I Said No - #11 of the 365 Day Collage Poetry Challenge

At first the whole page was going to be covered with the word 'no' but then the 'nos' shuffled around and starting forming a picture. So today's collage poem has colour, leaves and a visual form. And if you can't understand the meaning, I'm not sure I can help you.

Copyright 2007 Diane Curran

Ransom Note Winner & Ransom Note Diaries for sale!

I've been really slack and concentrating on writing and editing, updating the Chickollage shop, and my other blogs: so, firstly my apologies for my inattention to Chickollage and the ransom note competition to win a copy of the Ransom Notes Collage Poetry Diary produced by the Nambucca Valley Writers Group.

We have a winner: 'Hollivander'

And here is the winning ransom note:

Quite appropriate for the season!

Here are a few pictures from the Ransom Notes Diary launch!

The door to the box office is too tall for Lyn.

Jen, our president launching the Collage Poetry Diary.

Carrolline and Roby ready to sell diaries!

There are a few diaries left to sell, and I've put a couple up for sale on Ebay.

The green cover is Auction 1.

The black cover is Auction 2.

And here are thumbnails of the collage poems for each month:

January

New Beginning by Diane Curran

February

Breaking Up by Gill Chapman

March

The Journey by Diane Curran

April

Begin by Carrolline Rhodes

May

Cracked by Jennifer Gordon

June

Stalker by Jennifer Gordon

July

Secrets Talk by Jennifer Gordon

August

Stoic by Carrolline Rhodes

September

On Sale Now by Diane Curran

October

Magical by Lisa Milner

November

The Easiest by Jennifer Gordon

December
You at a Glance by Robyn Aiken

The Diaries have a week to an opening, and feature quotations from famous writers, ransom notes, flash fiction, haiku and other poetry.

I hope this very long post and pics make up for the weeks of inactivity on this blog.