Here is the first poll for the general fund. You have $21 to spend. Everyone is eligible to vote in this poll. I will keep it open until at least Saturday night. If there's a clear winner then, I'll close it. Otherwise I may leave it a little longer. Depending on what you pick, there is likely to be a followup poll later.
There is one $5 poem left, "Things That Get Better With Age." There are three $15 poems left: "The Fountain of Age," "The Importance of These Two Things," and "The Silver Horde." There is one $20 poem left, "Transplanting Gramps." There are four epics left: "Carrying the Sea and the Sky," "Conquests and Competitions," "The Last Rose of Winter," and "Why Old Women Fall in Love with Linguists." Visit the
unsold poetry page to see thumbnail descriptions of these poems.
You could buy any one of the sub-epic poems, or two if you combine the shorter ones. You may open any of the epics for microfunding, or contribute to the currently open epic, "
The Mystery of the Worn-Out Slippers." If you buy some shorter poetry and there is $1 left over, it goes into "The Mystery of the Worn-Out Slippers" (without revealing a new verse). If you decide to put all the money into epic poetry, you could split it between the current epic and a new one, or all into one poem.
Poll Generally Sponsored Poetry Poll for February 2013