Poetilla Report (Resistance is Futile)

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Author : kurt youenes
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Passenger’s Report:  The inaugural sailing of Poetilla went down last night like a fine wine; albeit the vessel itself remained upright—not faulting once—thanks to the steady hand of Captain Scot Brannan, Poetilla’s chief instigator; a tip of the hat, indeed!  As it was 9 poets set sail into the not-quite setting sun on a warm July evening aboard the brand spanking new and some thought the appropriately named electric-powered boat, Resistance Is Futile; I kid you not.  We found a quiet corner of the lake on the leeward side Gas Works Park where we floated aimlessly out the way of barges and other boat traffic, on the far periphery of the Duck Dodge sailboat race, the all silver and glistening buildings of downtown looming to the south.  And yes, we were briefly accosted by a raft of ducks, whether they were after bread and wine or poetry—some would say it’s all the same—it was hard to tell; they left with both.  In any case, original poetry was shared and commented thereon; and wine and beer and bread (what the ducks did not get) were consumed, and I believe all were somehow renewed.  And maybe we will see you next week.

Poetilla View

From Scot Brannon:

Thanks to all who took part in Poetilla #1, the Seattle Writers Floating Round Table. We spent a couple of hours drifting on Lake Union eating hummus, drinking wine, and critiquing poetry. You can see a batch of pictures on the poetilla/poezilla website.