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ysabetwordsmithThe following poems from the October 1, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "Mysterious and Impermanent," "Greater Than the Sum," "A Lively Feast," "Between the Normal and the Abnormal," "Always Carry Your Goodness," "Crossroads on the Hero's Journey," "Gökotta," "The Arc of the Mental Universe," "So Often Alone," "An Iron Fist."
"All the Cantankerous, Conflicting, Alluring Voices"
This inspired the free-verse poem "All the Cantankerous, Conflicting, Alluring Voices." Shahana and Ari stop by a bookstore to restock for their traveling school.
198 lines, Buy It Now = $99
Three-Town Fork was big enough
to support a bookstore, especially
now that trade was reviving more.
"As a Form of Cultural Bricolage"
Your MacGyver prompt inspired the free-verse poem "As a Form of Cultural Bricolage." Shiv, Luci, Tolli, and Simon watch a new television show about jerryrigging.
309 lines, Buy It Now = $155
They had talked about wedding plans
off and on all day, so when evening came,
everyone was ready to sit back and relax.
Tolli and Simon were all excited about
some new show coming on television,
and Luci was game to give it a go.
"Out of Suffering"
Your second prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Out of Suffering." After losing his family, Ibrahim Khaled leaves Damascus in search of a better life.
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When the protest began in Damascus,
Ibrahim Khaled felt that it would get very bad.
News came in from Aleppo of uprisings
there as well, increasing his anxiety.
Some Dreamwidth prompts inspired a pair of poems about Shiv painting:
"Happy Accidents"
Shiv takes a lesson in wet-on-wet painting, and gets a suggestion of where to look for more.
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Shiv had pounced on
the first art class with
John Hank Anderson
after a summer spent
visiting Motor City.
"Happy Little Trees"
Shiv looks up some old painting videos online and falls in love with the style.
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After the Ancient Art class
with John Hank Anderson,
Shiv stopped for lunch
and then went straight to
the public housing apartment
that he used as an art studio.
A DW prompt inspired a pair of poems about Pain's Gray and food:
"The Mixture of Spices, the Subtle Flavors"
Pain's Gray and Shiv visit an Indian restaurant.
370 lines, Buy It Now = $185
Pain's Gray kept an eye
on Shiv as they flanked
Ricasso a pace behind him,
but the kid was actually good
at this and stayed right where
he was supposed to be.
"Delicious Nemeses"
Having discovered Indian food, Gray wants to try making some himself, and Shiv helps.
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By the time they made it back
to the apartment at the end
of the day, Gray was itching
to get into his kitchen and cook.
A Dreamwidth prompt inspired a diptych about Hatter and Genna:
"What Lies Within Us"
Hatter flibbers about friendship. Pips assures him that he's better at it than he realizes.
161 lines, Buy It Now = $81
Marko fussed with his desk,
moving piles of paper
back and forth.
"Talk to me, boss,"
said Pips. "I can't help
you solve problems if I
don't know what they are."
"Friendship Recipes"
Genna sends Hatter some resources about friendship that make sense to him.
118 lines, Buy It Now = $59
Marko had just managed
to coax a six-cup can of
ruby cocoa powder from
Dorothy and Merit when
his computer chimed with
Genna's inbound signal.
"All the Cantankerous, Conflicting, Alluring Voices"
This inspired the free-verse poem "All the Cantankerous, Conflicting, Alluring Voices." Shahana and Ari stop by a bookstore to restock for their traveling school.
198 lines, Buy It Now = $99
Three-Town Fork was big enough
to support a bookstore, especially
now that trade was reviving more.
"As a Form of Cultural Bricolage"
Your MacGyver prompt inspired the free-verse poem "As a Form of Cultural Bricolage." Shiv, Luci, Tolli, and Simon watch a new television show about jerryrigging.
309 lines, Buy It Now = $155
They had talked about wedding plans
off and on all day, so when evening came,
everyone was ready to sit back and relax.
Tolli and Simon were all excited about
some new show coming on television,
and Luci was game to give it a go.
"Out of Suffering"
Your second prompt inspired the free-verse poem "Out of Suffering." After losing his family, Ibrahim Khaled leaves Damascus in search of a better life.
367 lines, Buy It Now = $184
When the protest began in Damascus,
Ibrahim Khaled felt that it would get very bad.
News came in from Aleppo of uprisings
there as well, increasing his anxiety.
Some Dreamwidth prompts inspired a pair of poems about Shiv painting:
"Happy Accidents"
Shiv takes a lesson in wet-on-wet painting, and gets a suggestion of where to look for more.
180 lines, Buy It Now = $90
Shiv had pounced on
the first art class with
John Hank Anderson
after a summer spent
visiting Motor City.
"Happy Little Trees"
Shiv looks up some old painting videos online and falls in love with the style.
358 lines, Buy It Now = $179
After the Ancient Art class
with John Hank Anderson,
Shiv stopped for lunch
and then went straight to
the public housing apartment
that he used as an art studio.
A DW prompt inspired a pair of poems about Pain's Gray and food:
"The Mixture of Spices, the Subtle Flavors"
Pain's Gray and Shiv visit an Indian restaurant.
370 lines, Buy It Now = $185
Pain's Gray kept an eye
on Shiv as they flanked
Ricasso a pace behind him,
but the kid was actually good
at this and stayed right where
he was supposed to be.
"Delicious Nemeses"
Having discovered Indian food, Gray wants to try making some himself, and Shiv helps.
351 lines, Buy It Now = $176
By the time they made it back
to the apartment at the end
of the day, Gray was itching
to get into his kitchen and cook.
A Dreamwidth prompt inspired a diptych about Hatter and Genna:
"What Lies Within Us"
Hatter flibbers about friendship. Pips assures him that he's better at it than he realizes.
161 lines, Buy It Now = $81
Marko fussed with his desk,
moving piles of paper
back and forth.
"Talk to me, boss,"
said Pips. "I can't help
you solve problems if I
don't know what they are."
"Friendship Recipes"
Genna sends Hatter some resources about friendship that make sense to him.
118 lines, Buy It Now = $59
Marko had just managed
to coax a six-cup can of
ruby cocoa powder from
Dorothy and Merit when
his computer chimed with
Genna's inbound signal.
