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[Last update 13 July 2025]
ASPS = Arizona State Poetry Society contests
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Susan, Yes, these are all real poems written by me, but not all of them are posted on Poem Hunter, because once they are posted here, they are no longer eligible to be entered in most contests. So I keep entering them in contests until they get published somewhere.
Some of these titles sound so you---this little fish is definitely hooked!
Those titles should ALL sound 'so me'. I wrote them all. Thanks, dear friend, for your multiple comments.
Tell me---are these real poems written by you? I tried to find 'A Waist is a Terrible Thing to Mind' but Poem Hunter ignored my search question.
To find that poem, go to my poet page and click on 'poems'. Then click on 'title'. It is on the first page of poems.
Also, in the 'search anything' box you can type 'terrible thing' and it will bring up a list of 14 poems, one of which is that one.
This is your alphabetical list of winning poems. I think I have seen your chronological list, but I can't remember what it is called.
Belle, the chronological list is called Prize Poems. It was last updated on the same day this one was.