Flood got 2nd place in the 30 For 30 Poetry Project :)

30 for 30 Poem Project 1 Minute

Thank You to everyone who voted for Flood and commented 🙂

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May I have another Voted Favorite Poem

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Mike Maggio
Steve Herring’s “May I have another” has been voted the favorite poem in this year’s 30 for 30 Poetry Celebration. Congratulations Steve! Steve will be receiving a signed copy of my new poetry collection Garden of Rain.

Thanks to Steve and to all who contributed poems during the month of April and to everyone who took the time to read and comment.

May I have another

by Steve Herring

This spring, I found a fault line in your poem,

but what I saw crumbling was me not you.

You said, enjambment’s good, keep going.

Kindly, you offered me synesthesia, but I end-stopped.

With great consonance, your persona winded up

and cold-cocked me like a batter bunting a ball.

I turned like Derek Jeter and rounded a constellation.

Knocked off my feet, I hit the ground like a quatrain.

Who else but me gets sucker punched in a poem?

© Steve Herring 2015

I would like to remind you of the Dennis Price show which some of us will be attending on May 12th   at 8 PM EST.  So far, it is me, MaryJo Balistreri  (via telephone) and Robert Giron.  The three Herndon Middle School winners will also be joining us.

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Valeri Beers is from Bangor, Maine. Her first book of poems titled ...details... was published by Thomas Hill Publishing of Maine. Her second book of poems and haikus titled Scratching The Surface was published by Underground Writers Association also of Maine. Beers is working on a 3rd book of poems, haikus and a few short stories. She is inspired to write by listening to music and her need to remember important things. She has been published in a number of anthologies including Literature Today, Qutub Minar Review, Clockwise Rain and Our Day Of Passing (compiled and edited by Ingrid Hall and Franco Esposito. She has also been published in online and print publications including Zest literary magazine, Far Away literary magazine, Kumquat Poetry and The Writer's Drawer. One of my favorite poets is Erica Jong, check her out at http://www.ericajong.com. Her poetry is very personal, emotional and detailed. She has influenced my work a lot so if you like my poetry, you'll probably like hers as well. Dorothy Parker is another favorite. If you like sarcastic and clever prose and poems, I highly recommend reading The Portable Dorothy Parker from Viking, which has her short short stories and poems.) You can connect with Valeri on Facebook (facebook.com/valeribeers) or Twitter (@theval2000) Valeri Beers also takes poetic care of Poetry Pasta and the PoetryPasta Facebook page. Poetry Pasta loves to show off new poets and their words :) Feel free to post your poems on the Poetry Pasta Facebook page or submit them to the Poetry Pasta Wordpress page :)

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