[identity profile] ellenmillion.livejournal.com
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[identity profile] marina-bonomi.livejournal.com
Hello,
I have been a member for quite a while, but up to now I never posted projects of my own, I'd like the community's input on this.

I am a cultural mediator for China, and I work a lot with schools. Recently  teachers keep asking me about Chinese classical poetry: info on authors, translation of poems, suggestions and materials for using Chinese poetry in class.

And that set me thinking, since as far as I know there aren't any collections of translated Chinese poetry aimed at children over here.

I keep visualizing a book like this:

Front matter: an introduction to the Chinese poetry of the 'golden age' (definitely Tang, possibly with something about the Song too), a pronunciation table and a short bio for each of the included poets (all in a 'register' that could be good both for teachers / parents and for older kids, keeping things simple never hurts).

The poems: first in a 'one page per line' format. with the original Chinese, a transcription  and the translation, like this (the transcription will have the tones marked):

危樓高百尺﹐

wei lou gao bai chi
A tower of one hundred feet


With an illustration portraying the image in the line, then the whole poem on a single page.

I have most of the materials for the front matter already and I'll need just to select the poems and translate them (some I have already because of previous projects).

At the start I thought about doing an ebook in Italian, but a version in English wouldn't be that much more work (again, much of the front matter I have in both languages) and offering both an ebook and a paper edition would be a dream.

I wonder wheter crowdfunding could be a viable option, for starters I'll need an editor for the English version and an illustrator (I'd love something in watercolor, not aping classical Chinese paintings but with a bit of that flavour), and hopefully enough to cover a trial print run.
Perks could be : a copy of the e-book, a copy of the paper book (if we make enough), the possibility to sponsor a specific illustration and have the patron's name listed in the credit, or that plus a print of the sponsored illustration,...

At the moment, though what I'll need most would be an interested editor, illustrator and, maybe, publisher/printer to have an idea of the sum needed.

Opinions, please?

Crossposted to my own journal
[identity profile] ellenmillion.livejournal.com
See our latest list of updates, covering new stories, poetry and art for the past 6 weeks: http://torn-world.livejournal.com/88035.html

Our October Muse Fusion will be Oct 14-17; join in then with prompts and ideas for our creative team!
[identity profile] ellenmillion.livejournal.com
Come join Torn World creators with prompts and see what we write or draw (or otherwise craft!) from your idea! This is free for everyone, and you do not need to be intimately familiar with Torn World to leave a prompt. If you're looking for good jumping off points, you can ask a question that our introduction leaves you with, browse our characters to see if one particularly interests you, or ask to see specific fauna or flora.

Many of our creators request sponsorships or general tips, but you usually get to see anything created from your prompt, even if it ends up being reserved for subscribers at the site, and nearly all of our creators also offer at least one 'freebie' for the month.

Come play along! We'd love to have you!

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[identity profile] ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com
I'm thrilled with the finished image of "The Beaches of Kaikoura," in which [livejournal.com profile] dianavilliers has skillfully meshed my poem with her photograph. To see the collaborative results of cyberfunded creativity, go here. This is the kind of cool thing you can do with a poem you've sponsored.

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