2024 Poetry Challenge Leader Sign-Up

[Angeline]

Do you want me to post the prompt now, or wait till the 1st?

Thanks Jay, that will be great! Thanks for stepping up.
Post the prompt any time between May first and fifth.

 

[JaySecrets]

Thanks Jay, that will be great! Thanks for stepping up.
Post the prompt any time between May first and fifth.

No problem... I will be a difficult as I can manage.

 

[Angeline]

Hi all - my challenge for May is to write an ekphrastic poem around the Phrase "Merry, Merry month of May", as performed by Leonard Cohen in the Live at London recording with an amazing solo by Javier Mas Even if you don't write a poem it's worth a listen.

The inspiration for this prompt came about from a friend/instructor's new Mystery by the same title, which launches in May. Beware, the earworm won't go away.

Hi P'tor. This sounds fun! Will you post your challenge as a separate thread? This thread is just to sign up to lead challenges, so I'm concerned folks won't see your post here. If you're busy I'll start the thread for you, just let me know. Also a link that explains what ekphrastic poetry is would be helpful. I'd never heard of it before Tzara's Ekphrastic Poetry Challenge a while back.

Putting my ekphrastic thinking cap on!

~Angie

Edited to add another link to the song "Who By Fire," which contains the phrase "merry merry month of May." My tablet was being persnickety about your link, so here's one to just the song:

Who By Fire

 

[42Below]

Hi,

“you get what you put in”

sign me up.

Thanks (I think).

 

[Angeline]

Hi,

“you get what you put in”

sign me up.

Thanks (I think).

Thank you!

What month would you like?

 

[42Below]

July?

 

[Angeline]

July?

Ok. You're on! (It'll be fun! Message me if you have questions.)

 

[JaySecrets]

Okay guys, May challenge posted... and proven it can be done. Hope you have fun with this one. It's a tough one. One of the toughest forms I have ever learned. But it is so worth it once you finish a piece. Not many poets attempt this form because it is so difficult to do beautifully. But when you nail it, it is VERY fulfilling.

 

[Ambient4190]

Hi Angeline!
I'll happily volunteer for June if it is still open...

 

[Angeline]

Hi Angeline!
I'll happily volunteer for June if it is still open...

It is and thank you!

 

[Ambient4190]

It is and thank you!

..is it disrespectful or in poor taste if I start the June thread early?

 

[HarryHill]

..is it disrespectful or in poor taste if I start the June thread early?

Let 'er rip!

 

[Angeline]

..is it disrespectful or in poor taste if I start the June thread early?

People who've been here a while know I'm a rule breaker from way back. Like Harry said, let 'er rip!

 

[Wonderer67]

..is it disrespectful or in poor taste if I start the June thread early?

Love the June challenge. Right up my alley.

 

[Ambient4190]

Hi Angeline!

Please, can you move the comment appearing in the June 'Poem-A-Week' challenge to the discussion thread? (and any others if more appear)

Love that people are moved by the poems but just want the challenge thread to remain poems only..

 

[Angeline]

Hi Angeline!

Please, can you move the comment appearing in the June 'Poem-A-Week' challenge to the discussion thread? (and any others if more appear)

Love that people are moved by the poems but just want the challenge thread to remain poems only..

I understand. Done!

 

[JaySecrets]

I think I was supposed to have June and spaced? Work has hectic to say the least. Anyway, I can take the other July spot,

 

[Ambient4190]

........can I have Moderator super powers for June?

 

[Angeline]

........can I have Moderator super powers for June?

I moved the two non-poem posts for you.

 

[Ambient4190]

I moved the two non-poem posts for you.

Thank you so much!

 

[Angeline]

Thank you so much!

Of course. I don't always see them so just let me know if the are more that need to be moved.

 

[Ambient4190]

Hi Angeline!

Please can you wave your magic Moderator wand in the Poem-A-Week thread?

 

[vagrantx]

Hello! I'm not super prolific when it comes to poetry here on the forums (I prefer writing in Swedish), but I've an idea for a challenge come October. Could I sign up to lead one of the challenges then?

 

[Angeline]

Hello! I'm not super prolific when it comes to poetry here on the forums (I prefer writing in Swedish), but I've an idea for a challenge come October. Could I sign up to lead one of the challenges then?

Hi! Of course you can lead a challenge! Thank you for offering! I'll put you on the list for October. Message me if you have questions or I can be of help.

By the way some of our best poets here have been from Sweden. Icing Sugar, Linbido and Liar are all wonderful poets. They were writing here some years back but I think they all still have poems published here at Lit.

 

[vagrantx]

Hi! Of course you can lead a challenge! Thank you for offering! I'll put you on the list for October. Message me if you have questions or I can be of help.

By the way some of our best poets here have been from Sweden. Icing Sugar, Linbido and Liar are all wonderful poets. They were writing here some years back but I think they all still have poems published here at Lit.

Yay! Thank you. Think it'll be a fun one! And possibly unique.

I'll be sure to check them out tomorrow