elisem: ArtLog: "Nine Things About Oracles"

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elisem) wrote,
@ 2009-03-25 20:58:00

ArtLog: "Nine Things About Oracles"
OK, so how many are there, now? I'll add them here as you tell me where to find them... and we have made nine nines, the last of which is a poem from papersky, who wrote the first of the oracle poems.

This doesn't mean we're done, though! Yes, you can still write one. Or two. I'll add all the lagniappe ones as they come in.

And thank you all!

The First Nine:

One, the pendant "Nine Things About Oracles"
Two, "Nine Things About Oracles?" from

papersky
Three, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

dhole
Four, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

noveldevice
Five, "The Sea Bride" and "Delphi" from

melopoeia
Six, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

shweta_narayan
Seven, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

dorfird
Eight, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

kaolinfire
Nine, "Another Thing About Oracles" from

yunitsa

The Second Nine:

En, "One Question About Oracles" from

aryllian
To, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

snowy_owlet
Tre, "Another Nine Things About Oracles" from

cucumberseed
Fire, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

rachelmanija
Fem, "TMI" from

pgdudda
Seks, "Nine things about Oracle" from

cattitude
Syv, "Nine Things About Oracles (The Northern Exposure Overdub)" from

seajules
Otte, a song from

danceswithwaves
Ni, "Nine Things About Oracles", from

kallistei

The Third Nine:

Wanji, "yet another thing about oracles" from

aliseadae
Núnpa, "Nine Lines About Oracles" from

dichroic
Yámni, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

saoba
Tópa, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

bohemiancoast
Záptan, "Things About Nine Oracles" from

ladyqkat
Sákpe, "The Old Lady and the Oracle" from

cakmpls
Sakowin, untitled from

dichroic, in these very comments
Saglogan, untitled from

pgdudda, in these very comments
Napciyunka, a thread-full of reworkings and playing-with-a-poem starting here, from

shweta_narayan

The Fourth Nine:

Kow, "MY Nine Things About Oracles" from

inspirethoughts
Labba, "What Price For Balance?" from

mechaieh
Saddex, "the sign on the apartment door" from

bridgetj2
Afar, "Not Isaac Newton's Oracle" from

aamcnamara
Shan, "Knitting About Oracles" from

mechaieh
Lix, "Nine Things About Oracles from

azurelunatic
Toddoba, "On the Way to Delphi You Will" from

writeonq
Siddeed, "Nine Things Oracles Do" from

ajodasso
Sagaal,"What I know of Oracles" from

marydell

The Fifth Nine

Uno, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

truepenny
Dos, "Nine Secrets" from

sistercoyote
Tres, "The Oracle's First Year" from

jenett
Cuatro, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

panjianlien
Cinco, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

starlady38
Seis, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

briebribeez
Siete, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

sysrae
Ocho, "What Mick Knows About Oracles" from

dichroic
Nueve, "Nine Things About the Oracle" from

estaratshirai

The Sixth Nine:

Ib, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

melusinehr
Ob, untitled with bonus fractal from

kuangning
Peb, "9 Things About Me: A Meme" from

shellefly
Plaub, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

shadesong
Tsib, "One big thing the Oracle knows" from

oursin
Lee, an oracle haiku from

selkie_b
Ab, "9 Things About Oracles" from

perigee
Bay, "the modern oracle" from

cliosfolly
Blao, "Nine things about Oracles" from

bearsir

The Seventh Nine:

okati, "Yeah, I remember Delphi" from

davebooth
rendu, "Neuf choses sur les Oracles" from

tournevis
muudu, "Nine Notes on Desert Oracles" from

spartezda
naalgu, "Pieces of Nine Oracles, Scattered (and Silent Ten)" from

seeksadventure
aiDu, "Nine other things" from

txanne
aaru, "nines and oracles" from

gryphynshadow
Edu, "Requiem for a Street Oracle" from

saoba
enimiDi, "Nine things about Oracles from

jcalanthe
TommiDi, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

matociquala

The Eighth Nine:

Un, "Nine Tings" from

magentamn
Deux, "Nine things about auricles" from

reveritas
Trois (and I must for a moment say, "Bonjour hi!" because she will know what I mean and it will make her smile), a word-picture of the pendant itself, which delights me, from

papersky
Quatre, "9 Things About Oracles" from

sizztheseed
Cinq, "Nine Precious Oracle Moments!" from

inspirethoughts
Six, "The Sibyl's Nine" from

truepenny
Sept, "if your true love will die by your own right hand" from

ceitie
Huit, "Nine Times 'Round" from

finnyb
Neuf, "The intern and the Oracles' handler" from

weds

The Ninth Nine

Root energy, "Nine lines about four and a half oracles" from

fmi_agent
Choices, "Counting On Crows" from

heavenscalyx
Something produced, "Nine Things About Oracles" from

jonquil
Structure, "The priestess speaks" from

athenais
Difficulties, a slideshow from

kightp
Communication, "Things about oracles" from

liadan_m
Power, "IX" from

zapkilikan
Movement, "Three and three and three" from

mamagotcha
Fulfillment, "Eighty-One Things About Oracles" from

papersky, who wrote the first oracle poem in this series.

That's nine nines! And here's lagniappe:

"Ninth oracular opinion (because they got tired of asking women)" from

pgdudda
"Postcards from a Traveling Oracle: To Nine Sisters, from Kyoto" -- an absolutely stunning slideshow from

fireriven
three lines from

arielstarshadow
nine lines from

aliseadae
"The Ninth Oracle" from

liadan_m
Nine panels about Oracles from

pitselly
something from

mari_who
"Nine Things About Oracles" from

wordweaverlynn
"The Oracle of Barnacles" from

seajules
"farewell, cassandra" from

phinnia
"Nine Things About Oracles" from

endlessland
"Nine Have I Known" from

bearfairie
"Nine Things About Oracles" from

vom_marlowe
"Twins" from

zapkilikan
"Nine Haiku About Oracles" from

yendi
"Nine Things the Oracles Told Our Interviewers" from

gtrout
"Nine Things About Oracles" from

feste_sylvain
"Nine Things About Oracles" from

samadi
"Nine Things observed by Guests, or, the Difficulties of Growing up an Oracle" from

owlfish
"last night" from

sysrae
"Nine Things About Oracles" from

menoreiel
"Questions Not to Ask the Oracle" from

firecat
"Nine Things About Oracles" from

micheinnz
a reworked poem, "Oracle Bones", from

kathryn_ironic
"A Truth You Can't Unhear" from

ivory_and_horn
"The Tenth Thing" from

noveldevice
a story series called "Nine Lives" from

inspirethoughts
and ...?

P.S. A word from the Sphinx, from

oursin

(And speaking of Oracles, I can testify to this one. Nine bows to haikujaguar! And I love love love the card you painted for me.)

Notes about the number-words: They are all connected to me and my neighborhood. The first nine are from the language I speak; the second nine are from the language my mother's people spoke in the old country; the third nine are from the language of my neighbor's people; the fourth nine are from the language of a bunch of people who live a ways up the street from me; the fifth nine are from the language of many of my neighbors, including one who is gone now, Artemio Trinidad-Mena, who was a really nice guy, always smiling, and who lost his life in the I-35W bridge collapse; the sixth nine are from the language of the folks who had a community services center a block from here when I moved in; the seventh nine are from one of the languages of an old beloved of mine, and also one of the languages of a new commenter on my LJ (hi!), and I am not capitalizing this set of number-words because it would play hob with the Rice Transliteration Scheme, in case you were wondering; the eighth nine are for Grégoire, to whom my father once said, "French major, huh? I don't even think French kids should learn French," but who loved me in spite of the idiocies of my family and who is a re-found friend now; finally, the ninth nine are for Rachel, with love.

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	reveritas 2009-03-26 02:29 am UTC (link)
	Aaah! I want to write one! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elisem 2009-03-26 02:33 am UTC (link)
	Well then, your task is clear. ;-) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	redbird 2009-03-26 02:38 am UTC (link)
	Since he didn't point you here himself: http://cattitude.livejournal.com/48046.html (Reply to this)

	pgdudda 2009-03-26 03:48 am UTC (link)
	Just as a clarification, the title of my piece is actually "TMI", or alternatively "TMI (or, four unnamed senses)" The text of your link is just the title of my journal entry, to place it in context. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elisem 2009-03-26 04:27 am UTC (link)
	Fixed. Thanks! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	seajules 2009-03-26 03:50 am UTC (link)
	asakiyume collected the ones she found here: http://asakiyume.livejournal.com/263577.html And here: http://asakiyume.livejournal.com/263967.html (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elisem 2009-03-26 04:47 am UTC (link)
	Thanks! Did I get them all up there? I tried to, but if somebody double-checks my work I will be very grateful. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	aliseadae 2009-03-26 04:07 am UTC (link)
	seven: http://aliseadae.livejournal.com/139477.html#cutid1 (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elisem 2009-03-26 04:47 am UTC (link)
	Thank you! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	shweta_narayan 2009-03-26 04:44 am UTC (link)
	This is more than I've tracked down, so I shall just say squeee (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elisem 2009-03-26 04:48 am UTC (link)
	Yay! Thank you! Also, I have a question for you -- will email you, OK? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dichroic 2009-03-26 05:09 am UTC (link)
	Nine Lines About Oracles, here. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	*waves shyly* saoba 2009-03-26 05:30 am UTC (link)
	http://saoba.livejournal.com/217101.html (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: waves shyly elisem 2009-03-26 05:34 am UTC (link)
	Thank you, dearie! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dsmoen 2009-03-26 06:22 am UTC (link)
	I only have the following photo to offer (which I took myself at Delphi): (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	elisem 2009-03-26 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	snrch Love that. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ladyqkat 2009-03-26 06:49 am UTC (link)
	Hi, I kind of followed saoba here and, well, this is what I came up with. (Reply to this)

	I must be mad. bohemiancoast 2009-03-26 08:49 am UTC (link)
	http://bohemiancoast.livejournal.com/140668.html (Reply to this) (Thread)

	arielstarshadow 2009-03-26 02:01 pm UTC (link)
	Speaking of our lovely Jaguar, did you ever finish the piece of jewelry you teased us about, the one you wanted to show her? Did I miss the unveiling of that? (Which card did she paint for you? My card was The Path) (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	elisem 2009-03-26 04:15 pm UTC (link)
	If I recall correctly, it was this one I wanted to show her. There were tektite pieces also, which are up in New Shinies now, and there are more things in the works. One of the things I make is going to come live with her, one day, when she tells me she recognizes it. This is a happy thing for both of us, I do believe. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	inspirethoughts 2009-03-26 03:07 pm UTC (link)
	I am writing one and will send you a link to mine once completed. :) Thanks for grouping all of them together. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	inspirethoughts 2009-03-26 08:44 pm UTC (link)
	here is my Nine things about oracles: http://inspirethoughts.livejournal.com/116964.html (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	shadesong 2009-03-26 03:22 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, now I'm going to have to do one... (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	elisem 2009-03-26 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, do! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	pgdudda 2009-03-26 03:31 pm UTC (link)
	Just wanted to note that cakmpls has a fine addition: http://cakmpls.livejournal.com/594727.html (Reply to this)

	cakmpls 2009-03-26 07:06 pm UTC (link)
	You started something amazing! Thank you. (You inspired me to write only the second poem I've done in umpty-ump years/) (Reply to this)

	elisem 2009-03-26 09:14 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

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	mechaieh 2009-03-27 03:01 am UTC (link)
	Couldn't resist... "What Price for Balance?" http://www.journalscape.com/mechaieh/2009-03-26-21:19/ Thank you, and to the others, for inspiration and intricacy. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elisem 2009-03-27 03:28 am UTC (link)
	You are very welcome, and thank you for what you bring to it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bridgetj2 2009-03-27 05:39 pm UTC (link)
	It seems I couldn't help myself: The sign on the apartment door A lovely writing diversion in a day when I should be writing something else. OK, back to that, then. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	elisem 2009-03-27 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! Got it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	aamcnamara 2009-03-27 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Not Isaac Newton's Oracle" http://aamcnamara.livejournal.com/10956.html (Reply to this)

	aliseadae 2009-03-28 02:55 am UTC (link)
	oh, I just had a thought. All of these interpretations are like musical variations on a theme. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	elisem 2009-03-28 02:59 am UTC (link)
	Poetry jazz, in a lot of cases. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Like a moth unto... mechaieh 2009-03-29 03:51 am UTC (link)
	"Knitting About Oracles" http://www.journalscape.com/mechaieh/2009-03-28-22:40/ Again with my thanks. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Like a moth unto... elisem 2009-03-29 04:32 am UTC (link)
	Most welcome, and thanks given! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	azurelunatic 2009-03-29 09:01 am UTC (link)
	Mine. (Reply to this) (Thread)