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    If You're a Poet, We Want to Know It! Volume 10
    If You're a Poet, We Want to Know It! Volume 10
    If You're a Poet, We Want to Know It! Volume 10
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    If You're a Poet, We Want to Know It! Volume 10

    By Kapiti Coast District Council

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    It is incredibly exciting to be writing the preface for the 10th Annual Kāpiti Coast District Libraries poetry book which celebrates a milestone for our If You’re a Poet, We Want to Know It! competition.
    To be able to celebrate 10 years is an impressive achievement, one which reflects the dedication and hard work over many years of library staff, judges and most importantly our local poets whose creativity we have been able to shine a light on over those 10 years.
    As always, we invited poets to freely interpret the theme for this year, Ten!
    You’ll find in this volume over 110 poems submitted across the three age groups:
    Children – age 6-12
    Teens – age 13-18
    Adults – age 19 and older
    We were particularly pleased to see a new generation of poets coming through with a record 50 submissions received in the Children’s category.

    As in previous years, we are providing the book in print and as an eBook. You’ll also find it available in our libraries’ collections.
    Thanks are due to our library team members who coordinated the competition and open mic readings and prepared the book for publication both in print and electronically.
    Special thanks to our judges: Jane George, Gill Ward, and Dani Deluka who themselves are writers and/or poets and who generously gave us their time and expertise. Thanks also to Phantom Bill Stickers, who helped fund the competition again this year.
    I will be the first to admit I don’t have a poetic streak in me, but it seems appropriate to finish this preface with a poem. My own exploration of this year’s theme led me to a book of poetry themes of which the number 10 recommended theme was Destiny. It strongly resonated with me, as did the first part of this poem by Brian Taylor entitled, I Follow My Own Destiny:
    I know left from right.
    I know right from wrong.
    I am capable of creating my own poetic song.
    I follow my own destiny going on my own.
    I follow my own path and journey.
    I follow my own destiny.
    Ian Littleworth
    Libraries & Cultural Services Manager
    Kāpiti Coast District Libraries

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKapiti Coast District Council
    Release dateAug 8, 2022
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      If You're a Poet, We Want to Know It! Volume 10 - Kapiti Coast District Council

      If You’re a Poet, We Want to Know It! Volume 10

      If You’re a Poet, We Want to Know It! Volume 10

      The 10th Annual Poetry Competition

      TEN

      IF YOU’RE A POET,

      WE WANT TO KNOW IT!

      TEN

      Kāpiti Coast District Libraries

      Poems © 2022 Contributors

      Poems published in this volume are the original work of the individual authors and are reproduced here as they were submitted with the exception of minor formatting changes.

      Foreword, selection and cover design © Kāpiti Coast District Libraries

      Publisher: Kāpiti Coast District Council

      All rights reserved.

      ISSN 2463-3682 (Print) 2022

      Cover photo by

      Contents

      Preface

      Poems by Children

      Akaysha

      Anahera (1st Place - Children’s Category)

      Aria

      Charlie Atmore

      Paris Avery

      Jenson Billmore

      Izzy Boyd

      Brendon

      Rohan Bullen

      Mac Carrol

      Bella Comerford (3rd Place - Children’s Category)

      Brody Comerford

      Tamryn Cosgrove

      T.J Davidson

      Arie Engelen

      Daniel Erlewein

      Liam Haggerty

      Evie Harris

      Faith Harris

      Isaac Harvey

      Riki Holder

      Aliyah Kimmie

      Kingston

      Onila Liyanage

      Paige Luty

      Preston McInnis

      Kowan McLean

      Mark Mackenzie

      Māhina (2nd Place - Children’s Category)

      Sreya Majesh

      Kal-El Martinez

      Logan Martinez

      Meia

      Mia

      Milahn

      Frankee Montgomery

      Kaya Montgomery

      Jono Murray (3rd Place - Children’s Category)

      Natasha (Honourable Mention - Children’s Category)

      Paige Naylor

      Zion Nuttsford

      Molly O'Brien

      Marcus Phipps

      Sam Pritchard

      Jayah Robertson

      Carly Ross

      Rozalie

      Zunaira Singh

      Lila Speight

      Ella Thompson-Dunweg

      Madison Wagstaff

      Poems by Teens

      Jasmine Fay (Honourable Mention – Teens’ Category)

      Daniel Fay (1st Place – Teens’ Category)

      Joe Popham (1st Place – Teens’ Category)

      Poems by Adults

      Hiranthi Abeygoonesekera

      Bennie Alan

      Beverley Betterfly

      Sue Byford

      Ann Chapman

      Elizabeth Coleman (3rd Place - Adults’ Category)

      Rosie Copeland

      Aidan Corlett

      Sonya Cossey

      Mary Cresswell

      Anne Delamore

      Stephen Deluxe

      Gerard D'Mello

      Becky Ellen-Johnson

      John Ewen

      Yossarian Fay

      Terry Fitzgibbon

      Joe Fraser

      Gina Garvey

      William Gasson

      Valerie Gilgrist

      Hal Gimpelson

      Cathee Glennon

      Charli Harrington

      Imogene Hicks

      Paul Higham

      Ti Lamusse

      Ralph Lane

      Ian Lang

      Bill Lennox

      Robin List (2nd Place - Adults’ Category)

      Marlene Macartney

      Mary Manderson

      Diana Manks

      Liljana Milovanovic

      Michele Morris-Denize

      Adalyn Roberts

      Bryony Rogers

      Cherllisha Silva

      Irene Strand

      Jasmine Thompson

      Trish Veltman (Honourable Mention - Adults’ Category)

      Pania Walden

      Emily Waterman

      Mercedes Webb-Pullman (1st Place - Adults’ Category)

      Diana Webster

      Stanley Welch

      Stephanie Wilson

      Vivien Wilson

      Shylo Winter

      Kaitlyn Wislang

      Lyn Wolbers

      Barbara Woodward

      Helen Youngman

      Michelle Zhao

      Preface

      It is incredibly exciting to be writing the preface for the 10 th Annual Kāpiti Coast District Libraries poetry book which celebrates a milestone for our If You’re a Poet, We Want to Know It! competition.

      To be able to celebrate 10 years is an impressive achievement, one which reflects the dedication and hard work over many years of library staff, judges and most importantly our local poets whose creativity we

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