Tate Morgan , United States Tate is a product of the Midwest, raised on the plain states of North America. He was nurtured on an ideal akin to the American Drama Mayberry. He grew to manhood under the Midwest sun. Playing Baseball and running the streets of his little town. There friends were lifelong spirits essence of their souls follow him still. He is a poet by nature, compelled through a life time of experience to give voice to our existence, honoring the struggle, not the reward. Tate is a 6th generation Harness horseman. Many of his works speak of the accomplishments of a wild tumultuous life on the track. In 2005 he took up the pen to chronicle his life and times. His works speak to the heart of a life spent in adventure and the final realization of the true treasures we all have in this world, family. His poetry tells the story not only of his own life and times but also of his ancestors. Speaking on the subject in 2010 at the funeral of his son in law Michael Wellman he said this. Can any man say he is not beholding to the spring from which life flows? As in the times of the ancient mariner we all hear the call of sirens that gesture us to sail home. Continuity of purpose flows from the wellspring of our lives. In the end we all find we are drawn inexorably home, to the hearth from around which we told our tales of long ago and spun our yarns of a life well lived. The well spent life will always beckon from the winds of change a call for home. A regular fixture at the preeminent poetry sight in the United States writerscafe.org Tate has won over 1000 poetry contests there. Tate has been interviewed many times adding that he likes this interview best by Kathy Reinhart, posted here reproduced for Carty’s Poetry Journal. cartyspoetryjournal/index.php/ink-drop-interviews-tate-morgan-kathy-reinhart/ In the years since he began writing Tate has produced 3 books of poetry. His works are based in rhyme and meter. It is his belief that poetry, like life plays on our emotions like a melody. About Rabindranath Tagore Award I would like to take this opportunity to thank the organizers of the Rabindranath Tagore Award - 2014. It has been a great honor to be asked to judge this contest. The contest is well organized and well presented. I would like to offer my heart-felt thanks to the other judges who participated and lent their expertise to this honored effort. It was not easy to judge this contest. The competition was fierce. I myself am a rhyme and meter poet. I find the classical education of the Indian population to be quite extraordinary. I lent my time and effort for many a sleepless night to the effort of fairly judging these entries. It has been a great experience for me. You created a great system double blind it is as good as any blind test in medicine. I like the system you have it judges blindly and justice is supposed to be blind. In the states above every court room is lady liberty holding a scale blindfolded weighing the evidence without deception or deceit. The contest was fair impartial and that is all you can ask that makes it beyond reproach. It should be an award worth the effort and those who win can take pride in how hard hard it was... it is excellence that makes for greatness - Tate Morgan
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:34:25 +0000
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