Epigramman-1,000 followers

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   FloraBreenRobisonposted 12 years ago

   Congratulations to Colin Stewart aka Epigramman for reaching 1,000 followers!

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      Cogersonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Congrats....and thanks for all the support you provide for so many of us. I am glad I am one of your 1,000 followers.

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      vocalcoachposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Oh Congratulations! Epigramman deserves huge recognition for such an accomplishment. Love you Epi and appreciate all you do for others here on hubpages.  You're the number one man!

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      Phyllis Doyleposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for opening this forum, Flora, and giving us the chance to congratulate a loved and great poet.
      
      Epi, may your quill never run out of ink and may your spirit always soar. Thank you for your poetry.

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      mckbirdbksposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hello Flora - What a nice thing to do for the one and only Epigramman. He will have another 1,000 before we know it.

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      hubber-2009posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Congrats Colin for reaching this milestone..

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      Dorsiposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Congrats - that's an awesome milestone!

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   Uninvited Writerposted 12 years ago

   And he deserves every single one

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   Breen Bergstromeposted 12 years ago

   Hearty congratulations to a star, the star hubber of our times.
   With all respect and cheers,
   Breen

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      ThoughtSandwichesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Holding aloft his, "Yeah Colin!" banner...ThoughtSandwiches gets crushed among the thousand followers, fans, and friends...
      
      Great Job!
      Thomas

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         dungeonraiderposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         It's like Beatlemania all over again.  Epimania!

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   always exploringposted 12 years ago

   Yea, Epi! You make me smile everyday. I love you Dear friend..

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   Cardisaposted 12 years ago

   I LOVE YOU EPI!
   

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   always exploringposted 12 years ago

   Cardisa, How did you do that?? Love it!!

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      Cardisaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I imported the photo by formatting (when you are editing  your.comment it's below right of the comments box.), then click add photo and choose your option. Just like adding a photo to your hub.

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   Movie Masterposted 12 years ago

   Congratulations epi! I'm so pleased to be one of them x

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   manlypoetrymanposted 12 years ago

   Way to go, Epigramman!

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   homesteadboundposted 12 years ago

   Way to go, Epi! So glad to be one of your adoring fans!

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    Phyllis Doyleposted 12 years ago

    Epi, this is just awesome! Congratulations to such a prolific writer and fantastic poet. I love your poem "This Man". It made me reflect on some important issues in my life. Thank you for all your poems.

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    IzzyMposted 12 years ago

    I'm always the last person to notice anything. Who is Epigramman? Actually just found him - http://epigramman.hubpages.com/ - off to read to see what all the hype is.

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    IzzyMposted 12 years ago

    Actually, just looked at his recent hubs and see that he is a poet.
    
    Just think, If I had divided my last 2 hubs into poems of his hub length, I would now have another 600 hubs, or more. I never was good at math!
    
    My last two hubs were almost 3,000 words apiece.
    
    Just goes to show, words mean nothing.

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       FloraBreenRobisonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Izzy -
       Epi/Colin is one of those people who not only write poems, he goes out of his way to advertise other people's hubs on his facebook page. An epigram is a short poem by definition so none of them will be long.
       
       For people who aren't poets, there is no big deal. But for those of us who are poets, it is.
       One thing though: Poems get a flurry of activity the fist couple of days it is published. Then it plummets. You do not get any repeat viewings on poems. Praise from others is all you are ever going to get because no one comes to poetry to click on any ads. That was true before Panda as after. So don't let this thread bother you Isobelle.
       
       I do not know whether he will even see the thread as he tends to stay away from forums.
       
       As for me, I tend to get excited when everyone hits milestones no matter what type of writing they do. I go slightly overboard. silly? Yes indeed. But it warms my heart.

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          IzzyMposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          I have always said, though maybe not for a long time, that if poets want their poems viewed by the people who use the world wide wide web, that they have to title then as such.
          
          "A Poem - Begone Good Sir"
          
          or
          
          "A poem - Around the Deep Waters"
          
          Obviously, no-one searches for those exact terms, but putting 'poem' in the title helps.
          
          Not being a poet, I respect those who are, but at the same time if you want your poems to be found on the WWW, you have to title them in a search friendly way, just like the rest of us who write about factual things.

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             FloraBreenRobisonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             okay, Izzy. I think Colin sees it as a hobby, though. He has some kind of graveyard shift job so he doesn't worry about marketing.

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                IzzyMposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                Oh OK
                
                Hobbies are good, right?

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                   Phyllis Doyleposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                   Also, when we write poems, us poets use tags like poem, poetry, romantic poetry, lyrical poetry, etc.  So that helps to pull in readers who are looking for poems. 

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                      IzzyMposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                      Excellent! You do know that titles are more powerful?

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                         Phyllis Doyleposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                         Titles are very important. BTW I do not recall reading any of your hubs. What kind of titles do you use?
                         
                         It really does not matter right now though, for this forum thread is all about Epi and his achievements, not you or me.

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                         FloraBreenRobisonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                         sure. My acrostic poems have quite strong titles and they do get some repeat traffic. They are all about biographies of artists/famous titles so they do have a lot of info. But they always get *less* traffic than my articles.

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                            Phyllis Doyleposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                            I like your titles and hubs, Flora.  I was responding to Izzy and trying to figure out how we are stuck on titles rather than the purpose of your forum.
                            
                            It would be interesting to start a forum on titles and how important they are in regards to traffic. I have been pondering on this myself for the last few days.  Epi's title of one of his poems, "This Man", drew my attention immediately because it made me think it would be a poem about a man who has a message for someone or struggles in life. After reading the poem, I can tell, as Epi says, that the poem, like most of his, is open to interpretation of the reader -- which I think is great.

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                               IzzyMposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                               Aw sweetheart, don't fall out with me because of what I said.
                               
                               I am not a poet, and not a fan of poetry.
                               
                               That said, I do think there is a huge demand out there for poetry.
                               
                               In order for an internet searcher to find poetry, then the word -poetry- has to be in the title of the hub.
                               
                               Otherwise, how can it be found? That's all.
                               
                               And don't bother trying to read me, because I don't do poetry.

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                                  Polly Cposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                                  I write poetry and most of my poems get daily google traffic - in fact my highest traffic poem usually gets 30+ google views per day and was not even written by me but by my son at age 10.
                                  
                                  You have to think about what you would type into the search engine if you were looking for a poem - hence, the word poem, or poetry, and then the subject of the poem. You can then give it another title as a capsule heading if you want. I can't see how you can be found if not.
                                  
                                  And congratulations, Epigramman!

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                   FloraBreenRobisonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                   Yes Without my hobbies my life would be work alone.

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       Rosemay50posted 12 years agoin reply to this

       You could not be more wrong izzy.
       To a poet words are everything. And our Epi is a wordsmith of the highest Caliber.

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    always exploringposted 12 years ago

    Cardisa, Thank you..I thinl i have it....
    
    
    Heres to you Epi, our friend

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    Vincent Mooreposted 12 years ago

    Way da go bro, I knew you would do it. You have so many people loving your work and you deserve every friend you have at the Hubs and on FB. Congratulations for reaching your 1000th follower.

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    sunasia22posted 12 years ago

    I am proud to be Epi's 1000th follower! Congratulations!

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    debW07posted 12 years ago

    Wow! That is fantastic, congratulations!

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    pstraubie48posted 12 years ago

    ...amazing...congratulations....and to one thousand more...
    twenty months ago who new
    they'd be following little ole you?
    it is clear
    many have drawn near
    to read and think and cheer....

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    epigrammanposted 12 years ago

    ..and here is the man himself - lol lol lol
    ...let's face it - good writing is good writing - whether it's 10 lines or 100 lines  and like Duke Elllington once said why categorize music at all - good music is good music - I purposely don't group or categorize my writing into specific genres - otherwise that would spoil the surprise of what is to follow - lol
    thank you to one of my biggest fans and hub buddies Flora for starting this lovely surprise (her mum too) and thank you everyone else for joining in and making this truly a highlight of a lifetime - not everyone gets to reach these kind of numbers and a lot of that has to do with my friends, fans, followers, and colleagues here at the Hub. lake erie time 7:29pm

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       VeronicaFarkasposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       CONGRATULATIONS, Epi!!!!! You deserve this recognition, no doubt! =]

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       kannanwritesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       +11111

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    Amy Bechererposted 12 years ago

    I can't think of anyone more deserving of kudos, admiration and love than you, Colin.  Congrat's on a magnificent milestone in Hubland. The quantity alone is monumental.  The quality is beyond measure.

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    poetvixposted 12 years ago

    Epi, you are and will always be the King of Hubpages poetry.  This title is yours not only for your razor sharp imagination, but also for your huge heart and blessed spirit.  We love you!

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    Debby Bruckposted 12 years ago

    Whoo-hoo! Group ((HUGS)) for Colin our epi-gram-man
    Maybe we shall send him a Western Union MailGram for the Man!
    
    
    
    
    view in higher resolution http://s1.hubimg.com/u/6079924_f520.jpg

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    RedElfposted 12 years ago

    Congratulations, epi! That's quite a milestone.

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    cat on a soapboxposted 12 years ago

    Well deserved, epi! This impressive milestone is a reflection of your wonderful sense of humor, non-stop creativity, and devotion to HubPages. Thank you and congratulations!

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    Rosemay50posted 12 years ago

    Congratulations  Epi.  I am proud  to be one of your 1,000 followers.

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    Maralexaposted 12 years ago

    Dear Epi
    
    Congratulations on 1000 followers!  Your talent and your kindness to your followers are just two of the many reasons you deserve such a great fan club. 
    
    Here's to your continued success.
    
    Marilyn (Maralexa)

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    DonnaCosmatoposted 12 years ago

    Congratulations on what seems like an awesome achievement! May you enjoy much success.

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    raciniwaposted 12 years ago

    WOWOWOOW...great to see a great hubber having 1,000 followers...Congratulations Epi...i'm glad to be a follower...

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    Pearldiverposted 12 years ago

    Good Stuff... Congrats Colin.. Well deserved my friend.. people love your work!
    Hell people love the Epi as well

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