Forbid
The lecturer exhibits his magnetic scans of brains -
Coloured regions, active neurons - as he self-explains:
"Testosterone and estrogen flame our heart's desires -
Secret fires of our loins, visions lust-inspired.
Serotonin in decline links to strong attraction.
Dopamine recalls rewards for athletic action.
Oxytocin, vasopressin drive togetherness -
Bonding, fondness, soft affection, care and tenderness.
After much analysis, we've figured Cupid's Code!"
Half-way, in the audience, his ex-wife leaves the show.
Hello Aesthetes!
Today we have with us one of the winners and runners up of the following days:
🔺️Day 13 Analysis,
🔺️Day 18 Forbid
of versification 2023, WinterlyHeights.
🎈1. What was your favourite prompt in Versification?
Obligation - the poem turned out to be told from the perspective of Charon, the ferryman of the dead
🎈2. Share with us your favourite poem/entry you wrote for versification.
'Charon at the Car Crash' from the 'Obligation' prompt. It didn't win anything but I still love the eeriness and the message of making the most of our time on this mortal plane.
🎈3. What are three words that you'd describe your writing?
macabre, musical, magical (hopefully!)
🎈4. What is the inspiration behind your poetry/writing?
I currently work in the news industry, where I'm constantly exposed to the best and worst of humanity. You're never out of ideas when you're working with the news.
🎈5. Do you have a favourite Poet or Poetress?
John Keats (he passed away at 24 but wrote with such beauty during his brief time on earth) or Sylvia Plath (queen of introverted writers).
🎈6. What was your favourite part of Versification?
The daily practice of craft :)
🎈7. If you could meet one poet, dead or alive, who would it be?
Either John Keats or Sylvia Plath. Can't decide!
🎈8. What style of poetry/writing do you write normally?
I tend to write rhythmic poems that rhyme - sounding like a spell or incantation. And if I can add music on top, it becomes a song. Two for one :)
🎈9. What is your favourite poem you've ever written and what inspired it or is the story behind it?
I'm proudest of 'The Boy Who Plays With Doves' - a dark fantasy narrative poem of roughly 3300 words. It started out as a gender-reversed retelling of the Red Riding Hood myth but soon morphed into a cautionary tale of magic, masculinity and power.
"Hemlock, foxglove, nightshade three -
Shield me from catastrophe.
Silent lungs and final weeps.
Send my monsters back to sleep."
🎈10. Anything you'd like to add or say?
Thank you for organising the contest! :)
Thank you! WinterlyHeights. Check out their winning entry Menagerie of Mischief and shower them with lots of love.
Team,
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