Here are the poems published to Blockchain Poets for the week of Nov 1–Nov 7. Let’s have a look at the poems then we will get down to the contest winner.

This Week’s Poems

A Forest of Ideas by @raj808
What love make me feel by @johnbenn
Heart of Music by @davidbright
A Fleeting Life by @dbooster
Tenth to Freedom by @a-lass-wonders
Fantasy Day by @cesarj21
Seismic Shifts by @raj808
What It Means To Create! by @trucklife-family
There’s A Tree Down (Or, The Despair I’m Feeling) by @riverflows
The Mersey’s Lament (Poetry Film) by @raj808
To Good Friends by @rajiola
Breathe by @warpedpoetic
The Rightest Wrong by @mejs
Heart of Love by @viadelboss
The Chant of the Abyss by @raj808
Temple Pine Needles, The Month of No Gods by @dbooster
The Dark One by @yahia-lababidi
For the Wind to Suck by @warpedpoetic
Within - A Poem (relax video) by @weone
Born of Blossom by @raj808
(ENG-ESP) Serve by @joseitosanchezs
Twilight of Remembrance by @lecumberre
A Writer’s Day-dream by @davidbright
Algorithmic Mind by @raj808
Hollywood Creation Myth by @raj808
The Difficulty of Keeping Hope Alive by @yahia-lababidi

There we go. If you have time, check them out and see what you think. And if you like any, let the author know about it by leaving a great comment!

Comments

@joseitosanchezs once again blew us all out of the water with his comments. Amazing job, buddy. @tahminasyed also gave a large number of really great comments. I’m giving both of you 2 SBI.

Winner of Hive SBI

Remember, only people who gave two comments for every poem they posted are eligible for this contest. The only exception is that new poets are giving a pass their first week here.

Excluding myself, that puts 10 people in the running for 10 shares of Hive SBI this week.

I threw you guys into a random picker…

and the winners are…

@cesarj21 - 2 SBI
@davidbright - 2 SBI
@riverflows - 1 SBI

Congratulations!

(if you aren’t sure what SBI is, it’s kind of lifetime payment system. You can read about it here)

And thank you all for your wonderful poems!

Next Week ~ Next Prize

Next week will be the same reward — shares of Hive SBI.

The exact amount of Hive SBI depends on how many poets submit poems for the week. I’m bumping up the win amounts this time.

0–9 poets - 1 SBI
10–19 poets - 5 SBI (split 2–2–1)
20–49 poets - 10 SBI (split 3–2–2–2–1)

(Note, these numbers don’t include @moeknows or myself.)

So if you want a chance for Hive SBI, go write a poem! If you want a chance for a lot of Hive SBI, go recruit others (and write a poem)! Spread the word, upvote and share this post to make it more visible, contact poet buddies on Discord and try to talk them into joining our group.

Just remember the rules:

1. Comment on two other poems for every one that you post
2. Make it a good comment (not just “great poem!”)
3. If you offer criticism, keep it gentle and polite and remember the golden rule of criticism: say at least two positive things for every one thing you criticize.

Anyone caught breaking these rules will not be eligible for the reward.

I’m looking forward to reading everyone’s new poem in this next week.

(Note: I’d like to start offering more prizes in the future. Please get in contact with me if you’d like to donate any Hive tokens or other rewards. Look for me as dbooster#6252 on Discord.)

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Calling all previous Blockchain Poets: @a-lass-wonders @aa9 @amnes14 @ange.nkuru @anj @atma.love @cesarj21 @chrysanthemum @d-pend @darkfemme @davidbright @emptyintentions @emrysjobber @evergreenfavour @fatmaVTJGc2RHVmtYMTkyOTliaXB0WjR5aFFIM3hoRjlTbUhxYUVFUHNRUCtIbz0=27 @georgelumayag @greenie.girl @hamsterpoweriii @harryhandsome @harryq11 @heartofdarkness @hermaryrc @hitz75 @ismelda2305 @jacco25 @jakim7 @jearyjoe @jesuspsoto @johnbenn @joseitosanchezs @josemalavem @kemmyb @latino.romano @lecumberre @ljus @lv99-rd-chocobo @lymepoet @maccazftw @martthesquire @martthesquire @mavido @mejs @mirilarbarr @missingnins @murliwala @myklovenotwar @orthodoxnudism @oscarpower55 @owasco @peter32 @primestacks1 @raj808 @rajiola @repayme4568 @rikarivka @riverflows @schreib.hamster @shiftrox @sisc @tahminasyed @takeonrules @temitopemichael @thecreativecasa @trucklife-family @unpoetaenamorado @viadelboss @warpedpoetic @weone @writing.group @yablonsky @yahia-lababidi

(If you’d rather not be mentioned here, let me know)

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All poets and poetry lovers are encouraged to join Blockchain Poets, a Hive community started by @moeknows and run by him and @dbooster.

Thank you all for submiting your wonderful work and reading. You rock!

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