Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Poetry Fishbowl Report for April 17, 2008

Yesterday's Poetry Fishbowl was interesting on several counts. I wrote a total of 11 poems, on the lowish side -- but more of them than usual were rhymed, metered pieces, including several ballads. At least 10 people provided prompts. There were 26 comments total on the main fishbowl post, including my replies.

There were another 16 on the separate post for the freebie poem, "Sir Rosalind Rides," which proved hugely popular. Check out the illustration contributed by haikujaguar! (It has been suggested that this poem would make an excellent song or animation. I'm open to the possibility if anyone is interested in developing either.) So that turned out very well.

Another interesting point is that almost all the poems were inspired by solitary prompts, rather than pairs or trios. I suspect this is due to the topic: many of the prompts were based on historical personages or events, so they tended to be self-contained. Most of them had a serious or even cautionary note, although I did get one very light-hearted piece, "The Tree Cozy."

So far I have made a total of $22 on this fishbowl. Two people have promised to send contributions on Monday, one of whom is also contemplating a scrapbook page, which would be another first if it comes together. Current sponsors of the April fishbowl are: haikujaguar, arielstarshadow, and janetmiles. (If you're planning to send a donation or buy something related to this fishbowl, please let me know when you do that, so I can add you to the "Donors" filter. Then you'll be able to see the perk post.) I'll be uploading the perk post for the sponsors soon. Thank you all for your generosity.

endlesssearch06 is the first known person to model a fishbowl off mine, in this case trawling for fiction prompts. I was hoping this would happen, and am duly pleased. If anyone else does likewise, please let me know and I'll link to your fishbowl too.

Thanks to the audience at large for some great inspiration. You're a treasure.
Tags: cyberfunded creativity, fishbowl, poetry
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haikujaguar

haikujaguar

April 19 2008, 12:52:27 UTC 13 years ago

I am willing!
ysabetwordsmith

ysabetwordsmith

April 19 2008, 16:42:53 UTC 13 years ago

I am also willing, if that's what someone wants. For that I'd need the print, some storm-patterned background paper, and grey paper for the text.

I think the most elegant method, however, would be to make the arrangement with digital scrapping and then print out the result on the mongo art printer. Basically, copy and paste the upper portion of the painting to create a full page of the clouded background, and on another page, copy and paste the upper portion to fill the remaining page. It's likely to take 3 pages total, because the original poem is just over 2 pages (which could be snugged in) plus the picture (which needs more room).

Next, blank out the center portion of each page, leaving room for the text, with the cloud pattern as a frame. The center portion could be made pale grey, very faint cloud pattern, or pure white. Then choose the fonts for the text -- I'd suggest Times New Roman for the main body and something calligraphic for the title -- and paste that in.
haikujaguar

haikujaguar

April 19 2008, 16:46:20 UTC 13 years ago

Yee, definitely more than I have time for... O_O
ysabetwordsmith

ysabetwordsmith

April 19 2008, 17:07:12 UTC 13 years ago

Then that loops us back to the mini-print that I could work with, if someone wants to go that route.
tabard

tabard

April 19 2008, 22:26:33 UTC 13 years ago

I'm not sure how comfortable you'd be with this option, but if you'd be willing to provide the starting file, I'm fairly confident I could do the digital prep for what Elizabeth is suggesting here. But I'm completely fine with a mini print if you'd rather not :)