Anybody wanna do it again? (Thanksgiving challenge with a twist)

[average gina]

Now that we've gotten the kinks out of the Thanksgiving challenge, could anyone consider doing it again? For those who are unfamiliar with it, the Thanksgiving challenge was to use the lines of two different poets for the beginning and end of your poem.

Here's the twist: the lines should be lines that you would never think to see together in one poem. Here is an example:

I do my best work in bed from sandspike's Dream Eating Ass
and
and a nice peach cobbler from The Mutt's Healthy Obsession

I do my best work in bed
I'd rather lie prone, knowing better
an urgent bouncing then subdued
witlessly ignorant of my mood
access is licentiously granted
querulous sighs quietly panted
thank you very much
perhaps not your touch
but a breath or a sniff
an odor or a whiff
would be more ideal
like an eight course meal
ending with coffee
and a nice peach cobbler

I had another version of this challenge that I will reveal another time.

If enough people are interested I'll give a date. I'm kinda thinking submit on Tuesday, December 28 to post Wednesday, December 29.

Yeah, yeah, yeah... wasn't it enough that people were going crazy in the first place, (Okay, okay... me. It was me! I was the crazy one! Y'all don't have to say it! I did it for ya, dad gum it!) but now that we got it, do y'all wanna do it? Are we still reeling from the other challenge that people don't want to be bothered? Y'all can be honest...

 

[flyguy69]

...
Here's the twist: the lines should be lines that you would never think to see together in one poem. Here is an example:
...

You mean we weren't supposed to do that last time? Now you tell me!

Tender is the night
in a moonpale room
awash in lambent silver.1

In a moon pale room
reserved for lovers
I tender silver for charms

reserved for lovers,
cool heads awash with hot fluid
dreams of gratification.

Cool heads awash with hot fluid,
the fan only stirs warm air
and dreams into a piss-sharp brew.

The fan only stirs warm air
I'd feel cooler if someone
would piss on me.2

1 in "Annointed", by Angeline ©2004
2 in "Hot summer night's bitch", by Neonurotic ©2004

 

[Daisy May]

Hi average gina. This sounds like fun! Do we have to ask the poet for permission to use their lines? I'm pretty sure you're going to say yes, which is understandable. Non-erotic or erotic? Does it matter? Either way, I would be very much interested

 

[HomerPindar]

Hi average gina. This sounds like fun! Do we have to ask the poet for permission to use their lines? I'm pretty sure you're going to say yes, which is understandable. Non-erotic or erotic? Does it matter? Either way, I would be very much interested

This made me think, why not take two lines from one catagory (erotic/non-erotic) and apply it to the other. Then again, maybe this was all part of the last challenge, I came late to this game

 

[Daisy May]

This made me think, why not take two lines from one catagory (erotic/non-erotic) and apply it to the other. Then again, maybe this was all part of the last challenge, I came late to this game

(((head spinning)))

I'd like to write about sitting on Santas lap. EROTIC!!!
He deserves a spanking for not asking my kids what they want for Christmas the past couple years. Grrr

 

[average gina]

Hi average gina. This sounds like fun! Do we have to ask the poet for permission to use their lines? I'm pretty sure you're going to say yes, which is understandable. Non-erotic or erotic? Does it matter? Either way, I would be very much interested

Good question, Daisy May. There were over 20 poets in the Thanksgiving challenge and it was presumed that the people who were in the challenge gave permission to use their lines. If you use anyone's lines that will not be in the challenge, you must ask for permission. For those of you who were not in the Thanksgiving challenge may want to take a browse through that thread for all the details.

On second thought...

 

[Daisy May]

Good question, Daisy May. There were over 20 poets in the Thanksgiving challenge and it was presumed that the people who were in the challenge gave permission to use their lines. If you use anyone's lines that will not be in the challenge, you must ask for permission. For those of you who were not in the Thanksgiving challenge may want to take a browse through that thread for all the details.

On second thought...

Okay! I'm just going to browse that thread and see how everything worked. I hope we get some more people

 

[average gina]

Re: Re: Anybody wanna do it again? (Thanksgiving challenge with a twist)

You mean we weren't supposed to do that last time? Now you tell me!

Oh yeah, Flyguy. You did it. You really did it. Oh boy, you did it.

 

[postobitum]

heck yeah! That last one was fun, I'm up for it, I think I can even help out with very basic list making of participants if needed (I learned quite a bit from the last challenge!) Keep in mind I mean VERY BASIC list making, none of this script moving around or anything, lol.

Anyway, how many other people do we have so far, anyway?

 

[average gina]

heck yeah! That last one was fun, I'm up for it, I think I can even help out with very basic list making of participants if needed (I learned quite a bit from the last challenge!) Keep in mind I mean VERY BASIC list making, none of this script moving around or anything, lol.

Anyway, how many other people do we have so far, anyway?

Good question. So far, it appears to be only three of us: you, Daisy Mae and me. It has been brought to my attention that this time of year may be too busy for some people to complete this challenge. If it is and it's the sole reason you are not considering this, please pm me or say so here. I'm hoping more will join us as well. If, however, enough people are saying that time (or lack thereof) is the reason they are not doing this, we could postpone this challenge. Please do not give reasons why you will not participate other than the time constraints.

That said, if there are people who do not want to do this challenge but are willing to let their poetry be used, please let us know on this thread. As far as I'm concerned, not only did the contributors' poetry get fresh exposure when the challengers read them for lines, but the source poems got exposure when they were credited.

And before you think it, this will not get as crazy as the Thanksgiving thread, honest!

To answer some of the other questions:

*The poem can be erotic or non erotic.
*Any literotica poet can be sought out for lines, just please make sure you ask that person to use the line. Not only is it the nice thing to do, you will be infringing on copyright law if you do not ask permission.
*The two lines do have to be lines that you would not normally work together. Switching the genre of poem they came from to complete your work (like taking a line from an erotic poem and place it in your non-erotic work as HomerPindar suggested) is fine.
*The poem does not have to be holiday-based.

I hope this has answered some questions, but please do not hesitate to ask more if you feel a need to do so.

Thanks!

 

[HomerPindar]

Feel free to use my poetry (hell, in some cases, I down right dare ya )

Not sure yet about the time restraints, get through finals first...

 

[BooMerengue]

I don't think I want anyone using my poetry. Thats just me...