C.I. Information – July 2025
The following are some ways to get involved with and support Creative Inspirations.
I hope you will consider any of these opportunities:
- Glory to God! My book of poetry, seasons of wonder: nature is complete. It is a small book, but I am proud of the poems put forth in it. I hope you will consider purchasing a copy and sharing some feedback with me
- “Poetic Discussions” – The Limerick Activity
- “Spotlight” Interview – Ndaba Sibanda
- “Expressions” Blog – No new blog this month…please enjoy the previous blogs posted
- The website now has its own page for the products for purchase by Creative Inspirations. Go to the “C.I. Products” page under the “More” tab / There you will find my new book of poetry: seasons of wonder: nature, “Thinking of You” cards, and holiday post cards
The following are some ways to get involved with and support Creative Inspirations.
I hope you will consider any of these opportunities:
- Be a Spotlight poet
- Participate in activities with the Poetic Discussions
- Share your thoughts in the Expressions Blog posts
- Consider purchasing some Creative Inspirations items: holiday greeting cards/ and postcards, or everyday “Thinking of You” cards (info further down this page)
- Tell others about Creative Inspirations
~Poetry Submission Guidelines~
(A Bi-Monthly Email Poetry Publication Open To Everyone 12 Years & Up)
Publication Months:
January/February
March/April
May/June
July/August
September/October
November/December
(Deadline is the 5th of the preceding month. Ex: If submitting for the publication month of
March/April, then your submission should be in by the 5th of February)
Poems are accepted free of charge for this publication. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide complimentary print copies or any other compensation at this time. The Email version of the publication is Free. Individual print copies are $5.00. Individual contributor print copies are $4.00, both domestic prices. Write or email me for International pricing. Also, because the yearly email subscription is sent via email attachment in PDF, your computer must be able to download, open, and view PDF files.
We are seeking poems 20 lines or less and should either be spiritual in context (including lifting up the name of Jesus) or be of a positive nature or both. Other poetry genres accepted are as follows: haiku, Tanka, tan renga, nature, children’s, love, short verse, family, and the like.
Submit no more than 2 poems per issue unless prior permission has been given. For Tanka and haiku, tan-renga, or other short forms, you can submit up to 3. Previously published poems are accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject any poem deemed unsuitable for this publication. We also reserve the right to correct simple grammatical errors. Any other changes needed, the author will be contacted for approval. Author (creator of the poem) retains all rights to his / her work, while Creative Inspirations will receive first rights to publish the poem. *If the poem is created by more than one author, each author must sign it.
If sending by postal mail, please include a SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope) with each and every submission. Also, a SASE ensures a response. E-MAIL Submissions are preferred via attachment in Microsoft Word format or within the body of the text.
Creative Inspirations Attn: Poetry Submission P.O. 19051 Kalamazoo, MI 49019
[email protected] * www.cipoetrypublication.com
(A Bi-Monthly Email Poetry Publication Open To Everyone 12 Years & Up)
Publication Months:
January/February
March/April
May/June
July/August
September/October
November/December
(Deadline is the 5th of the preceding month. Ex: If submitting for the publication month of
March/April, then your submission should be in by the 5th of February)
Poems are accepted free of charge for this publication. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide complimentary print copies or any other compensation at this time. The Email version of the publication is Free. Individual print copies are $5.00. Individual contributor print copies are $4.00, both domestic prices. Write or email me for International pricing. Also, because the yearly email subscription is sent via email attachment in PDF, your computer must be able to download, open, and view PDF files.
We are seeking poems 20 lines or less and should either be spiritual in context (including lifting up the name of Jesus) or be of a positive nature or both. Other poetry genres accepted are as follows: haiku, Tanka, tan renga, nature, children’s, love, short verse, family, and the like.
Submit no more than 2 poems per issue unless prior permission has been given. For Tanka and haiku, tan-renga, or other short forms, you can submit up to 3. Previously published poems are accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject any poem deemed unsuitable for this publication. We also reserve the right to correct simple grammatical errors. Any other changes needed, the author will be contacted for approval. Author (creator of the poem) retains all rights to his / her work, while Creative Inspirations will receive first rights to publish the poem. *If the poem is created by more than one author, each author must sign it.
If sending by postal mail, please include a SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope) with each and every submission. Also, a SASE ensures a response. E-MAIL Submissions are preferred via attachment in Microsoft Word format or within the body of the text.
Creative Inspirations Attn: Poetry Submission P.O. 19051 Kalamazoo, MI 49019
[email protected] * www.cipoetrypublication.com
Print Version - Per Individual Copy
(check one)
Contributor Copy: $4.00 (U.S.) ___ $6.00 (Canada) ___ $8.00 (International) ___
Single Issue: $5.00 (U.S.) ___ $7.00 (Canada) ___ $9.00 (International) ___
Name: _______________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________
Phone (optional): _______________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________
Creative Inspirations P.O. Box 19051 Kalamazoo, MI 49019
[email protected] * www.cipoetrypublication.com
Please make check or money order out to: Creative Inspirations and send to the address above, or you can pay by using one of the available payment methods displayed further down the page.
(check one)
Contributor Copy: $4.00 (U.S.) ___ $6.00 (Canada) ___ $8.00 (International) ___
Single Issue: $5.00 (U.S.) ___ $7.00 (Canada) ___ $9.00 (International) ___
Name: _______________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________
Phone (optional): _______________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________
Creative Inspirations P.O. Box 19051 Kalamazoo, MI 49019
[email protected] * www.cipoetrypublication.com
Please make check or money order out to: Creative Inspirations and send to the address above, or you can pay by using one of the available payment methods displayed further down the page.
Subscriber and Contributor Thoughts & Comments -
Creative Inspirations - from the previous issue (May / June)
Hi Maurice,
It's lovely to get a mention, to be welcomed, in this edition of Creative Inspirations. Thank you. 😊. Thanks for your efforts here. Best wishes, Melissa
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Creative Inspirations Poetry Publication May/June 2025 issue has arrived. It's a beautiful issue replete with lovely photographs & poetry from all over the world. Grateful to dear Rev. Maurice J. Reynolds, Owner-Editor for the publication, of my two #haiku and a #tanka. The website has information on new features and opportunities for poetry submission.
www.cipoetrypublication.com -Neena
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Another beautiful issue, job well done there editor and publisher! Have a restful Sabbath. In Christ's written service, Ted.
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Dear Maurice Reynolds,
Thank you for the great news and all the info! I enjoyed reading the new edition, so many beautiful poems and such a beautiful edition! Congratulations for all your work and presentation! Best wishes and a happy May! Blessings, Steliana Voicu
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Thank you so much for the beautiful new issue of Creative Inspirations. I have just read it and enjoyed many of the poems, especially those of Allan Ball, Melissa Dennison and Steliana Cristina Voicu. The photos were very impressive as well. Have a Happy Birthday month - Stay Well - and Be Happy! -Diana
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Dear Maurice,
Thank you for publishing my "Twenty Children" series. I appreciate it very much. And I look forward to each issue of Creative Inspirations. Smiles, Jane
Cover Creations: Summer Butterfly Activity Issue
Love the way you have put this together. Some lovely writing about butterflies! -Melissa D.
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Dear Maurice J. Reynolds,
Thank you very much for published my poems! So many beautiful poems! I love the new issue, so colorful and joyful! I like the presentation! Best wishes! Steliana Voicu
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Thank you Maurice. Look forward to the next edition. -Rishan
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Hello Maurice,
Enjoy your summer break! This is such a beautiful edition and wonderfully curated. It gave me peace to read the contributions, greatly needed during these difficult times. All the best,
Marjorie Pezzoli
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Thank you for sharing this beautiful issue with me and for including my work. Enjoyed reading everyone's contribution and the publication was so bright and cheery. Have a great summer. -Diana
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Dear Maurice,
Thank you for the publication. It looks lovely and the poems are excellent works. Coincidence that many thought of the monarch! Blessed day. -Monique Kimberly
Gomes-Olmtak
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Maurice,
I love this issue. The butterflies theme lends itself to such poetic expressions. All the poems are so beautiful that I cannot choose a favorite. Butterflies themselves lead us to the ethereal qualities expressed by all these poets. Kudos to all my companion participants.
-Ellen Nesbitt
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Good morning, Maurice,
Thank you for this special delightful summer issue of Cover Creations which I received yesterday. I have read and enjoyed all the submissions. In fact I am promoting this issue on social media because your hard work deserves recognition. Best regards, Paul
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Good Morning, Rev. Reynolds,
I pray all is well with you and your family. This issue of Cover Creations is so beautiful, and I love all the poetry about butterflies. I will try to participate more in sharing my poetry as well. Let me know where I can purchase a copy of your book. I look forward to sharing it with family and friends. Warmly, Glenda
Website:
One of your coolest poem activities yet (“Ballad” poem activity), extraordinary throughout, thank you for generously spearheading these valuable investigations kind sir, and so happy to learn more about Andrew, hope you have a fantastic weekend!!! 🤓🙏✨ -Jerome
Creative Inspirations - from the previous issue (May / June)
Hi Maurice,
It's lovely to get a mention, to be welcomed, in this edition of Creative Inspirations. Thank you. 😊. Thanks for your efforts here. Best wishes, Melissa
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Creative Inspirations Poetry Publication May/June 2025 issue has arrived. It's a beautiful issue replete with lovely photographs & poetry from all over the world. Grateful to dear Rev. Maurice J. Reynolds, Owner-Editor for the publication, of my two #haiku and a #tanka. The website has information on new features and opportunities for poetry submission.
www.cipoetrypublication.com -Neena
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Another beautiful issue, job well done there editor and publisher! Have a restful Sabbath. In Christ's written service, Ted.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear Maurice Reynolds,
Thank you for the great news and all the info! I enjoyed reading the new edition, so many beautiful poems and such a beautiful edition! Congratulations for all your work and presentation! Best wishes and a happy May! Blessings, Steliana Voicu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you so much for the beautiful new issue of Creative Inspirations. I have just read it and enjoyed many of the poems, especially those of Allan Ball, Melissa Dennison and Steliana Cristina Voicu. The photos were very impressive as well. Have a Happy Birthday month - Stay Well - and Be Happy! -Diana
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear Maurice,
Thank you for publishing my "Twenty Children" series. I appreciate it very much. And I look forward to each issue of Creative Inspirations. Smiles, Jane
Cover Creations: Summer Butterfly Activity Issue
Love the way you have put this together. Some lovely writing about butterflies! -Melissa D.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear Maurice J. Reynolds,
Thank you very much for published my poems! So many beautiful poems! I love the new issue, so colorful and joyful! I like the presentation! Best wishes! Steliana Voicu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you Maurice. Look forward to the next edition. -Rishan
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hello Maurice,
Enjoy your summer break! This is such a beautiful edition and wonderfully curated. It gave me peace to read the contributions, greatly needed during these difficult times. All the best,
Marjorie Pezzoli
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you for sharing this beautiful issue with me and for including my work. Enjoyed reading everyone's contribution and the publication was so bright and cheery. Have a great summer. -Diana
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear Maurice,
Thank you for the publication. It looks lovely and the poems are excellent works. Coincidence that many thought of the monarch! Blessed day. -Monique Kimberly
Gomes-Olmtak
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Maurice,
I love this issue. The butterflies theme lends itself to such poetic expressions. All the poems are so beautiful that I cannot choose a favorite. Butterflies themselves lead us to the ethereal qualities expressed by all these poets. Kudos to all my companion participants.
-Ellen Nesbitt
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Good morning, Maurice,
Thank you for this special delightful summer issue of Cover Creations which I received yesterday. I have read and enjoyed all the submissions. In fact I am promoting this issue on social media because your hard work deserves recognition. Best regards, Paul
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Good Morning, Rev. Reynolds,
I pray all is well with you and your family. This issue of Cover Creations is so beautiful, and I love all the poetry about butterflies. I will try to participate more in sharing my poetry as well. Let me know where I can purchase a copy of your book. I look forward to sharing it with family and friends. Warmly, Glenda
Website:
One of your coolest poem activities yet (“Ballad” poem activity), extraordinary throughout, thank you for generously spearheading these valuable investigations kind sir, and so happy to learn more about Andrew, hope you have a fantastic weekend!!! 🤓🙏✨ -Jerome
Creative Inspirations - P.O. Box 19051 Kalamazoo, MI 49019
[email protected] - www.cipoetrypublication.com
[email protected] - www.cipoetrypublication.com