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I will be closing the pool for ysabetwordsmith's holiday poetry sale Friday around midday. If you're looking to join, now is a good time to do it. :) Things I'm hoping to buy if more people join include the third Shiv poem, more The Big One poems, and more Rutledge poems. If any of this appeals to you, let me know. If you are looking for something else, that is okay too! The more the merrier, and targets can be as flexible as needed. Let's buy some poetry! :D

It's that time of year again! ysabetwordsmith is having her holiday poetry sale where all unsold 2025 poems are half-price. I will be running a pool for the sale and have a rather generous budget, so anyone who joins the pool will get the quarter-price rate on any poems purchased.

Since my budget is so large, writing out a target list would be really long. Instead, I will name my main goals below and, as always, anyone who joins the pool can name a target of their own. This is a perfect time to jump in if you really want to see a large poem especially, since it will be much easier to cover now than with my regular budget. If you need my paypal details, comment below and I will send them to you. I will close the pool late Thursday/early Friday, so that I can send the funds along to Ysabetwordsmith before the sale ends on Friday. Let's buy some poems!

Main targets:
I'd like to purchase poems from series that don't get much attention or half-price sales often, especially Arts and Crafts America and One God's Story of a Midlife Crisis.
Shiv is a favourite thread, so I'd like to purchase at least one of those epics. My thoughts are the college poem first, since that storyline has had a lot of attention lately, but the art poem is also catching my eye.
The Big One is another thread I'd like to buy poems from, maybe starting with the poem about Bluescreen and Blaze, since the pre-requisite to that was recently purchased.
If there is any money left over, Rutledge is another thread I enjoy reading, along with a few threads that have only one poem, such as Iron Horses.

Again, if there is any poem you really want to see, let me know and I'm more than happy to prioritize that one. Happy holidays everybody!

This week, ysabetwordsmith is having a half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics. If you spend $100 or more, you get the quarter price discount instead. I'll be running a pool again this time, which means everyone who joins will be able to get the quarter price discount.

My targets so far are the entire Finn Family thread, and whichever of the Big One poems will fit in my budget (mostly the shorter ones). If you join the pool, you can name any target you like, even if it isn't one I've listed. I will close the pool late Saturday night so I have time to collect the funds, then I will send the money along to Ysabet on Sunday.

If you are interested, leave a comment below and I will pass along my paypal info to anyone who needs it. Let's buy some poetry!

This week, ysabetwordsmith is having a half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics. If you'd like to buy some poetry, take a look! I'm also planning to run a pool, if anyone would like to join in.

A pool lets us combine funds, so everyone can take advantage of the quarter-price discount, which leads to more poetry! Anyone who wants to join in can name a target, or you can choose to chip in on the targets below. If you would like to join the pool, you can leave a comment here and I will give you my PayPal info for sending money. Late on Saturday, I will close the pool so I have time to collect all the funds and send them along to ysabetwordsmith.

If I have enough interest, I would like to purchase one of the three giant Shiv epics, or open one for microfunding if there is a good start but not enough to buy it outright. If there is not enough interest, I have two other Shiv poems in mind instead.

Giant Epics
"The Release of Human Potentialities" $568 (q.p. $284) OR
"Shopping for College" $639.50 (q.p. $319.75) OR
"The Bones of Chihuly" $618 (q.p. $309)

Cheaper Options
"The First Swath Cut by the Scythe" $106.50 (q.p. $53.25)
"So Monumental and Still" $162 (q.p. $81)

Let's buy some poetry!

Hi all! I am running a pool for ysabetwordsmith's Holiday Sale (my original post can be found here). Since I have a rather large budget for the sale, my target list is pretty long. I figured I'd make a second post to keep things a little more organized. My targets will be listed below, but anyone joining the pool is free to name a target of their own as well.

Targets (All prices listed are the sale price; the pool price will be half what is shown)

"Follow Your Heart and Intuition" $36
"Whoever Tries to Understand" $31
"Unexpected Circumstances and Unseen Dangers" $39
"Not the Machines, But the Peoole" $22
"Utilizing Your Skills and Resourcefulness" $21
"The Ubiquity of Sparrows" $10
"The Democratic Armada of the Carribean" $254
"A Peaceful Air of Reflection" $37
"Rwading the Seas" $106.50
"The Bookstore Cat" $2.50
Darrow poems $20
Missing You Haiku $15
"With You Wherever You Go" $10
"When You're Lost, You Question Everything" $119
"Preserving the Quality and Character" $173
"So Much Gray Area" $128.50
"Thaw With Her Gentle Persuasion" $147
"Not Alone in Your Struggles" $105.50
"How They Braid Together" $135
"Acceptable Humans" $58.50
"The Twin Corners of a Civilized Society" $74
"A Marvel of Mechanical Skill" $195
"Yankee Doodle Dinner" $143
"Between Fields of Knowledge and Experience" $154.50 (already purchased)
"So Monumental and Still" $162
"Red Shoes" $163.50 (already purchased)
"What's Given by Nature" $65
"The Wall in the Room We Shared" $129

If there is enough interest, my next goals are to sponsor some of the standalone poems and the poem "Shopping for College" in the Shiv thread. Beyond that, I don't have many preferences, so suggestions are open. :)

This week, ysabetwordsmith is having a half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics. There are many poems to choose from, from a variety of threads and in a range of prices.

This time around, I will host a pool, which lets us take advantage of the quarter-price rate. I'm interested in anything Shiv, particularly the poems about him looking into college, but other poems are possible too.

My two main targets are going to be "Renewed Shall Be Blade That Was Broken" sale price $505, and "Life Is a Crazy Ride" sale price $139. More targets can be added if more people join in. Anyone who contributes to the pool is also welcome to name their own target, if neither of these poems appeal.

I will leave the pool open until Saturday night so that I can forward the funds to Ysabetwordsmith before the sale closes on Sunday. If you are interested in join, comment here or send me a message and I can give you my Paypal info.

Happy buying!

ysabetwordsmith is having a half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics this week. I will once again be running a piol, if anyone wants to join in. Pooling funds allows us to get the quarter-price discount, which means more poems for everyone! If you are chipping in money, you are welcome to suggest a target, if none of mine appeal. If a poem you want is still out of your price range, the pool can also help cover the difference.

This time, I'm focusing on the Rutledge thread and some of the poems that have no thread. I have three targets to start us off, but we can add more as more people join in.

Main Targets
"Not Until We Are Lost"
"Come to a New Point of View"
"Marines Don't Do That"

Stretch Target
"A Tumultuous Privacy of Storm"

Let's buy some poetry!

ysabetwordsmith is having a half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics this week. I'll be running a pool if anyone is interested in joining me. My targets this time are going to be the remaining Finn Family poem, "The Best Gifts Come from the Heart," and the three Shiv poems. If you're interested, just let me know. And if anyone has something else they want to target, feel free to suggest that and I'll see what I can do. :) Let's buy some poems!

This week, ysabetwordsmith is hosting a Holiday Poetry Sale. It includes all the poems from 2022 at half price, with quarter price option available if you spend $100 or more. It's a great opportunity to get lots of poetry, since many of her series have poems available, and I will be hosting a pool so more people can take advantage of the quarter price rate.

My budget is much higher than normal this time around, so I will be going after a lot of targets. If you see something on my list that you want, let me know and I can direct your funds to that particular item. If they all sound good, you are free to say "just add it to the pool" in which case I will send the money where needed and work on getting as many poems as possible. Both options free up more of my money to purchase additional poems. Alternatively, if you want something that isn't on my list and you have money to give, you can name the target of your choice and the pool will help you finish it if you can't afford the whole thing. This can be especially helpful if what you want is out of range at half price and doesn't get you to quarter price discount on its own. And if we reach all our goals, anyone contributing to the pool is free to suggest what poems they would like to see as stretch goals.

Without further ado, my massive target list:
(For simplicity's sake, I'm only going to list the quarter price values)

Main Targets
Arts and Crafts America (6 poems) $59.50
Daughters of the Apocalypse (2 poems) $17.75
One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis (1 poem) $20
Schrodinger's Heroes (1 poem) $26.75
Iron Horses (1 poem) $46.50
Kraken (1 poem) $43.25
Marionettes/Finn Family (1 poem) $33.75
Officer Pink (1 poem) $30
Trichromatic Attachments (1 poem) $72.25
"Basic Source of Peace" (Rutledge) $46.50
"The State of Perfect Stillness" (Rutledge) $67.25
"Anything You Want It to Be" (Shiv) $58.25

Secondary Targets (I am leaving these for now in case there are low budget shoppers, but I will pick them up if they are available at the end of the sale.)
An Army of One (1 poem) $12.50
Darrow poems (set of 5) $6.25
Eloquent Souls (1 poem) $8.75
Not Quite Kansas (1 poem) $11.75
Stand-alone poems (3 poems) $8.75
Dr. Infanta (1 poem) $8.25

Stretch Goals
If there are more funds, I would like to grab the other two Shiv poems first, then work of the Rutledge thread that starts with "Clothes Worth Wearing," then work on The Big One thread. The order of these targets is flexible, depending on interest and exact funds, but this is where I'm leaning at the moment.

I hope you decide to join the fun, and any amount is just right!

This week, ysabetwordsmith is having a half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics this week. If you have your eye on some poetry, and you like to get a deal on the prices, join the pool I'm running to take advantage of the quarter-price discount!

So far, donors include myself and ng_moonmoth, and potentially technoshaman. Our primary targets will be the Iron Horses thread and the Big One thread, with the Rutledge thread and the two open Polychrome Epics and secondary/stretch goals. Any contributions are welcome, and you are free to specify which target you would like your money to go to, or to name a new target, if there is something you want that the pool isn't going after.

I will put the list of poems and prices below, and if you have any questions, feel free to comment below or send me a PM.


MAIN GOALS

IRON HORSES (3 poems, sale price $481.50, quarter price $240.75)
"Difficult Roads"
sale price $74, quarter price $37

"A Debasement of Our Common Humanity"
sale price $348, quarter price $174

"Monsters Disguised as Men"
sale price $59.50, quarter price $29.75

SECONDARY GOALS

THE BIG ONE (3 poems, sale price $179.50, quarter price $89.75)
"The City of Kittens"
sale price $23.50, quarter price $11.75

"More Than That"
sale price $88, quarter price $44

"Those Who Travel on Foot"
sale price $68, quarter price $34

STRETCH GOALS

RUTLEDGE
"The Basic Source of Peace"
sale price $93, quarter price $46.50

"The State of Perfect Stillness"
sale price $134.50, quarter price $67.25

OPEN EPICS
"Within the Souls of Men" (Shiv and Iron Horses thread) $331 to be complete
"Their Ancestral Lands" (Iron Horses thread) $615 to be complete