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Daily Lit Deviations for February 7^th, 2012

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Poetry

_{Featured by: LadyofGaerdon}

"summer-boy, birdy" by Avallynh

<sub>Soaked in sea-swept imagery and rich
with heartbreak, this poem will leave you
with a glowing, nameless longing.


Featured by: spoems</sub>

live'r failure by inasweaterpoorlyknit

_{This angry, remorseful poem reads
like a cross between transgressive, spoken
word and stream of consciousness free verse,
layered in rifting forms that seem to indicate
an inner argument.}

Prose

_{Featured by: SilverInkblot}
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End of Ages by steppenfreak

<sub>It may only be five paragraphs
long, but the imagery is detailed,
fantastic, and intense and the final
line brings it all full circle.


Featured by: SilverInkblot</sub>

At the Bottom of the Lake by Tuttlebird

<sub>A fantastic piece of flash fic,
the ending is deliciously foreboding.


Suggested by Vigilo
Featured by LiliWrites</sub>
Olfactory Poetry: A Definitive EssayThe sense of smell is often neglected in literature. The problem lies in the limits of words, at least in English. The words used to describe smell are poor and vague, even when relying on synaesthesia and the inclusion of other senses. The difficulty in expressing an experience of smell result in descriptions related to the sense being indirect and indefinite, the inclusion of them merely for symbolism or the suggestion of a mood.
The main problem lies in that we cannot adequately create an impression of smells. The term 'imagery' reflects our basic tendency to visualize everything we see.
But I want to focus on olfactory poetry, or rather, the fact that there is none. There are examples of poetry that deal with the other senses: visual poetry that evokes sight; sound poetry that deals with hearing; haptic poetry that attempts touch; there's no gustatory poetry yet, but I imagine that its development will be linked with olfactory poetry. The experiences of smell and taste are closely
Olfactory Poetry: A Definitive Essay by Vocable.

_{A concise, yet informative essay
about writing poetry with the sense of
smell. Quite interesting for anyone looking
for ideas about writing with all the senses.}



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