tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738174603029644797.post2397830029817657332..comments2024-03-22T15:53:38.589-07:00Comments on Kate of Mind: The Beetle, an OULIPO of Paul Valery's The Bee (FGC #3)Kate Sherrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08706419613939420574noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738174603029644797.post-9667937730189784432012-02-27T09:30:17.317-08:002012-02-27T09:30:17.317-08:00OMG, Douglas, you are totally right!OMG, Douglas, you are totally right!Kate Sherrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706419613939420574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738174603029644797.post-22639996575642539222012-02-27T08:35:21.017-08:002012-02-27T08:35:21.017-08:00O may my boiler be made warm
By this tiny gold al...O may my boiler be made warm <br />By this tiny gold alcohol <br />Without which luck sleuths or dies! <br /><br />Love this. Sounds like some hardboiled detective's lament after he's fallen for some dame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738174603029644797.post-25454932628150665352012-02-26T19:24:45.414-08:002012-02-26T19:24:45.414-08:00We all need huts that are kerfuffle and swindler, ...We all need huts that are kerfuffle and swindler, truly. I'm sure it's not hard to make a hut kerfuffle, but to make it a swindler, too, aye, there's the rub!<br /><br />And yes, I will confess that "spermatozoon" was also a deal-sealer on what I was going to do for this one.Kate Sherrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706419613939420574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738174603029644797.post-50517994595017903582012-02-26T11:23:48.907-08:002012-02-26T11:23:48.907-08:00Thanks for posting the website! Cool to see the di...Thanks for posting the website! Cool to see the different permutations a poem can go through. Great for inspiring new turns of phrase...Dalenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567362102793402109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738174603029644797.post-53824888305072762702012-02-26T07:18:10.140-08:002012-02-26T07:18:10.140-08:00That was fun. I too need a hut that's kerfuffl...That was fun. I too need a hut that's kerfuffle and swindler?. +1 interweb points for choosing a poem with "spermatozoon"Chris Chartrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766438158698041660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738174603029644797.post-83611156245632248572012-02-26T07:17:10.724-08:002012-02-26T07:17:10.724-08:00I love this one. very nice poem choice and what an...I love this one. very nice poem choice and what an amusing generation. The ending line is my favorite.Storm Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046582567151111121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738174603029644797.post-88674575951340388352012-02-26T03:18:19.424-08:002012-02-26T03:18:19.424-08:00that was brilliant.. I'm def going to check ou...that was brilliant.. I'm def going to check out that online machine.. It was doing my head in to work it out manually.<br /><br />I really enjoyed this poem!<br /><br />I used a sort of snowball.. http://annieevett.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/overused-and-abused-fgc-2012-3.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308937047474819914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738174603029644797.post-10676535186924911682012-02-25T21:36:39.907-08:002012-02-25T21:36:39.907-08:00When I saw how "the bee" became "th...When I saw how "the bee" became "the beetle" and "my body be made warm" became "my boiler be made warm" I knew my search was over!Kate Sherrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706419613939420574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738174603029644797.post-41807603443131480522012-02-25T20:20:59.636-08:002012-02-25T20:20:59.636-08:00Excellent job. I found this challenge a challenge....Excellent job. I found this challenge a challenge. But yours flows together well and makes sense. It was interesting to compare the OULIPO to the original version. Well done. :DCarolyn Wagner-Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077037779993085872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738174603029644797.post-51772999118844197962012-02-25T18:36:37.190-08:002012-02-25T18:36:37.190-08:00Lovely! I've enjoyed this challenge - the OULI...Lovely! I've enjoyed this challenge - the OULIPO is a form I've never heard of before. It's quite fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com