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Greetings and felicitations. 

My name is April.  I have written poetry for umpteen tens of years.  I quit listening to the people who live in my head from my past who told me as a kid that people like me don't write, if they write they don't publish and if they do publish they never ever get paid.  I quit listening when I got my first geek book published.  I quit hiding my poetry several years later.  Now, I write.  I write for me.  I write because the words in my brain will not be silenced unless I do. 

Welcome April,

We are pleased to have you here. Congratulations on being published. Do you have a link to your book(s)?

I look forward to seeing the poems you choose to post, and getting your view on poetry. As you probably know, we are a small site, but have some good writers. We try to exchange honest views of the poems posted while maintaining some collegiality.

I hope you like here and speak up if there is anything to help you settle in.

Cheers.

T

Welcome to our cozy little site April. I look forward to reading your work and hearing about your adventures in getting published--congratulations.

Hi and Welcome CW.
Sounds like you're gonna be an interesting addition to our group.
Looking forward to reading your stuff.
Regards
 

 'I write because the words in my brain will not be silenced unless I do.' 

The best reason of all.

Gyppo

April --

As you may know, today is the first day of National Poetry Month. Let me call your attention to the Tangled Branch celebration--

National Poetry Month Celebration 2019 - Post Poems Here!

30 poems in 30 days (or however many you want). Click the link, it is pretty self-explanatory. Let me or Tom know if you have questions.

Cheers. And look forward to seeing your writing.

T

Hi April!

Welcome to the fold and CONGRATULATIONS!  Good for you. I found the naysayers in my life played into the stubborn part of me. Now I'm my own worst critic.


It's great to see you here. I look forward to geeking out on your work. 

​​​​​​​~Deb