get your poem on #48
by Nathan Moore
We put our words in, strung them together and now we get to see where it all ended up.
I can’t wait to read your poems. I’m also curious about your thoughts on the process. Was it fun? Difficult? Do you do this sort of thing all the time?
If you feel up to it, let us know how it went with a few (or more) words in the comments along with the link to your work. And, if you responded to Read Write Word #1, feel free to leave a link here for that response as well.
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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.
Previous stops include Daniel Romo at his blog, Peyote Soliloquies and James Brush at his blog, Coyote Mercury.
You can find all our plans for the tour here.
- the best of the web is in our ranks
February 6, 2010 | 11:35 amSarah J. Sloat’s poem,”Attending the Tasting” (published in The Literary Bohemian) has been selected for Best of the Web 2010. Congratulations, Sarah!
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Joe describes Will as a “great language poet and bad-ass.”
- ‘literary podcasting made simple with wordpress.com’
February 6, 2010 | 11:33 amDave Bonta has published a how-to article that might be of interest to WordPress users: “Literary Podcasting Made Simple with WordPress.com,” based on his and Beth Adams’ experience at Qarrtsiluni.
Thanks, Dave, for continuing to help make the community aware of technological resources that can expand our art.
- 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.
You can find all our plans for the tour here.
- planning for napowrimo in april, and you are invited!
February 2, 2010 | 6:12 pmHello, hello dear Read Write Poem community members! We are in the planning stages for NaPoWriMo. (What? Is that a groan I hear, or an excited exclamation?)
We are planning another prompt-every-day for those folks who love to write a daily poem in April (which is, as most of you know, National Poetry Month in the United States — although there is an international following of writing poetry every day in April, too, so it is not just about the States).
Anyway! This is a call for prompts because we want to run your ideas, one every day, in April. So here’s what to do:
- Prompts must be no more than 250 words, and we will take the first 30 that we receive.
- Include “NaPoWriMo Prompt” in the subject line of your email as well as your username (e.g., the name you use when you log in) so we can match you up with your prompt and give you the link love.
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We’ll let you know when we’ve got the 30, but don’t delay because it takes a lot of time to format the posts and we want to be ready come April Fools’ Day. Woohoo!
- new senior contributors at read write poem
February 2, 2010 | 11:51 amWe are thrilled to announce that Ren Powell and Dave Jarecki are moving into the senior contributor role at Read Write Poem. Both have been writing feverishly for the site, as well as providing ideas for content and for the community as a whole. In short, they make this site a more lively, and better, place.
Ren and Dave will fill the roles vacated by Carolee Sherwood and Jill Crammond Wickham, who have moved into the manager role.
Everyone please thank Ren and Dave for their hard work and commitment to Read Write Poem.
- 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.
In case you missed the introduction, we are (virtually) hosting Sarah J. Sloat’s In the Voice of a Minor Saint. For complete tour information, such as how you can get your own copy of the collection or how you can get involved in future tours, read this post.
- make your own book: get off the computer and onto the paper
January 30, 2010 | 4:19 pmBeth Adams has posted her latest project at The Cassandra Pages. “A Handmade Book” may not explicate all the details of bookbinding, but Beth shows readers the “Secret Belgian Binding.” It’s a beautiful as well as inspiring post.
If you would like more detailed instructions, Google “secret Belgian bookbinding” and find sites such as this one. Or look for a local book arts class for hands-on instruction.
As Beth says, ” … it did me good to get away from the computer and feel my hands at work!”
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My response to Read Write Word #1
http://pipssqueaks.blogspot.com/2008/10/ead-write-poem.html
I must say, I enjoyed doing it. Althouh I am sure, where it took me!
http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2008/10/your-undoing.html
Yeah, a lot of words to shuffle, I found the process a bit like Suduko, but enjoyed fitting it all together, thanks for the prompt Nathan.
http://sewina.blogspot.com/2008/10/normal-0-tic-tock-stop-climbing-rhyming.html
The great thing about the word-by-word is that it never fails to surprise. This gave me a lot of opportunities to try out new sound combinations and images. http://disorder1313.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/tatterdemalion
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http://fallenverses.org/2008/10/16/rwp-48-a-pin-worked-loose-collaborative/
This was a good prompt. I mean, I actually wrote something for it….
I really enjoyed writing for this prompt. With that being said, here is my offering:
http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/10/15/runaways/
-Nicole
http://gameover709.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/dont-go-autumn/
I always seem to put these things in the wrong place,
http://amidweststory.blogspot.com/2008/10/readwritepoem-48-rough-draft.html
the slinking whatchamacallit one (the title is the words and it is no longer just a draft) .It was an interesting experience for sure.
jorc, I think I need to reporst the wordlet to.
Nathan please forgive me and delete the previous post.
Resurfaces
(is in the form of a “parenthetical” poem, which is explained in a note below it)
Obituary for the City on the Hill
1.
Tatterdemalion memories host obscenities. Lost I , forgettable words.
2.
Slink across sacred courtyards, nobody untouched. Scream meditation. Scavenge. Jettison.
3.
Chrome artifacts remain brilliant though forgettable.
4.
Alleys of tablature. Antiquated guards scream tenuously.
5.
Villas host nobody civil. I slink.
Here is my version: (Collaborative) Read Write Poem #48
the phrase ‘lost meditations resurface’ captured me, and would not let go…
lost meditations
This is a letter poem I wrote in response to Jo Hemmant’s poem ‘close’ on her blog, http://florescence.wordpress.com/
So it’s a collaborative piece. Dave and Dana have been writing letter poems back and forth, and it’s starting to spread.
letter poem
Crazy fun! Even though I don’t think I did it right.
Here it is anyway.
unfortunately,
this appears
to be neither/nor
but it is a poem
for poetry thursday…
does that count?
http://itsacanadiangeek.blogspot.com/2008/10/poetry-thursday-i-cant-let-it-go.html
[...] poem started with a collaborative prompt on readwritepoem- which started with various people contributing the following [...]
[...] poem started with a collaborative prompt on readwritepoem- which started with various people contributing the following [...]
I don´t have much time available for writing poetry at the moment (or reading it… sorry, will be back soon and look forward to finding out what you´ve been writing!) but seeing these mouth-watering words I couldn´t resist writing http://wordsthatsing.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/antiques/“>this poem
I wrote a letter poem in response to Christine’s letter poem. I’m working with the line-by-line. Tatterdemalion is my new favorite word, but it sounds so clunky.
Letter poem is here http://jillypoet.blogspot.com/2008/10/end-of-rainbow-in-tip-of-cigarette.html
Sorry folks, I left the wrong permalink earlier.
Tenously Forgettable Memories
http://sewina.blogspot.com/2008/10/normal-0-tenuously-forgettable-memories.html
i’m late, but mine’s here
It took a few days of processing, but I finally wrote a poem based on the Read Write Word prompt:
http://fallenverses.org/2008/10/17/read-write-word-1-laughing-in-the-wind/