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The Northeast Indiana P.O.E.T.S. (NIPOETS) (Northeast Indiana Poets Of Every Type and Style) |
Northeast Indiana P.O.E.T.S. (NIPOETS) was organized in 1990. The purpose of the organization is to
Meetings NIPOETS meets on the second Wednesday of every month from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Main Allen County Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. The public is always invited. On the fourth Wednesday of every month starting at 7:00 p.m. NIPOETS holds an Open Mike Poetry Reading at Borders Bookstore on Coldwater Road and Coliseum Boulevard in Fort Wayne. This is open to the public and poets are invited to come read their poems. Membership Membership is easy! Attend the meetings, help with the club or just enjoy the poetry. Membership is $20 a year, which includes membership in the Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs and the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. Members receive all three quarterly newsletters and too many bonuses to list. Come join us with your favorite poems! In General Being associated with the Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs gives us the opportunity to attend two State Conventions each year. The first is in May and hosted by one of the state poetry clubs. In May 2006, NIPOETS hosted the Spring Convention in Fort Wayne. The Fall Festival is held during the latter part of October at one of the Indiana State Parks. At the Fall Festival, which is a two-day affair, members can submit poems to contests in a variety of categories and win cash prizes. Members receive a newsletter from both NIPOETS and the ISFPC informing them of upcoming affairs and poetry contests. The National Federation of State Poetry Societies holds an annual convention where all members can attend and/or submit their poems and win cash prizes also. On October 27, 2006, the ISFPC Fall Festival was held at Turkey Run State Park in Southern Indiana. Eight members of NIPOETS attended the Festival and its members walked away with ten poetry awards. NIPOET Society Officers: Mildred Rose President Robert Ummel, Vice President Eleanor Cranmer, Secretary Alexandra M. Zannis, Treasurer Carlotta Fox, Board Member Al Zimmerman, Board Member Alexandra M. Zannis, Historian |
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NIPOETS Press Release |
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December 20, 2006 Poetry in Motion.... And the winners are... From over 300 entries in the Poetry in Motion contest, sponsored by Citilink and the Northeast Indiana P.O.E.T.S, the top three prize winners are Al Zimmerman, Bob Wyatt and Wayne Hill, all from Fort Wayne. The contest rules required submission of original, unpublished poems with amaximum of eight lines. Several poems included Citilink and public transit in the theme but this was not requireed. Many entries were received from the surrounding area, including Elwood, South Bend, Huntington, Wolcottville and other communities. The winners will receive cash prizes and their poems will be displayed in all Citilink buses. In addition, eight poems received honorable mention. They were submitted by Michael Stroshal, Marjorie Gulliksen, Patty Hagadorn, Lori Miller, Corinne Bowditch, Darlene Bender, Delaney Brown, and Pat Levy. Their poems will be posted on the Citilink website at www.fwcitilink.com and all poets will be invited to read their works at the awards ceremony hosted by Borders Books, located at Coldwater & Coliseum on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. The inspiration for Al Zimmerman's winning entry was a musical group called The Sounds of Hope with whom he and his wife toured in Europe for 22 years.
The Wings of Hope
Our second place winner, Bob Wyatt, saw the notice for the Poetry in Motion contest in the newspaper and, as a grandfather, offers this advice about words unsaid:The wings of hope are always bravely flying against the savage winds of dark despair. Now gaining, now retreating, they keep trying! As long as heart is beating, hope is there!
Give me Back Yesterday
Wayne Hill said, "This contest rekindled my interest in poetry and I wrote about fifteen in a couple of days. I took them to my niece and nephew and they selected their favorites to enter." The kid-tested third-place winner is most appropriate for the holiday gifting season:so much love running loose nursery rhymes and mother goose every kiss while they're asleep is a tear they'll never weep but bedtime stories left unread are "I love you's" left unsaid
I Hid It Good
Betsy Kachmar, Citilink Assistant General Manager, said, "We are grateful to the Northeast Indiana P.O.E.T.S. who encouraged this overwhelming participation and then provided their expertise to judge and select the winners. We also thank Arts United and the Indiana Arts Council for providing grant funding to make this contest possible. We hope our community will enjoy these poetic messages as they use Citilink to go wherever life takes them."
I hid it so I could find it later I hid it where no one else would look I hid it in a special place I hid it from the crooks I hid it quite a while back I hid it last September What I hid I do recall But where, I don't remember |