Poetry and Poems

Here are the rankings that you can obtain in our International Poetry Ambassador Program and some of the benefits obtained:

Points Needed	Title	Benefits
This is where you start at	International Poetry Ambassador	1 Poem in the Ambassador Portfolio
100,000	Senior International Poetry Ambassador	(Get own webpage at VoicesNet for 3 of your poems) 2 Poems in the Ambassador Portfolio
250,000	Master International Poetry Ambassador	(Personal webpage at VoicesNet grows by 3 of your poems to 6) (Focus article on you in VoicesNet Visions Literary Journal) 3 Poems in the Ambassador Portfolio
1,000,000	Grand Master International Poetry Ambassador	(Personal webpage at VoicesNet grows by 6 of your poems to 12) (Another Focus article on you in VoicesNet Visions Literary Journal) 4 Poems in the Ambassador Portfolio

Why does anybody care about points and rankings? You thought this program was just for goodwill, huh? Well, it is, but we want to keep track of the efforts of the Poetry Ambassadors so that we can monitor our program anyways so we thought we would add some fun to it, but more importantly, after someone moves up the ladder of the Rankings, they have accomplished something real special, I believe, in rankings but also in accomplishments in general, and should be uniquely commended, and we plan to do just that as each ambassador reaches a particular rank.

Here is how the scoring works for the International Poetry Ambassador Program.

Each Poetry Read = 1 points (per audience member per poem)

Each Poetry Read = 1 points for the author (per audience member per poem)

Each Poetry Read Session = 100 points

If Ambassador performs a Read Session = 100 points

Poetry Read Sessions to children (12 and under) audience = 500 points

Poetry Read Sessions at Hospitals = 500 points

Poetry Read Sessions at Schools = 500 points

Poetry Read Sessions at Libraries = 500 points

Poetry Read Sessions at Orphanages = 500 points

Maximum Ambassador Portfolio Poems you can get credit for at a read = 10

- by all means, read more, but you only score for up to 10

Maximum number of audience listeners that you can get credit for at a read = 100

Each VoicesNet URL you get Listed in Print = 500 points

Each Link to VoicesNet's website = 500 points

Each Email Address for Media Announcements = 50 points

Prep Diploma = 500 points (any areas of study)

University Undergraduate Diploma = 1000 points

University Masters Diploma = 2000

University Doctorate Diploma = 5000 points

Sample Scoring Example for a Poetry Reading Session:

You arrange a Poetry Reading at an elementary school

You choose 5 poems from the Ambassador Portfolio

20 Attendees are at the reading

You are the reader of the 5 poems

Scoring - each poem is worth 20 points because 20 people listened to each poem

so: 5 poems x 20 points = 100 points

Its easy : number of listeners multipled by the number of poems gives you the base points for the readings

Then you would get 100 points that you get for each Poetry Read scheduled.

Then you would get the 100 points awarded if the Ambassador actually does the reading.

Then you would get the bonus 500 points awarded for scheduling a reading at a school.

Then you would get the bonus 500 points awarded for scheduling a reading for children (12 and under).

That would then total 100 + 100 + 100 + 500 + 500 = 1300 points to record

See how it works!