• Re: 1998 Poet of the Year Perky Award

    From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to Zod on Mon May 30 15:36:41 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    Zod wrote in message
    news:51a5ccc4-c165-4b5a-94f3-e50052397504@googlegroups.com...

    Will Dockery wrote:

    Here, I found an excerpt of the write-up on the Perky Awards local
    newspaper, the Columbus Enquirer, published on April 23rd 1998, almost
    exactly twenty years ago:

    -----------------------------------------------------------
    Towards a Surrealist Poetry

    http://rec.arts.prose.narkive.com/gtL5e6Qo/towards-a-surrealist-poetry

    Good question, one of my favorite winning moments was when I won the "top
    poet" in the citywide Perky Awards back in 1998, since you asked.

    And interestingly, I recently came across the Google News archive of the
    newspaper story that announced the winners:

    Google's new "News Archive"

    http://news.google.com/archivesearch?tab=wn

    Here's a bit from when I won the "top poet" award in 1998:

    COLUMBUS BOOK STORE EXCHANGES ADDRESS
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Apr 23, 1998
    Other winners were: Steve Valentini, best actor; Kelli Franklin, best
    actress; ``the Wizard of Oz,'' best theatrical production; Will Dockery,
    top
    poet; ...

    While searching these news archives for "henry conley" brings up more of
    this list of winners, including his award for best harmonica work in town: >>
    ... guitarist; Jose Castellanos, Jr., bassist; Tom Chadwick, keyboardist;
    Kile Hussey, drummer; Henry Conley, harmonica; Keni Thomas, male vocalist; >> Lady V, ...

    Published on April 23, 1998, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    The "News" archive contains other various bits from the life & times of
    "Will Dockery", since you have such and obvious fascination with the
    subject:

    The quote I gave the reporter when Dylan came to town a decade ago:

    YOUNG AND OLD, FANS INSPIRED BY LEGENDARY FOLK SINGER
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Oct 31, 1997

    Columbus poet Will Dockery called Dylan A pacesetter for writers.
    Dockerycredited Dylan for inspiring him to begin writing. ``every time he
    puts out A new ...

    Published on October 31, 1997, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    From the same year, the article on my old friend, teacher and mentor Danny >> Barfield's scary Vietnam paintings:

    HOW GROSS THY ART
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Jul 13, 1997

    Will Dockery lets friends -- artists, poets and madmen, Will says -- store >> their work there. Among those artists is Dan Barfield, ...

    Published on July 13, 1997, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    And when I hit the front page last year opening for the Spaceseed show:

    TO DO TODAY, LET'S ROCK OUT

    Like the trippy sounds of Pink Floyd or Spiritualized? Check out
    progressive
    rockers Spaceseed, a band that augments guitars with keyboards and even a
    sci-fi sounding theremin. The band plays tonight at SoHo Bar & Grill, 5751 >> Milgen Road, Columbus. Will Dockery's Shadowville All-Stars open the show
    at
    10 p.m. It's open to ages 21 and up. Cover is $5. Call 706-xxx-xxxx.

    Published on June 16, 2006, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    -----------------------------------------------

    1998 Poet of the Year Perky Award:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156038020054363&set=a.10150542385934363.438622.620409362&type=3&theater

    And so on... and so it goes.

    https://i.pinimg.com/564x/0b/c7/d8/0bc7d85430010a58b3e9609779b0180a.jpg

    1998 Perky Award for Poet of the Year, Columbus GA.


    Congratulations as always...........

    A blast from the past, found in the archives.

    🙂

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From General-Zod@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Wed Jun 1 21:23:41 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    Will Dockery wrote:

    Zod wrote in message
    news:51a5ccc4-c165-4b5a-94f3-e50052397504@googlegroups.com...

    Will Dockery wrote:

    Here, I found an excerpt of the write-up on the Perky Awards local
    newspaper, the Columbus Enquirer, published on April 23rd 1998, almost
    exactly twenty years ago:

    -----------------------------------------------------------
    Towards a Surrealist Poetry

    http://rec.arts.prose.narkive.com/gtL5e6Qo/towards-a-surrealist-poetry

    Good question, one of my favorite winning moments was when I won the "top >>> poet" in the citywide Perky Awards back in 1998, since you asked.

    And interestingly, I recently came across the Google News archive of the >>> newspaper story that announced the winners:

    Google's new "News Archive"

    http://news.google.com/archivesearch?tab=wn

    Here's a bit from when I won the "top poet" award in 1998:

    COLUMBUS BOOK STORE EXCHANGES ADDRESS
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Apr 23, 1998
    Other winners were: Steve Valentini, best actor; Kelli Franklin, best
    actress; ``the Wizard of Oz,'' best theatrical production; Will Dockery, >>> top
    poet; ...

    While searching these news archives for "henry conley" brings up more of >>> this list of winners, including his award for best harmonica work in town: >>>
    ... guitarist; Jose Castellanos, Jr., bassist; Tom Chadwick, keyboardist; >>> Kile Hussey, drummer; Henry Conley, harmonica; Keni Thomas, male vocalist; >>> Lady V, ...

    Published on April 23, 1998, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    The "News" archive contains other various bits from the life & times of
    "Will Dockery", since you have such and obvious fascination with the
    subject:

    The quote I gave the reporter when Dylan came to town a decade ago:

    YOUNG AND OLD, FANS INSPIRED BY LEGENDARY FOLK SINGER
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Oct 31, 1997

    Columbus poet Will Dockery called Dylan A pacesetter for writers.
    Dockerycredited Dylan for inspiring him to begin writing. ``every time he >>> puts out A new ...

    Published on October 31, 1997, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    From the same year, the article on my old friend, teacher and mentor Danny >>> Barfield's scary Vietnam paintings:

    HOW GROSS THY ART
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Jul 13, 1997

    Will Dockery lets friends -- artists, poets and madmen, Will says -- store >>> their work there. Among those artists is Dan Barfield, ...

    Published on July 13, 1997, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    And when I hit the front page last year opening for the Spaceseed show:

    TO DO TODAY, LET'S ROCK OUT

    Like the trippy sounds of Pink Floyd or Spiritualized? Check out
    progressive
    rockers Spaceseed, a band that augments guitars with keyboards and even a >>> sci-fi sounding theremin. The band plays tonight at SoHo Bar & Grill, 5751 >>> Milgen Road, Columbus. Will Dockery's Shadowville All-Stars open the show >>> at
    10 p.m. It's open to ages 21 and up. Cover is $5. Call 706-xxx-xxxx.

    Published on June 16, 2006, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    -----------------------------------------------

    1998 Poet of the Year Perky Award:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156038020054363&set=a.10150542385934363.438622.620409362&type=3&theater

    And so on... and so it goes.

    https://i.pinimg.com/564x/0b/c7/d8/0bc7d85430010a58b3e9609779b0180a.jpg

    1998 Perky Award for Poet of the Year, Columbus GA.


    Congratulations as always...........

    A blast from the past, found in the archives.

    🙂

    Groovy days of yore....

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From W.Dockery@21:1/5 to General-Zod on Thu Jun 2 01:09:48 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    General-Zod wrote:

    Will Dockery wrote:

    Zod wrote in message
    news:51a5ccc4-c165-4b5a-94f3-e50052397504@googlegroups.com...

    Will Dockery wrote:

    Here, I found an excerpt of the write-up on the Perky Awards local
    newspaper, the Columbus Enquirer, published on April 23rd 1998, almost >>>> exactly twenty years ago:

    -----------------------------------------------------------
    Towards a Surrealist Poetry

    http://rec.arts.prose.narkive.com/gtL5e6Qo/towards-a-surrealist-poetry >>>>
    Good question, one of my favorite winning moments was when I won the "top >>>> poet" in the citywide Perky Awards back in 1998, since you asked.

    And interestingly, I recently came across the Google News archive of the >>>> newspaper story that announced the winners:

    Google's new "News Archive"

    http://news.google.com/archivesearch?tab=wn

    Here's a bit from when I won the "top poet" award in 1998:

    COLUMBUS BOOK STORE EXCHANGES ADDRESS
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Apr 23, 1998
    Other winners were: Steve Valentini, best actor; Kelli Franklin, best
    actress; ``the Wizard of Oz,'' best theatrical production; Will Dockery, >>>> top
    poet; ...

    While searching these news archives for "henry conley" brings up more of >>>> this list of winners, including his award for best harmonica work in town: >>>>
    ... guitarist; Jose Castellanos, Jr., bassist; Tom Chadwick, keyboardist; >>>> Kile Hussey, drummer; Henry Conley, harmonica; Keni Thomas, male vocalist; >>>> Lady V, ...

    Published on April 23, 1998, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    The "News" archive contains other various bits from the life & times of >>>> "Will Dockery", since you have such and obvious fascination with the
    subject:

    The quote I gave the reporter when Dylan came to town a decade ago:

    YOUNG AND OLD, FANS INSPIRED BY LEGENDARY FOLK SINGER
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Oct 31, 1997

    Columbus poet Will Dockery called Dylan A pacesetter for writers.
    Dockerycredited Dylan for inspiring him to begin writing. ``every time he >>>> puts out A new ...

    Published on October 31, 1997, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    From the same year, the article on my old friend, teacher and mentor Danny >>>> Barfield's scary Vietnam paintings:

    HOW GROSS THY ART
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Jul 13, 1997

    Will Dockery lets friends -- artists, poets and madmen, Will says -- store >>>> their work there. Among those artists is Dan Barfield, ...

    Published on July 13, 1997, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    And when I hit the front page last year opening for the Spaceseed show: >>>>
    TO DO TODAY, LET'S ROCK OUT

    Like the trippy sounds of Pink Floyd or Spiritualized? Check out
    progressive
    rockers Spaceseed, a band that augments guitars with keyboards and even a >>>> sci-fi sounding theremin. The band plays tonight at SoHo Bar & Grill, 5751 >>>> Milgen Road, Columbus. Will Dockery's Shadowville All-Stars open the show >>>> at
    10 p.m. It's open to ages 21 and up. Cover is $5. Call 706-xxx-xxxx.

    Published on June 16, 2006, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    -----------------------------------------------

    1998 Poet of the Year Perky Award:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156038020054363&set=a.10150542385934363.438622.620409362&type=3&theater

    And so on... and so it goes.

    https://i.pinimg.com/564x/0b/c7/d8/0bc7d85430010a58b3e9609779b0180a.jpg

    1998 Perky Award for Poet of the Year, Columbus GA.


    Congratulations as always...........

    A blast from the past, found in the archives.



    Groovy days of yore....


    That they were.

    🙂

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to zodthemighty2@gmail.com on Thu Jun 2 16:33:51 2022
    zodthemighty2@gmail.com wrote:

    On Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 5:42:33 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:

    Here, I found an excerpt of the write-up on the Perky Awards local newspaper, the Columbus Enquirer, published on April 23rd 1998, almost exactly twenty years ago:

    -----------------------------------------------------------
    Towards a Surrealist Poetry

    http://rec.arts.prose.narkive.com/gtL5e6Qo/towards-a-surrealist-poetry

    Good question, one of my favorite winning moments was when I won the "top
    poet" in the citywide Perky Awards back in 1998, since you asked.

    And interestingly, I recently came across the Google News archive of the
    newspaper story that announced the winners:

    Google's new "News Archive"

    http://news.google.com/archivesearch?tab=wn

    Here's a bit from when I won the "top poet" award in 1998:

    COLUMBUS BOOK STORE EXCHANGES ADDRESS
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Apr 23, 1998
    Other winners were: Steve Valentini, best actor; Kelli Franklin, best
    actress; ``the Wizard of Oz,'' best theatrical production; Will Dockery, top >> poet; ...

    While searching these news archives for "henry conley" brings up more of
    this list of winners, including his award for best harmonica work in town: >>
    ... guitarist; Jose Castellanos, Jr., bassist; Tom Chadwick, keyboardist;
    Kile Hussey, drummer; Henry Conley, harmonica; Keni Thomas, male vocalist; >> Lady V, ...

    Published on April 23, 1998, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    The "News" archive contains other various bits from the life & times of
    "Will Dockery", since you have such and obvious fascination with the
    subject:

    The quote I gave the reporter when Dylan came to town a decade ago:

    YOUNG AND OLD, FANS INSPIRED BY LEGENDARY FOLK SINGER
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Oct 31, 1997

    Columbus poet Will Dockery called Dylan A pacesetter for writers.
    Dockerycredited Dylan for inspiring him to begin writing. ``every time he
    puts out A new ...

    Published on October 31, 1997, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    From the same year, the article on my old friend, teacher and mentor Danny Barfield's scary Vietnam paintings:

    HOW GROSS THY ART
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Jul 13, 1997

    Will Dockery lets friends -- artists, poets and madmen, Will says -- store >> their work there. Among those artists is Dan Barfield, ...

    Published on July 13, 1997, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    And when I hit the front page last year opening for the Spaceseed show:

    TO DO TODAY, LET'S ROCK OUT

    Like the trippy sounds of Pink Floyd or Spiritualized? Check out progressive >> rockers Spaceseed, a band that augments guitars with keyboards and even a
    sci-fi sounding theremin. The band plays tonight at SoHo Bar & Grill, 5751 >> Milgen Road, Columbus. Will Dockery's Shadowville All-Stars open the show at >> 10 p.m. It's open to ages 21 and up. Cover is $5. Call 706-xxx-xxxx.

    Published on June 16, 2006, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    -----------------------------------------------

    1998 Poet of the Year Perky Award:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156038020054363&set=a.10150542385934363.438622.620409362&type=3&theater

    And so on... and so it goes.

    https://i.pinimg.com/564x/0b/c7/d8/0bc7d85430010a58b3e9609779b0180a.jpg

    1998 Perky Award for Poet of the Year, Columbus GA.

    Congratulations as always...........

    Good times, thanks again.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From W.Dockery@21:1/5 to General-Zod on Sat Jun 4 05:30:48 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    General-Zod wrote:

    Will Dockery wrote:

    Zod wrote in message
    news:51a5ccc4-c165-4b5a-94f3-e50052397504@googlegroups.com...

    Will Dockery wrote:

    Here, I found an excerpt of the write-up on the Perky Awards local
    newspaper, the Columbus Enquirer, published on April 23rd 1998, almost >>>> exactly twenty years ago:

    -----------------------------------------------------------
    Towards a Surrealist Poetry

    http://rec.arts.prose.narkive.com/gtL5e6Qo/towards-a-surrealist-poetry >>>>
    Good question, one of my favorite winning moments was when I won the "top >>>> poet" in the citywide Perky Awards back in 1998, since you asked.

    And interestingly, I recently came across the Google News archive of the >>>> newspaper story that announced the winners:

    Google's new "News Archive"

    http://news.google.com/archivesearch?tab=wn

    Here's a bit from when I won the "top poet" award in 1998:

    COLUMBUS BOOK STORE EXCHANGES ADDRESS
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Apr 23, 1998
    Other winners were: Steve Valentini, best actor; Kelli Franklin, best
    actress; ``the Wizard of Oz,'' best theatrical production; Will Dockery, >>>> top
    poet; ...

    While searching these news archives for "henry conley" brings up more of >>>> this list of winners, including his award for best harmonica work in town: >>>>
    ... guitarist; Jose Castellanos, Jr., bassist; Tom Chadwick, keyboardist; >>>> Kile Hussey, drummer; Henry Conley, harmonica; Keni Thomas, male vocalist; >>>> Lady V, ...

    Published on April 23, 1998, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    The "News" archive contains other various bits from the life & times of >>>> "Will Dockery", since you have such and obvious fascination with the
    subject:

    The quote I gave the reporter when Dylan came to town a decade ago:

    YOUNG AND OLD, FANS INSPIRED BY LEGENDARY FOLK SINGER
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Oct 31, 1997

    Columbus poet Will Dockery called Dylan A pacesetter for writers.
    Dockerycredited Dylan for inspiring him to begin writing. ``every time he >>>> puts out A new ...

    Published on October 31, 1997, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    From the same year, the article on my old friend, teacher and mentor Danny >>>> Barfield's scary Vietnam paintings:

    HOW GROSS THY ART
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Jul 13, 1997

    Will Dockery lets friends -- artists, poets and madmen, Will says -- store >>>> their work there. Among those artists is Dan Barfield, ...

    Published on July 13, 1997, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    And when I hit the front page last year opening for the Spaceseed show: >>>>
    TO DO TODAY, LET'S ROCK OUT

    Like the trippy sounds of Pink Floyd or Spiritualized? Check out
    progressive
    rockers Spaceseed, a band that augments guitars with keyboards and even a >>>> sci-fi sounding theremin. The band plays tonight at SoHo Bar & Grill, 5751 >>>> Milgen Road, Columbus. Will Dockery's Shadowville All-Stars open the show >>>> at
    10 p.m. It's open to ages 21 and up. Cover is $5. Call 706-xxx-xxxx.

    Published on June 16, 2006, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    -----------------------------------------------

    1998 Poet of the Year Perky Award:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156038020054363&set=a.10150542385934363.438622.620409362&type=3&theater

    And so on... and so it goes.

    https://i.pinimg.com/564x/0b/c7/d8/0bc7d85430010a58b3e9609779b0180a.jpg

    1998 Perky Award for Poet of the Year, Columbus GA.


    Congratulations as always...........

    A blast from the past, found in the archives.

    🙂

    Groovy days of yore....

    True.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From W.Dockery@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 27 17:30:51 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    Here, I found an excerpt of the write-up on the Perky Awards local
    newspaper, the Columbus Enquirer, published on April 23rd 1998, almost
    exactly twenty years ago:

    -----------------------------------------------------------
    Towards a Surrealist Poetry

    http://rec.arts.prose.narkive.com/gtL5e6Qo/towards-a-surrealist-poetry

    Good question, one of my favorite winning moments was when I won the "top
    poet" in the citywide Perky Awards back in 1998, since you asked.

    And interestingly, I recently came across the Google News archive of the
    newspaper story that announced the winners:

    Google's new "News Archive"

    http://news.google.com/archivesearch?tab=wn

    Here's a bit from when I won the "top poet" award in 1998:

    COLUMBUS BOOK STORE EXCHANGES ADDRESS
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Apr 23, 1998
    Other winners were: Steve Valentini, best actor; Kelli Franklin, best
    actress; ``the Wizard of Oz,'' best theatrical production; Will Dockery,
    top
    poet; ...

    While searching these news archives for "henry conley" brings up more of
    this list of winners, including his award for best harmonica work in town: >>
    ... guitarist; Jose Castellanos, Jr., bassist; Tom Chadwick, keyboardist;
    Kile Hussey, drummer; Henry Conley, harmonica; Keni Thomas, male vocalist; >> Lady V, ...

    Published on April 23, 1998, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    The "News" archive contains other various bits from the life & times of
    "Will Dockery", since you have such and obvious fascination with the
    subject:

    The quote I gave the reporter when Dylan came to town a decade ago:

    YOUNG AND OLD, FANS INSPIRED BY LEGENDARY FOLK SINGER
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Oct 31, 1997

    Columbus poet Will Dockery called Dylan A pacesetter for writers.
    Dockerycredited Dylan for inspiring him to begin writing. ``every time he
    puts out A new ...

    Published on October 31, 1997, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    From the same year, the article on my old friend, teacher and mentor Danny >> Barfield's scary Vietnam paintings:

    HOW GROSS THY ART
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Jul 13, 1997

    Will Dockery lets friends -- artists, poets and madmen, Will says -- store >> their work there. Among those artists is Dan Barfield, ...

    Published on July 13, 1997, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    And when I hit the front page last year opening for the Spaceseed show:

    TO DO TODAY, LET'S ROCK OUT

    Like the trippy sounds of Pink Floyd or Spiritualized? Check out
    progressive
    rockers Spaceseed, a band that augments guitars with keyboards and even a
    sci-fi sounding theremin. The band plays tonight at SoHo Bar & Grill, 5751 >> Milgen Road, Columbus. Will Dockery's Shadowville All-Stars open the show
    at
    10 p.m. It's open to ages 21 and up. Cover is $5. Call 706-xxx-xxxx.

    Published on June 16, 2006, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    -----------------------------------------------

    1998 Poet of the Year Perky Award:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156038020054363&set=a.10150542385934363.438622.620409362&type=3&theater

    And so on... and so it goes.

    https://i.pinimg.com/564x/0b/c7/d8/0bc7d85430010a58b3e9609779b0180a.jpg

    1998 Perky Award for Poet of the Year, Columbus GA.

    ***

    From the archives.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Victor H.@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Sun Aug 14 20:44:22 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    Will Dockery wrote:

    Here, I found an excerpt of the write-up on the Perky Awards local
    newspaper, the Columbus Enquirer, published on April 23rd 1998, almost
    exactly twenty years ago:

    -----------------------------------------------------------
    Towards a Surrealist Poetry

    http://rec.arts.prose.narkive.com/gtL5e6Qo/towards-a-surrealist-poetry

    Good question, one of my favorite winning moments was when I won the "top >>> poet" in the citywide Perky Awards back in 1998, since you asked.

    And interestingly, I recently came across the Google News archive of the >>> newspaper story that announced the winners:

    Google's new "News Archive"

    http://news.google.com/archivesearch?tab=wn

    Here's a bit from when I won the "top poet" award in 1998:

    COLUMBUS BOOK STORE EXCHANGES ADDRESS
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Apr 23, 1998
    Other winners were: Steve Valentini, best actor; Kelli Franklin, best
    actress; ``the Wizard of Oz,'' best theatrical production; Will Dockery, >>> top
    poet; ...

    While searching these news archives for "henry conley" brings up more of >>> this list of winners, including his award for best harmonica work in town: >>>
    ... guitarist; Jose Castellanos, Jr., bassist; Tom Chadwick, keyboardist; >>> Kile Hussey, drummer; Henry Conley, harmonica; Keni Thomas, male vocalist; >>> Lady V, ...

    Published on April 23, 1998, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    The "News" archive contains other various bits from the life & times of
    "Will Dockery", since you have such and obvious fascination with the
    subject:

    The quote I gave the reporter when Dylan came to town a decade ago:

    YOUNG AND OLD, FANS INSPIRED BY LEGENDARY FOLK SINGER
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Oct 31, 1997

    Columbus poet Will Dockery called Dylan A pacesetter for writers.
    Dockerycredited Dylan for inspiring him to begin writing. ``every time he >>> puts out A new ...

    Published on October 31, 1997, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    From the same year, the article on my old friend, teacher and mentor Danny >>> Barfield's scary Vietnam paintings:

    HOW GROSS THY ART
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Jul 13, 1997

    Will Dockery lets friends -- artists, poets and madmen, Will says -- store >>> their work there. Among those artists is Dan Barfield, ...

    Published on July 13, 1997, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    And when I hit the front page last year opening for the Spaceseed show:

    TO DO TODAY, LET'S ROCK OUT

    Like the trippy sounds of Pink Floyd or Spiritualized? Check out
    progressive
    rockers Spaceseed, a band that augments guitars with keyboards and even a >>> sci-fi sounding theremin. The band plays tonight at SoHo Bar & Grill, 5751 >>> Milgen Road, Columbus. Will Dockery's Shadowville All-Stars open the show >>> at
    10 p.m. It's open to ages 21 and up. Cover is $5. Call 706-xxx-xxxx.

    Published on June 16, 2006, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    -----------------------------------------------

    1998 Poet of the Year Perky Award:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156038020054363&set=a.10150542385934363.438622.620409362&type=3&theater

    And so on... and so it goes.

    https://i.pinimg.com/564x/0b/c7/d8/0bc7d85430010a58b3e9609779b0180a.jpg

    1998 Perky Award for Poet of the Year, Columbus GA.

    ***

    From the archives.


    Cool history...!

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  • From W-Dockery@21:1/5 to Zod on Tue Aug 16 19:22:34 2022
    XPost: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    Zod wrote:

    Will Dockery wrote:

    Here, I found an excerpt of the write-up on the Perky Awards local
    newspaper, the Columbus Enquirer, published on April 23rd 1998, almost >>>> exactly twenty years ago:

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    Towards a Surrealist Poetry

    http://rec.arts.prose.narkive.com/gtL5e6Qo/towards-a-surrealist-poetry >>>>
    Good question, one of my favorite winning moments was when I won the "top >>>> poet" in the citywide Perky Awards back in 1998, since you asked.

    And interestingly, I recently came across the Google News archive of the >>>> newspaper story that announced the winners:

    Google's new "News Archive"

    http://news.google.com/archivesearch?tab=wn

    Here's a bit from when I won the "top poet" award in 1998:

    COLUMBUS BOOK STORE EXCHANGES ADDRESS
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Apr 23, 1998
    Other winners were: Steve Valentini, best actor; Kelli Franklin, best
    actress; ``the Wizard of Oz,'' best theatrical production; Will Dockery, >>>> top
    poet; ...

    While searching these news archives for "henry conley" brings up more of >>>> this list of winners, including his award for best harmonica work in town: >>>>
    ... guitarist; Jose Castellanos, Jr., bassist; Tom Chadwick, keyboardist; >>>> Kile Hussey, drummer; Henry Conley, harmonica; Keni Thomas, male vocalist; >>>> Lady V, ...

    Published on April 23, 1998, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    The "News" archive contains other various bits from the life & times of >>>> "Will Dockery", since you have such and obvious fascination with the
    subject:

    The quote I gave the reporter when Dylan came to town a decade ago:

    YOUNG AND OLD, FANS INSPIRED BY LEGENDARY FOLK SINGER
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Oct 31, 1997

    Columbus poet Will Dockery called Dylan A pacesetter for writers.
    Dockerycredited Dylan for inspiring him to begin writing. ``every time he >>>> puts out A new ...

    Published on October 31, 1997, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    From the same year, the article on my old friend, teacher and mentor Danny >>>> Barfield's scary Vietnam paintings:

    HOW GROSS THY ART
    $2.95 - Ledger-Enquirer - NewsBank - Jul 13, 1997

    Will Dockery lets friends -- artists, poets and madmen, Will says -- store >>>> their work there. Among those artists is Dan Barfield, ...

    Published on July 13, 1997, Page B1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

    And when I hit the front page last year opening for the Spaceseed show: >>>>
    TO DO TODAY, LET'S ROCK OUT

    Like the trippy sounds of Pink Floyd or Spiritualized? Check out
    progressive
    rockers Spaceseed, a band that augments guitars with keyboards and even a >>>> sci-fi sounding theremin. The band plays tonight at SoHo Bar & Grill, 5751 >>>> Milgen Road, Columbus. Will Dockery's Shadowville All-Stars open the show >>>> at
    10 p.m. It's open to ages 21 and up. Cover is $5. Call 706-xxx-xxxx.

    Published on June 16, 2006, Page A1, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)

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    1998 Poet of the Year Perky Award:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156038020054363&set=a.10150542385934363.438622.620409362&type=3&theater

    And so on... and so it goes.

    https://i.pinimg.com/564x/0b/c7/d8/0bc7d85430010a58b3e9609779b0180a.jpg

    1998 Perky Award for Poet of the Year, Columbus GA.

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    From the archives.


    Cool history...!

    Good times.

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