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concataverse™
poetic form does not
stand still
concataverse™ - anewformjoiningwordswithoutend
concataverse™ is a poetry anthology like no other – it is a contract between
writer and reader in which the very identity of the words must be mined,
defined, and discovered.
“… the words must be mined”
The concatenation of each line encourages the reader to
deconstruct and reconstruct, thereby creating fresh neural pathways in the
brain – making the poetic experience, shared with the reader, one that is physically
interactive.
“… creating fresh neural pathways in
the brain”
The poet’s part in that is to create the puzzles to unravel,
but there is a responsibility too, if the poet is making the reader do the work
(as it were) the unravelled poem must have meaning,
intention, it has to capture thought, life, and ideas; to entertain, educate,
and enhance life.
Every rule to the form, for example;
number of words to concatenate; limit to three lines, no punctuation: are tools
for engagement, to dig into the poem; this produces hyperfocus, all the better
to fully immerse the reader into the poem.
The reader therefore experiences the poem with a greater sense of
engagement, because they are building it in their mind: the poet creates, the
reader re-creates.
“The poet creates, the reader
re-creates.”
concataverse™
featuring 66 poems from
24 poets
released in paperback
24 March 2022
Contact Trevor Maynard, admin@willowdownbooks.com
Many thanks to all who rose
to the challenge and shared their work, and best wishes for the future.
1. The poets of the concataverse™ are: Mariangela Canzi, TP Cooper, Thomas Crofts, Gerald Dampier, Arnold Farr, Virginia Bach Folger, Frederick Garraty, Gabby Gilliam, Kiel M Gregory, GK Grieve, Rose Menyon Heflin, Scott Jessup, Noami Jones, James Ph. Kotsybar, Browning Mank, B McVie, Martha Nance, Gale Naylor, KP Perry, CC Pulliam, Vaughn V Smith , Olivia Stogner, and
Laura Turnball
2, Press contact Trevor Maynard at admin@willowdownbooks.com on 0 44 7966 079968.
3. One prize of $100 will be awarded, this will be announced on publication. Five poems will be commended. Details at www.willowdownbooks.com
4. Trevor Maynard, UK based poet, writer and editor. He is owner/manager of Poetry, Review and Discuss Group, a major poetry group on LinkedIn. His latest poetry collection is PARADOX is now available on Amazon and elsewhere. Trevor is also the author of several plays, and is the editor of POEMS FROM THE LOCKDOWN, HUMAN TO HUMAN, and NATURE 20/20. Further information at http://www.trevormaynard.com
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