Friday, October 23, 2009

Linking: All Poets Post Your Piece Here! I'll Start First....

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Pieces of the puzzle are finally together

The answer is still at hand

Obstacles faced on this fantastic journey will someday benefit his strength

The courage to love deep

In his heart his children sleep

To be in their lives

Day by day

Night by night

Second by second

Keeps him hoping,

Alive,

Keeps him to strive for a better life

He is going,

Strolling

Like an energizer battery

His family stays tight like a knot in a tie

When it unfolds,

His family is in line

A real man is hard to find!



A real man knows how to love a woman

Caresses it with his pleasant voice

He encourages,

Empowers,

And enlightens her mind

When she is weak in her mind,

Body,

Spirit

His affectionate nature gives her no choice

It lets her accept love “as is”

His knowledge of a perfect home is with his family

That is why he live

Continue moving forward

Never giving up

He put food on the table as he washes up

All the baggage that is put on him

He stays strong for his dame and children

He lifts his hands high and higher

Never letting them fall

The power of a united family is what keeps them build up standing tall

Like an alter build from bricks

It would take more than a hurricane to thrash its walls

The only element that is not kept a secret is his courage and honesty to love



“A Good Man is Hard to Find “, wrote Flannery O Conner

A good man has polite manners, says the old lady

His smile is soft



And gestures are acceptable in taking charge

He hides his punctual emotion far beneath the heartache

His adversary is past experience

Naturalizing his image

He speak with such intelligence

Acts upon deep thought

Regardless of all of these things

His manhood is pure as earth

Responsibility is taken care of

Actions are based on factual beliefs

“A Good Man is hard to find”

A real man is he

Butterfly Kisses








Getting Started With Poetry.... Steps to market and submission process

Do you want to learn how to write? Well, you've come to the write place. If you are already a "writer" then keep reading the steps to marketing and submission process!







Here are eight steps to the marketig and submission process. Make sure you follow and read carefully, remember that you're already pursing your dream.



1.Read and keep reading....

If you don't read different kinds of poetry, you'll never advance your skills. Studying the masters is manditory, but it's also great to read what others are writing ad publishing. Read magazines, journals, chapbooks, and collections for multiple voices. Remember, don't rush to publish until you feel like you've written your best.

2. Know what you write best and are interested in...

Experiment all shades of poetry, from free verse to ballad, but also know wht style you're comfortable with that conveys your "real" voice. Know markets that publishes works similar to yours.

3. Learn the industry...

There is a correct way of submitting and publishing poems. Learn all you can by reading and writing. The internet is also a helpful source.

4. Research markets...

You can always google "Poets Market" or "Publishers for poets" to find different markets. The library will also be a great help. When you find a market you like, you should always study several issues to get a feel of the style and content that they're looking for. If a market isn't online, send for guidlines and sample copies. Guidelines give you the juice on what an editor expects.

5.Start slowly...

Don't rush into sending your poems.

6.Be Professional...

Always show professionalism in your submissions. Always follow guidelines that are mentioned from the editor. Submit a clean manuscript. Make sure you include a SASE(self- addressed stamped evelope) with your submissions and inquiry, because it shows respect to the editor and the process. It also shows that you take your work seriously.

7. Keep track of your submissions...

8.Learn from rejection...

Rejection is not a slip to doubt yourself or give up on what you love doing.

Never send the only copies of your work. Create a folder for your poems tat are submitted. Make a tracking system so you know where your poems are: index cards, chart, notebook, etc. Note the titles, publications, press or contest, date, returned or accepted.
                                         swwet,life in,poetry books By: Saytue Saye



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