FanStory wrote to lightink: Rain Tonight finished second in the contest "Sonnet Poetry Contest"
    AJ McCall: Congratssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -


lightink: So sorry for being slow in getting back to everyone's lovely reviews (and reviewing)! I have some heath things going on. Nothing serious but rather annoying and distracting (and a lot of appointments as a result). Hopefully, it will be much better by next week. Thank you for your patience.
Warmly,
J
    AJ McCall: We understand lightink! Take your time! Hope you feel better! -
    Debra White: Hope you are feeling lots better soon... take care xx -
    Jannypan (Jan) : Of course, You take care of YOU! FS will wait. Respectfully, Jan -
    lyenochka: Hope you recover quickly! 💞🙏 -
    trimple: Hi there, Jyoti.

    Hope we have you back with us very soon, love

    thinking of you

    tracey -
    karenina: Much as we all like to think writing (and reviewing) is of paramount importance, our health is first. Get well, don't worry--we'll all be here when you're up to it!--Karenina -
    lightink: Thank you, dear friends! I so appreciate your kind thoughts and warm wishes!
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FanStory wrote to lightink: In and Out of Love finished second in the contest "Love Poem Poetry Contest"
    lyenochka: Congratulations! Perfectly crafted poem!

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FanStory wrote to lightink: Congratulations on your honorable mention finish in the Reviewing Contest!
    lightink: Phill, it's horribly kind of you! ;) Thank you! -
    AJ McCall: Congrats lightink! I know I'm a bit late with this, but well done! -


FanStory wrote to lightink: Congratulations! Winner of the Reviewing Contest!
    rspoet: Congratulations!! Well deserved.
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    Pam (respa): Congratulations on the Reviewing Contest win. It is very much deserved. -
    karenina: Well heck yeah! Congrats on the Reviewing Contest win!--Karenina -
    Warren Rodgers: Congrats to you, J !! You have certainly earned it! -
    lightink: Thank you, Dear Friends! I am moved by all the kindness here. -
    AJ McCall: Congrats on second place in the poem of the month! -
    Dorothy Farrell: Congratulations on the win - well deserved, and I can back that up from recent experience. x -
    trimple: Congratulations and very well deserved! -
    rama devi: Congrats! Much deserved. Just saw this now... -


FanStory wrote to lightink: Inspired finished second in the contest "Rhyming Poetry Contest"
    phill doran: Fantastic! I am really pleased for you! -
    The Death: Congratulations, J! Loved this poem. :) -
    MissMerri: Congratulations Jyoti! Such a wonderful poem this was! I'm glad it won a ribbon. -
    Spangle: Way to go...no surprise at all :-) -
    Dorothy Farrell: Congratulations Jyoti on being placed in the contest x -
    catch22: Congratulations J! Well deserved:) -
    lightink: Thank you all for the kind words! -
    Eternal Muse: Congratulations, Joyti! A well deserved win. -


FanStory wrote to lightink: Congratulations! Second Place Finish in the Reviewing Contest!
    The Death: Congratulations, J! Well-deserved. :) -
    rama devi: Congrats, dear Jyoti. Much deserved! -
    lightink: Thank you, Rama Devi and Anupam! :) -
    MissMerri: No surprise to this delighted recipient of your frequent and beautiful reviews. Congratulations! -
    Mary Kay Bonfante : I'm not surprised to read that you were recognized in the Reviewing Contest. I tried to nominate you this month, but apparently, I have already done so before, and didn't remember doing it. You must have an excellent habit of giving very attentive reviews. Thank you so much! -
    lightink: Awww! Thank you MissMerri and Mary! It's been my pleasure! I'm so glad you found my reviews meaningful! -


FanStory wrote to lightink: Accounting Error finished third in the contest "5-7-5 Poem"


FanStory wrote to lightink: Congratulations! Who Mothers the Mother? is the new Poem of the Month!
    mfowler: Congratulations, Jyoti. A very fine poem deseving of this recognition by your peers. -
    Eric1: Hi Jyoti, a massive congratulations on winning, by far the best poem my friend and well deserved.
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    BeasPeas: Congratulations, Jyoti, for winning the contest. :) Marilyn -
    mountainwriter49: Congratulations, Jyoti, for this superb win for this exceptional Sonnet Sequence. Well done! -
    I am Cat: I'm so happy for you, Jyoti! -
    Judvan2: Wonderful poem. Congrats! -
    RGstar: Well done, my friend. hard work and thought pays off. Bravo -
    Just2Write: Hey Jyoti - Congrats on your win with Who Mothers the Mother? A fantastic write, well worthy of this recognition. -
    Willie P. Smith: Congratulations and thank you for the reviewing
    nomination. -


FanStory wrote to lightink: Faces of Love finished first in the contest "NaPoWriMo 2016 (30 Poems in April)"
    michaelcahill: Congrats. Richly deserved. You've invented something that will be around for the ages I believe. -
    CD Richards: Well earned, it's a fantastic collection! -
    judiverse: Congratulations on winning the NaPoWriMo. Great work throughout the challenging month. judiverse -
    BeasPeas: Congratulations, Jyoti, for winning the NaPoWriMo contest. You did a wonderful job. Marilyn -
    Stacia Ann: Congratulations on the win, Jyoti! Wow! -
    lightink: Thank you, Friends! I am so grateful for this experience we shared! We are all winners in the NaPoWriMo - creating 30 poems in 30 days! :) -


FanStory wrote to lightink: Congratulations! Moon and Sun won the contest "Acrostic Poetry Contest"
    I am Cat: Well... yeah, of course! Awesome and amazing entry and yes, it absolutely deserved the win Jyoti! ;)
    Great job! -
    Dean Kuch: HUGE congrats are in order it would seem, Jyoti.
    CONGRATS!font color=red><-------(see how HUGE that is?)
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    kiwisteveh: Congrats, Jyoti - wonderful creativity!
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    mountainwriter49: Congratulations, Jyoti, for winning the Blue Ribbon. Well deserved for a unique, creative and delightful acrostic. It's the best I've yet to read. -
    Dorothy Farrell: Congratulations Jyoti - how could you not win with an entry like this - pretty amazing. x -
    Gloria ....: Yay! Jyoti congratulations to you. Beautiful acrostic. :)) -
    RGstar: I called it, loved it, and how happy to see good work paying off. Great,my friend.
    Best wishes
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    Eternal Muse: Magnificent entry, Jyoti, worth all the accolades, congratulations on your win! -
    lightink: Wow! Thank you, Dear Friends! I appreciate the kind words :)!
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FanStory wrote to lightink: Congratulations! Third place finish in the reviewing contest!
    rama devi: Yay! Congrats! Much deserved, dear Jyoti. -
    I am Cat: Congratulations, Jyoti! ;) -
    PoemsOfDD: You certainly deserved to place in the reviewing nominations. Congratulations to you :-) ~ DD -
    michaelcahill: Yeah! What's goin' on here. They rewarding quality now? :)) -
    lightink: Thank you everyone! :)
    I was rather surprised about this... -


lightink: Good news! We have filled up all the spots for the co-created Wreath of Sonnets on the topic of climate change.
I welcome suggestion regarding the contest for the master sonnet.
    The Death: It's a great idea to have a contest for it, so that all of us can decide which one is the best. About the contest specifications, you can limit the number of contestants to 16 or 12 - depending on the number of team members willing to participate - so that not many non-team members can participate. Also, you can restrict the right to vote only to the ones who review every entry. That way, quality voting can be assured...at least to some extent, as not everyone will be interested in reviewing every entry. Otherwise, we can also have a team-exclusive voting, separate from the booth, as only the fellow writers will be able to understand which sonnet's lines are strong enough to be used effectively for other sonnets.
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    lightink: Thank you, Anupam! I love your ideas! Thank you for taking the time to think it through with me. Let's see what the other's say! -
    michaelcahill: The problem with the restrictions is that the entrants can't vote. It's best to leave it open. Input is input, yes? Take it all in and the team is still the team. -
    lightink: Michael, if I put a voting-after-reviewing-all -entries restriction on the contest, it means that those who enter the contest can't vote?
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    Mystic Angel 7777: I think you are handling it well, Jyoti! You have some very good writers in the group (I exclude myself) and I think it will work to the benefit of the overall finished product to have them judge internally what they wish to work from .... I am thinking it will be wonderful. -
    lightink: Dear Angel, I am very pleased to have all these wonderful poets on the team. Please don't exclude yourself! Your sweet, sensitive and inspirational words are perfect addition to the team. Also, having people from all over the world is such a beautiful symbol of the international cooperation that should happen to address climate change! -


lightink: Sonnet Lovers!

I would love to brainstorm about an ambitious idea I have.
I would like collaborate with another 14 poets to create a crown of sonnets about
climate change.

Real Shakespearian crown of sonnets - iambic pentameter, turn and rhymes.

Each sonnet starts with the last line of the previous one - and the first lines add up an extra sonnet called "master sonnet".

First of all, the Master sonnet would have to be written -
then, the first and last lines of the sonnets to write could be distributed to those who are interested in joining.

I have quite a few questions about how to possibly make this happen:

1 Who would like to join me?
2, How would we chose the Master Sonnet writer?
Ideas:
- creating a regular contest and let Fanstory people pick...
-making it into a challenge and only the ones participating in the collaboration would vote
-just picking one really trustworthy member to write it (no competition) -but how?
3, would we come up with a series of subtopics regarding climate change to make sure we don't have 12 draught poems? Any suggestions for subtopics?
4, Here's a big one - how would we use the final product?
-creating a book, print it... etc

Please let me know if you have any ideas and if you would like to join me...
I already have one lovely and trustworthy volunteer :)...

If we end up with 30 volunteers, we could create even two of those (maybe one on climate change and one on some humanistic thing...) I might be overly optimistic here...

Anyways, thank you in advance!
    Dorothy Farrell: OMG - what have I just done (only joking) - I don't mind slogging my guts out - it's still 'And me' Dorothy x -
    RGstar: And me, if I have time :) -
    lightink: Wow! Thank you for all these gracious offers! We finally reached a full house for the sonnet section. I am heartbroken that I can only put Dorothy and RG Star on the waitlist. However, I would love some other structured poetry from you guys into the climate change book. If you are interested, I am more than happy to send updates.
    Thank you everyone who showed interest and joined the brainstorming! -