MSP- Curation for Creatives
You have to check this week's work out.
just a girl
on a star-drenched tide
Our first minnow, @underwaterwoman, just joined the blockchain, and wowed me with the different modes of her creativity. She has a gorgeous poem that she posted, that is going to be published as a children's book, and a video featuring the art she creates to help bring awareness to ocean conservation. I don't think I can recommend her enough- the photos are just haunting. Check out her post, I dance underwater to raise awareness about ocean conservation.
I just fell in love with stormy weather
and when my head clears up
I put it back into the fog where it belongs.'
We made love to each others' broken promises,
and I sang her to sleep when she got tired of chasing everything else.
Lullaby by @introvertfl is a solid piece of poetry. He also writes raps and has completed a music video- you should check out all of his work. I picked this piece in particular because it reminded me of every broken piece of myself and the ending just put them all back together.
there are no banks to contain you
yet, you flow like an arrow
my vastness greets you
takes you in
feels your raging undertow
melds with you
Untitled by @mamadini uses a number of extended metaphors to explain the relationship between two people in this sensual poem.
On rainy spells, it sang, innocent
Darkest nights, it glowed, significant
@isaganispeaks wrote Poetry Speaks-Eclipsed using a complex metrical structure. I always appreciate poets who push themselves!
Each featured author receives an upvote from @msp-curation and my top pick gets resteemed as well as upvoted. Check them out and if you like them, give them a little love!
Images and pull quotes are sourced from their respective posts
Reflections are property of Sunravelme
Great to see more love given to poetry! Seems the bigger curators are not a fan.
Some pieces here I already know and like, and some are new to me, a good mix!
I think a lot of the biggest curators struggle to judge poetry- it's certainly a niche market, and it has a tendency to make people feel unsure of themselves as readers. Thank you for checking it out!
Yup, I think I said this earlier this week - everyone can read poetry, but not everyone trusts themselves to.
BTW, after talking to @mamadini, I have a suggestion: You should drop a comment on posts that you pick, many people don't have a notification set up for their usernames, and may not know they've been appreciated like this. And as @moeknows has reminded us, The Silence is the greatest enemy of the creative, right after privation due to not having money for food and shelter :o
Absolutely, I will have to start doing that!
All the poems are lovely
Untitled by @mamadini is superb
I'm a poet too
Thank you for checking it out! I first found mamadini via a video of her spoken word poetry she did- it was haunting. Your work has a similar quality that I love- I'm so into women who aren't afraid to get dark in their work!
That's lovely
I feel talents and crafts should be appreciated. Thanks for creating an opportunity for this.
thanks, I'm looking to follow as many amazing creatives as possible. I'm a singer/songwriter, visual artist, and poet, just beginning to post my work on Steemit, and want to connect with others who are devoted to their creative work. These posts really help, followed all of those featured here :)
...and following you as well.
Welcome to Steemit @bennettitalia! If you're looking for a nice community of creatives, come by The Isle of Write any time :) We have workshops for just about anything including songwriting, visual arts, and poetry, but our greatest focus is on finding likeminded Steemians we can support and who will support us on this journey. We'd love to welcome you there!
Thank you @jrhughes! Following both you, and the isle of write.
Here are some examples of songs and poetry from me on Steemit so far:
https://steemit.com/openmic/@bennettitalia/my-belated-entry-for-week-6-songwriter-s-challenge
https://steemit.com/openmic/@bennettitalia/open-mic-week-67-tangled-an-original-song-by-bennettitalia
https://steemit.com/openmic/@bennettitalia/openmic-songwriters-challenge-week-7-in-the-right-place-by-bennettitalia
https://steemit.com/openmic/@bennettitalia/steemit-open-mic-week-65-in-the-vampyre-s-garden-by-bennettitalia-original-song
https://steemit.com/poetry/@bennettitalia/capitulation-a-poem-by-bennettitalia
https://steemit.com/poetry/@bennettitalia/honesty-a-poem-by-bennettitalia
https://steemit.com/poetry/@bennettitalia/honesty-a-poem-by-bennettitalia
much more to come, including drawings and paintings :)
These are great- thank you for sharing! Please come join us at the Isle of Write discord- I'd love to see you in the poetry workshop. Also @Isaria does a steemit music show on Sunday nights related to open mic on The Minnow Support Project discord server that I think you would enjoy.
Sun this is wonderful, what beautiful pieces you've collected here! Thank you for bringing forward these talented creatives with your initiative!
Thank you!
I am so honored to be here -- Thank you so very much. <3
What a great group to be mentioned with. A warm congratulations to all.
@sunravelme, you are a blessing in my little steemit life <3
Keep writing the good stuff, lovely! If you left your poem "Untitled" because you were struggling to find a title, I really liked the line about the Raging Undertow- I think it would make a great band name!
Oh, I do think that is fitting. Totally great band name too. :)
I can't thank you enough for helping me spread my creative work @minnowsupport! I really appreciate it and can't wait to check out all the other amazing featured artists here too. I'd also recommend checking out @vonwong's work too!
@vonwong's work was soooo cool! Thank you for recommending him. Looking forward to seeing more from both of you :)
am glad you guys are doing a fine job to boast content creators i hope i also get to be featured soonest
Thank you for taking a look! My specialty is creative writing, and those are the kind of posts I curate. You write a lot of cryptocurrency posts, which aren't really in my wheelhouse.
it is right that told. you rock. success and thanks for the post
Thank you!
I'm always pleased to see people working on curation projects. As a content creator, it is no bigger boost to my confidence than when a curator picks up one of my pieces and shows it some love. I am happy for all of those featured here!
Thank you Chris! Ultimately my goal is to create a community for creative writers on steemit- where we see good stuff, know good stuff, and reward good stuff!
As much as I don't love poetry, I'm getting to like it already with all these...
Thanks @sunravelme