ABOUT US :: Seeds O' Light :: Amateur Poetry Circle

This site was founded on Feb 25, 2004.

Our purpose: For amateur poets from any profession,
gender, country etc. to share their works (in English).

We don't have grand vision or mission statements.
No fancy prizes to entice you to submit or read. No
strict guidelines on Dos and Don'ts. We trust you to
adopt appropriate net etiquette and basic common
sense.

If you've always wanted to share your poems but have
been too shy to do so, just submit yours with a
nickname.

What if people don't like my poems?
What if my poem is not good enough?

Does it matter? What's the worse that could happen?
We're all amateurs here.

Why join us? How are we different from the
thousands of novice poetry clubs out there?

Most members probably have no formal training in
poetry reading or writing. We'd like to think
that the club is for Serious Amateurs who want
to have Fun. Contradiction in terms?
That's life, isn't it?

Whether you write amateur poems or just read them,
we welcome your participation.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seeds_o_light2004/

www.oocities.org/seeds_o_light2004

:: About Us

Founder:
Ivan Chew, Singapore
25 Feb 2004

We have no strict rules. We only ask that members adopt these general guidelines:

(1) One poem a week
     Poems are like wine -- allow others
     to enjoy it one sip at a time. You'd
     want others to have enough time
     to read and appreciate your work.

(2) Share your thoughts
     Share your thoughts and comments
     about other people's work. You
     don't need formal training to do
     this. This group is FOR and BY
     amateurs.

(3) Have good, clean FUN!
     Enough said :)

Why "Seeds" and "Light"?

Seeds grow.

And Light is, well, many things.
It allows us to see.
It's a feeling, a sensation.
Illumination. Awareness.
A thing. A state of mind.

Poems are really like Seeds of Light:
Ideas that germinate into something
greater.
They make you blink;
they make you think.

Copyright of respective poems reside with individual contributors.

Please do NOT modify or reproduce the contents, in any form, without explicit permission from the individual contributor. For further enquiries,e-mail the club administrator at seeds_o_light2004-owner@yahoogroups.com
Thank you.