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~M~
Board Administrator
Username: mjm

Post Number: 25087
Registered: 11-1998
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 3:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

Dearest Membership -- You all need to drop whatever you are doing right now and go out to the newsstands to buy the June 2007 issue of Writer's Digest, one of the premiere magazines for writers and those connected to the writing life. Wild Poetry Forum (that means us and you) was selected as one of the magazine's 101 Best Websites for Writers in their ninth annual listing. The article by Brian A. Klems and list can be found starting on page 68:

"101 Best Website for Writers -- if you save one list all year, this is it. It's our annual roundup of websites. No matter what you're looking for -- writing groups, inspirational tips, legal advice -- these websites will give you what you need to succeed."


We are listed as one of only four websites in the Poetry category (page 75). This is pretty stunning news since they shift through hundreds of sites to choose the 101 most valuable. Being on this list is not a given.

Our thanks and many blessings go to our founding mothers -- Sis and Jag for giving us all the gift of Wild Poetry Forum in the first place. Then those thanks go out to the staff and the members who have worked with us so diligently all these years to make Wild the terrific community that it is. We know that without our exemplary moderators and talented membership, Wild's success simply would not be possible. Our deepest appreciation goes out to every one of you for putting Wild on the map. And as for us administrators, we'll keep doing everything we can to make certain she stays there.

Love,
M & s (Administrators)
Zephyr
Advanced Member
Username: zephyr

Post Number: 1976
Registered: 07-2003
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 3:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

Wow, well didn't we all know Wild is the BEST,
and they have just confirmed it! Party Time?
Champers fountain.... the works.
KA
Valued Member
Username: kerryann

Post Number: 293
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 4:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

That's FANTASTIC! I'm going to run out and purchase a copy as soon as hubby comes home.(he hogs the car something fierce!)

Congratulations to staff and members, we're fabulous. :D

Contrary to what my profile says, I've been here since day two of this website's creation, and I've never NOT Been proud to be a member. This is my writerly home on the vast, scary internet.
LJ Cohen
Moderator
Username: ljc

Post Number: 7153
Registered: 07-2002
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 4:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

YAY WILD!!!!!

Whooo hoooo.

Darned good thing you shanghaied recruited those new moderators!

xo
ljc
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Gary Blankenship
Senior Member
Username: garydawg

Post Number: 987680
Registered: 07-2001
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 4:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

Wow, I hope us newbies don't knock you off.

The new list is not on their web site yet, so could you post the citation and the other poetry sites. (I live where we might not see the mag on our shelves.)

This site also worth reading...

http://www.writersdigest.com/articles/breen_21st_century_poet.asp

Thanks.

Smiles.

Gary
~M~
Board Administrator
Username: mjm

Post Number: 25092
Registered: 11-1998
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 4:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

From the Writer's Digest (print version), Mr. B (BTW, since this is the June issue of the print mag, I suspect the website won't be updated until next month) --

"There are thousands of websites devoted to writers and the writing profession. Some are extremely helpful, but others are about as useful as a broken pencil. And, with your writing time already stretched to its limits, you don't have time to weed through all these sites to find what you need.

So why waste time narrowing down the sites when we've already done the hard work for you?

Here's our ninth annual listing of the 101 best websites for writers. We've sifted through hundreds of sites and chose the 101 most valuable."

And our listing (F = Forums, YW = Young Writers):

"wildpoetryforum.com
F . . . YW

Share your poems and read others' work on this popular forum. It's user-friendly and accepts members as young as 13 years old."

The three other poetry sites are:

"nfsps.com
The National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to furthering poetry on the national level and uniting poets in the bonds of fellowship and understanding. There are currently 23 states under its umbrella, and it's growing.

thepoetrymarket.com
This free, not-for-profit, monthly e-zine features poetry markets, poetry contests, poetry reviews and news.

winningwriters.com
Poets can find all the contests they need right here, including the infamous Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest. Sign up for the free monthly newsletter for contest updates."


Kathy Paupore
Moderator
Username: kathy

Post Number: 4968
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 5:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

Way Cool Beans!! Thanks for spilling them.

:-) K
You're invited to:

Wild Flowers

The bricks of language. A stone, a leaf, an unfound door. Words. Worlds. Magic. Life and immortality. Power.-- Stephen King, The Stand
Vienna
Senior Member
Username: vienna

Post Number: 616
Registered: 11-1998
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 5:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

Wow what a wnderful compliment!

You Founding Fathers (and wolves) deserve a big pat on the back! Wild is wonderful (I must use that as my mantra) hehe. Seriously guys, its not before time.

Well done all Wilders

Love V XXXXX
If wishes were horses.....
Bren
Moderator
Username: bren

Post Number: 738
Registered: 12-2001
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 5:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

Hey this is great news!

I had to use my Firefox to get here with M's Link but I finally made it.
Jim Doss
Moderator
Username: jimdoss

Post Number: 3068
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 6:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

M and all the wolves at wild,

Congratulations on quite an honor. This is a reflection of all the hard work you all have put into the site, and the overall supportive atmosphere you've established here. You don't find that in most poetry forums.

Jim
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Marty Abuloc
Valued Member
Username: marty

Post Number: 105
Registered: 03-2002
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 6:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

Wow! Great news! Yeah!
Jeffrey S. Lange
Intermediate Member
Username: runatyr

Post Number: 645
Registered: 10-2005
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 6:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

Hey, that really is cool! Congrats to all Wilders and especially to the Founding Parents. ;)
K L Monahan
Advanced Member
Username: klhmonahan

Post Number: 1506
Registered: 08-2004
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 8:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

woo hoo! and lets keep those votes current!

wtg!

(((((((((((smile)))))))))))
Emusing
Senior Member
Username: emusing

Post Number: 4237
Registered: 08-2003
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 10:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

AMAZING!!!!!!!!

Well done Wild.

E
Fred Longworth
Advanced Member
Username: sandiegopoet

Post Number: 1275
Registered: 05-2006
Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - 12:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

To all WPF staff, current and past --

Ya done good. This is a real big deal. I've been on numerous poetry sites, and WPF is as good as it gets.

Fred
Michelle Petit-Sumrall
Moderator
Username: jaguwar

Post Number: 5001
Registered: 11-1998
Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - 6:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

I know it's been said a lot on this thread, but WOW! What a terrific honor! Congratulations to all of you who have kept this site vibrantly alive over all these years. This is precisely the kind of thing we were hoping for when we started Wild all those long years ago. Congratulations to M and all the crew, past and present, who has maintained Wild and ensured that this community keeps up with the original goals and standards. Most of all, congratulations to every single writer for their continued loyalty, and enthusiastic participation. No matter how hard anyone works behind the scenes, without any writers, Wild just doesn't exist!

Thank you, as well, to those who read the site. What many of you may not know is that we have many people who come here to read but never post a word. To those people, thank you for your silent support.

Love,

Jag
Gary Blankenship
Senior Member
Username: garydawg

Post Number: 987708
Registered: 07-2001
Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - 6:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

And I agree about a shout-out to the Founders. Jefferson, Adams and Franklin could not have done it any better.

Smiles

Gary
sue kay
Valued Member
Username: suekay

Post Number: 209
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - 7:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

What a well deserved recognition. I am always amazed at the level of critique, as well as the writing here. I am trying to reconstruct my profile, but honestly when I have to list my fave poets, I'm just happy with Wild poetry. It's a great site for readers. And I'll let the writers testimony speak.....

Hearty thanks to all who make this place work.

regards