The Poetry Spot discussion

Tell us a little about you..

Hello everyone! I recently joined Goodreads, and I am happy to be part of a group celebrating poetry!

Matthew Goff

Thanks so much for joining the group!

Tristesse wrote: "Tell us a little about you.."

I'M Carolyn, I live in Richmond,and after several years of writing and some success I have a collection published by Indigo Dreams. The title is Timelines.

http://www.indigodreamsbookshop.com/#... This is a link to my page where if you are interested you can have a look at some of the poems. There is also a link on poetrpf.com and I.m on Facebbok

I recently joined Goodreads and hope glad to have found a group interested in celebrating and promoting poetry

Hello! I am Kristy. I have recently joined Goodreads too. :) I have also recently published my first poetry e-book. :)

Hi Kristy welcome I'm a new on this site also what's the name of your e-book? You didn't give a link. I joined in the hope that people might look for mine it's a paperback.

Hello, and welcome Kristy and Carolyn!

Thanks for your welcome Tristesee

Thank you Tristesse! :)

Hi, everyone, My name is Angel Chadwick. I have been writing for 24 years since I was 13 years old. I am also an indie author. I have written a poetry book called "Corridors of My Mind." Looking for as many reviews as I can get. I'm glad to have a group that celebrates poetry. I also write in other genres but, have been having trouble getting reviews on my poetry book and it's my debut book. It has been published on Amazon, Kindle, BarnesandNoble, booksamillion and indiebounds to name a few. If anyone is interested in giving me an honest and thorough review on my poetry book. I will give you the links to it and do the same for you, thanks!

Carolyn wrote: "Hi Kristy welcome I'm a new on this site also what's the name of your e-book? You didn't give a link. I joined in the hope that people might look for mine it's a paperback."

Hello, Carolyn if you're interested I would love to read your poetry book, if you'd read my poetry book. It's in paperback and e-book. Maybe we can give reviews on each others' books. Here is the link to the paperback and e-book versions:


Paperback on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Corridors-Mind-...


Kindle E-book:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NLOM0HI

Thank you Carolyn! My e-book name is "The Poems Choose Me". Here are links:

http://www.amazon.com/Poems-Choose-Me...

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

I opened your link, and I am going to read it. :)

Hi Kristy thanks for your response I hope you enjoy my book. I will be opening the link to yours now
Carolyn

Thank you! :) Yes, I enjoy, I especially like the poem "Suitcase". :)

Just given you a review. Who was the poet who inspired you?
Carolyn

Thanks Kirsty

Angel wrote: "Hi, everyone, My name is Angel Chadwick. I have been writing for 24 years since I was 13 years old. I am also an indie author. I have written a poetry book called "Corridors of My Mind." Looking fo..."

Angel wrote: "Hi, everyone, My name is Angel Chadwick. I have been writing for 24 years since I was 13 years old. I am also an indie author. I have written a poetry book called "Corridors of My Mind." Looking fo..."

Hi Angel, I am in a similar situation my collection Timelines is available from Amazon www/Timelines/ Carolyn O'Connell and www. Indigodreans/bookshop/poetry collections

The poet who inspired me was Dobriša Cesarić, but I think that many other famous poets were bohemians too. :) Thanks for asking Carolyn! :)

Kristy wrote: "The poet who inspired me was Dobriša Cesarić, but I think that many other famous poets were bohemians too. :) Thanks for asking Carolyn! :)"

Kristy wrote: "The poet who inspired me was Dobriša Cesarić, but I think that many other famous poets were bohemians too. :) Thanks for asking Carolyn! :)"
Hi Kristy, Haven't read him but will look him up hopefully will find a translation?

Angel wrote: "Hi, everyone, My name is Angel Chadwick. I have been writing for 24 years since I was 13 years old. I am also an indie author. I have written a poetry book called "Corridors of My Mind." Looking

Here is my translation of one of his poems:

The Scream
by Dobriša Cesarić

All the day the pain flourishes
Noticeable only in a quiet voice,
But the night comes, and it spreads-
And suddenly I scream with a verse

Screaming my scream into the world
To look around for an echo
I divided my heart
Among siblings, distant, unknown

My scream wanders, wanders, wanders
And when akin heart it startles
Does it suspect that it is released
From painful, sleepless night?

Kristy wrote: "Here is my translation of one of his poems:

The Scream
by Dobriša Cesarić

All the day the pain flourishes
Noticeable only in a quiet voice,
But the night comes, and it spreads-
And suddenly I scr..."

I can see why you found it inspiring, so much said and unsaid in a short poem, relating to life and writing. Many thanks for the translation

You are welcome Carolyn! Thank you for reading! :)

Check out this review of Timelines published on London Grip
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Emma Lee follows Carolyn O’Connell through her thoughtful poetic explorations of links between past and present.
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Carolyn O’Connell
Indigo Dreams Publishing www.indigodreams.co.uk
ISBN 9781909357532
66 pp £7.99

The title poem shows a strong sense of the narrator’s place in a present that is affected by both the past and the future. The poems are not pretentious: their tone is often conversational, showing a desire to communicate and share. They have an awareness of the impermanence of the present, the influence brought to future generations by past and present generations and how traditions can be continued or broken. In ‘Timelines’ the bride honours the past whilst thinking of the future.

As a woman I stood on the steps of
this Pugin church Newman dedicated –
studied by my past walled in the school
he built centred in fields of a lost village.

I’m ringed by my friends, family and maids
beside me a man who would be my future,
waiting to escort me to my tomorrow.

In a similar vein, ‘Traces of Time’ follows a watch from my grandmother’s Edwardian ruffles to My mother, her orphaned daughter,/ wore it pinned to her suit and

Gave to me
I tied it to my wedding dress

the face turned revealing a disk
of silver, tiny chased flowers,

links of gold string so small
only a caught hair reveals them

…

Now it lies with its chain curled
like two bodies folded together,
in my daughter’s white bag
that I hold for her

as she walks towards
the man who waits at the altar.

The watch becomes more detailed when in the possession of the present generations.

The poem’s subjects don’t just confine themselves to the domestic. A central grouping of poems explores themes of war, from ‘Silent Ones’ which acknowledges the unsung heroes from past wars – the mathematicians, geeks, technicians who weren't hero-worshipped like the soldiers but nonetheless played their part in ensuring the war was won. ‘No Nation’ looks at current conflicts and the role of the United Nations. It ends:

The boy moves towards the cornflowers
seduced by a colour he has never seen
the quiet of the day, the warmth of the sun;
as he approaches the flowers become men.

He stands transfixed by fear they wear blue
helmets, these men have every and no nation…

The poem captures the curiosity of the boy, tempered by fear when he wants to explore the novelty of what to him is a new colour, but then sees it worn by men in a military uniform. Elsewhere, ‘Petals’ is a more traditional memorial poem:

A single lily broken from its stem:
the petals curling back to expose
stripes of softer scarlet hidden within;
the anthers were heavy with pollen,
the pistils ready for a wing’s brush;
now they would never bear fruit.

The image of the lily is a fine sustained metaphor. Carolyn O’Connell also writes about memorials to civilian disasters, including the Ladbroke Grove train crash. In 1999, a turbo diesel train passed through a red signal (SN93) and crashed into a passenger train travelling in the opposite direction during the rush hour. Unfortunately the diesel fuel in the passenger train caught fire, resulting in 31 deaths, including the two train drivers, and more than 520 passengers sustaining injuries. The subsequent inquiry found that the newly qualified turbo driver’s training had been inadequate and that the siting of the signal combined with low autumnal sunshine meant the driver would have seen the signal as amber, meaning safe to continue, although the signal was actually red. Both train and rail companies were fined for health and safety breaches. A memorial garden has since been set up near the site. ‘Not a Station’ ends,

Along the perimeter wire rags flick languidly
as wings of perching birds, lifted
by slowly moving currents of a pre-storm heat
before flying over Trelick Towers.

Only the whistle of an unseen train
on the line below the memorial, the wilting flowers,
breaks the stillness as it passes signal SN93
speeding towards Reading or Oxfordshire.

The crash is echoed in the image of pre-storm heat as well as referenced directly in the name of the signal.

Timelines shows a compassionate, thoughtful poet using carefully chosen imagery in response to both personal and universal subjects.

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Emma Lee has published Mimicking a Snowdrop (Thynks Press) and Yellow Torchlight and the Blues (Original Plus). She blogs at http://emmalee1.wordpress.com and is a blogger-reviewer for Simon and Schuster. She also reviews for The Journal, London Grip and Sabotage Review magazines

Hi Everyone!
My name is Jennifer and I have taken that leap into publishing and published 5 non-rhyming poetry books under a series titled "Jennifer's Poetry Series", they are available on Amazon.com in Paperback or the Amazon Kindle. The first one is titled "Outside Looking In"

Happy Reading!!!

Hi I'm Linda and I published my second book of poetry 'Encounter' in January.

Hi, all,
I'm Ash. I published my first book of poetry, THE SCENT OF HIS FEATHERS, in February.


The Scent of His Feathers: A Collection of Dark Verses

I like to read and write all shades of speculative fiction and poetry and am looking forward to getting more familiar with the group!

Hello all,

My name is Jackson Cambridge, and my first poetry book, "Whispered Kisses: Classical Poetry for a Modern Time" is available on Amazon: tinyurl.com/kqfnkew

I write erotic and romantic poems in classical styles like odes, sonnets, dirges and ballads. A sample of my work, called "Ode to Passion's Claiming", is available as a free download here: http://tinyurl.com/mk368l6

I'm grateful for groups like this, and I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.

- Jack

Whispered Kisses: Classical Poetry for a Modern Time

Hello all, I am a young poet. I love writing and I'm glad to have found this group. Currently working on a Spoken Word album and I'll share it on here once I get somewhere. Always looking for advice to grow my poetry and hopefully I can find great inspiration here as well.

Hi everyone,
I recently published my first book of poetry, She Of Thorn: Poems and Rhyme of a Heart Unkind - theme: unrequited love and loneliness.

Looking forward to the group's discussions.

Philia and SophiaNikitha Hingad

Hi I am a poet from Bangalore

Hello Kalynn and Nikitha! Welcome! :)

Hello My name is Everett Minshall, I've recently published a book of poetry, that I'm very happy with, and I'd be extremely grateful for some reviews. I also thought this would be a good way to give back and review anyone's collection in return.

hi i'm louis i have been writing poetry for around 15 yrs...im in melbourne australia

Hello Everyone,
My name is Justin and aside from being an author I like to consider my self a poet as well. I enjoy writing and reading poetry and have been looking for some new poetry groups here on GR. There aren't many and I was happy to see this one and noticed I have read the book of the lovely moderator of this group Tristesse :)
I have 3 published books, 2 of which are poetry. I look forward to discussing and meeting with you all

Hello everyone!

My name is Andreea (Ani) and I recently decided to make my work known to the world.
I have been writing for as long as I can remember, yet up until high school, I mainly wrote in German. It was around the end of my final year, that I took up writing in English. A while ago, I discovered that within me might slumber the secret essence of a poet. I embraced this essence and over the last 3 year, I gave birth to a couple of poems.

I am looking forward to sharing my work with you and also be enriched by your words, thoughts and feelings.

All the best,
Andreea

Tristesse wrote: "Tell us a little about you.."

My name is Lucy. I am here to learn.

Hi I am Kaye Spivey, last year my first poetry chapbook, An Isolated Storm was published and I am currently working on a full-length poetry book. I'm excited to find a community with other people who love reading and writing poetry!

Hello, my name is Cory. I'm fairly new to goodreads. I've been writing poetry for a while now, but I've never had the courage to get anything I've written published. Honestly, I'm not really sure where I would even begin. I love reading and writing poetry, so I look forward to getting to the books those of you who are published have written in the near future. I would love to get critiqued on my work as well as critique anyone else's that needs reviews or reads. Mostly I look forward to sharing my love of poetry with others and learning from those more experienced than myself.

Other facts about me: I love music and play Bass guitar, I'm 25, and I live in East TN, USA. Other than that I'm an average guy that happens to love puns no matter how corny and lame they may be.

Hi, my pen name is A. F. B. Griffey (Griffey for short). I've been writing poems for years, but only ever had the nerve to send up a few to anthologies in the past. Some published (under old pen names), but generally I have been busy teaching, raising a family and recently being a grandparent. Now made the decision to focus on my writing. I have just finished and published: Revenge of the Goldfish - a book of poems to read with 4 - 7's. I really hope no one minds the fact that my first real book of poems is for children. I'm currently reading 'Tasting Words, Hearing Colours' by Sue Johnson, I attend a poetry group where we discuss old and new poems (from classical/traditional to modern) and basically I just enjoy poetry!

Hi Poetry Spot Members,

I'm Tabitha. I've been indie publishing for three years. Last month, I received the great honor of having a novel accepted by Awesome Indie Books, which I'm pretty thrilled about.

Poetry was my introduction into writing and teaching it to my high school students has revived my deep love for it. I've been looking for a group of " respectful and kind" poets who truly want to appreciate and support one another. Hoping to find that here and to get to read some lovely poetry :)

hi, it's a pleasure to be a member of this group. i am a poetry lover and want to know more about world poetry as i am interested in translating them into my own language. i also write poems and have owned two collections of poems. Hoping to find some true and genuine companions so that we could exchange our thoughts about writing and read poems together . thank you all.

Hey Everyone,
I know I already introduced myself but I thought I would again as I am going to try to become more active in this group. I consider myself an author, diverse and creative poet as well as a horror writer. Poetry was and is my first passion when it comes to writing. I first took up writing poetry in my Freshman year of high school where I used to write while in class and sometimes not even in English! From there I began writing it and really haven't looked back or stopped since. I prefer writing rhyming poetry although I have taken up to writing more prose and free verse. I try to expand my writing in any way I can as I am also aware that not everyone enjoys rhyming poetry all the time.

I have four works which are each unique in their own right. My first book The Macabre Masterpiece combines my two favorite types of writing of poetry and horror. It also has elements and is similar to that of Edgar Allan Poe whose an inspiration of mine so it really shows in my writing. My other work of poetry is called Like A Box of Chocolates which is a book of poems within many different genres. It shows me creative, strange and unique side of writing that's for sure.

When I'm not writing I enjoy spending way too much time on Twitter, watching football like it's a religion and when I can I enjoy the outdoors by going out for walks and getting inspired.

Hello everybody.

My name is JJ Stardal and I'm new here. I just self-published my first book (poetry) called 'letters to my rapist'. As the title perhaps hints; it's a doom and gloom sort-of-a-book and should probably come with a trigger warning. (I was in a very sexually abusive relationship a while back and that's what the book is about.)

Anyway, I love reading poems and discovering more and new (to me, anyway) poets. I'm happy to have found this site!

Good Morning Everyone! My name is Loukia Borrell. I am an indie author and have published some of my poetry in online literary reviews. I began writing poetry several years ago, after the death of my father, and my work has appeared in Howl and Blue Heron Review. I live in Virginia with my husband and three children. Thank you for welcoming me.

Hello hello !!!

My name is Marquis (Mar-keese) Bynum and am new to Goodreads

I am a poet, spoken word artist and author of three poetry books :

IntroPerspective (my most recent work of poetry released on Valentines Day

Hey, everyone! I'm Morgan. I just joined the Goodreads community, and my poetry book, Magic with Skin On, just came out last week!

So happy to be here!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Tabitha wrote: "Hi Poetry Spot Members,

I'm Tabitha. I've been indie publishing for three years. Last month, I received the great honor of having a novel accepted by Awesome Indie Books, which I'm pretty thrilled..."

Which novel??

Ash wrote: "Hi, all,
I'm Ash. I published my first book of poetry, THE SCENT OF HIS FEATHERS, in February.


[book:The Scent of His F..."

This looks beautiful!