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From: will.dockery@gmail.com (W.Dockery)
Newsgroups: alt.arts.poetry.comments,rec.arts.poems
Subject: Re: 1998 Poet of the Year Perky Award
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2025 03:43:05 +0000
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General-Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:
>>>> Zod wrote in message
>>>> news:51a5ccc4-c165-4b5a...@googlegroups.com...
>>>> > On Saturday, April 28, 2022 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.
>
>>> Out damn standin.....
>
>> Good evening, my friend.
>
> Again... congratulations..!

Thanks again Zod, good find.

😏