Poetry Fishbowl on Tuesday, August 6
This is an advance announcement for the Tuesday, August 6, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. This time the theme will be "Montessori Literature as a Genre." I'll be soliciting ideas for students, teachers, caregivers, children, parents, other relatives, neighbors, community helpers, social scientists, child development experts, outreach workers, philanthropists, an anonymous benefactor, good samaritans, activists, volunteers, handyworkers, superheroes, supervillains, other helpful people, teaching, inviting students to a lesson, demonstrating tools, educating the whole child, learning, studying, reading, writing, delighting the reader, parenting, lending a hand, cooperating, concentrating on a current task, volunteering, supporting people in hard times, respecting people, modeling manners and skills, learning to trust others, planting trees, observing the environment, engaging all the senses, cultivating a full life, creating intimacy, making friends, getting to know each other, cooking together, choosing your own goals, discovering things, improvising, adapting, cooperating, bartering, sharing, making mistakes, fixing what's broke, changing the world, accomplishing the impossible, other educational activities, Montessori schools, other alternative schools, preschools or daycares, Montessori baby rooms, Montessori toddler workspace at home, Montessori toddler bedroom, Montessori child bedroom, Montessori homeschool, Montessori home, prepared environment, beautiful places, craft centers, community centers, playgrounds, parks, nature centers, other spaces designed for children to learn, Triton Teen Centers, charities, mentor circles, support groups, churches, sharehouses, intentional communities, other polyhomes, social justice departments in schools, clubs, quiet rooms, inclusive workplaces, Thalassia, the Maldives, the Lacuna, community gardens, other family hangouts, Waldorf toys, Montessori materials, intrinsic motivation, child independence, respect for the child, freedom to choose, freedom of time and uninterrupted work periods, next steps, absorbent mind, sensitive periods, major life events, trauma bonding, post-traumatic growth, diverse plot shapes, goal-setting skills, individualized education, step-by-step demonstrations, three-period lessons, three-part cards, practical life activities, care of the self, care of the environment, grace and courtesy, sensorial work, language lessons, mathematics, diverse ages and abilities, self-correcting toys and lessons, natural consequences, freedom of movement, intentional neighboring, altruism, harm reduction, diversity, inclusivity, safety pin peace signs, other activist symbols, interfaith work, family dynamics, alternative family structures, partnerships not based on sex/romance, emotional closeness, nonsexual intimacies, first contact, rescue, interspecies relationships, trial and error, trust issues, teamwork, found family, complementary strengths and weaknesses, personal growth, and poetic forms in particular.
This theme encompasses not just Montessori education itself, but the underlying principles of it, which can appear in other educational systems or outside of education altogether. If you like, you can explore alternative schools in Terramagne or elsewhere. You could also pick a general topic like "respect" and go anywhere with that.
Among my more relevant series for the main theme:
An Army of One involves alternative education in the Lacuna.
Arts and Crafts America focuses on fine arts and practical crafts. People often solve problems by learning a new art form.
The Blueshift Troupers travel the galaxy helping colonies solve problems.
Daughters of the Apocalypse have to rediscover many historic skills for survival.
Frankenstein's Family has two scientists teaching villagers to be thoughtful instead of stupid.
Hart's Farm is a good learn-by-doing environment.
Peculiar Obligations has Quakers in organized crime. The Religious Society of Friends has been greatly involved in education.
Polychrome Heroics is largely about people learning things. Threads particularly focused on this include Antimatter and Stalwart Stan, Aquariana, the Big One, Danso and Family, Dr. Infanta, Iron Horses, Officer Pink, Rutledge, and Trichromatic Attachments.
Quixotic Ideas is set in a world with plenty of magic and a positive tone, where people often help each other and solve challenges peacefully. It includes a healthy magical school.
Schrodinger's Heroes save the world from alternate dimensions, and they learn a lot along the way.
Or you can ask for something new.
Linkbacks reveal a verse of any open linkback poem.
If you're interested, mark the date on your calendar, and please hold actual prompts until the "Poetry Fishbowl Open" post next week. (If you're not available that day, or you live in a time zone that makes it hard to reach me, you can leave advance prompts. I am now.) Meanwhile, if you want to help with promotion, please feel free to link back here or repost this on your blog.
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, August 6. I'll be soliciting ideas for thematic characters, plots, settings, objects, 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.
Perks: 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 donations total $100 then you get a free $15 poem; $150 gets you a free $20 poem; and $200 gets you a free epic, posted after the Poetry Fishbowl. These will usually be series poems if I have them; otherwise I may offer non-series poems or series poems in a different size. If donations reach $250, you get one step toward a bonus fishbowl; four of these activates the perk, and they don't have to be four months in a row. Everyone will get to vote on which series, and give prompts during the extra fishbowl, although it may be a half-day rather than a whole day. If donations reach $300, there will be a bonus piece in one series.
I want to promote linkbacks pointing people to the "Fishbowl Open" post on Tuesday. Linkbacks will reveal a verse in any open linkback poem. One person can do multiple links if they're on different services, like Twitter or LiveJournal, rather than all on Dreamwidth.
(See the complete list of current perks.)
If you enjoy my poetry -- or if you just love poetry in general, or want to promote interest in Montessori literature and principles -- 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!
This theme encompasses not just Montessori education itself, but the underlying principles of it, which can appear in other educational systems or outside of education altogether. If you like, you can explore alternative schools in Terramagne or elsewhere. You could also pick a general topic like "respect" and go anywhere with that.
Among my more relevant series for the main theme:
An Army of One involves alternative education in the Lacuna.
Arts and Crafts America focuses on fine arts and practical crafts. People often solve problems by learning a new art form.
The Blueshift Troupers travel the galaxy helping colonies solve problems.
Daughters of the Apocalypse have to rediscover many historic skills for survival.
Frankenstein's Family has two scientists teaching villagers to be thoughtful instead of stupid.
Hart's Farm is a good learn-by-doing environment.
Peculiar Obligations has Quakers in organized crime. The Religious Society of Friends has been greatly involved in education.
Polychrome Heroics is largely about people learning things. Threads particularly focused on this include Antimatter and Stalwart Stan, Aquariana, the Big One, Danso and Family, Dr. Infanta, Iron Horses, Officer Pink, Rutledge, and Trichromatic Attachments.
Quixotic Ideas is set in a world with plenty of magic and a positive tone, where people often help each other and solve challenges peacefully. It includes a healthy magical school.
Schrodinger's Heroes save the world from alternate dimensions, and they learn a lot along the way.
Or you can ask for something new.
Linkbacks reveal a verse of any open linkback poem.
If you're interested, mark the date on your calendar, and please hold actual prompts until the "Poetry Fishbowl Open" post next week. (If you're not available that day, or you live in a time zone that makes it hard to reach me, you can leave advance prompts. I am now.) Meanwhile, if you want to help with promotion, please feel free to link back here or repost this on your blog.
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, August 6. I'll be soliciting ideas for thematic characters, plots, settings, objects, 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.
Perks: 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 donations total $100 then you get a free $15 poem; $150 gets you a free $20 poem; and $200 gets you a free epic, posted after the Poetry Fishbowl. These will usually be series poems if I have them; otherwise I may offer non-series poems or series poems in a different size. If donations reach $250, you get one step toward a bonus fishbowl; four of these activates the perk, and they don't have to be four months in a row. Everyone will get to vote on which series, and give prompts during the extra fishbowl, although it may be a half-day rather than a whole day. If donations reach $300, there will be a bonus piece in one series.
I want to promote linkbacks pointing people to the "Fishbowl Open" post on Tuesday. Linkbacks will reveal a verse in any open linkback poem. One person can do multiple links if they're on different services, like Twitter or LiveJournal, rather than all on Dreamwidth.
(See the complete list of current perks.)
If you enjoy my poetry -- or if you just love poetry in general, or want to promote interest in Montessori literature and principles -- 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!