Suzie Segment of Poetry

Book excerpt: HELLO MY NAME IS VIVIAN HENNAH, AND I STARTED MY POETIC WRITING WHEN I WAS THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MS. GERENE FREEMAN AND THE SUPERVISION OF ELENI FOURTOUNI AT THE CETA SUMMER YOUTH ARTS PROGRAM, CALLED THE GIFTED AND TALENTED. THERE WERE TEN TALENTED YOUNG POETS IN THIS GROUP OF WHOM SPENT THEIR SUMMER WRITING, READING, DRAWING, AND TEACHING THOSE CHILDREN A BIT YOUNGER THAN THAT OF OURSELVES. MY WRITINGS WERE THEN PLACED WITHIN THE POETIC COLLECTIVE BOOKLET TITLED, YOUNG WORDS AND VISIONS! I HAVE REVISED SOME OF MY POEMS AS A SINGLE POET AND ENTERED THEM WITHIN 2003 INTERNATIONAL POETS SOCIETY. AFTER THE JUDGES VIEWED SEVERAL OF MY POEMS, I WAS AWARDED A INVITATION AS ONE OF THE 200 OUT OF THOUSANDS OF ENTRIES SUBMITED TO THEM AS A NOTABLE POETIC ARTIST, TO ATTEND AS ONE OF THE WINNERS OF SUCH NOTABILITY. THE 2003 SUMMER CONVENTION AND SYMPOSIUM HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AT THE HILTON HOTEL OF 1919 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORTH WEST WASHINGTON, D.C. 20009 : ON AUGUST 15th 17th 2003. HERE THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF POETS, IN CONJUCTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF POETRY.COM, AND THE WATERMARK PRESS JUDGES CHOSE ME AS ONE OF THE 6 FINALIST OUT OF 36 SEMI FINAL ENTRIES REQUIRED; WITH MY COMING IN 4th PLACE! IN SPECIAL ATTENDANCE AT THE TWO EXCLUSIVE BANQUET ENTERTAINMENT EXTRAVAGANZAS WERE AMERICAS BEST SELLING POET MR. MATTIE STEPANEK, GREAT MUSICAL ARTIST AS THE DRIFTERS AND THE MARVELLETTES, LEGENDARY ACTOR MR. MICKY ROONEY etc. OF MY FOURTH PLACE WINNING , I RECEIVED A LARGE ENGRAVED SILVER POETRY AWARD CUP, A BRONZE COMMEMORATIVE AWARD MEDALLION, A PERSONAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF POETS, etc. THIS YEAR OF 2003, I WAS SELECTED TWICE AS ONE OF THE 200 WINNERS OUT OF THOUSANDS SUBMITTED, TO HAVE MY POETRY PUBLISHED WITHIN TWO DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL BOOKS OF POETRY THE FIRST TITLED: PATTERNS OF LIFE AND THE SECOND ENTITLE: THE BEST POEMS AND POETS OF 2003. INCLUDED WITHIN SUCH HISTORIC VOLUMES OF POETRY ARE THE WELL - KNOWN WRITERS, FORMER UNITED STATES PRESIDENT MR. WILLIAM CLINTON, THE 14th DALAI LAMA, ARCH BISHOP DESMOND TUTU AND MANY MORE: WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO THE RESEARCH TO HELP FIND A CURE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WORLDWIED!!! BOOK OF MY OWN POETRY BOOK IS CALLED: SUZIES SEGMENTS OF POETRY!!!