Hello friends, and welcome to this week's Word Garden Word List. Hey listen, do you ever just take a chance on something because it sounds like it might be interesting? I know I have. Sometimes it's a dumpster fire, sometimes just a dud that doesn't do anything for me at all, but sometimes I find a new favorite song, dish, friend or whatever it may be. This week's words are all taken from a volume of poetry I bought a year ago or so, just because I liked the title: My Love Is A Dead Arctic Explorer by Paige Ackerson-Kiely. I just wish the content had been as interesting as the title, but as an old supervisor of mine used to say, "Eat the meat, spit out the bones." Therefore, that's exactly what we're going to do.
While I wasn't that keen on the poems--she seems to be about to dig into something important, then continually gets lost in dense language; moreover, there is so much alcohol in these poems that I could practically hear the ice cubes hitting the sides of the glass--she does make some very interesting word choices, and that's right up our alley, yes? (And I do need to add that occasionally she does make her point simply and strongly.)
I hope you'll enjoy this List. Please use at least 3 of the 20 words provided in a new original poem, then link up and visit others. Nothing to it but to do it!
And now, your List!
Canada
candor
chalk
chime
conflated
describe
explorers
flocked
garlands
gruel
hymns
induce
oxygen
panic
tampering
touchdown
trolley
vanilla
vapor
windsock
This is a very intriguing word list. Had not heard of the poet but love the title. I have been working on finishing my memoir, but will take a break tomorrow and see if I can mine something from this forcefield. Smiles.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see what you might come up with, Sherry!
DeleteFirst thing this morning, before my cup of tea, a ditty as I rage, rage against the machine. Wry smile.
DeleteYou do yourself a disservice, Sherry, by calling anything you write a "ditty." I am happily on my way to read.
DeleteLet us proceed with our pith helmets on, and pithy shall we be!
ReplyDeleteLivingstone, I presume?
DeleteWell, you did write a bear story! So bears are clearly in the air!
ReplyDeleteI love that you took a chance on this poet, Shay, and your review of her work made me chuckle. This line though:
ReplyDelete"there is so much alcohol in these poems that I could practically hear the ice cubes hitting the sides of the glass-"
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Love the word list Shay. I never know where my mind will go, but it went. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for helping me write a poem for my first print I ever made.
ReplyDeleteI love all the thoughts you brought up in this one, about what we try and what we like and where it can lead us! I am so sorry I ended up a day late and a dollar short, but I am here now to look see. Your word lists are always amazing my friend!
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