I’d like to suggest my friend Oak over at branchesup.blogspot.com. I know if she’s not able/willing, she will definitely pass it to someone who is although I suspect she will be honoured to be asked and up for it! x

Hi spicycauldron! I’m pleased that I got tagged for it too. You’re right that it’s going to get way long! Maybe there could be some type of limit and it could end at stanza… 57 (because that’s not long)? Or it can always be moved to its own page – and people who get tagged can add their stanza as a comment (stanzas being the only comments allowed)?

I’m looking forward to the next stanza too. :)

I’m not sure how future holders of this poetic torch or baton could solve this potential problem. But for now this is a thing of beauty! It’s been so nice to see the poem develop from all the different minds being applied creatively. There’s a story here which is fascinating me with its twists and turns. I can’t honestly say why I chose to reference the medium at the start but it’s one of those keywords which, I guess, attracts interest in a way in which simply referencing a man or woman wouldn’t necessarily. I mean, people are either believers or non-believers in psychic stuff, so a medium is a person a writer can really get to grips with I suppose. The whole thing is turning out to be a philosophical statement which is, surprisingly to me at any rate, constant and coherent. So much of life is being discussed in this poem, and so much of the mysteries of life, death, the idea of crossing between the two. Huge poem, huge topics.

I shouldn’t really say it as the originator but I will anyway: I think this is one of the most worthwhile memes I’ve ever been involved in. Poetry can reveal more of a person’s ideas and mind than questions such as ‘name your earliest school’ or ‘what’s your favourite chocolate bar’ ever could. I’ve also never known of a meme you might be interested in following the trail of. I’ve come across some wonderful blogs new to me in the course of this poetic journey across cyberspace, and when one pops up – such as yours – which I already visit, I am reminded of how we tend to form communities in the blog world which, like the world, are surprisingly smaller than we might think. And that’s a good thing. I guess the poem reveals the invisible networking that goes on in the blogosphere in an attractive, stimulating way while blogrolls can only list our connections. Shopping list versus poetic narrative. Hmm. I know which I prefer.

The OSP not only does something new by just being up and running but it also encourages interest in poetry, it allows for experienced poets or those simply up for it to have a go, and it gives us the chance of happening across blogs we might otherwise never have encountered. All good! I look forward to reading the next instalment… x

This is a fun meme but it requires some patience to watch it develop LOL