World Healing, World Peace 2012, a Poetry Anthology Vol. II

Preface

In June of 2011 i was speaking with Janet P. Caldwell who was then known as “Derailed Poet”. She suggested that Inner Child along with it’s Publishing concern sponsor a Poetry Contest. We tabled the idea at that time due to the “Busy-ness” of our schedule at the time. About the end of August, the conversation arose again. The quandary we faced was how to set up and conduct such an effort. Each of us and so many more souls have a great respect and love for Poetry, the Written and Spoken Word, and we wanted to do honor to any such undertaking. We spoke about it, thought about it and considered how would we elevate the essence of Poetry through a “Contest”. Well . . . at this time the Spirit intervened and gifted us with the idea to theme the contest to something meaningful and significant. This is how World Healing, World Peace came about.

With that, i immediately contacted some individuals who i thought would provide me some feedback, but instead they wholeheartedly embraced the idea and immediately threw their support behind the venture. I am not naming them individually here, however on the following page you will be able to see and acknowledge who they are . . . Thank You.

This Contest is much more than a contest. Though we have awarded Publishing Contracts to the top 3 Poems as judged, that in and of it’s self was a daunting task.. There were so many wonderful thoughts, verses and spirits shared with us from all over the World . . . we at Inner Child are humbled and feel very blessed
to have been connected to so many beautiful Souls who graciously came together to elevate the Consciousness of such a mindset that literally affect every single Human Being on this planet as well as those yet unborn.

Speaking of Consciousness . . . i have come to realize just that . . . that the greater gift is that we all acted out of this paradigm of Love, Peace and Healing. Regardless of one’s personal motivations to be a part of this journey, they, the Poets, the Administrators, the Judges, the People who contributed by paying forward the links as well as those who just happened to read what we were doing were all affected and did show up.

At this time i just wish to express my gratitude for our entire Global Family . . .those that were a part of this Love Offering and those that were not, for we do this for us all.

I would like to give a very special thank you to Janet P. Caldwell, Jill Delbridge and our wonderful Judges; Diane Sismour, Juanita Betts and Mark States . . you guys rock . . . without you . . .


Bless Up


Bill
Inner Child