News - Contemporary poetry by primrose polyanthum

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MY POEM: HERO-"I'm just the byline here" IS PUBLISHED IN 'VISIONS'AVAILABLE AT BARNES AND NOBLE BOOKSTORE IN NOVEMBER.

ON DECEMBER 31st. 2007, I RECEIVED EMAIL FROM FARMING MAGAZINE TO SAY THAT MY POEM 'AUTUMN MEMORIES' WAS PUBLISHED IN THAT MAGAZINE'S WINTER ISSUE. [www.farmingmagazine.net]

I WROTE MY FIRST POEM 'THE PRIMROSE' IN 1984, AFTER MY MOTHER TOLD ME ABOUT THE WILD PRIMROSE THAT MY FATHER BROUGHT IN FROM THE FIELDS ON LEAP YEAR DAY 1980.
I HAVE VARIOUS 'STYLES' OF POETRY ON THIS SITE. THE POEMS ABOUT MY MOTHER ARE 'MONODY' POETRY.

ON MARCH 14th. 2004, I WROTE MY FIRST 'ABECEDARIAN' POEM. MARCH 16th. FIRST 'TRIOLET'. MARCH 18th. FIRST 'RONDELET'. MARCH 19th MY FIRST 'SENRYU' AND 'HAIKU'. MARCH 20th I WROTE TWO MORE 'SENRYU' AND MY FIRST 'QUINZAINE'. March 21st. FIRST 'CLARITY PYRAMID', FIRST 'SEPTOLET' AND FIRST 'NONET'. MAR.22nd. FIRST 'LANTURNE', 'CINQUAIN', TETRACTY'S' AND 'NAANI'. MAR.22nd. FIRST 'MINUTE', 'TANKA' AND 'SEDOKA'. MAR.23rd FIRST 'TYBURN', 'RICTAMETER' AND 'CLERIHEW'. MAR. 24th. FIRST 'DIAMANTE' AND 'KATAUTA'. MAR. 28th. FIRST 'ETHERE'. FIRST 'OTTAVA RIMA', 'MONORHYME'AND 'TERZA RIMA' ON MAR. 29th. APRIL 2nd. FIRST 'LIMERICK'. APRIL 7th. FIRST 'RONDEAU'. FIRST 'SWAP QUATRAIN' ON APRIL 25TH. MAY 7th. FIRST 'ONDULER'. FIRST 'THAN-BAUK' ON MAY 26TH. FIRST 'DODOITSU' AND FIRST 'SHAPE POETRY' ON MAY 29th. AFTER WRITING MY FIRST 'SHAPE' POEM I LEARNED THAT THIS STYLE OF POETRY IS ALSO KNOWN AS 'CONCRETE POETRY' - HOW IRONIC THAT THE TWIN TOWERS WERE THE SUBJECT MATTER THAT I CHOSE! FIRST 'SESTA RIMA' ON JULY 12th. 2004. JULY 15th FIRST 'QUINTINE'. FIRST 'MONOMETER' JULY 17th. FIRST 'SHADORMA' JULY 27th. FIRST 'MIRRORED REFRAIN' AUG 15th. FIRST 'RANNAICHEACHT GHAIRID' (Irish style) ON NEW YEARS DAY 2005. I WROTE MY FIRST 'RIME COUEE' ON JAN 6th AND FIRST 'DIDACTIC'POEM ON JAN 10th. FIRST 'CLOGYRNACH' (Welsh Style) ON MAY 8th 2005.
I WROTE MY FIRST 'PLEIDADES'-STYLE POEM ON OCTOBER 30th. 2006.

WWW.POETRYAMERICA.COM
selected two of my poems for special categories:
'Trees' can be read at
Nature Poems
'Pope John Paul II [1920-2005]' can be read at
Spiritual Poems

'TREES' is on the homepage of:
WWW.POEMS4EVER.COM

My poem 'Walking With Grandma' has been selected by 'American Poets Society' for the anthology "A Celebration Of Poetry."
My poem 'Seasons' was published in 'A Treasury of Great Poems' by Famous Poets Society in 2000.
My poem in tribute to 'John F. Kennedy Jr.,' is in the "vertical files" at the Kennedy Library in Boston. [www.kennedylibrary.org] The International Library of Poetry published this poem in 'Dreams and Fantasies' in 2001.

My poem 'Elvis Presley' in tribute to the 50th Anniversary of his first recording, is on file at 'Graceland Archives Dept.'[www.elvis.com]
My poem 'Elvis' was added to 'Graceland Archives Dept'[www.elvis.com] on August 17th. 2004.

Several of my poems have been published in a local newspaper.
October 1st. 2003 was when I first posted my poetry at this website and I want to 'THANK' everyone who signed the GUESTBOOK and critiqued my poems.
A special 'Thank You' to the Royal Marine who left favorable feedback to my poem:
'THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER'

Grateful 'THANKS' to those websites that have acknowledged my poems, and special thanks to the website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk for the information re the specs on the Routemaster bus for my poem 'The Number 12 Bus'.

'Go raibh maith agaibh' to: www.poetryireland.ie for the Gaelic translation in my poem 'REMINISCENCES'.