Poems representing our Forum in the May InterBoard Poetry Competition

Because there was only one nomination posted in the InterBoard Poetry Competition folder, Poetry Guide Margy Snyder has once again stepped in and chosen a couple of her favorite poems from those recently posted in our Forum to round out our set of three entries in this month’s InterBoard Poetry Competition. The poems chosen to represent the About Poetry Forum are:

• “An Old Married Couple Dancing” by Debbie Ouellet, a graceful and vivid depiction of how long-time love reveals its subtle beauty in action.
• “What April in New York Is,” by Guy Kettelhack (GuyBlakeKett), another example of his expert use of enjambment and rhythmic ebb and flow across long lines to create a lilting paean to his beloved city.
• “Broken Dreams,” a swinging tumble of resonant dream images by Forum newcomer Brian K. Lynch (BebopPoet).

Very fine work by all three poets — we’re proud to have them represent us. Applause, applause!

More on the IBPC:
General information
Requirements for IBPC nominees
Anthology of the monthly IBPC winning poems
Archive of poems entered in the IBPC from our Poetry Forum
Background information, poem links and book-buying links for current IBPC judge Patricia Smith