Wordsmithing

Summary

The web content describes the process and inspiration behind the creation of a Golden Shovel poem by an author who was invited to participate in a poetic challenge, acknowledging the contributions and influence of fellow poets and friends.

Abstract

The website showcases a creative journey where the author, inspired by the Golden Shovel poetry form, crafts a poem using lines from other poets' works as a tribute to their influence. The author expresses gratitude to Rasheed Hooda for the challenge invitation and to Martin Rushton for introducing the poetry form. The piece also acknowledges James G Brennan, whose poem "Days of Writing" sparked the idea for this new creation, and Holly Jahangiri, who demonstrated how to construct a Golden Shovel poem. The author extends the challenge to other poets, inviting them to create their own Golden Shovel poems and to link back to the originator, Martin Rushton, fostering a sense of community and shared creativity in the poetic endeavor.

Opinions

The author values the collaborative and inspirational nature of the poetic challenge, emphasizing the importance of community and mutual support among writers.
There is a clear appreciation for the craft of wordsmithing and the enrichment it brings to one's own work, as the author describes the process of enhancing their poem with the words of others.
The author holds the Golden Shovel form in high regard, seeing it as a way to connect with and pay homage to fellow poets, as well as a method to elevate the quality of their own poetic work.
The act of challenging other poets to engage with the form suggests the author's belief in the form's potential to inspire and bring out the best in poetic creativity.
The author's tone conveys a sense of excitement and discovery in the process of creating a Golden Shovel poem, highlighting the joy found in the art of poetry.

A Golden Shovel Poem

“Other days. You are the wordsmith of your own world,” James G Brennan

I might have sloughed it off as something other Than what I want to do these days But I could not do that, dear friend, to you. Knowing as I do who you are. So I put on my thinking cap and hope to see the Words that flow are worthy of the wordsmith That comes and makes my work of Higher quality by adding words of your Choice to my own And together we make a better world.

Thank you Rasheed Hooda for inviting me to participate in this challenge with your poem

And thank you Martin Rushton for starting the ball rolling with your great poetic introduction to this new-to-me form of poetry:

I’ll challenge my friend and fellow poet James G Brennan, whose wonderful poem “Days of Writing” spawned this one.

Thanks also to Holly Jahangiri, whose Golden Shovel poem “When I Am Nothing” used a line from my poem and helped me see how to construct one myself.

Finally, I’d like to tag a few of my favorite poets to construct a Golden Shovel poem. The instructions are simple. Choose a poem you like; choose a line or two from that poem; make each word in that line the last word in a line of your poem. Then link to me and to the originator, Martin Rushton. Ready to have a go at it?

Happy Reading, Writing, Composing and Connecting!

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