Hi From Newby
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:11 pm
Hello, Good Evening and Welcome to all poetry lovers.
My name is Alan, I only really got interested in writing poetry about 6 years ago after my father died of cancer in 2003. My father had written over 125 poems about his life and I inherited them after he died and I felt it would be a shame to destroy them or do nothing with them. After failed attempts to try and get some published, I decided to design a website to publish my fathers poems on the internet with the aim to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
My website is called Poetry 4 Charity and I am slowly building it up by attracting poets to contribute poetry and getting readers and businesses to donate money to one of many charities that I have listed.
I run the site totally voluntary and not for profit, so far I've raised over £400 for different charities, have over 290 poems listed and 14 poets (including myself and my father)
Before I wrote this thread i did seek permission from a moderator and I must apologise if I upset any members with the content of this thread and if anyone as any objections about it, please feel free to PM me.
Please remember I am not gaining financial from this, it is all for Charity fund raising!
Thanks any help.
Alan
My name is Alan, I only really got interested in writing poetry about 6 years ago after my father died of cancer in 2003. My father had written over 125 poems about his life and I inherited them after he died and I felt it would be a shame to destroy them or do nothing with them. After failed attempts to try and get some published, I decided to design a website to publish my fathers poems on the internet with the aim to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
My website is called Poetry 4 Charity and I am slowly building it up by attracting poets to contribute poetry and getting readers and businesses to donate money to one of many charities that I have listed.
I run the site totally voluntary and not for profit, so far I've raised over £400 for different charities, have over 290 poems listed and 14 poets (including myself and my father)
Before I wrote this thread i did seek permission from a moderator and I must apologise if I upset any members with the content of this thread and if anyone as any objections about it, please feel free to PM me.
Please remember I am not gaining financial from this, it is all for Charity fund raising!
Thanks any help.
Alan