in the natal ward
rows of infants waiting—
mid-wife trims her nails /jd
a leaf catches in her hair— /vs
first frost wilts the petunias /jd
a wisp of steam—
he flicks the used teabag
into the trash can /vs
Archive Id: 302
Vaughn Seward: Canada
John Daleiden: USA
Written: October 16, 2011 - January 22, 2012
Theme: Natural life cycles
Season: Autumn
Kigo: Leaf caught in the hair
Verse Form: Free
Process: Forward (2A, 2B; 3; 1)
Links 1/2: Nails/Hair; Trims/Wilts.
Links 2/3: Used up: Leaf/Teabag; Frost/Steam.
Links 3/1: Cuttings (used up and disposed of): Teabag/Nail.
Notes: The varied cycles of life surround human beings; one realm is the human cycle of life — birth and infancy, feeding infants, existing as an adult (female and male); a second realm is the cyclic rhythms of the natural (physical non-human world) — leaves, steam (water). The physical aspects of the world are in continuous and overlapping stages of flux (change). Beginnings, endings, and mid-life existence for humans, things/objects, and the natural world overlap and exist side by side in various stages—hence, the preference for the Latin title "In Medias Res" (see Wikipedia note below). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_medias_res
Regarding the title: In medias res or medias in res (into the middle of things) is a Latin phrase denoting the literary and artistic narrative technique wherein the relation of a story begins either at the mid-point or at the conclusion, rather than at the beginning (cf. ab ovo, ab initio), establishing setting, character, and conflict via flashback or expository conversations relating the pertinent past. The main advantage of in medias res is to open the story with dramatic action rather than exposition which sets up the characters and situation. It can be employed in any narrative genre, epic poetry, novels, plays, or film.
In medias res often, though not always, entails subsequent uses of flashbacks and nonlinear narrative for exposition of earlier events in order to fill in the backstory. For example, in Homer's Odyssey, we first learn about Odysseus' journey when he is held captive on Calypso's island. We then find out in Books IX through XII, that the greater part of Odysseus' journey precedes that moment in the narrative. On the other hand, Homer's Iliad has relatively few flashbacks, although it opens in the thick of the Trojan War.
Vaughn Seward: Canada
John Daleiden: USA
Written: October 16, 2011 - January 22, 2012
Theme: Natural life cycles
Season: Autumn
Kigo: Leaf caught in the hair
Verse Form: Free
Process: Forward (2A, 2B; 3; 1)
Links 1/2: Nails/Hair; Trims/Wilts.
Links 2/3: Used up: Leaf/Teabag; Frost/Steam.
Links 3/1: Cuttings (used up and disposed of): Teabag/Nail.
Notes: The varied cycles of life surround human beings; one realm is the human cycle of life — birth and infancy, feeding infants, existing as an adult (female and male); a second realm is the cyclic rhythms of the natural (physical non-human world) — leaves, steam (water). The physical aspects of the world are in continuous and overlapping stages of flux (change). Beginnings, endings, and mid-life existence for humans, things/objects, and the natural world overlap and exist side by side in various stages—hence, the preference for the Latin title "In Medias Res" (see Wikipedia note below). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_medias_res
Regarding the title: In medias res or medias in res (into the middle of things) is a Latin phrase denoting the literary and artistic narrative technique wherein the relation of a story begins either at the mid-point or at the conclusion, rather than at the beginning (cf. ab ovo, ab initio), establishing setting, character, and conflict via flashback or expository conversations relating the pertinent past. The main advantage of in medias res is to open the story with dramatic action rather than exposition which sets up the characters and situation. It can be employed in any narrative genre, epic poetry, novels, plays, or film.
In medias res often, though not always, entails subsequent uses of flashbacks and nonlinear narrative for exposition of earlier events in order to fill in the backstory. For example, in Homer's Odyssey, we first learn about Odysseus' journey when he is held captive on Calypso's island. We then find out in Books IX through XII, that the greater part of Odysseus' journey precedes that moment in the narrative. On the other hand, Homer's Iliad has relatively few flashbacks, although it opens in the thick of the Trojan War.
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