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Submit your Poetry to the Festival. Three Options: 1) To post. 2) To have performed by an actor 3) To be made into a film.

Part 2: Best of NEW Poetry – November 2016

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Read the best of NEW Poetry from around the world: 

STRETCHES OF SILENCE, by Ivina Emmanuel
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/12/stretches-of-silence-poetry-by-ivina-emmanuel/

ROGUE WAVE, by Joanne Van Leerdam
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/12/rogue-wave-poetry-by-joanne-van-leerdam/

THE CAVEMAN, by Simon Widdop
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/12/the-caveman-poetry-by-simon-widdop/

UNSAID FAILURES, by Patricia Mae Estenoso
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/12/unsaid-failures-poetry-by-patricia-mae-estenoso/

CAN WE, by Diankp
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/12/can-we-poetry-by-diankp/

POETRY BY, by Patrick Hill
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/12/poetry-by-patrick-hill/

THE NEW ESTABLISHMENT, by Cary Ryan
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/the-new-establishment-poetry-by-cary-ryan/

HOLD ME WHILE I SAY GOOD-BYE, by Wendy
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/hold-me-while-i-say-good-bye-poetry-by-wendy/

BE MY MUSE, by Maria Mastrangelo
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/be-my-muse-poetry-by-vincenza-maria-mastrangelo/

SIXTEEN WEEKS, by Elizabeth Adeka
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/sixteen-weeks-poetry-by-ene-elizabeth-adeka/

I’D WRITE YOU, by Nubi Vagant
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/id-write-you-poetry-by-nubi-vagant/

SENSE OF TIME, by James Williamson
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/sense-of-time-poetry-by-james-williamson/

HER CATASTROPHE, by Rachel O.
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/her-catastrophe-poetry-by-rachel-o/

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Part 1: Best of NEW Poetry – November 2016

WILDsound Festival's avatarWILDsound Festival

Read the best of NEW Poetry from around the world: 

INTERTIA LIGHTNING ROD, by James R. Adams II
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/inertia-lightning-rod-poetry-by-james-r-adams-ii/

DEATH, by Dwain F. Hill
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/death-poetry-by-dwain-f-hill/

POEM BY, by Rahi Swati Patel
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/poem-by-rahi-swati-patel/

DESPERATE LOVE, by Fazia Tahir
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/desperate-love-poetry-by-fazia-tahir/

AMNESIA, by Mariam Akewusola
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/amnesia-poetry-by-mariam-akewusola/

MAKE ME FORGET, by Forrest Jamie
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/make-me-forget-poetry-by-forrest-jamie/

EVERY MOMENT, by Shannon Lee Rohn
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/every-moment-poetry-by-shannon-lee-rohn/

A SHIP LOG, by Hilde Susan Jaegtnes
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/a-ship-log-poetry-by-hilde-susan-jaegtnes/

UNFORGETTABLE, by Prateek Pappee Pandya
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/unforgettable-poetry-by-prateek-pappee-pandya/

FREEBIRD, by Lisa Atkinson
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/freebird-poetry-by-lisa-atkinson/

MY FIRST LOVE, by Lisa Atkinson
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/my-first-love-poetry-by-lisa-atkinson/

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Delirious – Poetry Reading by L T Garvin

Poem performed by Val Cole

Get to know the poet:

What is the theme of your poem?

Unrequited love.

How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

Remembrance of young love and burning passion that was not meant to be.

How long have you been writing poetry?

I actually wrote poetry as a child, but have just really concentrated on it within the past three years.

Do you have a favorite poet?

Many, but if I had to pick just one, it would be William Butler Yeats.

What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I would like to find an audience for my poetry, and I discovered the site via WordPress and enjoyed listening to some of the poems that were performed on the site.

Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

Yes, I currently have a children’s book out entitled, Confessions of a 4th Grade Athlete with Crystal Publishing, LLC. I also write short stories, some have previously appeared in Texas Writers Journal.

What is your passion in life?

Writing, family, my pets, and finding ways within my power to help others.

Will’s House – Poetry Reading by Martha C Wallace

Poem performed by Val Cole

 
Get to know the poet:

What is the theme of your poem?

The theme of my poem is family memories, based on my life as a young child visiting my grandparents.

How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I want people to recall warm wonderful memories in their childhood as they mentally are transported to my grandparents porch, hearing the crackle of the old transistor radio ( and incidentally Grandpa’s Cleveland Indians were in the World Series) to imaging pulling and tasting the sweet Concord grapes and mulberries.

How long have you been writing poetry?

I have been waiting poetry for around 5years while taking a creative writing workshop in college

Do you have a favorite poet?

I have many that I admire: Emily Dickinson, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, Pablo Neruda, Rita Dove, but maya Angelo tops my list.

What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

My friend and editor Jen ran across your contest and encouraged me to enter. I value her judgement so I agreed to submit it.

Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

I have written a food memoir ( nonfiction)and a few short stories which are fiction.

What is your passion in life?

To write, travel, and learn as much as I can about other places and people. To spread smiles through my words and cooking.To always be a compassionate advocate for the underhand and underserved.

 

Aylan lies face down – Poetry Reading by Angelina Llongueras

Poem performed by Val Cole

Get to know the poet:

What is the theme of your poem?

The effects of the NATO war on Syria on children, and on planet earth. Refugees, heartbreak, death, exploitation of resources, the death of the sea

How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I would like them to feel saddened, and appalled at the people who engineer these wars that are destroying humanity and our planet for the benefit of a few oil companies. I would like them to commit to world peace by any means necessary.

How long have you been writing poetry?

For a looong time.

Do you have a favorite poet?

I have several favourite poets…in English, Blake, Shelley…in Spanish Lorca, Machado…in Catalan Miquel Martí Pol, Vicent Andrés Estellès…

What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I am a professional actor and a poet. Everyone I have read this poem I have seen people have become quite emotional, I am curious it sounds in another person’s lips…

Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

I write and have published plays, essays and journalistic articles.

What is your passion in life?

My passion is theatre, as an actor, a voice actor, a playwright, a director, a professor, and a researcher…My other passion is travelling, never as a tourist, always to contribute something, usually something artistic.

Part 1: Best of NEW Poetry – November 2016

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Read the best of NEW Poetry from around the world: 

INTERTIA LIGHTNING ROD, by James R. Adams II
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/inertia-lightning-rod-poetry-by-james-r-adams-ii/

DEATH, by Dwain F. Hill
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/death-poetry-by-dwain-f-hill/

POEM BY, by Rahi Swati Patel
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/poem-by-rahi-swati-patel/

DESPERATE LOVE, by Fazia Tahir
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/desperate-love-poetry-by-fazia-tahir/

AMNESIA, by Mariam Akewusola
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/amnesia-poetry-by-mariam-akewusola/

MAKE ME FORGET, by Forrest Jamie
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/make-me-forget-poetry-by-forrest-jamie/

EVERY MOMENT, by Shannon Lee Rohn
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/every-moment-poetry-by-shannon-lee-rohn/

A SHIP LOG, by Hilde Susan Jaegtnes
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/a-ship-log-poetry-by-hilde-susan-jaegtnes/

UNFORGETTABLE, by Prateek Pappee Pandya
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/unforgettable-poetry-by-prateek-pappee-pandya/

FREEBIRD, by Lisa Atkinson
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/freebird-poetry-by-lisa-atkinson/

MY FIRST LOVE, by Lisa Atkinson
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/11/12/my-first-love-poetry-by-lisa-atkinson/

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Tom Cat – Poetry Reading by Barbara Anderson

Poem performed by Val Cole

Get to know the poet:

What is the theme of your poem?

Love.

How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I would like people to respond by posting their comments to the poetry reading by telling the viewers the things they loved or loved doing as children.

How long have you been writing poetry?

Less than a year.

Do you have a favorite poet?

No.

What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I was influenced to have my poetry performed by a professional actor so as to achieve visability with the viewers of wildsound and to promote my poetry.

Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

Yes. Movie scripts, short stories, fairy tales, poetry.

What is your passion in life?

To be successful as a writer.

Part 2: Best of NEW Poetry – November 2016

WILDsound Festival's avatarWILDsound Festival

Read the best of NEW Poetry from around the world: 

STRETCHES OF SILENCE, by Ivina Emmanuel
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/12/stretches-of-silence-poetry-by-ivina-emmanuel/

ROGUE WAVE, by Joanne Van Leerdam
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/12/rogue-wave-poetry-by-joanne-van-leerdam/

THE CAVEMAN, by Simon Widdop
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/12/the-caveman-poetry-by-simon-widdop/

UNSAID FAILURES, by Patricia Mae Estenoso
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/12/unsaid-failures-poetry-by-patricia-mae-estenoso/

CAN WE, by Diankp
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/12/can-we-poetry-by-diankp/

POETRY BY, by Patrick Hill
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/12/poetry-by-patrick-hill/

THE NEW ESTABLISHMENT, by Cary Ryan
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/the-new-establishment-poetry-by-cary-ryan/

HOLD ME WHILE I SAY GOOD-BYE, by Wendy
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/hold-me-while-i-say-good-bye-poetry-by-wendy/

BE MY MUSE, by Maria Mastrangelo
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/be-my-muse-poetry-by-vincenza-maria-mastrangelo/

SIXTEEN WEEKS, by Elizabeth Adeka
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/sixteen-weeks-poetry-by-ene-elizabeth-adeka/

I’D WRITE YOU, by Nubi Vagant
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/id-write-you-poetry-by-nubi-vagant/

SENSE OF TIME, by James Williamson
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/sense-of-time-poetry-by-james-williamson/

HER CATASTROPHE, by Rachel O.
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/11/13/her-catastrophe-poetry-by-rachel-o/

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HER CATASTROPHE, Poetry by Rachel O

 Genre: RACE, LOVE, INTERRACIAL ROMANCE

Her catastrophe will lead you to ecstasy

Her Pain will teach you empathy

Her sorrows drain your sympathy

While her strength will challenge you structurally…..

Her caress will linger with your distress…..

have you begging for her to undress,

All, as her eloquence clenches to your very chest

Whilst you strive for that bounty we call his breast…….

She gazes at us all and requests

a simple retrieve,

from the bundles and loads and cosomos she holds

However, rarely seeking the latrine

Life’s Salient Saline…

Ever Silent as a stone, We a mixed bag of souls, as she boldy holds the bones of your erroded domes…..

And her breath will cast your energy……..

But will you recall at her eulogy?

Logged in you minds etymology?

Her androgynous antiquity?

Her grace spun like tapestry?

I quarry, will you even remember me?

 

 

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Deadline: FREE POETRY Festival – Get your poem made into a MOVIE and seen by 1000s. Three options to submit:
http://www.wildsound.ca/poetrycontest.html

Watch Poetry performance readings:

Watch Poetry made into Movies:

Sense of Time, Poetry by James Williamson

 Genre: Society

Time…

It never ends.
It never loses.
It never bends.
It never chooses.
Who to take.
Who to give.
Who should break.
Who should live.

Time…

Constantly goes away.
Constantly brings tears.
Constantly here to stay.
Constantly forms fears.
Fears of today.
Fears of all sorrow.
Fears of dismay.
Fears of tomorrow.

Time…

Holds no sense of self.
Holds no sense of existence.
Holds no sense of wealth.
Holds no sense of resistance.
Resistance from age.
Resistance from dying.
Resistance from rage.
Resistance from trying.

Time…

Builds wisdom within.
Builds beauty without.
Builds forgiving of sin.
Builds surety of doubt.
Doubt of finding peace.
Doubt of heaven above.
Doubt of wanted release.
Doubt of finding love.

Time…

Is made for reflecting.
Is made for giving.
Is made for projecting.
Is made for living.
Living for where time will take you.
Living not for where you have been.
Living with hope for the coming of new.
Living for it all making sense within…

Time.

By:James Williamson

 

 

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Deadline: FREE POETRY Festival – Get your poem made into a MOVIE and seen by 1000s. Three options to submit:
http://www.wildsound.ca/poetrycontest.html

Watch Poetry performance readings:

Watch Poetry made into Movies: