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Welcome to OpenLinkNight everyone! As you know, OpenLinkNight is your opportunity to share 1 poem of your choice. If you missed the Mr Linky deadline in our previous prompts, this is the time to share your poem. During 2023 sessions, it was also a chance to read, listen, share and meet virtually with our fellow poets during our OpenLinkNight LIVE on Thursdays and Saturdays. What a community of engaging and talented poets we have here. Remember that we always grow in our craft when we listen, and read the poems of other poets and writers.

Here are 2 changes that we are implementing for 2024 OpenLinkNight:

1.LIVE meeting will now be once a month, Saturdays from 10am to 11am EST. During this time, there will be reading and sharing of poems virtually as we have done in previous year.

Here are the dVerse LIVE events you can book from our calendar here:
*January 20, 2024
*February 17, 2024
*March 16, 2024

2. We will offer an Optional poetry prompt. This is for those poets who are looking for poetry prompts, and participation is optional.

Here is the optional prompt: Use the verse as a title or as part of your poem: Let There Always Be Light

LET THERE ALWAYS BE LIGHT (SEARCHING FOR DARK MATTER)
by Rebecca Elson

For this we go out dark nights, searching
For the dimmest stars,
For signs of unseen things:

To weigh us down.
To stop the universe
From rushing on and on
Into its own beyond
Till it exhausts itself and lies down cold,
Its last star going out.

Whatever they turn out to be,
Let there be swarms of them,
Enough for immortality,
Always a star where we can warm ourselves.

Let there be enough to bring it back
From its own edges,
To bring us all so close we ignite
The bright spark of resurrection.

Source:   The Marginalian

Out of courtesy, please link back to dVerse Poets Pub if you are sharing your poem.

To join us for Thursday’s OpenLinkNight, here’s how to join:
  • Write a poem in your blog.   You have the option to use our optional prompt as described above.
  • Enter a link directly to your 1 poem and your name by clicking Mr Linky below and remember to check the little box to accept the use/privacy policy.
  • There you will find links to other poets, and more will join during the next 48 hours so check back to read other entries.
  • Read and comment on other poet’s work, we all go here to have our poems read
  • Please link back to dVerse from your site/blog.
  • Comment and participate in our discussion below, if you like.
  • Have fun.
See you at the poetry trail. ~Grace~