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Gay Reiser Cannon - 10/3/13

Thirteen moons

Wicked
          Sanctuary

Wounded in the House of a Friend,
As I Lay Dying,
                    I Capture the Castle.



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28 comments:

  1. MaryOctober 3, 2013 at 1:13 PM

    I like this, Gay. You used the titles well. If the goal was to 'capture the castle,' at least the goal WAS achieved!

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  2. Kathryn DycheOctober 3, 2013 at 1:36 PM

    Oooh I love that you capture the castle as you lay dying.

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  3. Glenn ButtkusOctober 3, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    Really like the precision, the movement & the shape of this spine poem. Sam left us a lot of latitude with this challenge; per usual I had to use 40 titles to accomplish what you created with less; perhaps less is more; thanks, Gay.

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  4. ClaudiaOctober 3, 2013 at 1:53 PM

    capturing the castle...wounded in the house of a friend... the titles make me curious for the book - and you wove some fantastic poetry with them... i liked wicked sanctuary as well... the contradiction gives a nice tension..

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  5. brudbergOctober 3, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    Oh the end became filled with meaning.. love the sparseness in this...

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  6. GabriellaOctober 3, 2013 at 2:35 PM

    Very crafty and meaningful combination Gay!

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  7. MaureenOctober 3, 2013 at 2:43 PM

    I always get a kick out of book spine poems. I've got a cento coming up.

    Like this a lot, Gay.

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  8. Brian MillerOctober 3, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    oo i like the last stanza...but what a saving grace that even wounded you come out on top....smiles..nicely played gay....

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  9. UnknownOctober 3, 2013 at 4:33 PM

    This is haunting, you wonderfully capture an atmosphere.

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  10. GraceOctober 3, 2013 at 5:20 PM

    Beautifully done Gay, specially the ending line ~

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  11. Mystic_MomOctober 3, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    Very cool, a story like telling in the titles.

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  12. Janine BolléeOctober 3, 2013 at 6:15 PM

    Makes me realize how long it is since I read Faulkner.
    Clever finds with the adjective and noun only titles. This could be habitforming.

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  13. Laurie KolpOctober 3, 2013 at 7:15 PM

    Very creative, Gay... I especially like the ending.

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  14. TruedessaOctober 3, 2013 at 7:35 PM

    Wicked Sanctuary, glad you captured the castle..

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  15. JeffOctober 3, 2013 at 7:39 PM

    This leads my imagination to far-away lands, swashbuckling adventure, deeds of derring-do. Very well done! Oh, and I'm envious of that old Modern Library edition of Sanctuary. Lovely book!

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  16. AnonymousOctober 3, 2013 at 8:46 PM

    Mysterious and dramatic ending.

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  17. Cressida de NovaOctober 3, 2013 at 9:39 PM

    Ha..this made me smile...well done!

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  18. SemaphoreOctober 3, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    It's so amazing to see these titles, that I know so well, put together this way, and see new life breathed into them with your assemblage. Well done!

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  19. TCPCOctober 4, 2013 at 1:22 AM

    Bang on! Amazin gpiece!

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  20. AnonymousOctober 4, 2013 at 6:32 AM

    You really captured the castle! Nice book titles and good usage!

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  21. Grandmother MaryOctober 4, 2013 at 9:20 AM

    Tells a whole story with so few lines. Nice.

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  22. AnonymousOctober 4, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    oh, this is a potent poem. so well done. I like the mystery it evokes for me.

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  23. AnonymousOctober 4, 2013 at 2:06 PM

    So much said with so little; I love the close on this, Gay.

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  24. dsOctober 4, 2013 at 7:17 PM

    Oh, cool! I love the final two lines especially. Such a lovely slant on those books. Thank you.

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  25. MargaretOctober 5, 2013 at 6:39 AM

    ... simply what we all long for, I'm sure. This is splendid!

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  26. ManicddailyOctober 5, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    Very spare, but carries the resonance of the books behind it. Thanks. K.

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  27. Brian MillerOctober 9, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    gay,
    can you email me at school, i cant access my personal email from there...
    brian.miller@bedford.k12.va.us

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  28. ninotazizOctober 11, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    Gay,

    I love this mysterious poem…It begs a story!

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