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PROMOTE YOUR PUBLISHED POETRY-BOOK
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PURE POETRY-BOOKS ONLY PLEASE - FOR NOVELS, FAIRY-TALES ETC. PLEASE CONSIDER ENTERING MY CURRENT CONTEST ON STORYWRITE :
http://storywrite.com/contest/3105
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COLLABORATIONS ARE WELCOME IF THEY SUIT THE RULES
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my preferred poetry is spiritual (not necessarily religious), mystical or about nature ...
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it should be meaningful and soulful, I love metaphor and vivid imagery
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I am also receptive to words of wisdom wrapped in simplicity
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I am very sensitive to native american spirituality and the non-dual wisdom-tradition of india
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I also love good haiku
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your entry in this contest :
please create a promotional page for your book(s) you may include one or several representative poems or extracts of them - or any other unpublished poem written in a similar spirit be as creative as you wish concerning presentation (content is preferred over form) please include the link(s) to the website(s) that sells your book(s).
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I hope that this contest will be useful for many poets and potential readers of their poetry ... so don't hesitate to pass on the link ...
in loving service,
maa
a gift for you :
"the song of bliss" and my other books in english and french are available at printing-cost or for free download at :
http://www.lulu.com/marionmantel
contestants' published books for easier access :
1. POETESS LAURA LAMARCA
laura lamarca "the heart"
http://www.rosedogbookstore.com/fromheart1.html
2. POET JUST ROB
rob ganson + friends "float like a butterfly, sing like a tree"
http://www.lulu.com/content/621747
3. POETESS NIGHT HOPE
wanda lea brayton "swanee sighs"
http://www.amazon.fr/Swanee-Sighs-Wanda-Lea-Brayton/dp/1424132371/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1196502872&sr=1-1
NIGHT HOPE PRESENTS HER FRIENDS : 4. POETESS ZAYRA YVES
zayra yves "empty as nirvana"
http://www.lulu.com/content/887101
zayra yves "ordinary substance"
http://www.lulu.com/content/1418467
5. POETESS PROVIDENCE
marianne zirkle "cool shade and sweet water"
http://www.amazon.fr/Shade-Sweet-Water-Marianne-Zirkle/dp/1424165733/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1196502797&sr=8-1
6. POET KAIBAB
kaibab "paint me beautiful"
http://www.amazon.fr/Paint-Me-Beautiful-Collection-Poetry/dp/1424162106/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1196502919&sr=1-7
7. POETESS SHEWOLFNATIVE
carol desjarlais "shhhhhh, a creation story"
http://www.lulu.com/content/820097
8. POET THOREAU
richard doiron "in the spirit of gibran"
http://www.lulu.com/content/989232
9. POET SIRPORT
ronald davenport "ribbons around the heart"
http://www.amazon.fr/Ribbons-Around-Heart-Tanka-Poetry/dp/1424153891/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1196503731&sr=8-2
http://www.lulu.com/content/989232
10. POETESS ROBIN MAPLES
robin maples "into the light"
http://www.lulu.com/content/205692
11. POETESS NATARI MOON
natari moon "lunar tides"
http://www.amazon.fr/Lunar-Tides-Natari-Moon/dp/1413798632/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1196504026&sr=1-1
12. POET MARC CREAMORE
marc creamore "notes from the abandoned orchard of the moon"
http://www.froghollowbooks.com/notes_from_the_abandoned_orchard.htm
13. POET SCOTT ADELMANN
scott adelmann "highest motions"
http://www.lulu.com/content/157303
14. POETESS JADED LILY
lily kathleen walters "a few strokes of my pen"
http://www.amazon.fr/Few-Strokes-My-Pen/dp/1424181992/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1196505166&sr=1-2
15. POET INDIVIDUALITY
ian sawicki "a conversation"
http://www.lulu.com/content/744012
16. POETESS BORN4FREEDOM
carol knepper "clear and simple stones"
http://www.lulu.com/content/926280
17. POETESS NICOLETTE
nicolette van der walt "fire lily : flower of the flame"
http://www.lulu.com/content/1527875
THANK YOU, WANDA !!! 17. POET KIRBYSMAN
paul rowley "weathered stones"
http://www.lulu.com/content/422828
paul rowley "word bridges to castles of the heart"
http://www.lulu.com/content/1412430
18. POET MICAL
michael collings "all calm, all bright"
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781434401724&itm=1
michael collings "naked to the sun"
http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Sun-Dark-Visions-Apocalypse/dp/0930261763/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197355894&sr=8-1
19. POET MYRDDIN EMRYS
rahad daughtrey "today I sing"
http://www.lulu.com/content/1085397
20. POETESS PAMELA A. LAMPPA
pamela a. lamppa "castles in the sand"
http://www.geocities.com/bf01213/Directory.html
21. POETESS RUTH KEPHART
ruth kephart "for everything there is a season"
http://www.amazon.fr/Everything-There-Season-Ruth-Kephart/dp/1424145139/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1197541807&sr=8-9
22. POETESS STORIESUNTOLD
patty degroff "poetry to remember"
http://www.amazon.fr/Patty-Degroffs-Poetry-Remember-Degroff/dp/1424161789/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1198056998&sr=8-1
23. POETESS VERA RICH
vera rich "poems on liberty"
http://www.svaboda.org/info/poems_on_liberty.pdf
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on December 25, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 444, Silver: 222, Bronze: 111, Honorable mention: 10 people
- Final notes: this was the most precious contest for me in every way ... so many amazing books which resonate with my soul ... a special thank you goes to night hope who has done an incredible job of selflessness in uniting a great number of authors and their published books in her contest-entry ... the gold goes to her and each of the poets listed there ...
I wish to thank also those authors who have offered a free download of their books ... I highly appreciate your generosity ...
I will leave the links to your books on the contest-page and hope that many, many readers will rejoice in reading your poetry ...
thank you from my heart for such a great contest ...
wishing you joy, happiness and prosperity in the new year to come,
much love,
maa
Contest Winners
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I have a novel heavy with culture. Something like a Huckleberry Finn- Tom Saywer book. It is about growing up poor in KY during the 1950's. Fiction/fanasty with a ghost point of view.
I wish you'd accept novels in this contest.
Mine starts with Christmas in the Hills. Anyway have fun in the contest and be blessed.
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thank you so much for visiting, judy ... for this contest, I prefer to focus on poetry, but it would be a great subject for another contest to focus on novels and tales ... who knows, maybe someone will get inspired to host it (on stoywrite ?) ...
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hey judy,
I have good news for you : I just posted a contest for novels and stories at storywrite !
http://storywrite.com/contest/3105
please consider entering ...
much love,
marion
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I can only dream *sigh*
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all accomplishments have first been dreamed by someone
what about self-publishing at places like lulu.com ?
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Awww thanks I'm not good enough to be published but it's ok
I enjoy reading others Thanks for your sweet words.
Lil
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I doubt that you're not good enough ...
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Am only published within several books produced by the members of a creative writers group I belong to here in Northern Ireland so cannot enter but should you like to have a copy of some of these books please feel free to contact me and I shall mail some to you asap if you leave me an address. Love Claire xxx
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dear claire,
how kind and generous of you ... thank you so much for your sweet offer ... let me get back to you as soon as I am finished with judging this contest ... I'll be glad to take a look at your poetry in the meantime ...
take care,
marion
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WOW! Love the painting you've done. Awesome...got my most favourite colour purple and yellow. I feel good looking at it
Hugs from Pune,
Charishma
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thank you sweetheart ...
hugging you back from france,
marion
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This is really a good idea
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This is nice... our prayer group has a book out. I think it is wonderful. It is spiritual, and of course it praises the Lord. I don't like the word "religious", but I guess that is what most would call it. Not what you are looking for, but I wish you the best in your contest.
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hello sam,
I am happy to hear about your published collab-book ... congratulations ! even if I am not specially looking for religious poetry, I would still be delighted to discover your book ... I am sure that many other readers would rejoice to find your book ... it would be good if you could share your collective creation with us through and entry ...
all the best,
*hug
marion
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I have a book out entitled Passing Thoughts. Give me a day or 4 to create a page ! lol Wonderful idea you had here..thanks!
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"passing thougths" sounds great ... looking forward to your entry ...
maa
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My book
Nutty Naughty Nonsense...is not spirtual, not meaningful and not about nature ..unless of course, Delbur the dung beetle is considered to be nature
hey good luck with this, fabulous idea
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I love your humour ...
your book sounds really cool and creative ... you can always leave a link to it in your comment (if delbur the dung beetle is not too naughty) ...
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a tad too naughty
Delbur Pyle excerpt..dont have a link available since i deleted all my poems that are published in the book off the net,only have hard copies.
If you scroll down this amazon page you will see an excerpt..
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1413777562/qid=1140916845/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_0_1/702-4644983-8788848
too suggestively naughty in some for sure but i do appreciate your willingness to have a look see
Good luck with your contest...i've a close friend who's children's books are superb, will pass the link on to him for this contest. Only problem is he's a free member so his tools in creativity will be limited in designing a page.
Happy Holidaze
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hey galfalfa,
I just posted a contest for novels and stories at storywrite ! please check it out and consider passing the link, if you feel inspired to ...
http://storywrite.com/contest/3105
much love,
marion
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I do not understand why you have added the clause that "prewritten poems are not allowed" Is this a mistake? It does not seem appropriate for this competition.
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thanks for the advice, you are right ...
I will change it ...
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haiku
hi! you may not be interested, because i live in australia but i have had a book of haiku published by a small press publishing house called Flat Chat Press.
it may not be meaningful or soulful and it doesn't have overt metaphors because it's haiku - but it does contain vivid imagery.
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oh I love haiku - maybe I should include it in the rules ... please consider entering, I am sure that I won't be the only one to be delighted to discover your haiku-collection ... any way of finding your book at amazon ?
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LOL You only make me wish i had a credit card MORE
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maybe you can blackmail santa claus ?
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A great idea, Marion - love what you're doing here!
~ Nicolette
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eagerly awaiting your entry
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Haven't got mine finished yet....
What a fantastic idea, though. Will do some shopping myself here
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Thank you, li'l sis, for the gift You Are to the world! The support you give and the Light and Love you so freely shine brighten this heart with the reflection of the Heart you are.
Be ever bright and blessed,
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What a truly wonderful idea this is
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Thank you for the note - no problem! Wishing you a wonderful Christmas too. Warm wishes from the southern tip of Africa... I still need to send you the postcard!!
Merry Christmas or in Afrikaans "Geseënde Kersfees"!
~ Nicolette
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thank you so much for your patience, nicolette ...
"ein gesegnetes weihnachtsfest" and "une joyeuse fête de noël" for you and your family,
marion
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Thanks so very much Marion...Merry Christmas to you and all the contestants...and congrats to my friends on their Christmas shinies...peace to you all...Rich
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Thank you, dear Marion...for hosting such a wondrous contest, for honoring these beautiful, talented Souls...It has always been my distinct pleasure to promote people with such incredible gifts...& in the Spirit of Christmas, I shall return the points & double them so that you might feature these lovely people's works...And I would ask anyone else that has been published to make yourselves known to me, so that I might become familiar with your gifts & promote you, as well. Merry Christmas & a prosperous, serene New Year to us all. Be well, Poets & Scribes.
Wanda
"Published AP Poets & Their Books..."
http://www.allpoetry.com/poem/3661944
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your generosity is infinite ...
I will be more than happy to feature your column during this coming weekend ... may it attract many potential readers and connect people with each other in a creative and enlightening way ...
much love,
marion
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What a lovely Christmas gift! Thank you for the honour Marion and congrats to Wanda and Rich (and all the other published poets) on their well-deserved wins! Thank you for hosting such an amazing contest.
~ Nicolette
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