Fredric Marsh Jr.
Stoughton, Wisconsin
Fredric Marsh Jr.Stoughton, Wisconsin |
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I have been published fourteen times since my first composing of poetry in October of 1994. I have been a contest semi finalist eleven times. I was featured in "The Sound of Poetry" eight times (The National Library of Poetry). I was nominated for and made a member of The International Society of Poets! I was also selected for an exclusive poetry anthology: "The Best Poems of the 90's," and was in the top 2% of the group. I had a Top 3% group finish! I have also been honored with an Editor's Choice Award. I was nominated by ISP as one of their, "POET'S OF THE YEAR" for 1996! I was again selected for the exclusive poetry anthology: "The Best Poems of 1997," top 2% group. On November 1,1996, I was elected into The International Poetry Hall Of Fame! |
"The Carney's Funhouse Mirrors"Mirrors, mirrors, on the walls:on the "Flood Lit," ka-lei-do-scop-ic, fun house walls: showing images: telling all. Sweltering, moonlit midway's: "Burstin':" with (shadowy), propelling: compelling HU-MAN-I-TIES! "Sizzlin': "with flashing, patterned CAN-DES-CEN-TRIES! (PIERCIN' "POLY-CHROME-ATIC-RIES!" A circus (barker) stands aloft: looking upon the faces: crowds of gathering faces : (mindless) faces. "TEMPTING, " daring: SHOUTING; " chal-leng-ing: the MASSING soulful hoards: of (empty,) featureless faces. "Yelling, shout-ing "TELLING, " scold-ing: "PLEADING," "BEGGING:" (crying, )sham-ing: the (resistful,) huddled massed. "SELLING:" the Carnies ancient, artful craft: of (dodging.) Mirrors of life: (folding) mirrors of time: (twisting,) con-torted passages: darkly lit behind. Distorting, "TROUBLING " faces: the house, of (convexed) mirrors: of "MUTI-IMAGED" lives! People reflecting people, (reflections:) in the "TELLING" hall of mirrors. Multi-imaged reflections. "UNMASKING," people faces: "Moon" eclips-ing faces! All within the carney's: "Fun House" show of mirrors. |