Your Last Chance to Submit "I am From..."
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Have you written your poem? This post is a friendly reminder that there's a "mystery prize" waiting for the winner of my poetry writing contest. The deadline for entry has been extended to midnight Saturday Feb. 13, 2010. One special winner will be announced on Monday Feb. 15, 2010.
"Mystery Prize" Revealed
You're probably wondering what's in it for you, right? Thought so. Well, besides the fun of writing down your memories, you have the chance to win a copy of this neat resource for writers, The Christian Writer's Manual of Style. (When I order yours, I'm going to order a copy for my library too!)
Written by e-Mom. Follow me on Twitter. Subscribe in a Reader
Have you written your poem? This post is a friendly reminder that there's a "mystery prize" waiting for the winner of my poetry writing contest. The deadline for entry has been extended to midnight Saturday Feb. 13, 2010. One special winner will be announced on Monday Feb. 15, 2010.
"Mystery Prize" Revealed
You're probably wondering what's in it for you, right? Thought so. Well, besides the fun of writing down your memories, you have the chance to win a copy of this neat resource for writers, The Christian Writer's Manual of Style. (When I order yours, I'm going to order a copy for my library too!)
Easy Instructions
So why not give it a try? Just plug a few of your special memories into this template, and voila! you're done. C'mon, it's easy!After you post your poem, leave your poem link in the comment box on this post, "Autobiography: Template for "I am From..." If you don't have a blog, simply copy and paste your entire poem into the comments.
My example is here. And here is another.
Have fun!
When will you be submitting your poem?
14 Comments:
Where Are You From?
I am from sea-urchins and anchovies, and from Lighthouse Sea Salt and the Mediterranean’s best-kept secret island... I am from the Grand Harbour view flat, cosy, homely, comfortable, an islander who feels as much at home in the water as outside it.
I am from the tiger lily freckles and the honeysuckle tendrils, and orange blossom water used as scent because it smells faintly of 4711.
I am from the lion rampant holding the fleur-de-lys; the stubborn and the witty, the tall and the big-footed. I am from the Paul and the Catherine, but also from Valletta, Vittoriosa and Zabbar.
I am from the parsimonious yet generous, proud yet humble, solitary yet friendly clan. The ones who lisp. From the intelligent and gifted and clumsy and inept. The bookish. The let’s do crafts but not homework especially if it’s mathematics.
I am from the Catholic Pessimist and Jewish Cynic and Agnostic Believer. I read and I write and I empathise with most.
I'm from Malta, land of honey, capers, prickly pears and olives, from if I’ve told you once I’ve told you a thousand times. And Linz in Austria. And Foggia in Italy. And anchovy and spinach pie and rabbit stew and vegetable soup with ham hock.
From the person who had stalls in the marketplace, from the person who did bobbin lace without using a pattern, from one who preserved fruits and vegetables and sold them to support her family, from the person who made designer patchwork quilts from fents.
I am from the sideboard drawers bursting at the seams with millions of photographs in sepia and monochrome. I am from Alexandria, Egypt, but also from a cauldron of Phoenician, Carthaginian, Norman and French genes.
I am me.
Tanja Cilia
tanjchilja@hotmail.com
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Hi Tanja,
This is fabulous! You make me want to travel immediately to all the places you mention. Your life is rich! Thanks for sharing your poem today.
I tried to email you, but was unsuccessful. A type-o?
Blessings,
e-Mom
Tanja said...
I signed off with a mistake in my e-mail... it's tanjachilja@hotmail. Sorry!
What a lovely idea. Thank you for the opportunity to explore myself!
Keep well,
Tanja
The link to my poetry submission:
http://helenspointstoponder.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-am-from.html
Thanks! ~Helen Williams!
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I love this poem. I home mine isn't too long. I took liberties.
http://loopdeloops.blogspot.com/2010/02/im-from.html
Here is my link...
http://mussacksnotes.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-just-found-out-there-is-contest-for.html
I posted earlier this afternoon and left a comment, but I don't see it, so I'll leave another one. Great contest.
How very typical of me, arriving late to the party!!! Oh, well, at least I arrived and what a wonderful party it seems to be. Two of my favorite things are here, folks who love the Lord and fellow poets to boot. I come by your blog by way of SITS, the long way around I suppose, since you don't have one of their links on your page. Instead, I found you as a result of doing one of their suggested projects. At any rate I have added you to my list of sites I intend to follow as I find that I am most thrilled with your content. Hopefully you will find the opportunity to visit my blog as well at http://www.phoenixphire-thisandthathereandthere.blogspot.com
Oh man - I've been meaning to get here oh well too late - but I'll tell you what is exciting - the Christian Manual of Style - now THAT is exciting I've been wondering if there was one out there and now I know yipee - I got all excited last weekend when I was given some money so I could go by the Chicago Manual of Style - hahahaha - it's so exciting to me - OK I need to get a life lol
PS something totally unrelated but related to your other blog - in the UK we call aprons - pinnys! lol I can still hear my gran saying - "Shelley go put your pinny on"
Well, even though I was late for the contest I went ahead and did the assignmetn. Hope that you like it. Here it is and it is also on my blog.
I Am From
I am from Dublin Dr. Pepper made with real pure cane sugar and K & N Root Beer straight from the tap into a heavy, glass frosted mug.
I am from the prickly pear cactus, mesquite trees with sticky-sweet yellow beans that the horses love to eat in the summer and goat-head stickers that torment bare feet.
I am from blonde hair and blue eyes, from Smith, Barrington, Redman, Mallett, Culpepper and Bell.
From "you'll never amount to anything" and "why can't you be as good at this or that as one or another older sister."
I am from "do as I say and not as I do" and "I am the voice of God to you on this earth."
I'm from Scandinavian conquerors, French explorers, Irish sharecroppers and Native Warriors. From cowboy boots, Levi's jeans, and western hats. I am from migrant working, cotton picking, cattle ranching and oil wells. I am from "eat what is placed in front of you or go to bed hungry."
I am from hip-huggers, bell-bottoms, sandals, long hair, flower-power, free love and drugs.
I am from hiding in the closet to avoid my abusers, hiding in my mind to avoid my abuse and then my memories. I am from hiding in the bottle to avoid my pain. I am from standing on the rock, known as God Almighty, to conquer my enemies, for He is my firm foundation.
I am from Kentucky Bluegrass, Country and Western, Rock and Roll and Motown. I am from Gospel, Christian, Hymns, Praise and Worship and just shouting Hallelujahs!
I am the melting pot of America personified. I am a redeemed child of God.
lovemylevi: Nice to meet you.
Helen, Kay Day, Deborah, Jan, PhoenixPhire: Thank you for your entries. Bless you! :~D
Shelley: Love you sister. So nice to hear from you!!! I hope you DO write, and use your Chicago of Manual of Style.
Ooh, I misssed it! What a wonderful idea. I loved reading the entries.
Blessings,
Carla
http://writingtodistraction.blogspot.com
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