Multifandom Poetry Fest 2021

[minutia_r]

Welcome to the fifth annual Multifandom Poetry Fest, a prompt fest for poetry for all fandoms! Have fun, and feel free to promote it on your journal/community/tumblr/discord server/whatever if you want. You can copy the code in this box wherever HTML applies:

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Rules

1) Leave a prompt in the form of fandom, characters or relationships, prompt. If you don’t want to specify the fandom or characters, you can say "any." One prompt per comment. Leave as many prompts as you like.

2) Reply to other people’s prompts with poems. The poems can be any length or form, or no form. Quality isn’t important--the point is to have fun, not to produce deathless works of art. (Any deathless works of art produced are just a bonus.)

FAQ

Q: I want to write a sonnet/haiku/villanelle/limerick, but I’m not sure how it goes.

A: You can find a good list of poetic forms and their structures here.

Q: Can I write fills without leaving any prompts, or leave prompts without writing any fills?

A: Go ahead!

Q: I want to fill a prompt, but someone else has already filled it.

A: That’s okay, prompts can be filled multiple times.

Q: I want to write explicit erotica, or a poem with potentially disturbing themes, or a poem that spoils recent installments of canon (or make a request for the same). Is that okay, and what sort of content do I need to warn for?

A: Sure, that's fine. Warnings are considerate and appreciated, but they're also up to the discretion of the individual poster. Consider this a warnings-optional space and read at your own risk accordingly.

Q: Can I prompt/write original works?

A: Original works are a fandom! If you want, you can specify genre and character types while prompting, like so: original fantasy setting, female elf/female orc, next time I won't miss.

Q: I want to participate, but I don't have a dreamwidth account/I'm shy.

A: That's okay--anonymous posting is on.

Q: How long is the fest going to be running for?

A: Currently, I don't have any plans to close this post to comments--I figure we'll keep going until everyone gets bored and wanders off. I reserve the right to change my mind, though.

Q: Is there a collection on AO3 where I can post my poems?

A: Right here.

Q: I want to participate, but I suck at writing poetry.

A: Aww, you’re probably not as bad as you think. But even if you are, it really doesn’t matter--like I said, the main point is to have fun.

Comments

Re: File under: BF1444-1486

[hhimring]

That is great!

[the_leaky_pen]

Ghazals are one of my favorite poetry forms and this worked so well here!

[hamsterwoman]

Then I am even more pleased and flattered that you liked this one!

"Things Owed, Things Given Freely" - Wen Ning & Wei Wuxian

[the_leaky_pen]

Because Wei-gongzi smiled
at a red-robed stuttering boy, complimented
a lonely archer, defended him
to his contemptuous cousin,
Wen Ning, in return —

Took out of Lotus Pier
his brother and two bodies — three masters of Yunmeng Jiang;
rowed steadily, a river journey to Yiling;
pressed Wei Wuxian’s shoulders down
into wet mountain earth while he screamed and screamed
and Wen Ning’s sister reached inside, took one
brother apart to make the other whole;
walked up Carp Tower’s steps to trade his life
for all his kin, yes, but for Wei Wuxian;
told Jiang Cheng nothing;
told Jiang Cheng everything;
killed without mercy or awareness;
came awake when he spoke;
raged when he played;
calmed when he played;
fought viciously — an ancient goddess;
fought the dead — nameless corpses, Song Zichen, Nie Mingjue;
stopped fighting;
stayed close;
stayed away;
protected those he loved;
smiled, a little, too.

Re: File under: BF1444-1486

[the_leaky_pen]

ahhhh i love this! it is both spooky and fun, and I am really into this particular rhyme scheme and metre!

Howl's Moving Castle, Howl & Calcifer, hands and hearts

[amber]

Wrist licking, smoke curls thickly.
Fingertip kisses with sparks.
Coal crackles with debt's shackles.
I carry your heart (I carry it in my hearth).

QUIET COMFORT, Acrostic poem, Charlie Bone Universe, Julia Ingledew/Paton Yewbeam

[lonelylord]

Quite a few candles
Undulating endlessly
Intimate and cool
Easy going
Tranquil

Come into my library
Open the door
Make yourself comfortable
Forget your worries
Only happiness may enter here
Recharge to not overcharge
True love

The Sea Between Us, Charlie Bone Universe, Dagbert Endless/Tancred Torsson

[lonelylord]

I can't broach the gulf between us two
I can only see the water all around
Are we not both drowning
Rain beating down a tattoo
Feels so weighed down
Slowly the waves surmounting
Heavy lashing rain
Swirl down the drain
Is this what they call fate
Finally finding the other side of the coin
Can I start a clean slate
With our powers conjoined
You are my soulmate

First Sign of Spring, Charlie Bone Universe, Amy Bone/Lyell Bone

[lonelylord]

Dear, you are the first sign of spring
Toll the bells to awaken me
In the shine of your wedding rings
Alive for all the world to see
Finally I am to be free
Gone the days of musical towers
of evil men with magic powers
There will be only sunny days
And not a single day with showers
My mind is no longer a maze

[lonelylord]

Original Work, Wizard/Knight, spellbound

Estoppel, Original Work, lawyer/lawyer

[lonelylord]

That statement doesn't match.
Are you sure about that?
Don't confuse the court.

My client is sorry.
Meet me after adjournment,
I'll buy you a beer.

Re: Estoppel, Original Work, lawyer/lawyer

[(Anonymous)]

Awww, thank you :)

Re: Howl's Moving Castle, Howl & Calcifer, hands and hearts

[minutia_r]

I love the internal rhymes! This is so sweet <3

Re: File under: BF1444-1486

[minutia_r]

Oh gosh, this is so soft and haunting. I love it, thank you! <3

(Also, I forgot I was going to look up the call number until after I posted the comment. But then I did. ^_^)

Re: File under: BF1444-1486

[kiraly]

Thank you! <3

Re: File under: BF1444-1486

[kiraly]

Thank you! I looked through a lot of poetic forms trying to find one that fit right, before finally landing on this one (which as far as I know isn't actually a named form, I just borrowed the structure of a famous John Donne poem). I feel like it fits really well and I'm glad you liked it! :D

Re: File under: BF1444-1486

[kiraly]

Yay, I'm glad you like it! And hehe yes, I felt like the call number range made for a fitting title here. Thanks for leaving this great prompt! <3

Fill: The sea between us: The Old Guard: Andy/Quynh: bref double

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

the sea between us cannot drown
the weight of the years without you
regret is a current, a tide,
that drags my every step away

from you, your living plot beneath
the vast sea, why can’t I sink down
the fathoms I fathom in sleep
to hold your hand, to stay and stay

until we both wake, side by side,
on the far shore of time and death,
where just fronds and fruits feel our blades
where grief’s the only thing we slay

O sea between us, watery gown,
rend, end, and me, to you, convey

Re: "Things Owed, Things Given Freely" - Wen Ning & Wei Wuxian

[minutia_r]

Ah no, you really know how to twist a knife and yet this is somehow also sweet, much like Wen Ning himself?

Re: Howl's Moving Castle, Howl & Calcifer, hands and hearts

[hamsterwoman]

Aww, adorable!

Re: Howl's Moving Castle, Howl & Calcifer, hands and hearts

[hhimring]

That's very neat!

[the_leaky_pen]

My name's Fei Liu
and wen I see
the snow fall on
the orchard tree —
Su-gege gives me
carte blanche:
I clime the wall;
I pick the branche.

Re: "Things Owed, Things Given Freely" - Wen Ning & Wei Wuxian

[the_leaky_pen]

ah, gosh, thank you so much! that means so much to me!

Re: Howl's Moving Castle, Howl & Calcifer, hands and hearts

[the_leaky_pen]

I CARRY YOUR HEART (I CARRY IT IN MY HEARTH) AK;DFJA;SLFDK MY GOD THIS IS SO PERFECT

i love the rhymes and I love all the evocative imagery!

[minutia_r]

Peace is all I ever prayed for
Till you came into my life
Peace is what you were not made for

Till I heard the tunes you played for
Me, wild skirling pipe and fife
Peace is all I ever prayed for

Shall Her teachings be betrayed for
A spirit born for joy and strife?
Peace is what you were not made for

We kissed in meadows all arrayed for
Spring--red cress, purple loosestrife
Peace is all I ever prayed for

But love cannot be bought or payed for
Nor chosen. Though my doubts are rife
Peace is what you were not made for

If I'm the one you draw your blade for--
I'll be your peace. You be my knife
Peace is all I ever prayed for
Peace is what you were not made for