Poetry Fishbowl on April 5, 2011
This is an advance announcement for the Tuesday, April 5 2011 Poetry Fishbowl. This time the theme will be "Mad Science." I'll be soliciting ideas for mad scientists (as heroes or villains), their assistants, their heroic allies or adversaries, hapless victims, sentient creations, nonsentient creations, bizarre weapons, lab equipment or scenery, things that would be special effects in a movie, plots that happen in labs, mad science saving the day, scientific mishaps, science gone horribly wrong, moral quandaries, religious morasses, folding or spindling proper scientific methods, mad scientist lairs and hideouts, other places where mad science might happen, settings you wouldn't expect to find a mad scientist who is there anyhow, stuff you always wanted to see in old shows about mad science that nobody ever forked over, and poetic forms in particular.
NEW PERK: I'm trying out a new perk this time. If donations total $150+ then I'll write an extra series poem after the Poetry Fishbowl, and post it for free. Everyone will get to vote which series gets a new poem. April donors will get some kind of input into the poem's content; I'm currently thinking I might ask them for prompts, but it could be something else.
If you're interested, mark the fishbowl date on your calendar, and please hold actual prompts until the "Poetry Fishbowl Open" post next week. (If you expect to be unavailable on that day, you can give me advance prompts.) Meanwhile, if you want to help with promotion, please feel free to link back here, repost this on your blog, tweet it, etc.
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, April 5. I'll be soliciting ideas for thematic characters, objects, plots, settings, 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. 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 you enjoy my poetry -- or if you just love poetry in general, or want to promote interest in mad science -- 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!
NEW PERK: I'm trying out a new perk this time. If donations total $150+ then I'll write an extra series poem after the Poetry Fishbowl, and post it for free. Everyone will get to vote which series gets a new poem. April donors will get some kind of input into the poem's content; I'm currently thinking I might ask them for prompts, but it could be something else.
If you're interested, mark the fishbowl date on your calendar, and please hold actual prompts until the "Poetry Fishbowl Open" post next week. (If you expect to be unavailable on that day, you can give me advance prompts.) Meanwhile, if you want to help with promotion, please feel free to link back here, repost this on your blog, tweet it, etc.
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, April 5. I'll be soliciting ideas for thematic characters, objects, plots, settings, 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. 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 you enjoy my poetry -- or if you just love poetry in general, or want to promote interest in mad science -- 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!