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2021 PUB CHATTER

Welcome to 2021 and the 7th Edition of the Pub Chatter!!

HOLY SMOKES!!! WE MADE IT THROUGH 2020!!! HIP, HIP, HOORAY!!!

HAPPY, HAPPY NEW YEAR, TO ONE AND ALL!!

We have some new things planned for this year at the Pub.  One if the new collections that I am really excited about is "Published by Pubbers".  I had meant to get this going last year but...well you know how 2020 went! This is going to be a collection that will feature Pubbers that have published books, whether they have self-published them or published them through a publishing company, we want to help promote them.  So, if you know of or you yourself have published a book, send us a Private Message and I will get you the form you need to fill out to be featured in this collection.

The Epic of Gilgamesh (excerpt)
Translated by Maureen Gallery
KovacsElectronic Edition by Wolf Carnahan, I998

Tablet I
He who has seen everything, I will make known (?) to the lands.
I will teach (?) about him who experienced all things, ... alike,
Anu granted him the totality of knowledge of all.
He saw the Secret, discovered the Hidden,
he brought information of (the time) before the Flood.
He went on a distant journey, pushing himself to exhaustion,
but then was brought to peace.
He carved on a stone stela all of his toils,
and built the wall of Uruk-­‐Haven,
the wall of the sacred Eanna Temple, the holy sanctuary.
Look at its wall which gleams like copper(?),
inspect its inner wall, the likes of which no one can equal!
Take hold of the threshold stone-­‐-­‐it dates from ancient times!
Go close to the Eanna Temple, the residence of Ishtar,
such as no later king or man ever equaled!
Go up on the wall of Uruk and walk around,
examine its foundation, inspect its brickwork thoroughly.
Is not (even the core of) the brick structure made of kiln-­‐fired brick,
and did not the Seven Sages themselves lay out its plans?
One league city, one league palm gardens, one league lowlands, the open area(?) of
the Ishtar Temple,
three leagues and the open area(?) of Uruk it (the wall) encloses.
Find the copper tablet box,
open the ... of its lock of bronze,
undo the fastening of its secret opening.
Take and read out from the lapis lazuli tablet
how Gilgamesh went through every hardship.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about New Year's Eve fireworks.
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JANUARY 2021 CONTEST:

Our January 2021 contest is here and open for submissions!!! This month we are going to ZIP, ZAP, ZOOM in to the new year with a silly fun futuristic contest using onomatopoeias.  The contest book's name is "A Whizz Bang Future" and in it you can find all the details for the first two weeks of this contest.  Be sure to spread the word to your friends and followers.

POEM-A-WEEK –

Starting January 1, 2021, we will be starting the challenge over again, so anyone that would like to either continue participating or join in anew, please let us know as we will start with a new participants list.  I have some new ideas to spice up the challenge for next year, so I encourage everyone to join in!!

POEM A WEEK CHALLENGE

The purpose of this challenge is to simply encourage writing, taking the time, at least once a week, to get a poem from your brain on to paper.

HERE IS HOW IT WILL WORK

1. Anyone that would like to join in needs to use and existing book or create a new book on  their profile to post their poems in.

2. Send us a PM with a link to the book you will be using and let us know that you have joined the challenge.

3. We will post the cover of your book in the Chatter as well as here to let others know that you are participating.

4. Send us copies of your poems at least once a month, to post here in this collection.

5. Check the Pub Chatter 7th Edition each week for prompts for the challenge.  The prompts given in the Chatter are only suggestions, you can always write any kind of poem that you like for this challenge.

2021 Poem-a-Week Participants

A Paintbucket of Words by nubivagant_words

Genteel Reveries of an Outrié Poetess by MystresMyna

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!

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Poem-a-Week Prompt
Week One Prompt
Write a poem about your hopes and dreams for the new year.
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JANUARY 2021 CONTEST:

The first contest of the year is open and eagerly awaiting your submissions. This prompt for this month is, "A Bartender's Best Night". You have the entire month to get your stories in! You will need to head over to the contest book to get the full details of this month's challenge.

If you know anyone who would be interested in this challenge, then send them on over to the Saloon.

Every month there will be a new contest posted along with a couple words to use in your story. The stories will completely vary in genres. Check out the contest book for more details!

Come on by and support your fellow Pubbers by reading, voting, and commenting, and then consider to join in as well!!

Busted Gulch Vol. 14 Update:

Bella and CG arrived in Carson City where they discussed what would be their next plan. Bella used her telepathy with her horses and contacted one of them to come to the city.

Thank you MysteriousDryad for another great BG update.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Ask a friend or family member to give you three random words and write a poem using them.
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December Challenge:

Our December Challenge is now closed, and we will be announcing a winner soon.  We will also have a new challenge for you soon!!

This year I thought it might be fun to explore the history of poetry, looking at where poetry started, how it has evolved and those poets who have been most influential in the world of poetry. 

Of course, poetry and song lyrics, being two sides of the same coin, both can be traced back to the earliest forms of communication. 

Before any words were ever written down, we were entertaining one another with songs and tales of heroic deeds, terrifying monsters and love lost and found.  Oral poetry is the earliest form of the poetic art. 

However, the oldest written poem, that we know of, is the "Epic of Gilgamesh," that is believed to have first appeared as early as the third millennium B.C.  This mythical tale of the Sumerian king Gilgamesh, is filled with his heroic deeds, adventures, and knowledge, describing him as being one-third man and two-thirds god. (1)  An excerpt of this poem can be found in the "Featured Poem" section above.  This poem is thought to have started out as oral history and, as forms of written documentation were invented, it was recorded on clay tables.

As you can see the history of poetry is rich and an intracule part of our lives from the beginning of time.  We will be exploring more of our oldest poetic works through out the month of January.

Sources:
(1) https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-oldest-known-piece-of-literature

I hope everyone has a super-duper fantastic week!!

And remember to keep those pens and keyboards flying!!

Cheers from you Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna

P.S. – Children's Poetry Corner by BB

Write an acrostic poem using the name of your favorite cartoon character.