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Username: bcollan
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06/23/2006 10:00 AM	Alert
OK McPhans, about 15 of you have expressed interest in this project so far. That's enough to get started, but I expect many more of you to participate. Don't worry about not being a Poet Laureate! Noone will critisize your poems, and I'm sure Kat will appreciate and enjoy every heart felt one of them. McPoetry Project summary: Inspired by the wonderful poetry seen in this forum by Gary(katkrazy) and others, I am acting on a suggestion by willow and new member k8EfromPhilly in proposing a poetry project for Kat. Members would compose and provide original poems inspired by Kat and her music. The poems would then be printed, hand-signed by the contributors, and mounted in a bound book for presentaion to Kat. Possibly we could also make copies available as souvineers for individual McPhans. So here's the rules: -Poems can be of any type or length. -Poems should be inspired by Kat or her music. -No overt sexual content, foul language or other inappropriate/offensive references. -Original poetry is prefered, but: -You can dedicate someone else's poem or lyrics as long as you credit them. -Or you borrow the structure of an existing poem or song if you change the words. -You may submit up to 3 poems. -The deadline for submitting your poetry is August 1. Please use this thread for submitting and sharing your poetry. You may also comment on the poems here. Please use the McPoetry Project thread for all other discussion. Thanks McPhans and Happy Writing/Composing!

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06/23/2006 4:35 PM	Alert
Dear Bill, Once again, kudos on this project. Perhaps you could get this thread to be a "sticky" that stays at the top so people will be able to find it easily. I'm guessing that it may often be quite a while between posts as people write/search. Question: I know that I benefit from getting feedback (even the critical kind) and then go back and improve my work. Is this thread also meant for hearing people's reactions to the poems? Bill, could you send me your e-mail address? Mine is: worksite@msn.com Best, Gary S.

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06/23/2006 4:42 PM	Alert
LOL! Is that my new Shakespearian name? ;) I'll see if I can get back to my old poetry roots..just for Katharine..

You can call me Laurie..or L..or whatever it is that you would like to call me. These days, I answer to just about anything. :smiles: A Proud Member of "The Laurs" Katfia- "McQueen"..please people, it was given to me.

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06/24/2006 4:00 AM	Alert
Posted By AI12345 on 06/23/2006 4:42 PM LOL! Is that my new Shakespearian name? ;) I'll see if I can get back to my old poetry roots..just for Katharine.. There's a Katharina from 'Taming of the Shrew' (that has 'AI' Shakespearean parallels)...but it's probably better that you don't have a Shakespearean name, Laurie. Laurie is a much more American name--and even a Laureate gets looks of perplexment lately...especially in an age of subjective poetry. I'm glad the deadline on this is August 1, so we can have time to craft something through the summer. I'm going to be busy through the summer too--but can always squeeze in sideline writing projects like this. Since poetry can be so all-encompassing, some of our work could probably be publishable somewhere if it's not useable here. I tried submitting poetry to places like The New Yorker and The Atlantic Monthly a few years ago. But when it was rejected, I realized that the poetry they did publish was almost as bad as my own...at least through my eyes. I have no idea how they can establish what's truly great poetry when there's many, many great poets who never get published. It's one of the most subjective pieces of art ever. That, despite poems having an established sense of structure that's agreed upon in the literary upper ranks. My own poem will probably reflect on the art of what Kat does, which is where I always go in a lot of my posts anyway. But then, there's always the Mother Goose method, that would be worth trying as a satiric experiment.

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06/25/2006 8:35 PM	Alert
Bill, Did you get my email I sent? I wanted to discuss what would be the best format and illustrations for the project. Thank you. Trina

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06/25/2006 9:02 PM	Alert
I had a thought of trying something really short and doing several of them, each with a theme of one song she did on idol. it may be about the song's lyrics, or something the song makes me think of, or maybe some way I think the song relates to Katharine's life. I'm full of hazy ideas, but somebody else might want to give it a shot as well. Maybe I stole the idea from that letter somebody wrote incorporating all the song titles. Anyone EVER thought of a way to fit BHACT in there?? McHAIKU's (the syllabic scheme is 5-7-5, the theme is individual Idol performances) ELLA'S BLUES Step through the time warp... All things old are new again... Old song, sweet new voice. RAINBOW Singing of my dreams, Hear the yearning in my voice-- Longing filled with Hope. (Bad pun alert!) DESTINY Hold my hand. Tighter. I can't do it by myself. Help me to break free. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE You were there for me. I never forget a friend, And you were so much more. (Sorry, I cheated on this one, it's 5-7-6 but it sounds better that way, and yeah, I kinda had a specific situation in mind with those last two.) Come on now, those are short. If I get going I'll do a lot more than three. Adding to the post. SOMEONE TO WATCH Thanks for lending strength. I can do it alone now. I’ll watch over me. BLACK HORSE (WITH OVERTONES OF VOICE WITHIN) Which way and what now? My mind argues with itself. My heart always knows. I BELIEVE I CAN FLY (A double haiku) Talking to myself… Nothing is impossible… I know I can fly. Say it aloud once, Say it twice, and then twice more. Belief makes it real.

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