Unsold Poetry from the March 6, 2012 Poetry Fishbowl
The following poems from the March 6, 2012 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. They may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my LiveJournal profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods.
The Poetry Fishbowl also has a landing page with full details about the project.
" Call to Duty" -- 86 lines, $43 SOLD (Sort Of Heroes)
"Call to Duty" falls later in the storyline, when someone tries to summon minions and hooks heroes instead. Nib and Brod may kind of miss their old Master, but they still have standards. This poem is also free verse.
" A Catalog of Flaws" -- 97 lines, $48.50 SOLD (Sort Of Heroes)
"Catalog of Flaws" is a free-verse poem from the perspective of a clerk, whose service to a would-be overlord proves less than satisfying. Just because he notices things, doesn't necessarily mean he'll mention them. But he is intrigued by our heroes.
" Crossing the Line" -- 152 lines, $76 SOLD (Gloryroad Crossing)
Per your prompt, goblins come to Gloryroad Crossing. Clearly they have picked the wroooong town to attack. The tale is told from the perspective of Hob the beggar, who gets swept into the action when an exhausted highway patroller collapses in his arms. Dron the barkeeper and Brilla the baker reappear, but much of the cast is filled by characters suggested by other prompters. "Crossing the Line" is free verse.
" Fool's Game" -- 37 lines, $15 SOLD
Anthony Barrette left a prompt of "The Lone Ranger and Tonto" elsewhere. From this I got the free-verse poem "Fool's Game," which explores the cultural implications of the two main characters from my own quirky perspective.
"The Hansom Knight" -- 74 lines, $37
Based on a prompt with the same phrasing, "The Hansom Knight" is a free-verse poem about a cabbie who finds a dead knight in his cab when he arrives at the dragon-infested manor house. Bit not good.
" Lending a Hand" -- 36 lines, $15 SOLD (Monster House)
The prompt about a Monster House repairman led to "Lending a Hand." This free-verse poem features a roof repair and some agitated residents causing unexpected complications.
" Painting Faces on the Wind" -- 52 lines, $20 SOLD (The Ocracies)
I liked the prompt about military chaplains, which led me to the Hagiocracy of Gyronny and revealed a lot of new information about religions in The Ocracies. "Painting Faces on the Wind" is a free-verse poem about Staulos, a chaplain who serves across many different faiths and comes to see their similarities.
" Signs Along the Way" -- 108 lines, $54 SOLD (Sort Of Heroes)
"Signs Along the Way" is a free-verse poem that I had partly finished, and finally polished up. It's early in the storyline, when Nib and Brod visit a village to trade for equipment and consider what to do next.
"Starfather" -- 172 lines, $86 SOLD
You hooked me with the adoptive parent, although it went in a weird direction. Adjo Mubarak is a soldier, desperately trying to defend an alien colony against marauders. He finds a baby clinging to the fresh corpse of its parent, and picks it up. Some babies, once you've picked them up, aren't so easy to put down again -- and there's still a battle going on. "Starfather" is a free-verse poem set in my main science fiction universe.
" Tales of the Righteous" -- 52 lines, $20 SOLD
In honor of Professor Liviu Librescu, "Tales of the Righteous" is a free-verse poem about the hidden saints who keep the world on its course, revealed only in rare moments.
" The Talk of Faggiola" -- 49 lines, $20 SOLD (Fiorenza the Wisewoman)
From the prompt about the witch-son, I got the free-verse poem "The Talk of Faggiola," about the villagers gossiping with Giacinto.
" The Tommyrocker" -- 73 lines, $73 SOLD (The Steamsmith)
The prompt about a tommy saving a life led to the free-verse poem "The Tommyrocker," in which a charlady saves the day and a nursery automaton does something quite unexpected.
" Vigil Ante" -- 29 lines, $15 SOLD (Monster House)
The prompt about avoiding recognition led to the free-verse poem "Vigil Ante." It's a direct sequel to "Not Mine" and touches on how risky it is for monsters to get involved in human affairs, and why some of them do it anyway.
The Poetry Fishbowl also has a landing page with full details about the project.
" Call to Duty" -- 86 lines, $43 SOLD (Sort Of Heroes)
"Call to Duty" falls later in the storyline, when someone tries to summon minions and hooks heroes instead. Nib and Brod may kind of miss their old Master, but they still have standards. This poem is also free verse.
" A Catalog of Flaws" -- 97 lines, $48.50 SOLD (Sort Of Heroes)
"Catalog of Flaws" is a free-verse poem from the perspective of a clerk, whose service to a would-be overlord proves less than satisfying. Just because he notices things, doesn't necessarily mean he'll mention them. But he is intrigued by our heroes.
" Crossing the Line" -- 152 lines, $76 SOLD (Gloryroad Crossing)
Per your prompt, goblins come to Gloryroad Crossing. Clearly they have picked the wroooong town to attack. The tale is told from the perspective of Hob the beggar, who gets swept into the action when an exhausted highway patroller collapses in his arms. Dron the barkeeper and Brilla the baker reappear, but much of the cast is filled by characters suggested by other prompters. "Crossing the Line" is free verse.
" Fool's Game" -- 37 lines, $15 SOLD
Anthony Barrette left a prompt of "The Lone Ranger and Tonto" elsewhere. From this I got the free-verse poem "Fool's Game," which explores the cultural implications of the two main characters from my own quirky perspective.
"The Hansom Knight" -- 74 lines, $37
Based on a prompt with the same phrasing, "The Hansom Knight" is a free-verse poem about a cabbie who finds a dead knight in his cab when he arrives at the dragon-infested manor house. Bit not good.
" Lending a Hand" -- 36 lines, $15 SOLD (Monster House)
The prompt about a Monster House repairman led to "Lending a Hand." This free-verse poem features a roof repair and some agitated residents causing unexpected complications.
" Painting Faces on the Wind" -- 52 lines, $20 SOLD (The Ocracies)
I liked the prompt about military chaplains, which led me to the Hagiocracy of Gyronny and revealed a lot of new information about religions in The Ocracies. "Painting Faces on the Wind" is a free-verse poem about Staulos, a chaplain who serves across many different faiths and comes to see their similarities.
" Signs Along the Way" -- 108 lines, $54 SOLD (Sort Of Heroes)
"Signs Along the Way" is a free-verse poem that I had partly finished, and finally polished up. It's early in the storyline, when Nib and Brod visit a village to trade for equipment and consider what to do next.
"Starfather" -- 172 lines, $86 SOLD
You hooked me with the adoptive parent, although it went in a weird direction. Adjo Mubarak is a soldier, desperately trying to defend an alien colony against marauders. He finds a baby clinging to the fresh corpse of its parent, and picks it up. Some babies, once you've picked them up, aren't so easy to put down again -- and there's still a battle going on. "Starfather" is a free-verse poem set in my main science fiction universe.
" Tales of the Righteous" -- 52 lines, $20 SOLD
In honor of Professor Liviu Librescu, "Tales of the Righteous" is a free-verse poem about the hidden saints who keep the world on its course, revealed only in rare moments.
" The Talk of Faggiola" -- 49 lines, $20 SOLD (Fiorenza the Wisewoman)
From the prompt about the witch-son, I got the free-verse poem "The Talk of Faggiola," about the villagers gossiping with Giacinto.
" The Tommyrocker" -- 73 lines, $73 SOLD (The Steamsmith)
The prompt about a tommy saving a life led to the free-verse poem "The Tommyrocker," in which a charlady saves the day and a nursery automaton does something quite unexpected.
" Vigil Ante" -- 29 lines, $15 SOLD (Monster House)
The prompt about avoiding recognition led to the free-verse poem "Vigil Ante." It's a direct sequel to "Not Mine" and touches on how risky it is for monsters to get involved in human affairs, and why some of them do it anyway.