Picture Poems

Have you ever had a theme grab you? I did when I saw Broward Art Guild's "Out To Sea." An idea immediately hit me. Eventually, I created an oil painting and included a poem.

Then after submitting my entry and after poetry reading, I shared a picture of my art work. It reminded Meryl of a poet whose book stood on her bookshelf and whose name she couldn't recall at the time. Then she emailed me and informed of the poet's name: Kenneth Patchen. I had to look him up and was really impressed. Just google (or Bing) "Kenneth Patchen picture poems" and it might blow you away like it did me.

By the way here's my entry "Scurvy Dreams":

What do you think? Can I join his league?

Find the Bards of Broward

I hope you enjoyed that crossword last week and here are some clues to assist if you are still working on it:

Well I got another treat for you. Can you find the Bards of Broward?

The anthology Bards of Broward: The Courtyard Chronicles is coming....

Who influences the Bards of Broward?

Who are the poets that influence us? I overhead Rick telling Shawn that he's also a fan of Edna St. Vincent Millay while Meryl shares about her days studying with Lawrence Ferlinghetti. I was inspired to ask each poet who are their influences and include their answer in the anthology.

Based on the list of influential poets, can you solve this crossword puzzle?

The Bards Are Coming!

And so is the festival... I got a glimpse of the upcoming lineup and am I thrilled! A truly international festival with Caribbean and European selections. My poets with their diverse backgrounds bring different styles to the anthology as we put fingers to the keyboards for the finishing touches.

For a glimpse into our poets, match the description to the poet:

Poet	Number	Letter	Description
Anastasia Clark	1__	__a	She's an accidental poet who didn’t know she had poetry in me until about 10 years ago and is the author of several zip odes.
Suzzette Dawes	2__	__b	Just like his dad, he writes poetry and has his poems appear in Minnetonka Review, Pearl, Wisconsin Review, and several other literary magazines.
Shawn Jackson	3__	__c	She is a wife, mother, grandmother, non-political Christian, poet, composer and cutter of paper shapes
Ellen Kendrick	4__	__d	She is a poet, counselor and educator who explores the wildlife and water birds on her lake in Coral Springs
Sue Malone	5__	__e	She won the 2013 YellowJacket Press competition for her chapbook, The Magician's Daughter.
Rick McKenzie	6__	__f	She wrote quartet of Tribute Poems to children tragically lost in Florida and are on display at Studio 18 in Pembroke Pines, FL.
Sally Naylor	7__	__g	She hosts the poetry reading at Savor Cinema formerly known as Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale
Meryl Stratford	8__	__h	His latest project finds him participating with 100K Poets For Social Change where his theme was "Breaking the Silence."