I have been immersed in working on some pretty intense poems this week, which is both incredibly gratifying and exhausting. I finally finished and sent them out and now I can breathe for a bit. I am going to return to writing some new posts next week, but for today, I Just wanted to thank everyone who has supported me with votes for my shortlisted Ink Sweat and Tears poem.
If you want to, but haven’t had the chance to, vote for my poem, “Letches” for the March Pick of the Month, you can do so here, until tomorrow April 15. And, please feel free to share the link with friends!
Ink Sweat and Tears is publishing some incredible contemporary poetry and they are worth checking out, even if you don’t vote. I have personally discovered some incredible poets in the virtual pages of IS&T and will be sharing some of their work throughout the month.
Thank you for all of the love and support. I am feeling so incredibly grateful!
April 14, 2018 at 6:44 am
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April 14, 2018 at 6:54 am
Thank you Rita! I do this self promoting stuff with massive hesitation, but I am so grateful for all of the support!
April 14, 2018 at 7:06 am
We are quite glad you do ❤️. Let’s us celebrate with you 🎉
April 14, 2018 at 7:45 am
Thank you!
April 14, 2018 at 7:15 am
I love all I have learned from you! Never stop promoting you! Your poems, ideas and concerns are all valid and I wouldn’t want to miss a second! I voted and read some things. Pretty cool company you keep!
April 14, 2018 at 7:47 am
Thank you Beautiful Lady!
April 14, 2018 at 8:45 am
Never worry about self promotion, especially as little as you do. Letting us know about your successes, asking us to read them and/or vote for them is important to us. We love you and want to share your successes with you. ☺❤
April 14, 2018 at 12:20 pm
Oh Walt, this makes my heart so full! Thank you very much!
April 14, 2018 at 12:43 pm
You’re more than welcome ☺
April 14, 2018 at 8:54 am
Really sending good thoughts your way. You so deserve this!!!
April 14, 2018 at 12:21 pm
Thank you Sweet Wulf!!!
April 14, 2018 at 9:18 am
Just posted this on Facebook:
Folks, go visit this site, read the poem “Letches” by my friend Susan Richardson, and then cast your vote for her. She is on the rise.
I will personally seek out and hug anyone that does. 😎
And, as an added bonus, I promise to not mention Donald Trump on Facebook for 24 hours for every vote she gets between now and the end of the contest. 😉
Appreciate your support!
http://www.inksweatandtears.co.uk/pages/?cat=88.
(That last part could get you 100 votes alone 🤣)
April 14, 2018 at 12:24 pm
You are the best, most amazing, generous, funny, beautiful, every good adjective you can think of, man!!!!!! I feel so honored that you would give up some Trump posting on my behalf!!!! Thank you, my friend, as always, as ever! Your support means the world to me!
April 15, 2018 at 7:42 am
Hope it helped, Susan! Just from Facebook responses alone, I can’t mention the nimrod for a good week. 🤣 You’re welcome!!
April 14, 2018 at 9:21 am
You got my vote! I don’t know if you get to see the comments, so here is my response:
This is why I voted for letches:
“Los Angeles turns us into letches
who lurk under the wings of angels,
covered in soot from generations
of sweeping up discarded morals.”
Susan’s words paint a raw, vivid, very real picture of a world I know all too well. She gracefully articulates a place that sparkles from the outside, covering up the darkness beneath that has the power to morph something beautiful into a hideous shell of its former self. Beautifully written.
April 14, 2018 at 12:27 pm
Oh Brooke, this is so beautiful and I am so incredibly grateful! Your support means so much to me and your comments are like poetry, which makes my heart happy. All my love and thanks to you, Beautiful Lady!!!!!!
April 14, 2018 at 12:31 pm
You simply have to win this. So talented, my girl. I’ll tell the world that anytime in any way. ❤️
April 14, 2018 at 12:37 pm
You are making my day!!!!! I came back from a hike to read your beautiful words and I can’t tell you how happy that makes me. I am excited to see your piece in the NYT!!!! You are so going there; you have such a beauty, such a gift. Thank you a million times over, my friend, from the bottom of my heart!
April 14, 2018 at 11:16 am
You have been nominated for an award! The Sunshine Blogger Award!!! See my post.
April 14, 2018 at 12:27 pm
Thank you Lovely Lady!!!!
April 14, 2018 at 4:44 pm
Voted!!
April 14, 2018 at 4:51 pm
You’re Wonderful! Thank You😃
April 15, 2018 at 5:08 am
Done! Love the poem by the way. I’ve been really behind in reading Ink Sweat and Tears content this month. Such an excellent place to read poetry, such as yours, that remains on the mind long after reading.
April 15, 2018 at 6:10 am
Katie, Thank you so much! You have made my morning!
April 15, 2018 at 5:27 pm
You are amazing!
April 16, 2018 at 7:12 am
Thank you Beautiful!