To new and regular contributors to Free Verse Revolution, the July submissions window is still open!

The theme is Love and it can be interpreted in any way you wish; whether that be a love of a significant other, crush, relative or possession.

I accept poetry and short pieces of prose which interpret the theme of the month in some way, and only one piece from each writer; but you may send up to three pieces for consideration.

Submission guidelines:

Send your submissions to myscreamingtwenties@gmail.com

July’s theme: Love

Interpret the theme any way you wish; you do not need to use the word as a title. Pieces may be previously published.

Submission format: poem/short prose should be attached via email as a Word Document or Google Doc. Please refrain from pasting it into the email as this makes formatting very difficult.

Images: if you wish to send an accompanying image…

Just because ….I dunno lol

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I made  these a long time ago. Thought I bring them out just for fun. They were made with the Paint Program that came with (Windows 98?) I can’t remember. 

‘The contemporary art work of m.caimbeul’

https://bongdoogle.com/category/bongdoogle-doodles/

The link above takes you to my favourite BONGDOOGLES and  wonderful man.  m.caimbeul’s site.  The following link is to his sales site. Just thought you might want to take a look. He doesn’t know I’m doing this LOL. 

https://www.artpal.com/m-caimbeul

 

Take a look! 

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The baristas at Go Dog Go Cafe are big fans of Pay It Forward Thursdays. We think it is a great opportunity to give a shout-out to another writer who has wowed us or creatively inspired us. It a great way to share the love and pass it on to the readers. It also becomes a great pool for excellent reading stuff by your fellow readers of the WordPress community.

You are invited to post one link to one specific post of poetry, short story, or flash fiction, 300 words or fewer please, from someone else’s blog in the comments below.

Happy reading!

I’m giving away one signed copy of Feeling Human and Every Day I Pause! To qualify in this giveaway, you need to go to both my Facebook page AND Twitter account. You’ll need to Follow and Like to get notifications from I Write Her. Everyone who takes these steps AND either shares or tweets this post is entered for a chance to receive a copy of each book!

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Remember, you have to…

Hey lovely bloggers😊. Let me share a lil bit of my personal experience with you all. Twas fun writing this and I hope it helps someone out there 😉

Happy reading 😁

Growing up I was labeled as ugly because of my beautiful dark skin and nappy hair. Beautiful was something else but definitely not my skin color and myself. So I started having self esteem issue, self hatred and low self confidence. I often wanted to change myself into something that woul fit their description of beauty but I couldn’t change who I was.

Beautiful was that light skinned girl with long straight hair and a thin figure. Something I was absolutely not.

Growing up I realised that what I was exposed to when I was little somehow affected how I see myself and that’s sad really. When someone would tell me that I’m beautiful I’d have that voice…

Un suspiro ganado en historia pasada

Película vieja, historia olvidada

Un beso que se pierde, otro que florece

Al final, el día envejece…

Añoro tu compañía y tu brillo

Entre las imposibilidades de la vida, está nuestra historia

Grito fuerte que retumba sin memoria

Amar en lenguaje cinematográfico nunca es sencillo

Te busco y no te encuentro

Solo se que te llevo dentro

En olas de melancolía y añoranza

Guardando como un tonto, alguna esperanza…

Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky

A rainbow comes pouring into my window, I am electrified.
Songs burst from my breast, all my crying stops, mistory fills
the air.
I look for my shues under my bed.

Peter Orlovsky, excerpt from Frist Poem

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I was going through notes and realized that Peter Orlovsky died nine years ago this Thursday past. Born in the East Side of New York on July 8, 1933, he was probably best known as poet Allen Ginsberg’s companion. However, Orlovsky was a poet himself. You’ll note, if you’ve not been introduced to him before, that he is playful and his spelling eccentric…..

Snail Poem

Make my grave shape of heart so like a flower
…..be free aired
…..& handsome felt,
Grave root pillow, tung up from grave and
…..wiggle at
…..blown up clowd
Ear turns close to underlayer of green felt moss &…

The baristas at Go Dog Go Cafe are big fans of Pay It Forward Thursdays. We think it is a great opportunity to give a shout-out to another writer who has wowed us or creatively inspired us. It a great way to share the love and pass it on to the readers. It also becomes a great pool for excellent reading stuff by your fellow readers of the WordPress community.

You are invited to post one link to one specific post of poetry, short story, or flash fiction, 300 words or less please, from someone else’s blog in the comments below.

Happy reading!