Still On Vacation

Sorry to disappoint, fellow patchworkers! Summer has me in it's sunny grip. Patchwork Poetry will be On Vacation! until September! Please come back when (at least, here in the Northeast) the leaves are changing.

~jill

4th Thursday! Patchwork Poems, Please!

Sorry for the delay! It's Thursday, and the 4th one, at that. From now until next Thursday, poets of all sizes & stripes are invited to post their patchwork poems, pieced together from this week's poetic offerings on summer.

Even if you didn't provdie a poem, please feel free to use the poems we ponied up to create your own cento.

Please note, Patchwork Poetry will be on a little vacation, so the next time to offer poems of your own for patchworking will be Thursday, July 17.

Hey! If you create a patchwork poem all on your own between now and then, go ahead and leave a link, right on this post!

Until Thursday, July 17, happy poem-ing!

Third Thursday! How About Some Summer Poems!

It's hard to believe, but the third Thursday in June is here already! Since tomorrow is the first day of summer, how about some poems about summer? Poems already published by other poets, or poems of your own.

You know what to do: post the poems here until on or about next Tuesday. Then, next Thursday, you can post your newly created patchwork poems! Easy!

Even if you don't give us a poem to work with, please feel free to use the poems and create a cento. Sharing is good. Sharing what you've written is even better!

As always, please remember to credit your muses! And please try to use whole lines of poetry, not just phrases!

See you next Thursday!

2nd Thursday! Patchwork Poems, Please!

It's just a few days until Father's Day... time to show off your patchwork papa poems. Or maybe, despite the array of poems about dad offered this week, your patchwork poem has nothing to do with the man!

Nevertheless, from now until next Thursday, you are invited to post a link to your newly created patchwork poem. Even if you didn't pony up a poem to work with, you are humbly invited to use the poems provided and share your work with us!

Next Thursday, June 19, stop by and leave a link to a poem of your own for the next round of patchwork poetry.

Thanks for playing!

1st Thursday! Pony Up Your Poems!

Happy June, everyone! I'm saving the new stuff for another day. I've got plans man... In the meantime, from now until Tuesday (or thereabouts) you are invited to post your poems about Fathers. Your poem or a poem by a famous/published/well-known poet. Our only caveat this time around is the subject: dad. Your dad, someone else's dad. Grandpa, great-grandpa. You as a father. (ooohh...great writing prompt for women, write about yourself as if you were a father...)

Stop by next Thursday and post the links to your newly created patchwork poems.

As always, though I am, at heart, a rebel, there are a few "rules" we abide by here at patchwork poetry:

* We use only FULL LINES of other people's poetry in the creation of patchwork poems. Phrases and favorite words don't count (at least not around these parts).

* We DO change a tense or a participle here and there. Add an S, remove an -ED, minor stuff like that. The patchwork purist takes lines JUST AS THEY ARE. That is the challenge! That's why we're here. (Or, at least, that's why I started this thing...)

* We ALWAYS, ALWAYS credit our muses!

Thanks for poeming with me!

Pass the Patchwork Poems, Please

It's time! Today until next Thursday, you are invited to post the patchwork poems you cooked up from other poet's food related poems.

Be sure to credit your muses! And this time, it's for real. I think published poets might be a little possessive of their words (aren't we all, though?).

Next Thursday, we're branching out a bit, so stop by and see what's new! As always, thanks for keeping Patchwork Poetry going!

We need a little more time to cook...

Hey all. Since we didn't have enough poems to work from this week, I am extending our poem gathering one more week.

This week, add a link to your favorite poem about food. This time around we're looking for poems by other poets. You know, the poets with books? The rich poets, writing perfect poems on their yachts, sipping drinks with umbrellas in them...wait, those aren't poets. Who are those people?

Come back next week, the 5th Thursday in May, to post your newly created patchwork poems.

PS: If you posted a food poem last week, would you mind posting again? Thanks!

This Week, a Potluck...Bring a Dish to Share

Third Thursday, folks! Time to pony up your poems. To switch things up a little, let's try offering up poems by other, published poets. Any poet you please. And how about if we try a theme? How about food poems? Cooking food, growing food, eating food...anything to do with food.

And while we're shaking the tree, why not invite a friend to join us this week? Anyone who brings along a new pal wins a steaming hot casserole. Just kidding of course, how would you mail a casserole?

So, all this week, post liks to your favorite food poems. Come back next Thursday and post links to your newly created patchwork poems!

Patchwork Poems, Please!

Second Thursday in May. Time to post links to the fabulous poems you created from other people's lines.

You can write as many patchwork poems as you like. Post them here all week. Next Thursday, we'll offer up some more grist for the mill. (You can take the girl out of the mill-town, but you can't take the mill out of the girl, I guess....)

Please be sure to credit your muses!

1st Thursday! Pony Up Your Poems!

Hi all! I am posting this week's call for poems a bit early, as I will be traveling Wednesday and waiting in the hospital while my father has surgery on Thursday.

From now until next Thursday, you are invited to post your poems for other poets' use. Thursday, May 7th, come back and post your newly created patchwork poems.

Remember, we try to stay as true to the cento, or patchwork form, as possible. Please try to use whole lines. Our aim here is not to inspire trains of thought, but to rearrange the trains our fellow poets have already hitched. How's that for a convoluted metaphor?

Since this is a couple days early, please be sure, if you haven't already, to check the post below for links to everyone's patchwork poems on display this week.

Happy writing!

4th Thursday! Patchwork Poems, Please!

It's hard to believe this is the fourth Thursday of April. But, here it is, 4th Thursday, time to show us what you've got!

From now until next Thursday, May 1, you can post the links to your poems crafted from other people's poems. Please be sure to credit your muses!

Since we're sooooo close to finishing up NaPoWriMo, why not let everyone know just how you celebrated National Poetry Month. Did you write 30 poems in 30 days? Maybe write some new poems? How did it go? Did you discover a new poet? Go to a poetry reading?

As always, thank you for participating!

3rd Thursday! Pony Up Your Poems!

Happy 3rd Thursday of National Poetry Month! Today is the day we offer up our own poems for use in next week's patchwork poem round. All week, from today until next Tuesday, you are invited to post a link to the poem of your choice for use in creating a brand new cento, or patchwork poem.

Today is also National Poem in Your Pocket Day! If you choose to participate in this very cool "holiday," why not post a link to the poem you plan on carrying around all day! Are you just going to carry it around, your secret poem? Share it with friends and family? Perhaps stand on a street corner and recite it for passers-by? Maybe you're going to make copies and pass it out for other people to carry around in their pockets? Whatever you do, let us know!

Now, get out there and share the poetry!

2nd Thursday! Patchwork Poems, Please!

I hope everyone is having an enjoyable and lucrative NaPoWriMo! Today is the 2nd Thursday of the month, so it's time to pony up your patchwork poems.

From now until next Thursday, April 17, you can post the links to your poems crafted from other people's poems. Please be sure to credit your muses!

And, this week, if you'd like, tell us a little about how you're celebrating National Poetry Month. Are you writing 30 poems in 30 days? How's it going?

As always, thank you for participating! And thanks for keeping this blog going, even as I slack off!

1st Thursday! Pony Up Your Poems!

Happy National Poetry Month! It's the first week of the month, so that means it's time to pony up your poems for the next round of patchwork poems. No restrictions this week! Any poem will do! If you're participating in 30 poems in 30 days, you should have a lot to choose from!

Please be sure to credit your muse. Please try to use whole lines of poetry as you stitch and knit your new patchwork poem together. Please tell your friends! Please forgive me, your host, for not participating in a few weeks. I have no excuse and only hope my patchwork muse will come down from the top of the giant silver maple in my backyard and play nice this week.

See you here one week from today to post links to your newly crafted poems!

4th Thursday! Patchwork Poems Please!

It's the 4th Thursday of March! Time to post links to your newly created patchwork poems! Even if you didn't provide a nature poem to work from, feel free to use the poems others provided last week and try your hand at a patchwork poem. Remember, whole lines only, please. We're as true to the cento form as we can be around here!

Next week, Thursday April 3, we're going to kick off National Poetry Month. Stop by and leave a poem of your own for use in the next round of patchwork poems. The more the merrier! Tell your friends. Tell your neighbors. Heck, mention it to the guy (or lady) who makes your latte!

As always, thanks for poeming with me!

3rd Thursday, Give Us Your Poems!

It's the 3rd Thursday of March, first day of Spring 2008 in the US, time to pony up your poems for our next round of patchwork poems!

Last week I mentioned thinking green. Since we had such a wonderful collection of favorite poet poems last time, my plan was to request nature poems from our favorite poets. I didn't even know that tomorrow is World Poetry Day, a celebration of sorts, in anticipation of Earth Day (check it via the link!). Gotta love synchronicity!

So, this week's call for poems is not only nature inspired, but environmentally themed. From now until next Tuesday, March 25, you can place links to your favorite "green" poems. Please be sure that the poems are already in the public domain. We don't want any copyright police beating our doors down!

Have fun!

2nd Thursday, Time for Patchwork Poems!

Today, today. Hot damn, today's the day! (The Christmas Story, anyone?) Oh well...It's the 2nd Thursday of the month! Time to post your patchwork poems.

From now until next Thursday, March 20, you are invited to place links to your newly created patchwork poems. Since we used poems from well-known poets, it is probably especially important that we credit our sources! In other words, please let us know the names of the poets whose work you used. And, while you're at it, tell us a little bit about your process. How did you piece together the lines? Cut them all up, put them in a hat and pull one line out at a time? Highlight your favorite lines? Ask your cat for help? Let us know!

Next Thursday, we will again post links to poems of our own that we offer up as fodder for new patchwork poems. To ensure that everyone has enough time to create, I will be closing comments on Tuesday. Try to get your poem in by then so that people have time to gather poems and work!

Stay tuned for a little leprechaun mischief with next week's call for poems. Think green...

If you would like to be listed as a member of patchwork poetry, email me at jillypoet@verizon.net! If you've already told me you'd like to be on the list and you're not, remind me! A gentle nudge never hurts.

Thanks for poeming with me!

gather ye poems...with a twist

It's Thursday! Time to pony up your poems for our next round of patchwork poetry.

But wait! This time around, we're doing something a little different. This week, instead of offering up one of our own poems, we're going to provide a link to one of your favorite poems by another poet!

Beware the copyright goblins! Please don't post a poem that is not already in the public domain. There are many, many wonderful sites, inlcuding author's own web sites, where you can find a poem. Check out Poetry Magazine, Writer's Almanac, poemhunter, Poetry Foundation, Poets.org, the list goes on. Just be sure the poem you link us to is already in the public domain!

* An important note on form. There should not be any of your own words in patchwork poems, or centos.

While altering tenses and omitting such words as "but," "and," "is," even changing "I" to "me," or "he," to "she" is ok, putting your own words into a patchwork poem is not.

Patchwork poetry uses full lines of other poet's poetry. Please try your best to adhere to this when you are doing work with the poems offered here. The purpose of this project is not to use other poet's poetry to jump start your own poems.

Again, please use only the lines offered by other poets. Or, in this week's project, the full lines of "famous" poets. (Of course, fame is subjective!).

I am anxious to see what everyone's favorite poem is. Have fun, and be sure to credit your many muses! (I always want to write "Be sure to drink your ovaltine" when I start that sentence. Anyone seen The Christmas Story?)

fourth Thursday, time for patchwork poems!

It's February's 4th Thursday, and here in blogland, that means send in your poems! Your patchwork poems, that is.

From now until next Thursday, March 6, you are invited to place links to your newly created patchwork poems. Please be sure to credit your many muses! In other words, please let us know the names of the poets whose work you used. And, while you're at it, tell us a little bit about your process. How did you piece together the lines? Cut them all up, put them in a hat and pull one line out at a time? Highlight your favorite lines? Ask your cat for help? Let us know!

Next Thursday, we will again post links to poems of our own that we offer up as fodder for new patchwork poems. Try to get your poem in by Tuesday at the latest so people have time to gather poems and work!

If you would like to be listed as a member of patchwork poetry, email me at jillypoet@verizon.net! If you've already told me you'd like to be on the list and you're not, remind me! A gentle nudge never hurts.

Thanks for poeming with me!

gather ye poems

Hello, hello everyone! It's Thursday. Time to pony up your poems! If you would like to participate in next week's patchwork poetry party, simply provide a link to one of your own poems in this post's comments section.

Last week we had a lively discussion of patchwork poetry, writing exercises, and the like. If you missed it, check it out in the previous post's comments.

As a reminder, I started this blog to experiment with the patchwork poem, or cento--a poem created by weaving together the lines of other poets' poems. That is, whole lines, not pieces, fragments, or phrases. While that method is perfectly fine as inspiration, I use it myself, it is not my aim here at patchwork poetry. I don't mean to offend or turn anyone away, but I am really interested in seeing what happens when we all do basically the same thing with other people's poems. A tense change or modifier dropped is ok, but, for the purposes of patchwork poetry, let's stick to whole lines. Thanks!

Ahem, here's the "copyright" mumbo jumbo...By leaving a link, you agree to allow our collective of poets use your lines in a brand new poem. One time rights, of course. And the patchwork poetry collective, a groovy bunch of like-minded souls in pursuit of the perfect word, do hereby promise on pain of left & right hand removal, to never publish or pass of as wholly their own, the poems created from other people's poems. In other words, please remember to credit your muses!

Next week, stop by and post a link to your newly created patchwork poem. Happy poem-ing!

second thursday...let's see what you've patched together!

Normally, we will have a week to play with other people's poems (THAT did not sound good...). However, since I was so excited about the new blog (thank you, thank you, thank you to polkadot witch for her help with my way cool banner!), I got a little carried away and off schedule. So, today, Valentine's Day, is post your patchwork poems day!

All this week you can place links to the patchwork poems you created. Please be sure to credit your many muses! And, hey, if you can't get enough patchworking, and you create another poem, link it up!

Next Thursday, the 21st, we will post links to poems of our own that we offer up as fodder for new patchwork poems.

If you would like to be listed as a member of patchwork poetry, email me at jillypoet@verizon.net!

Thanks for poeming with me!

gather ye poems

To participate in next week's patchwork poetry party, simply provide a link to one of your own poems in the comments section.

By leaving a link, you agree to allow our collective of poets use your lines in a brand new poem. One time rights, of course. And the patchwork poetry collective, a groovy bunch of like-minded souls in pursuit of the perfect word, do hereby promise on pain of left & right hand removal, to never publish or pass of as wholly their own, the poems created from other people's poems. I'm no lawyer, but I think that covers it!