Poetry
The Silk Road Allies began with a prompt by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) in the Poetry for the Masses project by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) and grew from there.
Like the project as a whole, the poems span about two thousand years of history. Some of them derive from the Chinese tradition of poetry, some from Italian, and some from both. Others are outside narratives with a wider perspective.
"Day 5 Poem" by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) 6-29-12
Prompted by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith)
Posted free
"The Lost and Found Legion" by Elizabeth Barrette
(ysabetwordsmith) 7-3-12
Prompted by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi)
Currently being sponsored by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi)
"Cai Luoma and the Parthians" by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi) 7-5-12
Inspired by "The Lost and Found Legion"
Posted free
"Nerva's Seed" by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) 7-6-12
36 lines, Buy It Now = $15
"The Seven Wonders of the World" by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) 7-6-12
28 lines, Buy It Now = $15
"Thinking of Home While on a Mission in the West" by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi) 7-8-12
Posted free
"The Treasures of Marco Polo" by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) 7-3-12
Prompted by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi)
Sponsored by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi)
"The Tea Tempest" by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) 7-3-12
Prompted by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet)
Sponsored by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi)
"Week 3, Day 1" by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) 7-9-12
Posted free
"The Blame Game" by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) 10-26-12
Prompted during the August 2012 Crowdfunding Creative Jam
Sponsored by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi)
"A Zhang Wei" by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi) 7-9-12
Bilingual in Italian and English
"Lost Jews" by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) 1-14-13
Prompted by Elizabeth Barrette during the January 2013 Poetry for the Masses
Sponsored by Elizabeth Barrette
"Tutti i Santi Ognissanti" by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) 10-29-12
Prompted by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) during the October 2012 Poetry for the Masses
Free perk
"The Ever-changing AfterLife" by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) 3-10-13
Prompted by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) during the March 2013 Poetry for the Masses
Free perk
"Peacebrokering" by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) 9-3-13
Prompted by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) and Origfic Bingo Card 8-13-13
Free perk
Like the project as a whole, the poems span about two thousand years of history. Some of them derive from the Chinese tradition of poetry, some from Italian, and some from both. Others are outside narratives with a wider perspective.
"Day 5 Poem" by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) 6-29-12
Prompted by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith)
Posted free
"The Lost and Found Legion" by Elizabeth Barrette
(ysabetwordsmith) 7-3-12
Prompted by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi)
Currently being sponsored by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi)
"Cai Luoma and the Parthians" by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi) 7-5-12
Inspired by "The Lost and Found Legion"
Posted free
"Nerva's Seed" by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) 7-6-12
36 lines, Buy It Now = $15
"The Seven Wonders of the World" by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) 7-6-12
28 lines, Buy It Now = $15
"Thinking of Home While on a Mission in the West" by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi) 7-8-12
Posted free
"The Treasures of Marco Polo" by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) 7-3-12
Prompted by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi)
Sponsored by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi)
"The Tea Tempest" by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) 7-3-12
Prompted by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet)
Sponsored by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi)
"Week 3, Day 1" by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) 7-9-12
Posted free
"The Blame Game" by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) 10-26-12
Prompted during the August 2012 Crowdfunding Creative Jam
Sponsored by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi)
"A Zhang Wei" by Marina Bonomi (marina_bonomi) 7-9-12
Bilingual in Italian and English
"Lost Jews" by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) 1-14-13
Prompted by Elizabeth Barrette during the January 2013 Poetry for the Masses
Sponsored by Elizabeth Barrette
"Tutti i Santi Ognissanti" by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) 10-29-12
Prompted by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) during the October 2012 Poetry for the Masses
Free perk
"The Ever-changing AfterLife" by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) 3-10-13
Prompted by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) during the March 2013 Poetry for the Masses
Free perk
"Peacebrokering" by Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) 9-3-13
Prompted by Stefanie Maclin (thesilentpoet) and Origfic Bingo Card 8-13-13
Free perk
Extras
The Silk Road Allies project was nominated for a 2013 Rose & Bay Award in the Poetry category. Special thanks to LiveJournal user wyld_dandelyon for this nomination.