Welcome to dVerse Poets Pub! My name is Claudia Schoenfeld and I’ll be your host for our sixth OpenLinkNight.
Don’t know how you feel but I’m still a bit verse-hungover from Brian’s birthday party last night..
It was just awesome to see how your birthday wishes and your poetry kept pouring in and rumors are going, Brian is thinking about tatooeing the Birthday train poem on his back…smiles
Feels like we started just yesterday but this morning when everything was still quiet, I stood in the pub, looked around; the chairs already heavily used, stains on the floor and some of you seem to have carved your names into the wooden tables…ts…ts…
But honestly, this is exactly what we hoped it would be like – and each of you makes dVerse such an inspiring place!
So i’m ready to take your orders and serve some cool drinks in case you need a poetry break and you know, the comment section is always open when you feel like having a chat with friends and to tell us whatever is on your heart…..enjoy!
Here’s how it works…
- Post a poem to your blog,
- Link your poem to dVerse (1 link, please) by clicking on the Mr.Linky button below.
- This opens a new screen where you’ll enter your information, and where you also choose links to read. Once you have pasted your poem’s blog url and entered your name, click Submit.
- Don’t forget to let your readers know where you’re linking up and encourage them to participate by including a link to dVerse in your blog post.
- Visit others who have linked and leave comments to let them know what you appreciate about their poem or how it affected you.
- Spread the word on the poems you enjoy if you’d like. Feel free to tweet and share on the social media of your choice.
- Enjoy being part of this community.
Have a great time everyone! See you out on the trail.
dVerse 
I just took a poetic puff… and I am in no mood of exhaling it… 🙂
I’ll be right over, LOL, Amy
welcome to another great night of poetry…mic is open…share your verse..
Thanks for being our host, Claudia. Always ready for a silly-able dance! Amy
happy oln poets! glad to be back in this jammin’ party…
glad to see you mr. desmond – if i knew you were coming i had let you sign in first…smiles
Great to see you among the crowd again, Anthony. We’ve been keeping a seat ready for you.
pouring myself a virtual glass of wine to settle in for some good reading…
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Thank you for hosting Claudia !
Cheers for another great night ~
A satirical romp tonight – no need to bring your dictionary there are footnotes or you can even listen to my 12+ minutes reading the monster. Thanks for hosting Claudia, y’all are awesome, as ever!
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Just curious… How does everyone get their links up so fast?
Some post poems on blogs before time, Laurie and then, as soon as it’s the hour they click in and paste their URLs! Others may not be breathlessly waiting in front of their computers. They get assigned higher numbers which is not all bad as I have found most people start reading in the middle…neither from the bottom up or the top down. At least that’s what I keep telling myself (smiles).
Hey Claudia! Some of those name carvings are going to be worth big money someday, I think…perhaps enough even to finance a poetry franchise opportunity! (how un~poetic of me!) Power to the Poets! I so look forward to this 🙂
power to the poets! cheers tash and one day we’re auction these carved tables at Sotheby’s….smiles
Fire walk! Too much? 😉 thank you for hosting lovely Claudia, its always a pleasure. Look forward to a soul refill! Thanks everyone for all your support and inspiration! Share the words, share the love ~ Rose
Missed last week, but happy to be back to the festivities for this week!
Cheers!
glad to be here. thanks for hosting tonight, claudia (and sorry about the table carving thing 😉
We weren’t going to name names…but, since they ARE clearly evident on the tables! 😉
Thanks for hosting, Claudia. I thought I would try to get mine in a little earlier this week. Will not be back until tonight to do some reading, but the two I read so far were superb. Looking forward to some great art. I appreciate everyone.
Henry! We appreciate YOU! Wonderful write this week…love that rhyme and rhythm, and that image was fantastic!
..ah, mine’s up and a shorty this week.. many thanks Miss Claudia for leading the fun this eve.. and too bad, i missed Brian’s party but i’ve extended my late greetings over at his page… hope he has read it.. hehe.. (:
~Kelvin
Good to see you’ve got the doors open and the bar taking orders, Claudia. I’m around for back up, and I hope when all those dirty glasses start piling up, Brian remembers his birthday was *yesterday.* Looking forward to another night of needing a designated driver by the time I leave. ;_)
Thanks Claudia and everyone at dVerse … will be tweeting your blog and commenting on all the wonderful poets posts later. Have to go and pick min-monster up at the airport. Home form her holidays today!
oh nice – enjoy the reunion with your min-monster…smiles
Oh man!! I seem to have missed Brian’s Birthday party. (*sulk) I love his poem.
Ok Im gonna get some coffee sit back and enjoy the poets now!
always a good time at the pub 🙂
cheers david
ha ha – it’s getting full in here…we need more chairs..smiles
I’m still laughing at Kavita’s puffing comment…LOL!
We are feeling rather shaky here on the East coast…just had an hour ago a 6.0 earthquake in Washington, DC. How appropriate!
Felt it all the way to Montreal and down a bit to NC…Georgia. Cats scattered before I knew that anything was happening. Heard a BOOM though and wondered….though it was a sonic boom.
So glad to be here on more solid ground. Hoping it wasn’t going to be a Japanese situation deja vu.
Have posted something with a tiny bit of erotica…or explanation. Hope that no one is offended. Don’t read if you are…(except how can you tell without reading??? LOL)
Lady Nyo
Brian! Hope your birthday was great!
Brian, 23 again??
I always include links to sites when I post; it’s wonderful to hear back from folks who have followed the links and discovered new poetry!
Glad I caught you in time again. This is a good week. Peace, y’all, Amy Barlow Liberatore
My first time here though i been trying from last three weeks .. Hope you all have a great time ! Rock on !!
great to see you lady nimue
The Road Ahead
A purple scarf on an unmade bed
The dying embers of things unsaid
A caravan of thoughts traipse through her head
In search of parchment prayer
Wounded souls along the way
Make little difference to the anvil of day
Scorpion skeletons have nothing to say
Yet make everyone aware
The queen upon a vagabond said
To her knight who held a knife to his head
Yield!
I don’t want Him
Dead
I’ll receive his blessing instead.
And the road ahead was clear…
Dennis M McNamara
(I havent got a Blog I’m afraid but will rectify that shortly :-))
hey dennis – nice to meet you..much like the scorpion skelettons in your poem the purple scarf on an unmade bed is a great image….and i’m always up for all kind of knight stories…the middle age was a fascinating time in europe. in basle, we still have some of the old houses from the 13th century where the knights used to live in close to the city wall..
and if you need some tips regarding blog…give us a shout…
Oh yes! This Poet needs a blog indeed! Wonderful share Dennis! Camelot here I come!
nice…thanks for jumping in the comments before even opening up…and with verse like that i look forward to it…smiles…
Dennis – Great images – I love this heraldic imagery speaking to the present. Getting a blog is easy and fun but warning…it’ll become your passion in no time!
wow, and I thought going to the lake last night and watching the sunset was a good time, I guess you guys really rocked this place overnight.
Thanks again for all the new reading material. Lovin you guys. I made cookies today, be sure to take one on your way out. [milk’s in the fridge]
Karen :0)
——–happy belated bd Brian [!] ———
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We’ll call this the Earthquake Edition. Adrenaline rush when it happened. Now just feel exhausted.
this is frightening…heard it from different people now but luckily all seem to be well
Happy open link night everyone! Here’s mine: Ancient Rock ‘n Roll.
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Mine’s kinda random, but i hope you enjoy!
Happy Birthday Brian :)) best wishes …
Hi Claudia…
I would be number 69!
Well, hello again, Claudia! I can only picture you in Roma now. lol. Spanish Steps, fountains, little cafes, et al. Good to be back again. Cheers!
ha ha – yes – somehow my heart seems to still sit on these spanish steps…sigh..
great to see you jackie
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Missed the Roma ‘challenge’ (knew I just wouldn’t manage to get around and read everything I wanted to – still struggling with that), but couldn’t let this one go past without something! Thanks guys for an amazing opportunity and a great pub! *a round to all those slaving behind the bar and on the floor*
ha ha – great to see you… i’ll take a beer please when i finished sweeping the floor…..and the roma challenge was my own personal challenge…smiles
Claudia! Haven’t had tons of time online these days… mostly work, but also writing a novel in verse! But always happy to drop by, see the amazing community take shape, and of course share a pint or two. 🙂
hey samuel, so good to see you at dVerse…will get you a pint and then tell us about the novel you’re writing…sounds awesome
Thanks for the pint, next round’s on me! ….Verse-novel will be woven around my loose interpretations / adaptations of the poems of Kotaro Takamura to his wife Chieko, as he professed his love even as she descended into madness. It’s a fascinating story that I’ll have a parallel to in the modern world. I’m up to 15,000 words now, so roughly 1/3 of the way done with the first draft. So far, so good!
wow sam – this sounds awesome
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OOps did a poem in the day for tonight and almost forgot to post it ! Look forward to reading some fab stuff tomorrow ….thanks
This is my very first open-link night, and I’m so excited! I can’t wait for my turn on “stage.” 🙂
welcome! great you’re here and…the mic is yours..smiles
woohoo welcome@!
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goodness..88 links in 2,5 hours…crazy busy in the pub today…aren’t you tired from Bri’s birthday party yesterday….? smiles
i’m going to bed now…put my mattress on the balcony because it’s freakin’ hot over here….and will smile at the stars and the moon before i fall asleep… see ya tomorrow..
good evening Claudia and all!
I’d love a beer…
I see you followed my link before I posted… thank you so much for your comment!
Can’t wait to start reading!!!
Have a great night everyone!
deb
Thank you for hosting, Claudia…some amazing poetry tonight, fantastic! 🙂
“and rumors are going, Brian is thinking about tattooing the Birthday train poem on his back…smiles”
lol…Claudia, your entire post permeates with warmth, friendliness and humour too!
Thanks, for sharing!
deedee 😉
So very happy to have found you all — looking forward to reading and being read!
we are glad you found us as well…
The cat is slow with the comment retort, be I figured I’d pull up a chair at the dVerse court.
cat you comment on the lot, chase you around the circuit, hot on your tail, nearly caught you a few times but oh well…here is a saucer of milk, for your rhyming silk
I’m here, Claudia, with my dancing weasel and my card tricks. 😉
I was wondering where those weasel droppings came from. I thought someone accidentally let a politician in.
LOL on the politician… let’s see how the weasel and Pat’s cat are getting on.. smiles
great to see you shay.. and i’m all up for card tricks..
as long as it does not start making campaign promises (poetic or not) we are ok…
Looking forward to some great contributions in the bar tonight.
Here’s mine: http://bit.ly/dxEjiG
Now off to read others.
I reentered the correct link. Got some more cheap therapy poetry.
goodness…over 100 already…had to work today so i am just beginning to enjoy the verse…great to see everyone be around soon to see you!
hello claudia, I need your help again, the first linky number 104, does not work and so I relink and at 105, that works. please help me remove 104. thanks claudia and happy hosting.
done…
The last time I went to an “Open ….Night” of any kind was “Open Mic Night” at Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn, 1994.
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one gin & tonic, please, with lime. oh, and a double order of poetry on the side! ♥
Did you want that on the rocks, dani? Because the poetry is so hot tonight the ice is melting fast.
i lie poetry with jalepenos and gravy…
Thanks for hosting Claudia. Really enjoy the OLN’s, been a nice staple in Tues-Fri reading schedule for me.
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bit late in to the pub tonight; just dropping by for a hello now, and some serious reading in the morning. Make me a light one, Claudia; I’m for bed already. *yawn*
good morning everyone – thought i’d sneak in for a moment before i leave for work… now looks like you had a blast last night.. can’t wait to continue my reading in the evening…now off for a coffe and brushing the stardust off my hair..smiles
good morning claudia…been washing glasses to be ready for you…haha…wow what a night….busy night!!!
so no more earthquakes other than that of poetic nature..?
late aftershock last night but had my sea legs already by then…only a 4.7…
Hello everyone, glad to be a part of open link night week 6. Have a Blessed and Happy Wednesday,every one.~Leah
alright peeps…taking a nap and hoping the earth does not move in my sleep…see you in the AM….
I’m glad you’re here, I love the volume of poems your site brings. I hope it’s okay that I posted a link to a piece written to a prompt from another site. I thought it might give Margo Roby’s site a bit more exposure, and provide a wider audience for my piece, too. ~Brenda
Thanks for hosting this! Here’s my Limerick Braggart.
This joint reminds me of the Peabody Book Shop and Beer Stube, a epic pub that stood for decades on Charles Street in Baltimore, just above Mount Vernon Square and the Peabody Institute. It was a basement place, and had been a “speakeasy” during Probition. So even in the 1960s — although alcoholic beverages had been legal again from more than 30 years — it still had antiques and a book shop in front. You walked through that to the old, dark bar in back, a room with sawdust on the floor, heavy wooden tables that generations had carved their initials into, and a fireplace with a huge stuffed moosehead over it. Had many pleasant nights there with friends. One particularly memorable one, we came out at closing time to find the whole world transformed and aglow with an inch of snow! And laughed and laughed as we slipped and slid up the hill toward home. ENJOY!
Thanks for a true compliment. That’s a pub I would have loved to have experienced a good crawl through, book and glass in hand. It reminds me just a bit of the old City Lights book store in San Francisco, though no booze on tap there, just a sense of rarefied weirdness congregating amidst the tomes, very heavy on the Beat poetry back then. Wonder if it’s still around.
O well, at least we are!
The Peabody also had a resident magician — Dantini. He had about three tricks he did over and over. But when he died, he lay in state in Baltimore and thousands flocked to pay final tribute. A true Baltimore institution — the man and the pub!
I loved that place! OMG I had nearly forgotten it. I was there in the 60s and had my first hot buttered rum there. Wanted to stay forever. It was so Baltimore when Baltimore was bubbling over. Wish I could go back to that point in time! Thank you so much for mentioning it. I’m tasting that HBR and remembering the books and how much I loved my new husband! We were just taking the world on and having so much fun! We were talking poetry, math, and music – so great.
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Wooohooo…I finally got a few free minutes to stop by the pub! What an inviting space this is…will definitely be coming here on the regular (^_^)
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What’s with the coast to coast temblors? Had a small one here in CA late Tuesday nite. Wouldn’t have thought much of it had there not been one back east. Heard there was one in CO also.
Anyway, thanks for keeping the pub in business.
better late than never!
Thanks Claudia1
🙂
Better late than never!
Thanks Claudia!
🙂
Hello everyone,
Sorry my entry is coming late..I hope you like the poem/pic combo. Have a great day everyone..happy reading and writing!
you are not late at all…pub stays open until midnite tonight for OLN…come on in, i will pour you a verse…
Just up and ready to start round two. Brian–good job on the glasses, and Claudia you are keeping this place spotless. I did open a window or two to let some of the smoke from all those burning words out, and cranked up the espresso machine for some morning caffeine.
So when do we all get to read Brian’s fabulous rewrite of the great birthday poem.
I would like an expresso, I have a lot of browsing to do today!
Coming right up. There were muffins, but someone ate them all. ;_)
My bad on the muffins…left for work this morning still drunk on poetry and forget my breakfast! Sorry!
That’s okay, Tash–I say we send brian out for cookies.
cookies…i did not eat all the cookies…
(wipes crumbs from his mouth)
I seem doomed to get here only a whisker before closing time! LOL
oh you are good jinksy…pub stays open another 11 hours yet…off to work catch everyone once i get off!
ha – sneaked in after work and went on the trail first before anyone would see me and had me wash glasses or something…smiles
so grabbing a coffee…and heck..where are these muffins….? and did someone see the squeegee…?
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Another great night.
There are some tremendous poem to read. So many people to learn from.
Thanks for hosting Claudia.
hey mike, great to see ya..
Better late than never. (Also, happy 112th birthday to Jorge Luis Borges wherever you are.)
-joshuA
Comes in – takes a look around – seems a friendly place…
Cookies? Brian ate the cookies! Need a sugar rush to keep reading! 150+ people! Have you seen this….Hedge was right, BRIAN! Cookie run… Seriously, this is amazing! I hope you know how awesome you all are!
ha i need some cookies as well… and a HUGE cup of coffee please… 150 wow, this is just pure poetic pleasure… will jump on the trail to read in the evening and tash, hope you know how awesome YOU are… smiles
I spent the entire Saturday afternoon into Sunday reading some incredible poetry here. Grand place you have here!
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