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Shisan: My Aching Back (Links #3 – #4)
Response to Link #3 (the daisan): Again, let me first thank the five poets who jumped in and offered their words for the daisan. Without you, their is no moving forward. And each of these poems offers...
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Shisan: My Aching Back (Link #4 – #5)
I put the call out for an inventive moon verse and 13 poets delivered! In the 18 poems I had to consider, the moon was seen in grandpa’s shaving mirror and stuck up a tree; it was gravy smeared,...
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Shisan: My Aching Back (Links #5 – #6)
My Aching Back is gathering momentum… that sense of community and playfulness that I had hoped for, so thank you again to everyone for participating as a writer or reader. Your energy is exhilarating!...
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Shisan: My Aching Back (Links #6 – #7)
A weekend in big sky country has given me plenty of time to read and ruminate on the 6 poems offered for Link #6. As always, each poem creates a new pathway for the poem, a new vision… Two poems have...
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Shisan: My Aching Back (Links #7 – #8)
As we move into a more intense phase in the poem, it has been wonderful to immerse myself in the rush of poems that came for link #7. Spring blossom may not seem the most intense subject, but there are...
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Shisan: My Aching Back (Links #8 – #9)
I love the momentum that builds during this phase of a poem… for here is where we are required to push ourselves, to break new ground, to create an image that captivates with its originality. And the...
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Shisan: My Aching Back (Links #9 – #10)
What a rush of poems Link #9 has unlocked… 13 poems from 9 poets, each of them with the ability to take the poem by the scruff of the neck and change its course forever. So many of the images here...
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Shisan: My Aching Back (Links #10 – #11)
As the shisan builds to a crescendo, it seems fitting that we burst into the theme of love for links #10 and then #11. Love is such a wild landscape, so I was very keen to see where people were going...
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Shisan: My Aching Back (Links #11 – #12)
We are now breathing distance from the ageku and the end of the shisan. What a thrill selecting each link has proven to be; and this is thanks to the vibrant community that has gathered to build this...
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Shisan: My Aching Back
Before I begin to discuss the poems, let me thank absolutely everyone who has been following the development of My Aching Back. To each of the poets who have offered their words, thank you, and to all...
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