Will Dockery wrote:

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>> 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)
>>>
>>> -----------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> 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.

> 🙂

That's cool........