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ysabetwordsmith

List of Unsold Poems from August 2, 2011

Aug 04, 2011 12:35

The following poems from the August 2, 2011 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. They may be sponsored via PayPal, or you can write to me and discuss other methods.

"As Tenuous as Mist" -- 87 lines, $43.50 ( Read more... )

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Thanks so much for these summaries! janetmiles August 4 2011, 17:52:14 UTC

I'd like to sponsor

No Vacancy -- $10
Of Gold and Fishes -- $10
Falling Up -- $20

[Sorry, forgot. Edited to remove error.]

Re: Thanks so much for these summaries! ysabetwordsmith August 4 2011, 21:22:30 UTC

I appreciate knowing that the summaries are useful. They do take time to write, and the "unsold poems" page takes time to compile. This month I'm looking at where my time goes during a fishbowl, so donor feedback on favorite features is especially valuable.

Your poems have been posted! Thank you for your support.

the_vulture August 5 2011, 01:08:30 UTC

"Contagion" -- 16 lines, $10
From the prompt about memes came the free-verse poem "Contagion." It compares memes to viruses.

*dimly recalls long ago articles from Adbusters magazine*

Given that memes (real memes, not the cutesy blog activities that get passed around), have often been described as operating like viruses, that should be a natch. :)

Yes... ysabetwordsmith August 5 2011, 01:59:45 UTC

I've read articles along those lines. Some are kind of creepy.

Re: Yes... the_vulture August 5 2011, 03:08:46 UTC

Creepy? Maybe. It IS rather disturbing to think that an idea can be designed to replicate and spread itself to outcompete other ideas. However, it's also an important thing for people to understand, methinks.

Re: Yes... ysabetwordsmith August 5 2011, 05:03:16 UTC

As a memetic engineer, I feel that it's important to know what memes are, how they work, and how they are transmitted ... so that we can make GOOD ones.

One of mine is, "We can't keep spending water like money."

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the_vulture August 5 2011, 03:22:54 UTC

I just put in for 'Hag-Ridden'. Your description of it appealed to my inner Joseph Campbell. :)

laffingkat August 5 2011, 03:36:36 UTC

Oh, yay! I'm glad someone is sponsoring that. It appealed to me too, but I've already spent more than I should have.

the_vulture August 5 2011, 04:35:48 UTC

It appealed to me too, but I've already spent more than I should have.

So did I, but you know how it is. :P

... ysabetwordsmith August 5 2011, 07:09:08 UTC

I didn't mean for people to overstretch their budgets. I am thrilled by how the fishbowl turned out, though.

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