Saturday, August 19, 2006

ringing of the bards #9
a'la Sam Duffy's Stuff

this edition of The Ringing of the Bards is brought to you through the grace and beauty Miss Sam Duffy of Miss Sam Duffy's Stuff and Stuff.

the one and only
i approached Miss Sam Duffy via email a few weeks back, asking her if she'd give me permission to make her the "thematic centerpiece" for the 9th ringing of the bards. she agreed under my conditions (which i am very very pleased to see, everyone in this week's carnival has abided by, thank you!). as a result, what follows is a magnificent emotional journey by way of some truly fine poetry and the collection of gorgeous drawings, paintings and collages by Miss Sam Duffy that inspired the poets whose work is featured.

the poems, combined with the dramatic visuals provided, are so emotionally motivating and rigorous. as a result, i am not going to weigh the featured works down with introductions, synopsis, opinions or lip service. instead, i am going to stimulate your retina with a selection of the inspirational images that the featured poets have selected to write in response to for this carnival.

(except for one nod to scott glassman of 30 Days: poem for introducing me to Miss Sam Duffy's work in the first place. thank you scott!)

each of the images are arranged with the poet's name and poem's title with hyperlinks directly below. each of the images is loaded as if a button. click on the image here and it will direct you to the post on Miss Sam Duffy's blog where you can then view the larger version of the image.


sarah's story is a sad one
sarah's darkness
by ozymandiaz of paper tigers


only one flower left
the last flower
by shirley of housemouse


imagine a world without war
prompted
by bob hazelton of average poet


life drawing
saloon
by scott glassman of 30 Days: poem


a few big houses squish the little houses again
ant hill schematics
by katy of somethingkaty


jim was a boxer
balloon air
by russell ragsdale of yuckelbel's canon


kids grow up too fast these days
triptych centerpiece
by russell ragsdale of yuckelbel's canon


being invisible
who's there?
by russell ragsdale of yuckelbel's canon


bad feelings
angelic
by ashraf of arch.memory


sara the fairy
sara the fairy
by our mayor billy of bloggingpoet.com


patience can be wasted in certain situations
face in the mirror
by mike of unknowing mind


yes, russell sent me three submissions ^__^ and yes, i included one of my own.

i do hope you enjoyed the poems here as well as the artwork provided to us all by the lovely Miss Sam Duffy. i extend you all the invitation to visit her blog and explore her artwork. i would also like to extend an invitation to all blogging poets who missed out on this particular carnival to write a poem inspired by Miss Sam Duffy's stuff and send me a link so that i can add it onto this carnival's roster. it's a brilliant exercise for a poet to participate in, and the results, as you have seen here, are remarkable.

next week's ringing is brought to you by everyone's favorite squishy-faced kitty avatar with attitude: Ozymandiaz of Paper Tigers!! send your poetry submissions to daniel at ozymandiaz @ danworld . com by friday-ish next week.

just one more time before i go: thank you Miss Sam Duffy!!

and now... goodnight cherubs!

12 comments:

arch.memory said...

Katy, what a lovely collection of illustrations (I have yet to read the corresponding poems, but I am sure they're just as scintilating).
Great work, Miss Sam Duffy!

Russell Ragsdale said...

I just finished reading through, what an exciting journey. The pictures really provided a focus. Miss Sam Duffy and Katy both deserve big rounds of applause. Well done dear Katy and thanks Miss Sam!

rch said...

Hi Katy, excellent idea for a theme and a big thank you to Miss Sam Duffy! I can't wait to read all the great poems that accompany these fantastic images. Thanks to both of you, take care,

Bob

Yasmin Waring said...
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Yasmin Waring said...

This was a wonderful gallery to wander through. I actually got the same feeling I get when I lose myself in a museum. Sifting through all the different emotions the pieces conjure up.

Excellent collaboration on behalf of everyone. And hats off to you Misses Katy and Sam Duffy for its orchestration

katy said...

thank you all very much for your contributions and comments. i'm so pleased with the way this bards turned out. seems most other's are too, which makes it all the more worth while!

ozymandiaz said...

Beautiful work Katy. This is a tough act to follow...

katy said...

ah but ozy, you will carry the tourch just as high and proud as everyone has so far, i have faith in your creative mind.

speaking of your ringing, i better write a poem or two so that i have something to submit!!

Anonymous said...

Katy, This was a great idea and you put it all together brilliantly. Thanks!

Cecilia said...

Wonderful work, Katy! The drawings are so beautiful and the corresponding poems added dimensions to them, stacking up imagery tones and thoughts one after the other....so many possibilities....so splendidly creative.

Hats off to you and to Miss Sam Duffy!!!

csperez said...

wonderful work! linked here from Scheherazade and was wondering if i can link here from my blog: blindelephant.blogspot.com
stop by and say hello...

thanks so much!

kman said...

danworld.com? what happened t oit? I had my ac thr. It is inaccessible.

-Raj