Poetry Fishbowl on Tuesday, February 1
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ysabetwordsmithThis is an advance announcement for the Tuesday, February 1, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. This time the theme will be "Flipping Expectations." I'll be soliciting ideas for researchers, journalists, historians, explorers, partners, housemates, children, parents, teachers, leaders, superheroes, supervillains, teammates, alien or fantasy species, failure analysts, ethicists, activists, rebels, other people who get into unpredictable situations, upsetting expectations, twisting tropes, researching, revising theories, parenting, teaching, adventuring, leaving your comfort zone, discovering things, conducting experiments, observation changing experiments, experiments changing paradigms, troubleshooting, improvising, adapting, cleaning up messes, cooperating, taking over in an emergency, saving the day, discovering yourself, studying others, testing boundaries, coming of age, coming out, running away from home, going off the rails, subverting fate, learning what you can (and can't) do, sharing, preparing for the worst, expecting the unexpected, fixing what's broke, upsetting the status quo, changing the world, accomplishing the impossible, recovering from setbacks, returning home, archeological digs, the forest primeval, liminal zones, schools, sharehouses, kitchens, campfires, libraries, laboratories, supervillain lairs, makerspaces, nonhuman accommodations and adaptations, stores, farmer's markets, starships, bizarre exoplanets, magical lands, foreign dimensions, other places where the unbelievable happens, contradictions, conundrums, puzzling discoveries, sudden surprises, inventions that change everything, time travel, travel mishaps, the buck stops here, trial and error, weird food, secret ingredients, supplements that turn out to be metagenic, intercultural entanglements, asking for help and getting it, enemies to friends/lovers, interdimensional travel, lab conditions are not field conditions, superpower manifestation, the end of where your framework actually applies, ethics, innovation, problems that can't be solved by hitting, teamwork, found family, complementary strengths and weaknesses, personal growth, and poetic forms in particular.
Among my more relevant series for the main theme:
An Army of One is unbelievable by the standards of the Galactic Arms, but it works for the residents.
Artists of Destruction presents famous artists as warmongers.
The Bear Tunnels is an unexpected adventure.
A Conflagration of Dragons has unforseen disasters and cultural upheavals.
The Daughters of the Apocalypse has a jumble of past and present, some of it quite strange.
Eloquent Souls presents a setting where soulmarks are common, but some of the results are puzzling.
Fledgling Grace is about people sprouting angel wings, and the unexpected changes that brings.
Frankenstein's Family features two scientists running a valley in historic Romania, along with a pack of werewolves, a couple of vampires, and a mummy.
Hart's Farm is a free love community with a few really exotic characters.
Monster House is suburban fantasy with a diverse household, where the line between truth and fantasy isn't always clear.
The Moon Door explores a women's chronic pain group and lycanthropy.
One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis follows Shaeth as he works on becoming the God of Drunks.
Polychrome Heroics has ordinary humans, supernaries, blue-plate specials, superheroes, supervillains, primal and animal soups all trying to get along and figure out how to make a functional society.
Or you can ask for something new.
I have a linkback poem, "Forelsket" (5 verses, Hart's Farm).
If you're interested, mark the date on your calendar, and please hold actual prompts until the "Poetry Fishbowl Open" post next week. (If you're not available that day, or you live in a time zone that makes it hard to reach me, you can leave advance prompts. I am now.) Meanwhile, if you want to help with promotion, please feel free to link back here or repost this on your blog.
Writing is usually considered a solitary pursuit. One exception to this is a fascinating exercise called a "fishbowl." This has various forms, but all of them basically involve some kind of writing in public, usually with interaction between author and audience. A famous example is Harlan Ellison's series of "stories under glass" in which he sits in a bookstore window and writes a new story based on an idea that someone gives him. Writing classes sometimes include a version where students watch each other write, often with students calling out suggestions which are chalked up on the blackboard for those writing to use as inspiration.
I'm going to host a Poetry Fishbowl on my blog on Tuesday, February 1. I'll be soliciting ideas for thematic characters, plots, settings, objects, and poetic forms in particular. Chances are I'll spend a good chunk of the day, from afternoon to evening or more, alternating between this site and doing stuff offline so my back doesn't weld itself to the chair.
Perks: I will post at least one of the resulting fishbowl poems on the blog for everyone to enjoy, and an extra one if there's at least one new prompter or donor. The rest will be available for audience members to buy, and whatever's left over will go into my archive for magazine submission.
If donations total $100 then you get a free $15 poem; $150 gets you a free $20 poem; and $200 gets you a free epic, posted after the Poetry Fishbowl. These will usually be series poems if I have them; otherwise I may offer non-series poems or series poems in a different size. If donations reach $250, you get one step toward a bonus fishbowl; four of these activates the perk, and they don't have to be four months in a row. Everyone will get to vote on which series, and give prompts during the extra fishbowl, although it may be a half-day rather than a whole day. If donations reach $300, there will be a bonus piece in one series.
I want to promote linkbacks pointing people to the "Fishbowl Open" post on Tuesday. I have a spare series poem available, and each linkback will reveal a verse of "Forelsket" (Hart's Farm). One person can do multiple links if they're on different services, like Twitter or LiveJournal, rather than all on Dreamwidth.
(See the complete list of current perks.)
If you enjoy my poetry -- or if you just love poetry in general, or want to promote interest in the unexpected -- please mark the fishbowl date on your calendar. Drop by and give me some ideas, comment on the posted poetry, encourage people to come look, whatever tickles your fancy. I hope to see you then!
Among my more relevant series for the main theme:
An Army of One is unbelievable by the standards of the Galactic Arms, but it works for the residents.
Artists of Destruction presents famous artists as warmongers.
The Bear Tunnels is an unexpected adventure.
A Conflagration of Dragons has unforseen disasters and cultural upheavals.
The Daughters of the Apocalypse has a jumble of past and present, some of it quite strange.
Eloquent Souls presents a setting where soulmarks are common, but some of the results are puzzling.
Fledgling Grace is about people sprouting angel wings, and the unexpected changes that brings.
Frankenstein's Family features two scientists running a valley in historic Romania, along with a pack of werewolves, a couple of vampires, and a mummy.
Hart's Farm is a free love community with a few really exotic characters.
Monster House is suburban fantasy with a diverse household, where the line between truth and fantasy isn't always clear.
The Moon Door explores a women's chronic pain group and lycanthropy.
One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis follows Shaeth as he works on becoming the God of Drunks.
Polychrome Heroics has ordinary humans, supernaries, blue-plate specials, superheroes, supervillains, primal and animal soups all trying to get along and figure out how to make a functional society.
Or you can ask for something new.
I have a linkback poem, "Forelsket" (5 verses, Hart's Farm).
If you're interested, mark the date on your calendar, and please hold actual prompts until the "Poetry Fishbowl Open" post next week. (If you're not available that day, or you live in a time zone that makes it hard to reach me, you can leave advance prompts. I am now.) Meanwhile, if you want to help with promotion, please feel free to link back here or repost this on your blog.
Writing is usually considered a solitary pursuit. One exception to this is a fascinating exercise called a "fishbowl." This has various forms, but all of them basically involve some kind of writing in public, usually with interaction between author and audience. A famous example is Harlan Ellison's series of "stories under glass" in which he sits in a bookstore window and writes a new story based on an idea that someone gives him. Writing classes sometimes include a version where students watch each other write, often with students calling out suggestions which are chalked up on the blackboard for those writing to use as inspiration.
I'm going to host a Poetry Fishbowl on my blog on Tuesday, February 1. I'll be soliciting ideas for thematic characters, plots, settings, objects, and poetic forms in particular. Chances are I'll spend a good chunk of the day, from afternoon to evening or more, alternating between this site and doing stuff offline so my back doesn't weld itself to the chair.
Perks: I will post at least one of the resulting fishbowl poems on the blog for everyone to enjoy, and an extra one if there's at least one new prompter or donor. The rest will be available for audience members to buy, and whatever's left over will go into my archive for magazine submission.
If donations total $100 then you get a free $15 poem; $150 gets you a free $20 poem; and $200 gets you a free epic, posted after the Poetry Fishbowl. These will usually be series poems if I have them; otherwise I may offer non-series poems or series poems in a different size. If donations reach $250, you get one step toward a bonus fishbowl; four of these activates the perk, and they don't have to be four months in a row. Everyone will get to vote on which series, and give prompts during the extra fishbowl, although it may be a half-day rather than a whole day. If donations reach $300, there will be a bonus piece in one series.
I want to promote linkbacks pointing people to the "Fishbowl Open" post on Tuesday. I have a spare series poem available, and each linkback will reveal a verse of "Forelsket" (Hart's Farm). One person can do multiple links if they're on different services, like Twitter or LiveJournal, rather than all on Dreamwidth.
(See the complete list of current perks.)
If you enjoy my poetry -- or if you just love poetry in general, or want to promote interest in the unexpected -- please mark the fishbowl date on your calendar. Drop by and give me some ideas, comment on the posted poetry, encourage people to come look, whatever tickles your fancy. I hope to see you then!
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Date: 2022-01-25 07:14 pm (UTC)Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-25 07:24 pm (UTC)http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/harts-farm.html
Feel free to revive it if that appeals to you. It's a great match for the upcoming theme.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-25 07:48 pm (UTC)Re: Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-25 07:53 pm (UTC)Yay!
>> I'm getting myself in trouble. I'm supposed to be working on the house and writing and I can't get off my backside today.<<
Normally this is where I'd warn you that my work is flypaper for eyeballs, but ...
>> I think it's the weather. I got all my errands run this morning, but I have been a bump the rest of the day. Luckily there's still some day left. It's been wet and cold all day. That doesn't usually bother me. I prefer cold to hot, but damp isn't fun.<<
... if your body is demanding rest, you might want to listen to it. Curl up in a blanket, have a cup of cocoa or soup, and read. It's a lot nicer to rest by choice than because you went out in the wet and caught a cold.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-25 08:03 pm (UTC)Re: Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-25 08:18 pm (UTC)Good idea.
>> I've got the heat on and I'm still cold. And I'm very rarely cold.<<
This sounds like a good time for a fuzzy blanket.
You might also consider warming spices or foods:
https://herebydesign.net/seasonal-eating-best-warming-foods-winter/
https://foodal.com/knowledge/herbs-spices/wonderful-warming-spices/
>> Hopefully I'll warm up and at least get my bedroom dusted and the living room worked on. Nothing too taxing. I won't go out in the garage until tomorrow with the recycling. I'll do some reading and hopefully some writing. I've had a lot of creative energy lately. I might as well use it.<<
Good plan.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-26 12:57 pm (UTC)Re: Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-27 03:54 am (UTC)Re: Thoughts
Date: 2022-01-27 07:03 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2022-01-25 10:36 pm (UTC)