Friday, August 26, 2011

renray number 2 needs a title

A second "renray" has been written. The poets and poems appear in this order:

Curtis Dunlap, Aubrie Cox, Susan Nelson Myers, Terri French

The renray needs a title. My good friends and collaborators have agreed to let readers of Tobacco Road suggest a title. The title can be from a stanza in the poem or (and this could make things really interesting) a title that does not reference a stanza in the poem.

So, readers, what title or titles do you suggest for our renray?

Untitled

easing into the day...
a dab of apple butter
on a biscuit              cd

mist settles
into the orchard        ac

yesterday's phantoms
cloister
in morning shadows          snm

loggia
autumn winds take respite        tf

mountain music
grandpa blows into a jug         cd

rocking chair creaks
on the porch's
uneven boards           ac

a spider tats
another row             snm

corn husks tossed
into the campfire
strains of kumbaya     tf


August 24, 2011
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14 comments:

  1. Curtis DunlapAugust 26, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    Susan Delphine Delaney suggested "Morning Shadows" as a title via email.

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  2. Curtis DunlapAugust 26, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    Karen Bennett Lewis (via Facebook) "...everything about it reminds me of time spent along the Blue Ridge Parkway....so to me it's 'Blue Ridge Harmonies'"

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  3. Michael Dylan WelchAugust 26, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    Gee, so many possible titles:

    Easing into the Day
    Apple Butter
    Butter on a Biscuit
    Phantoms Cloister
    Taking Respite
    Mountain Music
    Uneven Boards
    Corn Husks
    A Spider Tats
    Tossed into the Fire
    Kumbaya

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  4. Issa's Untidy HutAugust 27, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Very nice, Curtis and all.

    Title suggestion: Tobacco Road, though Michael's are all quite fine.

    Don

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  5. Pamela A. BabusciAugust 27, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    wonderful-thanks for sharing!
    pamela

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  6. Curtis DunlapAugust 27, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Pamela A. Babusci via Facebook: i like: "uneven boards"!! that is my vote!!

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  7. Al FogelAugust 27, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    "Campfire Days" is my suggestion as the fire illuminates the days events. The poem begins with "easing into the day" and ends with "campfire" and song.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Al

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  8. BrettAugust 27, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    I vote for Morning Shadows. But what's a renray, other than obviously a shorter renku?

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  9. Curtis DunlapAugust 27, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Fran Masat in Key West suggest "Fall Gathering" as a title.

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  10. pat nAugust 27, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    wonderful blog, curtis, something i always look forward to!

    love the renray . . . .

    "blessings"

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  11. Curtis DunlapAugust 27, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Stevie Strang suggest "Mountain Music" as a title.

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  12. AnonymousAugust 27, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    I like the previously suggested "Blue Ridge Harmonies" or "Mountain Music". Also, just plain "Respite", or "Intermezzo".

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  13. Curtis DunlapAugust 28, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    Annie Hall said via email: I thought a great title for the poem would be, 'Harmony foothills Carolina home'

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  14. Curtis DunlapAugust 28, 2011 at 6:13 AM

    "Another Row..." was suggested by B via email.

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