# The SDMB Poetry Sweatshop, August 2010 edition - Logistics Thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 24, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316 "2010-08-24T17:51:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/1 "2010-08-24T17:51:56Z")
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the logistics thread for the August 2010 Poetry Sweatshop. These have been tremendous fun in the past, and have produced some top notch work from the participants. As with the past Sweatshops, any interested poets will have one hour to write a poem - any style, form, length, rhyme scheme (or no rhyme.) - but the poem must incorporate three words chosen at random. The words will be in an auto-reply message that can be received by writing to sdmbpoetrysweatshop at gmail dot com after 9 AM EDT on Friday, August 27th. (Please remember to mention your SDMB username…) Send the poem in a reply to the auto-reply, and the time stamps will show whether the poem was completed within the hour or not. Sorry, lurkers - entry is restricted to those who are permitted to post on the SDMB, be they Guests, Members, Charter Members, Mods, Admins or other interesting titles. In the last hour of the Sweatshop, an Anthology Thread is started and the words are announced in the Original Post; at the end of the Sweatshop (i.e. at 10 PM EDT on Sunday, August 29th) a poll is established, in which readers are encouraged to vote for their favourite poem. At the close of the poll, the poet with the most votes is acclaimed Poet Laureate of the SDMB. Past Poets Laureate are **tracy jo, Maserschmidt, The Hamster King, Pandoranoid, Maserschmidt, Elendil’s Heir, mauxlicious, Elendil’s Heir** and **Serenata67**. No, those aren’t misprints - **Maserschmidt** and **Elendil’s Heir** are both two time winners. I would like to begin this month’s Poetry Sweatshop on Friday, August 27th at 9:00 AM EDT, and close on Sunday, August 29th at 10 PM EDT. Since the April sweatshop, we have used a multiple choice poll, and I’ve been very pleased with the results. Unless there are any strenuous objections, I’d like to keep the poll multiple choice. And, of course, if there are any logistical considerations, this is the place to bring them up. I’m hoping lots of you can find a spare hour sometime this weekend. Best wishes, Le Ministre de l’au-delà ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/2 "2010-08-24T18:52:28Z")
Hooray! Love it! Excited about it as usual! Although, that does man I may have to relinquish the title I love so much. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/3 "2010-08-25T07:23:48Z")
Considering your past work, there’s a good chance you won’t have to relinquish your title. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/4 "2010-08-25T15:49:14Z")
Awww, thanks **Le Ministre**! But there are so many excellent poets on this site, that if I lost my title, I wouldn’t be that upset because I’d know it was going to someone deserving. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/5 "2010-08-27T00:41:24Z")
Just a bump - sharpen your pencils, everyone! We start in 12 hours… ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/6 "2010-08-27T12:19:45Z")
i’m here! ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/7 "2010-08-27T12:59:06Z")
The vacation auto-reply is set, and we’re off! Best of luck and inspiration to all poets! Le Ministre de l’au-delà ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/8 "2010-08-27T14:31:41Z")
Done-zo! We have some … interesting … words this time around. But they are by no means impossible. Best of luck to all poets this month. I look forward to reading your poems!! ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/9 "2010-08-27T14:40:56Z")
sent mine back. It’s actually very, very autobiographical atm. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/10 "2010-08-27T22:08:04Z")
**Serenata67, melodyharmonius** and **xenophon41** - I’ve received your poems. Very well done, you three. Anyone else who wants to write a poem - there’s still lots of time before the Sweatshop closes… ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/11 "2010-08-28T13:58:59Z")
And there’s another fine work from\*\* koeeoaddi\*\* arrived overnight! ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/12 "2010-08-29T13:44:34Z")
Less than twelve hours to go - anybody game to try writing a poem instead of doing a crossword puzzle today? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/13 "2010-08-29T15:08:15Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > Less than twelve hours to go - anybody game to try writing a poem instead of doing a crossword puzzle today? I’ll try very hard to get to it. My daughter’s sleepover and the demands of the puppy have interfered. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-august-2010-edition-logistics-thread/551316/14 "2010-08-30T00:12:13Z")
and the Anthology Thread can be found at [this link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12855346&posted=1#post12855346).