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Nominations For The 2008 Poet Laureate Of The Blogosphere Have Begun

The time has finally come to nominate the 2008 Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere but please read the following rules before adding your nomination to the comment form at the bottom of this post.

The rules are as follows:

1. Those nominated must have a history of posting poetry to their blogs for a period of no less than 1 year prior to March 1, 2008.
2. Anyone can nominate their favorite poetry blogger.
3. Nominations will begin on April 1st and will end on April 20th.
4. Voting will begin on April 21st and will end at 12:00 midnight on April 29th.
5. The winner will be announced on April 30th.
6. As in years past, Billy Jones, aka. Billy The Blogging Poet, aka. me, will not be nominated as I am hosting the event.
7. English language only as I'm too dumb to know a poem in any other language.
8. Previous winners cannot be nominated.
9. Like it or not, all decisions by the judge (That would be me.) are final.
10. All nominations must be made in the form provided. That form is the comment form at the bottom of this post. E-mail, write-ins, protests, telephone calls, passing notes under the desks and other means to nominate will not be accepted. There is no need to nominate anyone more than 1 time and all nominations must begin with http:// Please do not assume I know every poetry blogger in the world-- I don't.

The results of this and previous elections can be found by clicking on Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere and scrolling down the page.

Posted on Apr 1, 2008 at 12:01AM by Registered CommenterBilly in | Comments55 Comments

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Harry Furness
http://hfurness.blogspot.com/

Apr 1, 2008 at 12:17AM | Unregistered CommenterShirley

Bill Knott

http://billknott.typepad.com/

Apr 1, 2008 at 10:13AM | Unregistered CommenterLemon Juice

Rethabile Masilo
http://poefrika.blogspot.com/

Apr 1, 2008 at 11:00AM | Unregistered CommenterTiel Aisha Ansari

Walden
http://engineeredpoetry.com

Apr 1, 2008 at 11:06AM | Unregistered CommenterKaci

I would like to vote for:

http://firsttumblewords.blogspot.com/
Tumblewords

Apr 1, 2008 at 11:35AM | Unregistered CommenterMelanie Bishop

Floots

http://i-land-i-site.blogspot.com

Apr 1, 2008 at 02:28PM | Unregistered CommenterNasra

I'd like to vote for Leonard Blumfeld,

http://worldsowide.blogspot.com/

Apr 1, 2008 at 05:17PM | Unregistered CommenterIself

My champion is Ishqa, who posts - all too irregularly! - at:

Dreams of Leisure

Apr 1, 2008 at 05:23PM | Unregistered CommenterNiebla

I'd like to nominate Tiel Aisha Ansari, whose blog is Knocking from Inside.

Apr 1, 2008 at 05:28PM | Unregistered CommenterJohannes Beilharz

I nominate

Michael Wells

Stickpoet Super Hero blog

Apr 1, 2008 at 08:15PM | Unregistered CommenterDavid

My vote goes to

http://www.beloveddreamer.com

Apr 1, 2008 at 09:35PM | Unregistered CommenterLotus

I nominate Steve Caratzas in just eight words:

http://www.theblogoflewdenlightenment.blogspot.com

Apr 1, 2008 at 10:46PM | Unregistered Commentermsaphillips

Jodi @ "Why Paisley???"


http://why-paisley.com/

Apr 1, 2008 at 11:04PM | Unregistered CommenterLisa

I nominate Tiel Aisha Ansari
http://knockingfrominside.blogspot.com

Apr 2, 2008 at 04:55AM | Unregistered CommenterDan Gambiera

Steve Caratzas

Apr 2, 2008 at 01:33PM | Unregistered CommenterLara Belongoff

I nominate Steven Schroeder:
http://steven-schroeder.blogspot.com/

Apr 3, 2008 at 03:28AM | Unregistered CommenterCrafty Green Poet

I nominate rob mclennan of
http://robmclennan.blogspot.com and http://12or20questions.blogspot.com

Apr 3, 2008 at 10:55AM | Unregistered CommenterPearl

I throw my hat in the ring for Collin Kelley's "Modern Confessional." He is a most deserving, talented and wonderous poet who would do honor to the honor.

Apr 3, 2008 at 08:56PM | Unregistered Commenterlevari

rob mclennan

www.robmclennan.blogspot.com

Apr 3, 2008 at 11:24PM | Unregistered CommenterJennifer

I would like to nominate, billy of Chapter and Verse

love-bd

Apr 4, 2008 at 11:27AM | Unregistered CommenterMelanie Bishop

Sorry I mean billy of,

http://chapterandverse.com

-bd

Apr 4, 2008 at 11:30AM | Unregistered CommenterMelanie Bishop

I'd like to nominate Dale Favier of Mole.

http://koshtra.blogspot.com/

Thanks,


Jo

Apr 4, 2008 at 02:48PM | Unregistered CommenterJo

thenightbook.blogspot.com

Apr 4, 2008 at 03:28PM | Unregistered Commentertaylor worth

I nominate RAM KRISHNA SINGH of India.

http://rksingh.blogspot.com
http://profrksingh.blogspot.com

Apr 6, 2008 at 03:22AM | Unregistered CommenterDinesh Chandra

I nominate R.K.Singh of India

http://www.lit.org/blog/R.K.Singh

Apr 6, 2008 at 03:29AM | Unregistered CommenterDinesh Chandra

Brian C. Mauger
http://meaning-and-balance.blogspot.com/

Apr 7, 2008 at 10:53AM | Unregistered CommenterA. Non

I nominate Montgomery Maxton

http://www.montgomerymaxton.blogspot.com


And many thanks to levari for the nomination of my own blog at www.collinkelley.blogspot.com

Apr 7, 2008 at 07:13PM | Unregistered CommenterCollin Kelley

I nominate Helen Losse at http://helenl.wordpress.com/

Apr 8, 2008 at 01:17PM | Unregistered CommenterKevin

I nominate Reginald Shepherd.

Apr 8, 2008 at 06:31PM | Unregistered CommenterRobin Reagler

Trying again.Here is Reginald Shepherd's website:

http://reginaldshepherd.blogspot.com/

Apr 8, 2008 at 06:32PM | Unregistered CommenterRobin Reagler

http://shimmykat.blogspot.com

I nominate Tony Trigilio

Apr 9, 2008 at 09:38PM | Unregistered CommenterLa Gata

I nominate:
gautami.tripathy
http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/

Apr 10, 2008 at 09:22PM | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

I nominate Robin Reagler (Big Window), Christa Forster (texta), Mark Wallace (Thinks Again), and Ann Bogle (Ana Verse).

Apr 12, 2008 at 11:12AM | Unregistered CommenterAnn Bogle

I nominate Geoffrey Philp
http://geoffreyphilp.blogspot.com/

Apr 12, 2008 at 11:17AM | Unregistered CommenterCelia Alvarez

A nod and nomination for Anny Ballardini's
narcissusworks
http://annyballardini.blogspot.com/

Apr 12, 2008 at 11:44AM | Unregistered CommenterJim Finnegan

I nominate Jay Sizemore @ the following site:

http://sizemorepoetry.blogspot.com/

Thanks!

Apr 12, 2008 at 01:07PM | Unregistered Commenteranonymous

James Finnegan:
http://www.ursprache.blogspot.com/

cheers!

Apr 12, 2008 at 02:44PM | Unregistered CommenterAnny

http://annyballardini.blogspot.com/

Apr 12, 2008 at 02:59PM | Unregistered CommenterTad Richards

I'd like to nominate James Steerforth:

http://steerforth.wordpress.com/

Apr 13, 2008 at 04:51PM | Unregistered CommenterSurendra Sparsh

William Keckler

http://joebrainardspyjamas.blogspot.com

Apr 15, 2008 at 12:57AM | Unregistered CommenterShimmy


Anny Ballardini http://annyballardini.blogspot.com/
Susan Bright http://earthfamilyalpha.blogspot.com/

Apr 16, 2008 at 11:15AM | Unregistered CommenterKatherine Durham Oldmixon

I definitely nominate the sui generis blog of Shimmykat...most innovative blog I've ever seen...

http://shimmykat.blogspot.com/

And thank you for the nomination, but I notice by the rules I am not eligible, since Joe Brainard's Pyjamas has not yet celebrated its first birthday.

So, I ask anyone who would have voted for me to vote for Shimmy!

Originality and sanity like Shimmy's should be recognized in this clearly insane warmongering virus of a culture.

Apr 16, 2008 at 12:16PM | Unregistered CommenterW.B. Keckler

If I'm able to nominate two...I'd add the very fine Pantaloons: Tykes on Poetry. It can be found here...

http://pantaloons.blogspot.com/

Apr 17, 2008 at 09:35AM | Unregistered CommenterW.B. Keckler


Matina L. Stamatakis

http://hybrids11.blogspot.com
(see also her e-books listed there)

Apr 18, 2008 at 02:36AM | Unregistered CommenterDirk Vekemans

I nominate the author of the 'Poets Bible'

Lewis Turco

Apr 18, 2008 at 07:49PM | Unregistered CommenterBob

My nomination is for Tony Brown:

http://radioactiveart.livejournal.com/

Apr 19, 2008 at 12:24PM | Unregistered Commenterapril

My nomination is for J. Bradley

Apr 19, 2008 at 02:25PM | Unregistered CommenterJ. Bradley

I nominate J. Bradley

Apr 19, 2008 at 02:26PM | Unregistered CommenterJ. Bradley

My nomination is also for Tony Brown:

http://radioactiveart.livejournal.com/

Apr 19, 2008 at 04:19PM | Unregistered CommenterDr. George

My Nomination is for Tony Brown

http://radioactiveart.livejournal.com/

Apr 19, 2008 at 04:29PM | Unregistered CommenterCheesy_Goodness
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