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Sue Banerji's avatar

Thish is ahmashing, Black Coffee Creative. I can't see anyone loosing( the worst mom and judge)...so I refrained myself to vote. All of you were mahvelous da'alings!

Dont judge Mamah Sue harshly!

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H. R. Sinclair's avatar

So apparently I went up against the best of the best. I came in swinging and Carolyn 'K.O.' Jones knocked me the f out. Well played, a well earned victory. What a game of writers to be just a part of.

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Carolyn Jones's avatar

It truly is a blessing - it has really drawn me back into being part of a writing community! I appreciate you all at @Black Coffee Creative 💕🌸💕

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Black Coffee Creative's avatar

I’ve heard this from a few writers, I’m so glad it’s become a meaningful space.

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Carolyn Jones's avatar

It has - Thank you, Edward 🌸

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Edward Swafford's avatar

I loved her piece so much.

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Carolyn Jones's avatar

🌸💕🌸

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Luis Rosa's avatar

Damn I couldn’t resist and joined in the voting process. Yet another amazing collection of poems—BCP is only the good stuff. 🖤

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Edward Swafford's avatar

It’s a great concept for growth, even looking at mine, I’m seeing the holes in it. I scraped through with a narrow dub, but this is making me want to create airtight pieces.

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Luis Rosa's avatar

This reminds me of something someone wrote the other day, along the lines of: I do my best editing *after* I hit publish.

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The Forgotten Muse's avatar

The amount of changes i make after publishing is hilarious

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Carolyn Jones's avatar

Same! And immediately after too 🤦🏼‍♀️🥰

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Jozef Cain's avatar

The synchronicity of Phillips piece and mine taking a similar direction with the blues. Every piece in this selection would stand on its own as a very strong showing of each person's talent and strength with their pen. It was an honour to be among you all. And thank you all for being you.

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Black Coffee Creative's avatar

Ruthlessly talented, but a softie at heart 😚😚😄

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The Forgotten Muse's avatar

This was such a fun exercise. Good job everyone 👏 👏 👏

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Black Coffee Creative's avatar

And now you're Mileena!

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Debdutta Pal's avatar

So glad I made popcorn before I started voting. And no, I didn't vote for myself.

We killed it, people! This is so amazing.

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Edward Swafford's avatar

Ha ha, you should’ve! Self-love. I voted for me in this account and E.R in BCP, but I did this for everyone.

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Laney Mills's avatar

Amazing pieces! It was difficult to choose.

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Edward Swafford's avatar

🥹🥹🖤

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Black Coffee Creative's avatar

Well done to every writer in this post!

12 diverse pieces, it's now time for the people to decide 😄😎😎.

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Samantha Lazar's avatar

It was really hard to vote, you talented people!

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E.R. Davis's avatar

I took the voting process very seriously but these were all too close to call

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Edward Swafford's avatar

How did Joziah and Phillip write a similar piece from *that* image?! It's uncanny.

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Phillip H.'s avatar

Right?!?

First off, hats off to Jozef. Great piece.

Second, we live in some pretty fucked up times, and writers write about the fucked up world around them...

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Jozef Cain's avatar

You brought the heat with yours and it is really interesting how we wrote something quite similar.

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Phillip H.'s avatar

I really have no one to look at my pieces and critique me. I have my wife read them, but she doesn't like poetry, she's a scientist, and just doesn't get it.

I just write what I feel and what makes sense to me. I honestly have no idea if it's any good, but I like it.....

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Edward Swafford's avatar

If we’ve featured you in collections, then it’s pretty good.

Just being honest.

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Boo Pfeiffer's avatar

Thank you

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Jozef Cain's avatar

I bet she likes them :) Or she probably at least loves that you're creative and most poets are more in touch with their emotions than the average person. Your piece here was very good and that was proven by the amount of love that was received here. I will definitely be keeping an eye on your work and I hope you keep writing and sharing it.

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