Poetry for the Masses! Special Autumn/Halloween edition.

[thesilentpoet.livejournal.com]

Call for prompts for the extra-special Autumn/Halloween edition of Poetry for the Masses is now open! I'll be writing the poems during October 28-29. Any prompts along the themes of autum or Halloween, Harvest, Samhain, All Hallow's/All Saint's Eve, etc, are accepted.

As I write the poems, I'll post a breif summary, and will be accepting 'pay-what-you-will' for publishing. If I get at least three prompters, I'll post one freebie. If I get to $20, I will post an additional freebie.

Also, as an additional bonus! If I make $13, and for every $13 increment after, I'll post a special '13-word horror story' in honor of the upcoming festivities. Additional incentives to come.

Thank you. Please signal boost, and look forward to your prompts!

Comments

Prompts

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

1) All Saints Day (http://www.ehow.com/how_2064993_celebrate-all-saints-day-italy.html) (Tutti i Santi Ognissnati) in Italy. What would the Chinese allies think of it?

2) Toasting pumpkin seeds.

3) Skeleton dolls, sugar skulls, and pan de muertos for Dia de los Muertos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead).

Re: Prompts

[thesilentpoet.livejournal.com]

I was hoping for a Silk Road prompt.

Re: Prompts

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

I thought you might be. I did a quick bit of research on Italian holidays and found some cool stuff; no telling what more you might dig up.

Re: Prompts

[thesilentpoet.livejournal.com]

From your prompt 'All Saints Day/Tutti i Santi Ognissnati', I've got the poem 'Tutti i Santi Ognissanti', in which the Chinese find common ground with their Italian allies. I've posted it as the first freebie. This poem also briefly mentions el Dia de los Muertos.

http://thesilentpoet.livejournal.com/371676.html

Re: Prompts

[thesilentpoet.livejournal.com]

From your prompt Toasting Pumpkin seeds, I got the poem 'Fall Night Perfection.' This poem is a riff on the traditional haiku, following a rhythm of 5-7-7-5 syllables for each line.

This Poetry for the Masses is a pay-what-you-will, so.

Re: Prompts

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you.