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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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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.

Re: ... the_vulture August 5 2011, 17:12:20 UTC

Eh, one less pizza this month. No worries! :)

Re: ... ysabetwordsmith August 5 2011, 20:19:48 UTC

Okay, that's good to know.

Re: ... the_vulture August 5 2011, 21:36:57 UTC

The poem was definitely worth the pizza. :D

Yay! ysabetwordsmith August 5 2011, 21:47:19 UTC

Things like this are useful to know. Sometimes we talk, over in crowdfunding and other places, about how a crowdfunding project or other small creative business has to compete against all the other things clamoring for people's disposable income.

Poetry beat pizza.

*glee*

Re: Yay! the_vulture August 5 2011, 21:55:52 UTC

LOL! It also beat lunch at my favourite Thai restaurant or a 4 pack of a damn tasty apple cider. :)

Re: Yay! ysabetwordsmith August 5 2011, 22:16:52 UTC

I am especially wowed by beating the apple cider. Good apple cider is truly worthy stuff. Hrm, that reminds me, it's almost Ginger Gold season at Curtis Orchards and not much longer before that guy south of us will start putting out his apple cider.

Re: Yay! the_vulture August 6 2011, 01:01:46 UTC

We may have to work out the logistics of exchanging a few bottles of our favourites...

Thank you! ysabetwordsmith August 5 2011, 07:27:07 UTC

The poem is posted. *grin* I'm a Campbell fan too. And I've been known to threaten to beat clumsy authors over the head with a copy of the Aarne-Thompson index.

Re: Thank you! the_vulture August 5 2011, 22:04:12 UTC

Folklorists tend to make the most enchanting stories. Tolkien is a good example. So is Neil Gaiman. Even George Lucas had a few moments of brilliance that he borrowed from Campbell.

And, of course, there's the grand-daddies of them all, the Brothers Grimm. :)

Re: Thank you! ysabetwordsmith August 5 2011, 22:12:49 UTC

>>Folklorists tend to make the most enchanting stories. <<

Agreed. To your list I'll add Hans Christian Anderson, Francis James Child, Charles deLint, and Terri Windling.

Also, my_partner_doug and I got to talking about that backchannel essay you sent me. I eventually realized that one reason I liked it was because it reminded me of C.S. Lewis.

The study of folklore is the study of raw materials. You get to learn about the archetypes and plot structures that make a story work. Once you know what the parts are and how to assemble them, you can build pretty much anything you want.

Re: Thank you! the_vulture August 6 2011, 06:05:20 UTC

Reminded you of C.S. Lewis! Coolies! Thanks! :)

('Course, this means I gotta write up in something other than bullet point form, doesn't it. *rueful grin*)

Yes, understanding the structures of what really works for stories does, indeed, help one write/tell/spin better tales. :)

Re: Thank you! ysabetwordsmith August 7 2011, 20:14:58 UTC

Gotta, no, but I would certainly enjoy seeing that developed more fully. I think you're onto some interesting insights there.

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