Poetry Panels Norwescon 30 2007 G.Robin Smith

Hello and welcome to my Poetry Panel Weblog for this year's Norwescon (NWC 30, 2007).

I am stoked. Great year, the more I get involved with this singular group of people the more I am rewarded with superior good times:-)!!! I want the Con Com to all be on my own personal Board of Directors (call me, I'll buy lunch). Also, I am promising to enter the Costume Contest in 2008. It may be as a "Brown Bag Lunch" if I don't get anything done, but I am entering!

Quotes & Poems: (Created in Poetry Workshop 1 & 2 with the fans and my co-panelist Mike Brennan)
"Chopping off the Fish Head" (Jargon for writing then getting rid of the first part and starting with the remainder of a piece... cause you have warmed up and finally gotten to the point)
The old, tried and true: "Don't Get it Right... Get it WRITTEN!" & "writing is in the editing"

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Books to refer to:

Louis Turco "The New Book of Forms" (over 300 poetic forms from around the world. Your alien culture should have a form of speach from someplace other than Southern California (inmo). Use one of these forms to give you a structure to work with. )

Best, G.Robin Smith

Done via group input.
Limericks-
"There once was a Trekker from Kent
Whose patience was thoroughly spent.
From Morning to Dark
He attempted to Park
And finally packed up and went."

OK, Parking was a real problem. I have an idea over at the Idea page:

"I work with a Lady named Jean.
Most proper, sedate and serene.
But then, at the Con
With her Black Leather on
her manor was rather more mean."
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Haiku

_Bright_
The Wint'ry Sunlight
Filters thru the window pane
There's warmth on my face.

_Grow_
"A flower in the snow.
a herald of the spring's time.
Joy among the cold."