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ysabetwordsmithThe following poems from the March 20, 2012 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. They may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my LiveJournal profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods.
The Poetry Fishbowl also has a landing page with full details about the project.
"Ari and the Atheist" -- 39 lines,$15 SOLD
Your prompt about atheists got me thinking. In a world where the gods are very obvious, "atheist" doesn't necessarily mean "unbeliever" as it does here. It can mean someone who thinks the gods are just ordinary but super-powerful beings; or who has bizarre beliefs about some imaginary force or being; or who follows a philosophy rather than a religion. And in a world that the gods have messed up horribly? Enter the conscientious objector, whom Ari meets in a village square, manning a bread-cart.
"Bouquets of Bygone Days" -- 77 lines,$38.50 SOLD
Your prompt about Shahana and a sweetheart led to the free-verse poem "Bouquets of Bygone Days," in which Shahana and Ari discuss how love interacts (or not) with a paladin's vocation. And it all starts when a boy gives Ari a bunch of flowers ...
"But One End" -- 173 lines, $86.50
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the_vulture has asked about Ari's first experience channeling the power of Gailah. There have been a few other minor examples, but this is the first major one. A struggling village, a shopping trip gone wrong, and a ruffian who badly underestimates his choice of victim. The result is the free-verse poem "But One End."
"Follow Your Heart" -- 152 lines,$76 SOLD
From your prompt about a paladin commanded to do something bad came the free-verse poem "Follow Your Heart." There are smugglers, followers of Gorrein, a river-town militia, our two heras ... and a discussion of what a paladin is supposed to be.
"Knell" -- 68 lines,$34 SOLD
Actually I was captivated by your comment on today's free poem, regarding the allies of Gorrein and the opposition he faces. "Knell" is a free-verse poem about slipping alliances and what happens when people are faced with the consequences of a changing world. This is a two-part poem with some very tight parallels between the first and second sections.
"Loaf Mass" -- 70 lines, $35
Following up on your prompt about Ari's village is the free-verse poem "Loaf Mass," with Larn and some of the elders bringing in the hay and thinking about the grain harvest yet to come. And then a stranger arrives...
"Storm Wrack" -- 161 lines, $80.50 In microfunding now
The prompt about polishing weapons led to the free-verse poem "Storm Wrack." It's a direct sequel to "Follow Your Heart," in which Johan washes up in Three-Town Fork and reconnects with Shahana and Ari. He still keeps getting pulled into doing the work of a paladin, even though he's uneasy with it.
The Poetry Fishbowl also has a landing page with full details about the project.
"Ari and the Atheist" -- 39 lines,
Your prompt about atheists got me thinking. In a world where the gods are very obvious, "atheist" doesn't necessarily mean "unbeliever" as it does here. It can mean someone who thinks the gods are just ordinary but super-powerful beings; or who has bizarre beliefs about some imaginary force or being; or who follows a philosophy rather than a religion. And in a world that the gods have messed up horribly? Enter the conscientious objector, whom Ari meets in a village square, manning a bread-cart.
"Bouquets of Bygone Days" -- 77 lines,
Your prompt about Shahana and a sweetheart led to the free-verse poem "Bouquets of Bygone Days," in which Shahana and Ari discuss how love interacts (or not) with a paladin's vocation. And it all starts when a boy gives Ari a bunch of flowers ...
"But One End" -- 173 lines, $86.50
Previously
the_vulture has asked about Ari's first experience channeling the power of Gailah. There have been a few other minor examples, but this is the first major one. A struggling village, a shopping trip gone wrong, and a ruffian who badly underestimates his choice of victim. The result is the free-verse poem "But One End.""Follow Your Heart" -- 152 lines,
From your prompt about a paladin commanded to do something bad came the free-verse poem "Follow Your Heart." There are smugglers, followers of Gorrein, a river-town militia, our two heras ... and a discussion of what a paladin is supposed to be.
"Knell" -- 68 lines,
Actually I was captivated by your comment on today's free poem, regarding the allies of Gorrein and the opposition he faces. "Knell" is a free-verse poem about slipping alliances and what happens when people are faced with the consequences of a changing world. This is a two-part poem with some very tight parallels between the first and second sections.
"Loaf Mass" -- 70 lines, $35
Following up on your prompt about Ari's village is the free-verse poem "Loaf Mass," with Larn and some of the elders bringing in the hay and thinking about the grain harvest yet to come. And then a stranger arrives...
"Storm Wrack" -- 161 lines, $80.50 In microfunding now
The prompt about polishing weapons led to the free-verse poem "Storm Wrack." It's a direct sequel to "Follow Your Heart," in which Johan washes up in Three-Town Fork and reconnects with Shahana and Ari. He still keeps getting pulled into doing the work of a paladin, even though he's uneasy with it.
