Suzie Segment of Poetry

HELLO MY NAME IS VIVIAN HENNAH AND I STARTED MY POETIC WRITING WHENI WAS THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MS. GERENE FREEMAN AND THESUPERVISION OF ELENI FOURTOUNI AT THE CETA SUMMER YOUTH ARTS PROGRAM CALLEDTHE GIFTED AND TALENTED.<br><br>THERE WERE TEN TALENTED YOUNG POETS IN THIS GROUP OF WHOM SPENT THEIRSUMMER WRITING READING DRAWING AND TEACHING THOSE CHILDREN A BIT YOUNGERTHAN THAT OF OURSELVES.<br><br>MY WRITINGS WERE THEN PLACED WITHIN THE POETIC COLLECTIVE BOOKLET TITLEDYOUNG WORDS AND VISIONS!<br><br>I HAVE REVISED SOME OF MY POEMS AS A SINGLE POET AND ENTERED THEMWITHIN 2003 INTERNATIONAL POETS SOCIETY. AFTER THE JUDGES VIEWED SEVERAL OFMY POEMS I WAS AWARDED A INVITATION AS ONE OF THE 200 OUT OF THOUSANDS OFENTRIES SUBMITED TO THEM AS A NOTABLE POETIC ARTIST TO ATTEND AS ONE OF THEWINNERS OF SUCH NOTABILITY. THE 2003 SUMMER CONVENTION AND SYMPOSIUM HELDIN WASHINGTON D.C. AT THE HILTON HOTEL OF 1919 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NORTH WESTWASHINGTON D.C. 20009 : ON AUGUST 15th 17th 2003.<br><br>HERE THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF POETS IN CONJUCTION WITH THEINTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF POETRY.COM AND THE WATERMARK PRESS JUDGES CHOSEME AS ONE OF THE 6 FINALIST OUT OF 36 SEMI FINAL ENTRIES REQUIRED; WITH MY COMINGIN 4th PLACE!<br><br>IN SPECIAL ATTENDANCE AT THE TWO EXCLUSIVE BANQUET ENTERTAINMENTEXTRAVAGANZAS WERE AMERICAS BEST SELLING POET MR. MATTIE STEPANEK GREATMUSICAL ARTIST AS THE DRIFTERS AND THE MARVELLETTES LEGENDARY ACTOR MR. MICKYROONEY etc.<br><br>OF MY FOURTH PLACE WINNING I RECEIVED A LARGE ENGRAVED SILVER POETRYAWARD CUP A BRONZE COMMEMORATIVE AWARD MEDALLION A PERSONAL MEMBERSHIPOF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF POETS etc.<br><br>THIS YEAR OF 2003 I WAS SELECTED TWICE AS ONE OF THE 200 WINNERS OUTOF THOUSANDS SUBMITTED TO HAVE MY POETRY PUBLISHED WITHIN TWO DIFFERENTINTERNATIONAL BOOKS OF POETRY THE FIRST TITLED: PATTERNS OF LIFE AND THESECOND ENTITLE: THE BEST POEMS AND POETS OF 2003.<br><br>INCLUDED WITHIN SUCH HISTORIC VOLUMES OF POETRY ARE THE WELL - KNOWNWRITERS FORMER UNITED STATES PRESIDENT MR. WILLIAM CLINTON THE 14th DALAI LAMAARCH BISHOP DESMOND TUTU AND MANY MORE: WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO THERESEARCH TO HELP FIND A CURE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WORLDWIED!!!<br><br>BOOK OF MY OWN POETRY BOOK IS CALLED:<br><br>SUZIES SEGMENTS OF POETRY!!!