel for ‘Ber Lin’
Jason Watts for ‘For a Liturgy’
Tom Weir for ‘Day Trippin
The Press Release about the winners is available online.
Great results all of which are highly recommended as are those of Love Reading 4 Kids Poetry Prize which only goes to show that poetry is for everyone but also Foyles Young Poet of the year award which this year goes to ...
The winning poet, awarded by the Judges is Celyn Gadd, age 8, of Oswald Road Primary School in Chorlton with his poem Plip Plop. Celyn also wins a visit to his school from National Poetry Day ambassador and award-winning poet Joshua Seigal, £250 of books for his school from National Book Tokens and an annual subscription to the gorgeous children’s magazine Scoop.
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