Three Poems by Joyce E. Young
Three poems by Puschart Prize Nominee Joyce E. Young.
Ghosts – Poetry by Beulah Vega
Original poetry by Beulah Vega
Poetry of the Body Contest First Place Poem: The Gift That Keeps on Giving by Karen Lewis
The winning poem of The Bloom’s Poetry of the Body contest
Poetry of the Body Contest Second Place Poem: To Keep Living by Lara Patterson
The 2nd place winning poem from The Bloom’s Poetry of the Body contest
Poetry of the Body Contest Third Place Poem: The Legacy of Nicholas Greene by Kathleen Scavone
The 3nd place winning poem from The Bloom’s Poetry of the Body contest
Rooted in Poety Podcast, Episode 1: An Interview with Beulah Vega
In our inaugural episode, Georgina Marie discusses poetry with poet Beulah Vega. Beulah Vega is a writer, poet, and theatrical artist living and working in California’s Bay Area. Her poetry has been published in The Literary Nest, Sage Cigarettes, Walled Women, and Blood & Bourbon among others. Her first book of poetry, ‘A Saga for the Unrequited’, will be published in August of 2021 by Fae Corps Publishing. And her theatrical production company: Heroines, Harpies, and Harlots will present the second annual Sonoma County Women’s theater festival “In Their Own Voice” starting May 8th. She will also be reading as part of the Eclipse Lit launch party/American Foundation for Suicide Prevention fundraiser on May 22nd. She is still amazed when people refer to her as a writer, every time. To listen, follow this link or visit https://www.lakecountybloom.com/rootedinpoetry
Three Poems by Alethea Eason
Three original poems by Alethea Eason
Week 4 NCO/EPIC Poetry Contest $100 Winning Poem: Fences by Kate Schmidt-Hopper
WEEK 4 NCO/EPIC POETRY CONTEST $100 WINNING POEM – FENCES BY KATE SCHMIDT-HOPPER
REALITY – POETRY BY JOYCE ANDERSON
“Reality”, a rain poem by Joyce Anderson
DOING MY COLORS – POETRY BY BEULAH VEGA
Original poetry by Beulah Vega
NCO/EPIC POETRY CONTEST WEEK 4 $100 WINNING POEM: BE SAFE WHERE WE STAY BY HILARY DEVINE
NCO/EPIC Poetry Contest Week 4 Wining Poem: “Be Safe Where We Stay” by Hilary Devine
The Bloom and Poet in Residence Georgina Marie Announce Poetry of the Body Contest
April is National Poetry Month AND National Donate Life Month. In honor of that, this month, Poet in Residence Georgina Marie and The Bloom are holding a Poetry of the Body Contest. Submit your poem relating to the body or organ donation for a chance to win a cash prize and publication in the Rooted in Poetry Column! Send your submission as an editable Word document to georginamarie@lakecountybloom.com no later than Sunday, April 26th. Winners to be announced by Friday, April 30th! Visit donatelife.net to learn more about organ donation. The public is encouraged to wear blue and green to help share the Donate Life Message.
NCO/EPIC Poetry Contest Week 2 $100 Winning Poem: We Nest on the Precipice of Winter by Hilary Devine
Here’s week 2’s winning poem from the NCO/EPIC Poetry Contest.
Clara Irene Cook DOB 1902 – The Right to Vote 1920 – Poetry by Pamela Bordisso
Original poetry by Kelseyville resident Pamela Bordisso
NCO/EPIC Poetry Contest $100 Winning Poem: In The Know, by Pamela Bordisso
The EPIC Poetry Contest committee is proud to announce the first winner in the EPIC Poetry Contest 2021, “In the Know,” by Pamela Bordisso. By winning Week 1 of the EPIC Poetry Contest Pamela will receive a $100 gift card, a graphic design of her entry to be promoted on social media, as well as eligibility to be part of the final round of the contest. Pamela’s poem won by popular vote according to a polling method on Zoom. All members of the community are welcome to enter and encouraged to vote for a winner at the end of each event. Contact epicpoetrycontest@gmail.com for more information.
Love – Poetry by Melissa Bentley
Love
As I walk lost and lonely,
I find you, keep you, Never mind you. If I saunter proud and sprightly,
Kiss me never, never lightly. When I droop dark and dully,
Love me, love me, Never stop.
Green My World – Poetry by Joyce Anderson
Green my world, springtime green tangled wild, verdant lush, sun-glossed green. Lustrous leaves polished in jade, pendulous crystals lighting the way through green velvet pinions of broody hen trees, ruffling against a satin-cool breeze deep in this forest pearl shimmer green. Where whirling, twirling tendrils of spring extend their banners welcoming me in echoed murmurous […]
Sacred Depths of the Universe – Poetry by Kathleen Scavone
Humans have always been curious and restless creatures enduring untold hardship into uncharted seas Is it a human instinct that necessitates these pilgrimages of humankind’s history The quest for knowledge is a powerful draw- As magnetically forceful as the fierce drive the salmon must feel as it is pulled relentlessly up the stream to its […]
Slipstream – Poetry by Jennifer Mills Kerr
rain snakes along window panes in tiny beating streams tap-tapping against the roof and walls while I read words on the page another steady flow– “a note was sent to the warden begging his attendance…” I slip along this tale and dream, rain tap-tapping against window panes; outside, the sky shifts light, swinging a cloak […]
Upon The Death of My Son’s Father
It wasn’t fall when he died, closer to winter’s heart, when birds abandon bare trees, dew sets forth its layers. No delicate blossoms lined our path, none of spring’s hopeful renewal, just tired trudging, winter’s dirty boots, a sterile hospital room unfit for a two year old’s play. He unhinged from existence, a blazing gold […]
Let Them Say – Poetry By Hilary Devine
Let them say the meadow of my heart blossomed in the summer, burst forth in colorful, robust bunches, gleamed– let them say my heart’s woodlands were carpeted and bloomed vividly in the spring. Let them say my heart was a cornucopia, a proud, sturdy host, an open-mouthed vessel which filled itself over and over again. […]
The Places I am From – Poetry by Sama Morningstar
To see the places where I am from Stretches the senses back farther than my birth Back into the warm waters where I was formed Back into the waiting seed carried inside her Carried inside my Grandmother Who was carried inside her mother Stretching back like a house of mirrors Smaller and smaller images of […]
Merkle, Part II – Poetry by Melissa Bentley
On I walk, trip down the dstairs. Catch me, drip me up the wall, 0h, what fun it is to snorkl, If you puede can to burple. I will walk on to the shipmnt Will you with me chance to trip? Together we wil go all rightly, Funly, timely all we do. Every even sit […]
Falling in Love – Poetry by Joyce Anderson
Let us fall in love slowly turning our lives gently as pages in a cherished book. Let us not betray the slightest punctuation or rhythm of thought. Let us take time to love, to leisurely bathe in Nereid depths of clear-eyed emotion . . . tracing the symmetry of our passion across well-thumbed pages read […]
Now and Then: A Poetry Story by Georgina Marie
As anyone reading this may already know: on January 20th, 2021, the role of the inaugural poet returned to the White House for the first time since the Obama Administration. Amanda Gorman, the first Youth Poet Laureate of the United States, read her poem The Hills We Climb for President Elect Joseph Biden and Vice President Elect Kamala Harris’ inauguration. Amanda Gorman wowed us her with poise and eloquence. She inspired us with her spoken word and her message of unity and resilience. In a move most if not all poets would applaud, she offered respect and remembrance to the great Maya Angelou who once was also an inaugural poet. Above all, she motivated an innumerable population of Americans to want to read poetry, to write poetry – the ultimate goal of a poet laureate.