Pub Chatter 6th Edition - February 2, 2020
HELLO PUB_VERSE!!
I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend!! We have loads of fun info for you this week, including new contests, challenges and we take a look at the kenning poetry form. Come On!! Let's jump right in!!
The Oven Bird
By Robert Frost
There is a singer everyone has heard,
Loud, a mid-summer and a mid-wood bird,
Who makes the solid tree trunks sound again.
He says that leaves are old and that for flowers
Mid-summer is to spring as one to ten.
He says the early petal-fall is past
When pear and cherry bloom went down in showers
On sunny days a moment overcast;
And comes that other fall we name the fall.
He says the highway dust is over all.
The bird would cease and be as other birds
But that he knows in singing not to sing.
The question that he frames in all but words
Is what to make of a diminished thing.
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Random Poetry Prompt – Write a poem about kindness.
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Poets Pub
FEBRUARY CONTEST –
Our February contest opened for submissions on February 1st. In honor of Valentine's Day our theme for the month of February will be Humans Loving Humans. Our first prompt is to write a love poem to all the people of the world. See our contest book for full details.
JANUARY CONTEST –
Our January contest is now closed, and we will be announcing the winners in next week's Chatter. Thank you to everyone that joined in!!
FOUNDER'S CHALLENGE –
On February 9th we will be offering up a special Founder's Challenge brought to you by our very own Bill Temple. This will be a separate contest from our regular monthly contest, so be on the lookout for it!!
POEM-A-WEEK –
To participate challenge, all you need to do is create a book on your own profile or use one of your existing books, then let us know what book it is and start writing. You can also send in your poems to include in our collection here. Please PM us if you take on the challenge so we can add your name to the participants list and send you a link for the participant sticker.
2020 Poem-a-Week Participants
Poems & Writings inspired by Webster's Dictionary by aMusedAndPoetic
Sillage by -Nynaeve
Weekly Whimsy by Anneshiningstar
Poem A Week - 2020 by most_bay
Concours by Schwethz
The Quantum Journal by MichaelTyger
Poetry Beans by undoubtedlymine
Pieces of Me by ShaunAllan
Pastel Paean by ImperfectPsychotic04
Nature Poems by Lexigreats
Narrow Feelings by SoulFarAway
Please stop by and check out their books, show them some Poets Pub love!
IF I MISSED ANYONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST!
<<<<<<<<<< Poem-a-Week Prompt >>>>>>>>>>
Week Five Prompt – Write a love poem to your childhood self.
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If you haven't read any of our Write the Story entries yet, I would highly recommend that you take a moment to check them out!! Then consider send us your entry as well!! If you know anyone that might be interested in this challenge, please, don't hesitate to pass on the information.
Every month I will be posting a new short story writing prompt along with several words to use in the story. The stories will completely vary in genres. Please check out our contest book for full details!
Lyttlejoe's Busted Gulch Volume 13:
The colt that Ron and Jhonny let escape, was caught by 3Gun. Bella took charge of the colt and after breaking it, presented it to Josie as a birthday present. Josie, of course, was thrilled. Ronan got in a scuffle with Ewell and the Sheriff suspects Ewell may have something to do with Leo's death. After putting out several "fires" around the casino and letting Bella know it was okay that she gave the colt to Josie, Rue contemplated whether settling in BG was the right thing to do or not. Rue helped Jacob put together a wonderful birthday party for Josie. Josie was completely surprised, and a great time was had by all! Jhonny asked Petra to make a special gift for Josie, in the hopes she would forgive him. CG got all of her lovely gifts delivered, with the help of Ron. Then she sat contemplating one final gift, for the person that has everything. A couple of strangers to town, Uno Zabba and Jonathan Ray (Solomon's son) planned to scope out the town during the gala, seems they are plotting revenge.
If you want to find out what's next, head on over to The Storytellers Saloon and check out Lyttlejoe's Busted Gulch Volume 13!! Don't forget to add it to your reading list, new chapters are posted daily!
Our Master of Flash competition is now closed. We would like to thank all those who participated. We at the FFF would now like to invite all members of the Poets Pub to drop by and check out the entries in this year end competition and vote for your favourites. It will be your votes that will help decide our very first Master of Flash.
Our first competition for 2020 is now up and running. The theme for February 2020 is, of course, Love.
We are looking for your little love stories. There is a 300 word limit to tell your story, but you can make as many submissions as you want. And lets see some originality. Love takes many forms and I know there are many stories floating around in those creative minds. So put these stories down and send them in.
Let's show this struggling sister site of the Poets Pub some love.
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BONUS POETRY PROMPT
Think about a pet you have had, and write a poem from the point of view of the pet.
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FEATURED FORM
What is a Kennings Poem?
To understand a Kennings Poem, you must first understand what a kenning is. A kenning is a compressed form of a metaphor (usually two words - "wave's horse" = "ship"), that vividly describe a noun or proper noun. The origins of the kenning can be found in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Icelandic poetry.
The famous poem Beowulf has some great examples of kennings:
"whale-road" = the sea
"light-of-battle" = a sword
"battle-sweat" = blood
"raven-harvest" = a corpse
"ring-giver" = a king
"sky-candle" = the sun
Some more modern examples of kennings would be:
"rug-rat" = a child
"book-worm" = someone who reads a lot
"head-hunter" = someone who seeks out professionals for companies
"brain-storming" = coming up with ideas
"pig-skin" = football
"gum-shoe" = detective
So, we go back to our original question;
What is a Kennings Poem?
Of course, kennings can be inserted into any type of poem, however, a Kennings Poem is usually written in the form of a riddle employing kennings to describe the object of the poem; person place, thing or concept.
What is the structure of a Kennings poem?
A Kennings Poem consists of any number of stanzas made up of two describing words. It can be made up of any number of Kennings.
Examples of Kennings Poems
Writer's-Haven
By MystresMyna
Drink-serving
Friend-making
Peace-promoting
Earth-binding
Word-twisting
Paper-scratching
Keyboard-smashing
Heart-sharing
Human-loving
Poets-Pub
Cloud-Fire
By MystresMyna
Sky-burn
Horizon-painter
Light-cloak
Shadow-spinner
Star-switch
Breath-taker
Day-rest
Night-waker
Sunset
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EXTRA POETY CHALLENGE
Write a 4-line kenning poem that describes the Poets Pub and leave it in the comments below.
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That's it for this week folks!! I hope everyone has a safe and productive week! Remember to keep those pens and keyboards flying!!
Cheers from your Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna
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