flyguy69
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You're an exhibitionist at heart, aren't you? You know you are. You wouldn't be here, otherwise! And who isn't a voyeur when the show is good?
Well, here is a challenge to vent those gnawing desires, and to grow as a poet as well.
On several threads many of you have been discussing the merits of poetry based upon the effect a particular poem exerts on the reader. Isn't that what it is all about? Don't you write poems hoping that your words will strike a chord in the reader, opening his or her eyes to an experience or feeling of your own? And don't you look for poetry by others that seizes your psyche, shakes the dust from your soul and exposes a gem of emotion?
On February 22 Pat Carrington posted the following poem on the Passion thread:
Well, it turns out I wasn't the only one to find this poem erotic. Tristesse and I started to share our response to Pat's words in verse of our own. Over two days it grew into this poem (my contributions are in blue, Tristesse' are in red):
After we finished our cigarettes we realized how much fun it had been to leave the bedroom door open-- to let the world watch our collaboration in progress. And that we wanted to watch others, too!
So we propose this challenge:
1. Find a poem that turns you on (and get permission to use it!).
2. Find a partner that shares your reaction.
3. Write a poem in alternate stanzas that expresses your shared response.
4. Leave the door open. The poem must be constructed on this thread, with no editing or prior discussion (if you prefer to use a form, go ahead and work that out).
5 Put a period on it by March 11 (two weeks).
You needn't include the original poem in each step (though it might be nice to see it at least once so we know what is inspiring you), but include all previous stanzas with each contribution, and your final product should include the text of your muse. The use of colors or text effects is up to you.
Sponteneity is the key. We know you're beautiful people by the babies you produce, now we want to watch you make them!
Well, here is a challenge to vent those gnawing desires, and to grow as a poet as well.
On several threads many of you have been discussing the merits of poetry based upon the effect a particular poem exerts on the reader. Isn't that what it is all about? Don't you write poems hoping that your words will strike a chord in the reader, opening his or her eyes to an experience or feeling of your own? And don't you look for poetry by others that seizes your psyche, shakes the dust from your soul and exposes a gem of emotion?
On February 22 Pat Carrington posted the following poem on the Passion thread:
Just a minute, I need a drink of water...
Well, it turns out I wasn't the only one to find this poem erotic. Tristesse and I started to share our response to Pat's words in verse of our own. Over two days it grew into this poem (my contributions are in blue, Tristesse' are in red):
I think I'll just splash myself in the face!
After we finished our cigarettes we realized how much fun it had been to leave the bedroom door open-- to let the world watch our collaboration in progress. And that we wanted to watch others, too!
So we propose this challenge:
1. Find a poem that turns you on (and get permission to use it!).
2. Find a partner that shares your reaction.
3. Write a poem in alternate stanzas that expresses your shared response.
4. Leave the door open. The poem must be constructed on this thread, with no editing or prior discussion (if you prefer to use a form, go ahead and work that out).
5 Put a period on it by March 11 (two weeks).
You needn't include the original poem in each step (though it might be nice to see it at least once so we know what is inspiring you), but include all previous stanzas with each contribution, and your final product should include the text of your muse. The use of colors or text effects is up to you.
Sponteneity is the key. We know you're beautiful people by the babies you produce, now we want to watch you make them!
