Sunday Picnic With Beautiful Things On Black Earth

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jjhunter

Sunday, every Sunday, let's have a community picnic. It's probably been a long week, and it's lovely to have a few minutes to sit back and relax and enjoy some good conversation in a less formal space. Feel free to bring something for the Picnic Basket - a poem you liked this week, a thought you had or something you experienced, or even something completely unrelated to poetry whatsoever that you just feel like sharing. Just take a moment to say hello, and maybe have a bite to eat; no one is going anywhere fast, and the shade promises some relief from the everyday heat. Let’s get to know each other a bit better, here under the branches of the poet’s tree.

Climbing the Poet's Tree Challenge: Challenges 37 and 38

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As we've seen this past week, despite being written millennia prior, and often remaining only in fragments, ancient poetry can still resonate strongly with modern readers. For our next pair of comm challenges, let's look at modern poetry that draws on or references ancient themes. Poetry was a revered tradition in many ancient cultures, and challenge takers are welcome to look for inspiration in any culture or tradition from a time before 150 BCE.

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For Writers:
Challenge #37: Write a poem of any kind responding to a poem written before 150 BCE. Please share both the inspiration poem (a link is fine) and your response in the comments.

For Readers:
Challenge #38: Pick a poem written by someone else* in the last fifty years that you think does an exemplary job drawing on or responding to ancient themes, and share or link to it in the comments.


* While you are welcome to pick them, please note that for the sake of fairness, poems written by our volunteer judge, elisabethhewer, are not eligible for winning.


This round's prizes:
Winner of each challenge gets zir choice of 30 dreamwidth points (the equivalent of one month of paid time), or a icon or poem (any format, though some make take more time than others, and on a topic of your choice) from one of the poetree admins (jjhunter or alee_grrl).


More Contest Details:
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Note that you do not have to be a member of POETREE, or even Dreamwidth for that matter, to participate. When you complete one of the challenges, please comment at this post with details; if you complete both, please comment separately for each challenge.Deadline for both challenges is Saturday, October 4th, 2013 at 6:00 PM EST. Winners will be announced on Sunday.