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Fantasy: July 18, 2012 Issue [#5161]

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 This week: Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry
  Edited by: Prosperous Snow celebrating Author IconMail Icon
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"For me science fiction is a way of thinking, a way of logic that bypasses a lot of nonsense. It allows people to look directly at important subjects." ~ Gene Roddenberry

"Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." ~Leonard Cohen

"Fantasy is the impossible made probable. Science fiction is the improbable made possible." ~ Rod Serling


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Letter from the editor

Leonard Cohen defines "poetry" as "the evidence of life" and I would add to that definition evidence of cultural. Precisely when in human history humans started composing poetry is something, much of humanity cannot answer. We do know that the Egyptians and earlier cultures wrote poetry because we have evidence on papyrus so composing poetry probably began before the invention of writing.



I inhale
oxygen molecules fill my lungs,
energize my mind,
and carry me to the next line,
the next planet.

The question of defining poetry is one that we discuss and written about repeatedly. This brings us to the question of what is Fantasy and Science Fiction poetry. I think this is something each poet must decide for him or herself. You can do a search of the internet and find information on science fiction and fantasy poems, but until the poet reads or writes poems if these type you can list the components, but you cannot say precisely what they are.


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 The Wrong Side of the Bed Open in new Window. (13+)
Imagine a kingdom with a grumpy King. Part Two of my Kingdom Poems. (CRAMP ENTRY)
#1875594 by AmpsM Author IconMail Icon
Excerpt: And so it was said, in reference to the Dark Cloud
That fell over the kingdom, enveloping in a very gloomy shroud
It all started they say, when the Princess was given away
To Mark the Farmer, who surprisingly came back as a prince one day

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Excerpt: "And here we have magicus flowericus, the rarest flower on the planet and, of course, the most expensive and prestigious of flowers. Its presence here is one of the many reasons that Flower's Flower Museum of Flowers is the most elite of flower museums in this neighborhood."

 
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Moving Drifters Open in new Window. (E)
Astronauts seek out the snows.
#1879358 by Teargen Author IconMail Icon
Excerpt: We rode upon an avalanche on Pluto's satellite;
upon this moon a mountain rose to gather Pluto's sight.
For we were astronaut drifters--athletic all around,
intent to conquer drifts of snow as they came roaring down.


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For those of you who enjoy my interactive, here are the summaries of the books it's from.
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