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I had [livejournal.com profile] moth2fic and Mr Moth for a 12h visit as they stopped over here for the night on their trek toward Portugal. It was supposed to be a slightly longer visit but thanks to Mr Moth faffing over god knows what they didn’t get here until late last night. They have, however, promised to make up for this on another occasion. I waved them off toward Dover and ferry to Calais this morning.

Since then I have betaed approximately 589390 (it felt like) ficlets for [livejournal.com profile] pushkin666 (some which were extremely traumatizing) and vegged out on the sofa bed watching Kerrang. It’s sunny outside but I don’t want to leave the safety of my nest (I did put laundry on the line which surely counts as some kind of accomplishment).

Anyway, today’s post was going to be about poeting (I like to call it that. English language is crazy and I like to coax it over the edge). Which is something I’ve been trying to get back into again.

It occurs to me that I have some new flisters who may not know, but poeting, being poetish, and writing emo lyrics things with verses are things I do. Occasionally. Sometimes even often. I do all these things over at [livejournal.com profile] boneverse because a while back I decided that I wasn’t comfortable doing it my main LJ anymore for reasons that don’t need elaborating at this juncture.

This year had a slow start but it’s picked up and lately I’ve written stuff inspired by [livejournal.com profile] pushkin666’s writing prompts (We Are Learning To Make Fire, black books), spending a day admiring my squidgy self (In July, I am fascinated by my own body), and Panic at the Disco’s new single (Mr Anywhen) – incidentally, I make no apologies for the latter because sometimes Brendon just needs a metaphorical bitch slap and them’s the facts.

Anyway, all the stuff there is f-locked but if you are morbidly curious mildly interested, go ahead and friend it. Anyone I’ve currently friended on this journal will get automatically added there if they so desire.

More to the point, well, the actual point: The July Of Posting is almost over. But, because I am crazy I would like to follow that up with a Week of Poetry. This is something I’ve done before, often with the fellow poetess [livejournal.com profile] teithiwr, and it usually results in at least one decent poem amidst the mediocre ones.

Thusly, a challenge! *throws down the gauntlet with a dramatic flourish and a flip of hair*

Do you poet? Do you verse? Do you Sylvia Plath or John Keats or even Pete Wentz? Then join me for A Week of Poetry on 5-11 of August! Poem a day, come rain or shine or rainbows full of unicorns!

If you don’t want to try your hand at poeting yourself, pledging to a week of posting other people’s poems, e.g. some of your favourite ones, is also accepted!

I’ll even promise to combine a master list of all Week of Poetry participants’ posts at the end of it too! How good is that?

So... how about it? *eyes you all challengingly*

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on 2013-07-28 02:43 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] pushkin666.livejournal.com
Lollllll. Is it that you now cannot bear to not post every day. I'm sure that's what it is. I could pledge to post a week's worth of poetry, but not my own because trust me nobody wants to read that. Not even me :D

on 2013-07-28 03:49 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kat-lair.livejournal.com
Oh I totally can bear not to post every day. But I'm trying to get back into poetry swing of things slowly.

And a week's worth of other people's poetry is good as well, I'm counting you pledged *signs your name on the ledger*

on 2013-07-28 04:47 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] pushkin666.livejournal.com
Hopefully not in blood. You'll need to remind me when it is.l

on 2013-07-28 04:50 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kat-lair.livejournal.com
I've ran out of your blood so have to draw some more the next time for future contract signing purposes.

on 2013-07-28 05:04 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kat-lair.livejournal.com
You love me for my creepiness. Or despite it. One of those.

on 2013-07-28 03:37 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] darkangel-0410.livejournal.com
I myself can not poet, but I can definitely post other people's stuff. The 5-11, got it :D

on 2013-07-28 03:50 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kat-lair.livejournal.com
Huzzah, I'm always interested to see what kind of poems people pick to post too so yay.

on 2013-07-28 03:59 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] teithiwr.livejournal.com
I'm in! I will be posting the poems under f-lock, though, because I'm increasingly unwilling to post public stuff of any sort on my lj...

but yes, a week of poetry would do me a world of good. YAY YOU for doing this - it's always more fun to do stuff together!

on 2013-07-28 04:48 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kat-lair.livejournal.com
Oh I'm posting stuff on [livejournal.com profile] boneverse too which is f-locked, but like I said, I'll friend back people there by default if they're already friended me here.

Yay I'm so glad you're in! Won't be a proper Week of Poetry without Tei! *squishes you* I've been trying to get back to poeting, using prompts etc, so this will be good for me too. And yes, always more fun with others which is why I am dragging flisters into it :D Plus this way I will have lots of poems to read every day, hurrah!

on 2013-07-28 07:38 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] teithiwr.livejournal.com
Yaay Week of Poetry! I've been working on prose lately, only a couple of poem drafts this month... so it'll be extremely good to kick the poetry into action too.

Looking forward to it!

(your icon - so true!)

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