Our theme this month was "Fantastic Queerness." I wrote from 1 PM to 6:15 AM, so about 15 hours 15 minutes, allowing for lunch and supper breaks. I wrote 4 poems on Tuesday and 9 later in the week. Participation up somewhat, with 14 comments on LiveJournal and another 122 on Dreamwidth. A total of 18 people sent prompts. Read Some Poetry! The following poems from the October 5, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted: " The Best Thing to Do " " If You Go by Someone Else's Pace " " The People No One Can Imagine Anything Of " " We Are What We Are " " We Get Along Best " " The Mirror Poles " (Daughter of the Apocalypse, April 20, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl) (free epic) Buy some poetry! If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from October 5. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available. All sponsored poems have been posted. This month's donors include: ng_moonmoth and Anthony & Shirley Barrette. There were no new donors. There are 2 tallies toward a bonus fishbowl. The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page .