Here are the poems published to Blockchain Poets for the week of Jan 17–Jan 23. Let’s have a look at the poems then we will get down to the contest winner.

This Week’s Poems

The Fight Against Body Invaders by @akumagai
The Fight Against Body Invaders by @litguru
Honoring the Death Day of a Beloved Poet by @yahia-lababidi
Don’t Harm Me by @jerryzikko
We Soar! - (Words and Music to Inspire) by @trucklife-family
Reading Weather by @penyaircyber
I Live Between Loving You/Vivo entre un quererte 「ENG/ESP」 by @technicalart
Ember by @pregosauce
The Island by @hilbyguy
「ESP-ENG」 Lugar by @joseitosanchezs
What Is the Price of a Secret? by @yahia-lababidi
New Year Rose ~ Haiku of Japan by @dbooster
Muy Paper House Poem / Mi casa de papel poema 「Eng/Esp」 by @gatoguedexz
Original Poetry by @myztiqakusuk
My Escape by @emmaba1
The Color of Joy / El Color de la Alergia 「ENG/ESP」 by @sgarciacine
Color in Our Dream by @penyaircyber
The Memory That Flies by @repayme4568
Sadness in Me by @martinlazizi
One of a Kind 「ENG/ES」 - Único en su tipo by @cesarj21
The Last Winter Poem by @litguru
Cycles by @elementm
The Rich Man’s Son Sitting at the Back of the Car by @warpedpoetic
The Origin of Pride by @jacco25
Flash by @ange.nkuru
「ESP-ENG」 Sangre by @joseitosanchezs
Forget by @davidbright
The Battlefield / The Unforgettable Lover by @tezmel
The Residue by @elementm
The Song of Love and Contentment by @haraya
Broken by @davidbright
At the Sea by @penyaircyber
My First True Love by @digitized89
From an Art Photo to an Old Chinese Poem by @kaixin

There we go. If you have time, check them out and see what you think. And if you like any, let the author know about it by leaving a great comment!

Comments

Some great comments this week, but a lot of you still aren’t leaving any. Going forward, in addition to the weekly drawing for Hive SBI and CCC tokens, we are going to start rewarding good comments with tokens and we are going to start producing a newsletter for this group that will feature a few poets per issue, but to be featured you must follow the group rules and leave at least two comments for every one poem you post. Please try to follow this rule.

There were a few standouts, however. @emmaba1, @joseitosanchezs, and @martinlazizi all gave over ten comments each. 1 Hive SBI to each of you for being outstanding members of the group.

For next week, @melinda010100 has very generously donated 500 ecency POINTS to the group for us to use. I will be giving these out to up to five people who leave the most (at least over the required amount of 2 for every poem you post) and the best comments.

Winner of Hive SBI and CCC

Remember, only people who gave two comments for every poem they posted are eligible for this contest. The only exception is that new poets are giving a pass their first week here.

Excluding myself, that puts 17 people in the running for HIVE SBI and 9 people in the running for CCC tokens.

I threw you guys into a random picker…

and the winner is…

For Hive SBI:

@davidbright - 3 SBI
@pregosauce - 2 SBI
@technicalart - 2 SBI
@elementm - 2 SBI
@myztiqakusuk - 1 SBI

For CCC tokens:

@hilbyguy - 500 CCC
@martinlazizi - 500 CCC
@technicalart - 500 CCC
@joseitosanchezs - 500 CCC
@davidbright - 500 CCC

Congratulations!

(if you aren’t sure what SBI is, it’s kind of lifetime payment system. You can read about it here)

And thank you all for your wonderful poems!

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Next Week ~ Next Prize

Next week will be the same reward — shares of Hive SBI and CCC. For CCC, you must use the #creativecoin tag. For both SBI and CCC, you must comment.

The exact amount of Hive SBI depends on how many poets submit poems for the week.

0–9 poets - 1 SBI
10–19 poets - 5 SBI (split 2–2–1)
20–49 poets - 10 SBI (split 3–2–2–2–1)

(Note, these numbers don’t include @moeknows or myself.)

So if you want a chance for Hive SBI, go write a poem! If you want a chance for a lot of Hive SBI, go recruit others (and write a poem)! Spread the word, upvote and share this post to make it more visible, contact poet buddies on Discord and try to talk them into joining our group.

Just remember the rules:

1. Comment on two other poems for every one that you post
2. Make it a good comment (not just “great poem!”)
3. If you offer criticism, keep it gentle and polite and remember the golden rule of criticism: say at least two positive things for every one thing you criticize.

Anyone caught breaking these rules will not be eligible for the reward.

I’m looking forward to reading everyone’s new poem in this next week.

(Note: If you’d like to donate anything for the contest, such as Hive Engine tokens, Hive, NFTS, or something else, please get in touch with me. Look for me as dbooster#6252 on Discord.)

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Calling all previous Blockchain Poets: @a-lass-wonders @aa9 @abisag @adriangamerxd @agreste @akumagai @ambigenius @amnes14 @ange.nkuru @anj @ast3r @atma.love @azabache2021 @blockchainbeth @cesarj21 @chinyerevivian @chrysanthemum @cliffagreen @d-pend @danmaruschak @dante31 @darkfemme @davidbright @diebitch @digitized89 @drwom @elementm @emmaba1 @emptyintentions @emrysjobber @evagavilan2 @evergreenfavour @fatma–27 @forthefree19 @fredfettmeister @gatoguedexz @georgelumayag @gone-hive @greenie.girl @hamsterpoweriii @haraya @harryhandsome @harryq11 @hbelakon1975 @heartofdarkness @hermaryrc @hilbyguy @hitz75 @ismelda2305 @itsostylish @jacco25 @jakim7 @jane1289 @jearyjoe @jerryzikko @jesuspsoto @joalheal @johnbenn @johncarty859 @joseitosanchezs @josemalavem @justme4u @kaixin @kemmyb @kraken99 @latino.romano @lecumberre @litguru @littlepiggies @ljus @lv99-rd-chocobo @lymepoet @maccazftw @martinlazizi @martthesquire @mavido @maylenasland @mbkumasi03 @mejs @mirilarbarr @missingnins @mistural @mundomanaure @murliwala @myklovenotwar @myztiqakusuk @oldschoolzen @orthodoxnudism @oscarpower55 @owasco @penyaircyber @peter32 @pregosauce @primestacks1 @raj808 @rajiola @ramisey @rene.neverfound @repayme4568 @rikarivka @riverflows @sakura1012 @schreib.hamster @sgarciacine @shiftrox @sisc @sp3ktraline @strivenword @tahminasyed @takeonrules @tasonia @technicalart @temitopemichael @tezmel @thecreativecasa @todayslight @trucklife-family @tuha.peut @unpoetaenamorado @veektur21 @viadelboss @vikbuddy @vision-of-esca @warpedpoetic @weone @witherbloom @writing.group @yablonsky @yahia-lababidi @yen1503

(If you’d rather not be mentioned here, let me know)

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Thank you all for submitting your wonderful work and reading. You rock!

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