Matthew was the fifth winner of the World Poetry Publishing Prize Contest. He is currently working on a poetry book to be publishing alongside the rapidly growing World Poetry Collective. If you would like to join the Publishing Prize and create your own book alongside the Collective, click here.
The pen gives pause o’er page now blank
Its guiding hand without compass.
Ere thoughts can flow, soft muse of thanks,
Should poem unwrit find animus.
The void’s extraction takes its toll—
Fel imps begin to hiss and quip,
“Thine heart cannot assume this role,”
Yea, words remain upon tongue’s tip.
So steeped in doubt, th’ imposter deigns
Adorn that mask of writer thus:
Release the reins, see fit to feign.
If heart is lacked, choose heartlessness.
Sans ego, fears of replica,
There starts the dào poetica.
Your Chance To Get Published Is Here…
The Publishing Prize will conclude in three days; this presents an opportunity for you to craft a book that may be cherished for generations and to generate revenue with your finest poems.
