avatarJ.D. Harms

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The web content is a poetic prompt encouraging writers to explore romantic themes in a fresh and modern way, emphasizing the connection between heat and passion.

Abstract

The provided text is a poetry prompt titled "Concerning the Heat of You," dated 24 July 2021, which encourages poets to delve into romantic themes, specifically the well-trodden path of heat as a metaphor for passion. The prompt challenges writers to rejuvenate this classic image of love with a contemporary twist, suggesting that the audience is capable of moving beyond clichéd expressions of romance. It acknowledges the challenge of working with familiar themes while also expressing confidence in the creativity of the readers. The prompt is accompanied by an evocative poem that illustrates the desired depth and originality, referencing the sublime in the context of overwhelming heat as a metaphor for intense emotion. The text concludes with a call to action, inviting poets to contribute their work and tag the prompt's author.

Opinions

  • The author, J.D. Harms, expresses a desire for innovative interpretations of the connection between heat and passion, moving away from traditional love poetry.
  • There is a hint of self-aware humor in the author's quasi-dialogue, poking fun at the potential repetitiveness of romantic themes in poetry.
  • The author believes that the readers, a "gang of incredibly talented people," are fully capable of creating original and impactful poetry without needing basic guidance.
  • The prompt suggests that the act of writing about love can be likened to putting on one's face, implying it is both a personal and routine practice for poets.
  • The author seems to value concreteness and modernity in poetic expression, pushing for tangible and current representations of romantic connections.
  • There is an underlying appreciation for the sublime, as the author references Immanuel Kant's concept of the sublime in relation to the overwhelming nature of heat and emotion.

Concerning the Heat of You

24 July 2021 Saturday Poetry Prompt: get romantic

Photo by Huper by Joshua Earle on Unsplash

Trying to madly swim over this great consciousness – reach out for something you – comes back

Touching moving toward a scalding piece – like a Tennessee roof – packing all the moments into brief lines – or making statues out of the seething twilight – shot through with

Your candle your candy your sails – setting into a musing – you prepare yourself for that these days – must be like putting on one’s face

Only the face should be pressed in between the cover and the book –

Weight of waiting – plus the humidity changes what, when I can focus -when it’s too hot to do anything but drink and sweat –

Then to be found in the corners of you –

And the furnace doesn’t break doesn’t go on hiatus on medical leave – but keeps winding that thread through all the right parts –

Indelibly – under the other skin you call home – all placement of furniture and paper structures on

The thin film of heat that only grows – by orders of magnitude – because that’s where old Immanuel placed the sublime.

J.D. Harms 2021

*For the absolutely stunning m.

Prompt:

Get romantic, already. Like I’ve never published love poetry here before, huh? (How annoying is my quasi-dialogue with myself? Maybe Zay should run a poll…?). Alright. So drawing parallels between heat and passion is an old fucking story. However, I’ve done my damnedest to add to the image fresh ways of interpreting connection. Y’all know that Scrittura isn’t going to publish anything of the “roses are red” variety, but we also know that you’re a gang of incredibly talented people and don’t need to be told. Just saying. (Zay, is that warning too obtuse?) So, take an old, romantic image of love/connection and freshen the Hel out of it. Make it modern, make it concrete. And, of course, rock on! (After tagging me in it…)

Melissa Coffey Adrea Kore Samantha Lazar Paroma Sen Eli Snow Zay Pareltheon Jessica Lee McMillan Viraji Ogodapola Lennie Varvarides Ann Marie Steele Barry Dawson IV Mike Scarpiello Vic Spandrio Jesse M. Gonzalez Ana-Maria Schweitzer Akhtar Mehmood Aparna Das Sadhukhan Angelina Der Arakelian Amanda Dalmas I am not a Robot Sylvia Dziuba Iva Hotko Justin Haag Jeff Langley Janaka Stagnaro Mohan Boone Connie Song Christina M. Ward Suzanne V. Tanner Mimi Bordeaux Vixen Lea Georgia Lewitt Renee Podunovich Caroline Mellor Carolyn Riker Alex Guenther Saugat Menon Somsubhra Banerjee Amy Jasek Amy L. Bernstein Lindsay Soberano-Wilson Dennett Ulf Wolf Caitlin Rebecca Eddie Becker Gary Chapin Chris Mooney-Singh Annine Massaro Andrea Juillerat-Olvera Theodore McDowell Steven Clifford Gurpreet Dhariwal Wry Welwood Julia Saha Julia Marsiglio Lola Sense Joanna Vang jenine bsharah baines Josie Elbiry Dana Sanford Anugraha Benjamin Xandra Winters Jaylee Reign j.calabrese Saurabh C Joseph Lieungh Joe Luca Kristie Darling Ben Human Aaron Quist MDSHall Daniel Barry Eva Rotolo Evan Wildstein Sydney Duke Richey Sydney J. Shipp Betsy Denson janny’s heart Tejas Rena H. Wilfreda Edward Harley Bell Rhonda Marrone Charlene Marron Rambling Rose Kira Dawn Niki Madore Kevin E. Pittack Jr.

Prompt
Saturday Poetry Prompt
Scrittura
Get Romantic
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