you've got my vote!

always, Cat

Although I like the top poem idea , i can't help but recall the problems that "spotlighting" caused at old site. Plus, who determines top poem?..................stan PS it's my understanding that the neopoet book is still on agenda.........

that the best poetry
composed by the Neopoets (So far.).
one each be selected,
and
these could be edited and modified
and then published
as the

''None other than Neopoets :: World''

I think a monthly poem could be chosen by either the workshop leaders/mentors, advocates, the book committee or some combination thereof.

Sounds good to me.

kind of sounds like elitism...but it would be an idea..
Like a family that puts the most improved kids drawing
on the refridgerator

Mine would go inside!!

dear Ian . I like the idea but there should be a non-biased jurry.

was what people liked
period

if your poem was likeable
well written
the poet had a talent
people responded

Im trying to think back on who
got the spotlight shut down
it wasnt like everyone just
got together and quit using
the system

I didnt mind the old system
i voted always

it was something Andrew and Paul
put up for the poets

I just remember it being an issue
and anyway the actual archive of work
that survived the crash
is the Poetry! the most important thing

Maybe using the blog feature or the workshop
to create a favourite work of the day or week??
before it was based on what people were reading
and enjoying

I had no issues myself with it
because it was just a header item
and the body of work here was the poetry blogs
workshops and comment feild
the spotlight like everything is an option
there are really no musts

I just think the popular issue with the work
should be left with the people

and again this is just my own personal opinion
on this.........................steven

kind of like cancelling driving though because people speed
ha ha ha

interesting

we are poets we have favourites!!
lets try and think of something then!!

(which probably suprises everyone lol) that some method of giving recognition to above average poetry would be great. But the devil is in the details. I think previous spotlight was based on number of reads a poem received which kind of made it a popularity contest. But if a new spotlight was based on merit only, who would judge the poems? If it's always the same people, the tendency would be to award those with similar writing styles as the judges (not on Purpose, but subliminaly). Maybe a rotating 3-4 person committee would work which was appointed by AC and which changed every 6-8 weeks and awarded spotlight once or twice per weeK?......just offered as a starting point for discussion.....................stan

what a great idea!

Eddie

I suppose all will go by poets name
and I am sure to be left out

Some how first get the readers in
to know which poetry has been read most
URS TRULY Ian
I mean me

with the idea that the best poetry
composed by the Neopoets (So far.).
one each be selected,

I haven't read all the comments: But a Neopoet book sounds good to me!

Love Mand xxx

may soon be introduced.

The book... well that's a big project, we could always benefit from more people volunteering, if not for the book project then to help with all the other services Neopoet offers, Workshops, Mentors, Greeters and Advocates, the Newsletter, to free others up to work on the book.

Just refresh my memory. Are these to be REAL poems (rhyming and scanning) , or the modern, simplified efforts ?

Thomson

I love Neopoet you have my vote thank you kindly,
Mario

Thank you Ian and everyone for your input. The solution was found to be the simplest and most effective, the 'Featured Poem' will be run with anonymous Advocates choosing the monthly Featured New Member Poem.

This solution avoids all the problems associated with the 'Spotlight Poem'. It won't degenerate into a popularity contest or encourage multiple membership voter scamming. It has 'expert stamp of approval' by being selected by Advocates. There can be no accusations of favouritism because of the rotation. No delays or argument caused by judges voting. Neat, simple and clean.

When I joined this site, I spent some time weighing the poetry I could find here and how I felt my work compared. I was relieved to see rhyming work to be quite honest. But it took a nudge from lovedly to get me to post my first work. I'm quite certain I haven't read a large percentage of really nice work and might not ever find them.
It would be nice if there was a section that showcased what was considered to be the cream of the poets here.

I agree that the decided picks should be made by a director of sorts.

Thomas