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Community News Face Facts - 12/31/2007 by Sallie Mattison Young Some of you have recently received an email stating that an admin (probably me) has removed your picture from your library. Before you dash off an indignant message demanding to know the meaning of this, here's why most were deleted: * Processed or altered (negative, posterized, solarized, etc.) * No face (back of head, hand covering face, cleavage only; if you don't want people to see what you look like, don't post anything) * Partial face (my rule of thumb is that at least one eye, the nose and mouth should be visible) * Inappropriate photo (rude gestures, inappropriate objects, etc.) * Picture of building or animal, but not YOU (unless you're a really amazing dog LOL) Oh. And one photo was removed because, well, you're ugly. ;-) You know who you are. (If you have to ask, then no, you're not the one.) The Essence of the Season - 12/25/2007 by JD Clay The Holiday Poetry Contest sponsored by Michelle Angelini, was a tremendous success this year. With a whopping total of 28 entries, I’m sure you’ll all agree that the competition was talent-filled, deep and wide. The winners are here as follows. Please visit each library and let them know how much you enjoy their work. First Place honors go to Norm Milliken with ”Christmas 1968”. Second Place goes to Dave Fitzgerald with A Christmas that almost never was. And in Third Place is Bruce Neidt with his sonnettSwaddling Clothes. Honorable mentions are recognized by Terry Olynik, Peter Humphreys, Kristina Woodhill, Kathy Wilson, Mary Frances Spencer, and Jennifer Ragan. All the entries can be viewed in the Poetry Contest forum. Thanks to everyone by making this a very successful event. You are winners all. Happy Holidays! HOLIDAY POETRY CONTEST - 12/16/2007 by JD Clay Hey everyone! How about adding to the holiday spirit by entering Michelle's Holiday Poetry Contest. The contest ends on Dec. 22, 2007 at midnight PST, so get your (new or old) entries in soon - only 6 more days left. The first prize is a wonderful book from Barnes & Noble and POTD on Christmas Day. Second place winner receives a 2008 poetry and photo calendar. The rules are posted in the Poetry Contest forum; post your entries there and get them in real soon. Open! Open! Open! - 08/19/2007 by JD Clay For your leisure or a ceasure: The Contest Forums are ready, willing and await your poetic imagistration. For Critique: The Poetry Clinic and Poetriage have gurneys standing by. Give it a shot! Oh and don't forget the forums are alive and well. Oh, are they alive! Remember: This is a member driven community whereby your participation is vital. Older News

Poem of the Day for 05/09/08 Long Overdue by Nikki Rice The bathroom floor was where I fell to cry; he was the only one I wanted to cling to. Instead, I got you. Soaked in blood and nothing new, words were spoken against me, against my nature, with which you wish you weren’t familiar. Shouting, hugging, letting the words dissolve, my body crumpled into yours, as grand as the Taj. You softened and asked me not to say adieu. We were only just beginners. Each of us had “it," all knowing and all seeing for our purposes below, keen to only our own needs on high. Eventually, you allowed me to rest with my anima, sending her to bed with only a memory of upset; tired, tired, from too many foci. Mothering me now, mothering me then, overwhelmed, but not ready to let go of me. Maybe I’ll remember to thank you next time, even after I lose my head. No friendship has been more pure than this one I nearly left for dead. 01/31/2008 Visit Nikki Rice's Library Long Overdue Copyright © 2008 Nikki Rice

This Week's Top Rated Member Poetry 05/09/08 i do concede - Maria Massarella In Memory - Quentin S Clingerman If I could be anywhere but here on a Friday - Sandy M. Humphrey Killing Time - Chris Sorrenti Stir Up the Mud - Alison McKenzie Order of Things (word-order palindrome) - Sallie Mattison Young AWAKE! - George Hoerner Haircut - Genevieve Sturrock Who Are You? - Alison McKenzie May - Ken Harnisch Click Here for More Top Rated Poetry 10 Random Member Favorites sleeping song - Corey Lockaby Midnight Lake - Amy Niggel My First Cigarrette - Christina Bruno views of valleys - Mara Meade The Alleged Perp - Gregory O'Neill The Sacred Porch - Anita Mac Auslan On the Train of Wolves - David Sarao Wine Tasting - James Zealy Give Me Back Myself - Rusty C Arquette yellowing moon - Peter Humphreys Click Here for More Random Favorites 10 Most Recently Posted Poems turning back to look - Charlie Morgan Gateway to the Next - Alison McKenzie redoubtable - Jeremy Magee In the Line of Fire - Ann Krischus Higher Math - Jonathan Dawson Hawaiian song - J. Reed Of Seven Hundred & Seventy Two - Brendan Parks Crumbly Sees The LadyBug Coach - Joseph Serna the usher - Gabriel Ricard sunloss - Matthew Sharp Click Here for All Recent Activity