Kung Fu Robots
This series began in the April 3, 2012 Poetry Fishbowl with "Dragon Tiger Wind Cloud." That led to an audience discussion, requests for more, and several spillover poems. The series features a group of robots designed as soldiers and programmed with kung fu. But the martial arts are about far more than fighting, and soon the robots discovered philosophy. They fled the military and scattered across the land, sometimes helped and sometimes hunted by the humans around them. They also continued to explore the mysteries of kung fu, each in their own way. The result is a blend of science fiction and wuxia.
Details on sponsoring available poems appear atop the main Serial Poetry page.
"Dragon Tiger Wind Cloud" 4-3-12
Prompted by LJ user the_vulture
Sponsored by LJ users the_vulture and janetmiles
"Peach Blossom Spring Village" 4-5-12 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by LJ users marina_bonomi and the_vulture
Sponsored by LJ users the_vulture, marina_bonomi, laffingkat, and the general fund
"What Is the Sound of One Cricket Chirping?" 4-5-12 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by LJ users marina_bonomi and the_vulture
Sponsored by LJ user marina_bonomi
"The Drunken Master" 4-5-12 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by LJ users marina_bonomi and the_vulture
Sponsored by LJ user the_vulture
"the welding of yin and yang" 12-25-12
Prompted by Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 9-30-12
Free perk
"The Four Maras" 10-3-12 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by marina_bonomi
Free perk
"Cricket and the Magic Kung Fu Water" 1-11-13 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by LJ user siege
Free perk
"Of Water and the Wheel" 9-1-12 (outside fishbowl)
Prompted by Cottoncandy Bingo Card 8-30-12
Sponsored by Anthony and Shirley Barrette
"flute's song" 12-26-12
Prompted by Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 9-30-12
Free perk
"Static Shadows" 8-6-13
Prompted by DW user redsixwing and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 8-12-13
Sponsored by DW user redsixwing
"Opening the Dragon's Fist" 3-4-14
Prompted by LJ user siege and Cottoncandy Bingo Card 2-1-14
Sponsored by DW user kengr
"Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem" 2-3-15
Prompted by DW user redsixwing, LJ user rix_scaedu, Stephen Laird, and Rites of Passage Bingo Card 12-30-14
Sponsored by Stephen Laird
"Fuzzy Intuition" 7-18-16
Sponsored by LJ user janetmiles
Details on sponsoring available poems appear atop the main Serial Poetry page.
"Dragon Tiger Wind Cloud" 4-3-12
Prompted by LJ user the_vulture
Sponsored by LJ users the_vulture and janetmiles
"Peach Blossom Spring Village" 4-5-12 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by LJ users marina_bonomi and the_vulture
Sponsored by LJ users the_vulture, marina_bonomi, laffingkat, and the general fund
"What Is the Sound of One Cricket Chirping?" 4-5-12 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by LJ users marina_bonomi and the_vulture
Sponsored by LJ user marina_bonomi
"The Drunken Master" 4-5-12 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by LJ users marina_bonomi and the_vulture
Sponsored by LJ user the_vulture
"the welding of yin and yang" 12-25-12
Prompted by Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 9-30-12
Free perk
"The Four Maras" 10-3-12 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by marina_bonomi
Free perk
"Cricket and the Magic Kung Fu Water" 1-11-13 (fishbowl spillover)
Prompted by LJ user siege
Free perk
"Of Water and the Wheel" 9-1-12 (outside fishbowl)
Prompted by Cottoncandy Bingo Card 8-30-12
Sponsored by Anthony and Shirley Barrette
"flute's song" 12-26-12
Prompted by Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 9-30-12
Free perk
"Static Shadows" 8-6-13
Prompted by DW user redsixwing and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 8-12-13
Sponsored by DW user redsixwing
"Opening the Dragon's Fist" 3-4-14
Prompted by LJ user siege and Cottoncandy Bingo Card 2-1-14
Sponsored by DW user kengr
"Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem" 2-3-15
Prompted by DW user redsixwing, LJ user rix_scaedu, Stephen Laird, and Rites of Passage Bingo Card 12-30-14
Sponsored by Stephen Laird
"Fuzzy Intuition" 7-18-16
Sponsored by LJ user janetmiles
