At long last the Poet
Laureate of Poetic Asides April 2012 has been announced and there are two!
Congratulations to Poet Laureates
DE JACKSON & BRIAN SLUSHER
This year instead of
50 poems there is a top 25 list…
And so, now with all
proper fanfare, marching bands, castanets, drumrolls and tambourines (my
personal favorite) are the top 25 poems
of the April Poem A Day, Poetic Asides Challenge arranged in alphabetical order
of poet.
So many "poeming
friends" have been selected.
Congratulations to the following poets and their poems....
Let’s Drive Until Our
Asses Melt Into the Car Seats, Daniel
Ari
A Sparrow’s Love, Jane Beal
An Apple Tree and Two
Finches, Jane Beal
Cecily, Marilyn Braendeholm
Morning Rendezvous,
Lorraine Baron Caramanna
Firebird, Taylor Graham
What I Look for in a
Man, Joseph Harker
Seeds, Joseph Harker
Plum Crazy, Patricia A. Hawkenson
Something Wild and
Wonderful, Khara House
Freshman Biology, De Jackson
The Trick of Losing
What You Did Not Have, De Jackson
O, Let’s Not, De Jackson
What You Left, Laurie Kolp
At Last, Andrew Kreider
Fading, Bruce Niedt
A Shady Kyrielle, Cristina Ortega Phillips
100% Poetry, Sara Ramsdell
Baked Alaska, Jane Shlensky
Let’s Drive North,
Linda Wastila-Simoni
Castaways, Brian Slusher
The Dead Birds of
America, With Life-Size Hand-Colored Illustrations, Brian Slusher
Kill Your
Television, Brian Slusher
Saltfish Fritters,
Maxie Steer
Floater, Pamela Taylor
Very exciting! I'm proud to be included. So fun to recognize many of the names. CONGRATS to ALL! The best part is the supportive community of poets that continues to grow at PA and on FB - and those that follow Pearl here! Keep writing, everyone! :)
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure Patricia - It is a great deal of fun. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU! :)
ReplyDeletecongratulations every one!!!
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