get your poem on #13
by Blythe
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February 6, 2010 | 11:37 amFind the latest tour stop for Pamela Johnson Parker’s debut collection, A Walk Through the Memory Palace at Jillypoet, Jill Crammond Wickham’s blog, where you can find an interview with Pamela that discusses how she creates manuscripts.
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- the latest (virtual) book tour stop for ‘a walk through the memory palace’
February 3, 2010 | 3:53 pmThe latest tour stop has been posted for Pamela Johnson Parker’s debut collection, A Walk Through the Memory Palace. Find out how Daniel Romo responded to the work at his blog, Peyote Soliloquies.
James Brush provided our first tour stop at his blog, Coyote Mercury.
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- rounding out the virtual book tour of sarah j. sloat’s ‘in the voice of a minor saint’
January 31, 2010 | 1:53 pmOur last stop on the Virtual Book Tour of Sarah J. Sloat’s In the Voice of a Minor Saint is with Ren Powell. Find Ren’s review at More Babel.
Joseph Harker provided our first stop in December, and you can find David Moolten’s review at Edible Detritus. David’s was followed by Dave Jarecki’s. Dave’s review is at his blog. Find Jill Crammond Wickham’s at Jillypoet: Mom Trying to Write.
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- make your own book: get off the computer and onto the paper
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http://knockingfrominside.blogspot.com/2008/02/in-lieu-of-sacrifice.html
in recent months i have come to understand that i have unknowingly spent the past few years paring down my existence to the very core… this poem reflects that revelation… excellent prompt.. i cannot wait to read everyone else’s tomorrow…..
renaissance
Christine and I collaborated on this, and I had a blast.
Read my poem here.
I look forward to checking out what everyone else has written…
I liked this prompt. Personal statements? No way!!
A common enough Story in broken lines
I loved the prompt, which coincided with my reflections about how being a parent has awakened me to the significance of sacrifice. And here’s the distillation of that:
http://chicklegirl.blogspot.com/2008/02/suckling.html
Here’s mine:
http://foundcraftygreenart.blogspot.com/2008/02/48-hours-without.html
I look forward to reading everyone elses!
This is my first time here. Hope you enjoy.
http://beyondtheblog.wordpress.com/2008/02/11/sacrifice
I have written two poems about sacrifice
A haiku about a street child
http://filteredprecipitates.blogspot.com/2008/02/little-leahs-leis.html
And a tanka about God’s love
http://filteredprecipitates.blogspot.com/2008/02/matter-of-sibling-rivalry.html
I decided to take up Blythe’s challenge of a ‘good sports poem’. Whether I succeeded, will be up to all of you. The poem is called “Gymnos”.
http://hummingbunny.wordpress.com/2008/02/11/at-all-costs/
Sacrifice
Here is my offering.
Here’s what I wrote with Blythe. Very fun!
my sacrifices as a heart surgeon, past and present
I wrote this one on Friday, based on Blythe’s prompt. i also included words from the Friday Five at Poefusion.
car totem
Sacrifice or not, all depends on
http://ul-typingaway.blogspot.com/2008/02/arranged-or-love.html
This one just sort of came to me. Comments & critique welcome! The Birds Are Waiting to Be Fed
Hi,
I am sharing a classic Australian poem, it is usually presented as a song. It is befitting of this weeks theme.
http://stillbrave.blogspot.com/2008/02/readwritepoem-sacrifice.html
Here’s a short one I wrote last summer that loosely fits the theme.
My entry
Hi Everybody, I’ve got more questions than answers this week!
http://sewina.blogspot.com/2008/02/rwp-13-sacrifice.html
a troubled piece from me. not a “troubling” piece, but a piece with troubles. problems. a draft that may or may not make it. but it does mention fasting/Lent …
remember, i password protect my poetry. if you need the password, email art [at] polkadotwitch [dot] com. you’ll only need it once b/c i use the same one every time.
I didn’t follow the prompt, much as I wanted to. I will another time. Until then, here’s Barriers for Close Proximity.
Is it still sacrifice if the victim is unwitting and unwilling? Well, Abraham seemed to think so. So suppose you found yourself deeply rooted a thousand miles away from your evolutionary soul-mate…
Yucca
Mutual sacrifice? http://patteran.typepad.com
This isn’t a response to the prompt (at least, I don’t think it is) but it’s what I have: Dialog
here you go:
http://different-eye.blogspot.com/2008/02/512.html
So late, but I’m trying.
http://www.9to5poet.com/2008/02/back-into-practice.html
Interestingly enough, I liked the later submissions a lot more than the earlier ones. I guess there’s a lot to be said for taking one’s time to work at something.
I hope everyone takes the time to come back and read, as you have done, Tiel. It would be nice to be able to take that time and know there might be those who will still be checking in later in the week.
On the other hand, being able to riff on a prompt and enjoy the opportunity to share it with others in our open community is terrific. I enjoyed seeing everyone’s work posted from early in the week to last night! (It takes me a while to get to everyone, and I don’t always, too bad for me.)
Thanks for your comments, everyone.
And for all the participants poetry: Good prompt, good poetry experiences!
…deb for RWP.
Better Late Than Never
http://beansthought.blogspot.com/2008/02/sacrifice.html
If you read the post prior to the poem you will know what The Monster Within is…
http://cafeendofuniverse.blogspot.com/2008/02/read-write-poem-sacrifice.html
I haven’t been feeling the writing bug much, but this spoke to me.