Award for Creativity designate: 11.07.12 Natasha Head

Our New World Creative Union

Award for Creativity designate for 11.07.12

is Natasha Head

(aka @Tashtoo)

Natasha Head is a blogger, poet, freelance author, and coordinator of the New World Creative Union, and has been writing since she was a very young age.

Her published works include the premier volume of In the Presence of Poets by Willow Tree Press and Inspiration Speaks, published by Winter Goose Publishing and Art Platform.

In March of 2012 her first individual published collection of poetry, entitled Nothing Left to Lose, was released through Winter Goose Publishing.

Natasha is also a recurring host of  the ever popular OpenLinkNight at dVersePoetsPub and  has participated successfully in several other online endeavors.

Always ready to assist others, Natasha is truly one of those 'rare' individuals who sees beyond the box and knows that as we uplift others, so, too, are we uplifted.

Website :  tashtoo.com

Twitter: @Tashtoo

Facebook: Tashtoo

FanPage: Tashtoo Parlour

dVersePoetsPub: dVersePoets

Winter Goose Publishing: Winter Goose Publishing

Congratulations, Natasha, on your NWCU Award for Creativity! Below is the audio prompt for the week of 11.07.12 for which you created your composition!

ODMienioNY fea Bono - Roll The Dice by oDMienioNY

dVerse Poets Pub ~ @dVersePoets

Mid-2011 saw the announcement of a new poetry meme.  The brain child of Brian Miller and Claudia Schoenfeld, dVersePoets Pub took to the internet as a force to be reckoned with. Brian and Claudia, along with their team of "staff" have built a community that welcomes all poets, from those just dipping their quills to those who have seen themselves published and celebrated. 

dVerse offers an eclectic mix of old and new, as Pretzels and Bullfights explores poetry through the ages. FormForAll offers lessons on various forms, in a fun and inviting atmosphere. MeetingTheBar explores both form and function, as poets tackle the challenges of not only writing, but engaging fellow poets and writes throughout cyberspace. Poetics is a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, as hosts take turns offering various prompts, from paintings to holidays and more.  OpenLinkNight is a poetry free for all, and has seen as many as 160+ poets sharing their work on a Tuesday evening.  

If you're searching for a poetry meme that is all about community...look no further than dVersePoets Pub!

Monday          Pretzels&Bullfights                              3pm (EST)
Tuesday         OpenLinkNight                                     3pm (EST)
Thursday        FormForAll/MeetingTheBar                   3pm (EST)
Saturday         Poetics                                              3pm (EST)

Raise a Glass

[Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People]

Raise a glass to the artists,
And artisans, all,
Who have heeded their own inner call.

Raise a glass to the painters,
The poets, et al,
Who’ve championed liberty, for all.

Raise a glass to the dancers,
And musicians through time,
Who’ve moved with their own inner rhyme.

Raise a glass to the writers,
Who’s words, with stretched wings,
Have stopped to question, the conscience of kings.

Raise a glass to creatives,
Who go within, every hour,
And know ‘tis they, who have the real power.

Roger Allen Baut 2012

I've Got The POWER!

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