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swan_towerContinuing the trend of June being the month of All The Things, I now have a new poem in Strange Horizons! They're running their annual fundraising drive right now, and "The Dream of Jeannie" has been unlocked as part of the special fund drive issue -- you can read it online right now!
This poem, I should note, is inspired by a piece of artwork by Pleasure Faith. It's also of a type my fellow author and poet Mari Ness reminded me can be called a "calligram," which is a much prettier term than the more usual "concrete poem." (I also prefer "shaped poem" as a possibility.) This is where the lines of the poem are crafted so the overall layout forms an image; check out "The Dream of Jeannie" to see that at work!
(originally posted at Swan Tower: https://www.swantower.com/2026/06/15/im-part-of-the-strange-horizons-fund-drive-issue/)
This poem, I should note, is inspired by a piece of artwork by Pleasure Faith. It's also of a type my fellow author and poet Mari Ness reminded me can be called a "calligram," which is a much prettier term than the more usual "concrete poem." (I also prefer "shaped poem" as a possibility.) This is where the lines of the poem are crafted so the overall layout forms an image; check out "The Dream of Jeannie" to see that at work!
(originally posted at Swan Tower: https://www.swantower.com/2026/06/15/im-part-of-the-strange-horizons-fund-drive-issue/)
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Date: 2026-06-15 11:56 pm (UTC)And it's great!
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Date: 2026-06-16 01:42 am (UTC)