July’s poems followed a common pattern and thread to became a single poem. This month I’m going to try something similar, a chain of images each one suggested by the last word of the preceding poem. They’ll be short, a single image of just a few lines. It will be interesting to see where it ends up by the end of the month.
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a chain of Chinese whispers almost – that will be fun and fascinating. Great idea!
It will be an easy one, I think. As you say, a bit like Chinese whispers. Why not start your own chain?
that’s an idea!
Link me in if you do so I can follow it.
Interesting idea, Jane.
This is a great image, and I like how sullen dog plays on dog days.
Whoever first coined that expression knew dogs 🙂 I think it’s going to produce some pretty images.
I thought it had to do something with the dog star at that time of year? But yes, some great images. 🙂
I had an idea it might have been Shakespeare but I’m probably thinking of salad days. I love that expression. I wonder if Bill would mind if I slipped it in somewhere?
Go for it. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind the tribute. I had to look up the entire quotation– salad days and green in judgement. That’s great.
There are so many good lines in Antony and Cleopatra. It’s one of my favourite plays.
This is a very interesting idea , I look forward to seeing how it pans out 💜😁
It’ll be an easy one. Like word association.
I am impressed, I thought I would try out different disaplines of poetry this month. I had made my mind up last week to see if I could stretch myself. So here goes I have directed everyone to yours and Kat’s door. I’d like to collaborate next month on another joint project 💜
Great! You can try out different poetry forms at the same time. As long as it starts with the right word it can be a sonnet, a haiku or one of those poems that make a pretty shape 🙂
Okay that’s a great idea I didn’t think of that , I am on board! 💜
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Lovely Jane. I’m not sure if this is what you had in mind…but I’ve been spending time in my ancestry files and am working on a book for my kids. The final aust flush might make a nice preamble. ❤️ https://katmyrman.com/2018/08/01/august-stanza-1/
It’s exactly what I had in mind, a sort of scrapbook of images. You could carry the genealogy theme along for the whole month if you feel like it.
That’s what I’m thinking! 🙂
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I am interested in. Love this, its very new to me. Michael
It started off as simply writing a poem every day for a month, but I do that anyway, so it became writing a poem in a particular form every day for a month. Last month we wrote a stanza of a poem every day. This month we’re going to write a short poem of any form that links up with the preceding poem. Should lead to an interesting result 🙂
Thats wonderful, Jane! Thank you, and have a nice day. Michael
You too, Michael 🙂
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August has certainly begun here in sullenness.
I like the Shakespeare idea. I’ve just been rereading “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”–“for night’s swift dragons cut the clouds full fast”–so much richness all over his work.
I look forward to seeing how the month progresses. (K)
I was one of those strange kids who never ever complained about studying Shakespeare. I’ve always loved his words. This month’s poems are going to shoot like the perseids.
Yes!