My July 2024 Poetic Journey and a Poem

July has been a great month for sharing my poetry! I continue to be thankful to those who share my work and encourage me.

Here is a recap of my activities:

• I have three poems published in DoubleSpeak Magazine.
• Two of my poems are in the July issue of Pulse Poetry Magazine.
• My poem, "My Thoughts," is officially in the Poetry Archive competition.
• I participated in a poetry competition hosted by She Barz in June and uploaded my entry, "De-Stress," on my YouTube page.
• I joined the Lucid Voices Magazine team and was featured. We have a lot more to share in the coming months.
• On July 18, I performed as the featured reader at the CAPS Online Poetry Reading. I am forever grateful to Mike Jurkovic for having the confidence in me.
• I performed my poem, "Planet and People in Harmony," at the Welcome and Cocktail Reception for the 11th COM:ES Exhibition on Environmental Sustainability. I'm on from 41:24 to 44:19. I combined two poems to share my message and call to action.
• On July 28, I joined Nita Chase and other wonderful poets on Poets and Spoken Word Artists Exhaling on the Mic. My participation was not planned, but I was very grateful for the opportunity to share my work with such talented poets.
• On July 31, I was interviewed for Wide Awoke Wednesday organized by the wonderful people behind Pulse Poetry Magazine and Pour Your Heart Out Open Mic.

I continue to say that I want my work to inspire the world. I am grateful for your feedback and encourage you to comment.

Here's a poem from my book, "Be Inspired: Poems by Linette Rabsatt":

The Nurturer
seeing him is a richness
of fulfillment,
I cannot understand the depths
of this love,
completion is only secondary
to the achievement
of being nurtured
inspired
and commended by
one who distinctly
resides in loving peace
with himself
his surroundings and
his being,
acceptance of his philosophy
is a mere decision
delighted and uplifted by
the assets of his heart and
loving spirit.
© Linette Rabsatt

I will be participating in the Mental Health Poetry Contest on August 3, 2024 organized by the talented, She Barz. I am very excited about this event. The link will be shared on my various outlets.