“Dead Rose at 5 Points Local,” a collaborative poem with Stephanie L. Harper, is live at Formidable Woman. Many thanks to d. ellis phelps for taking this piece, and for offering the prompt which set it in motion.
O at the Edges
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O at the Edges 
She likes you, Bob! She really likes you! (I do, too.)
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Thanks, Cate! She really does! 🙂
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You are right, Cate! I really like Robert…AND I love his work! He and Stephanie did a beautiful job of taking my prompt challenge and making it into poetry. Wonderful!
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We enjoyed the challenge, d! And it was great fun.
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Great collaboration, Bob. Congratulations to you and Stephanie for such a fine piece, worthy of the praise in the intro.
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Thanks, Ken. I’ve enjoyed all of my collaborations with Stephanie, but this one was special.
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Reblogged this on SLHARPERPOETRY and commented:
The fantabulous Robert Okaji and I have collaborated on this “found-prompt” poem, inspired by and ultimately published by editor D. Ellis Phelps! What a wonderfully rewarding poetic experience! 💖💖💖
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Who knows what the next collaboration will bring?
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Delightful read – poem and story – a fruitful conference!
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Thanks, Jazz. Stephanie and I somehow manage to merge our very different styles and processes to create a unified voice. Much fun!
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I want to eat those roses.
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The cake was delicious, but I didn’t try the roses.
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Glad you got something 🙂
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Mmmmm. Cake!
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A beautiful collaboration! Congratulations to you both!
(I enjoyed reading about how the poem came to be, too.)
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Thanks, Merril. I love working with Stephanie – we don’t discuss the poems, but just swap lines as they come, and then edit them. It’s a true collaboration and partnership in that we edit each other’s lines, which is something I would hesitate to do with anyone else. And the story behind the poem makes it even better!
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Such a sad sweetness. Those memories. And a seamless collaboration. Congratulations (again and always) (k)
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Thanks, Kerfe. I can’t imagine writing this way with anyone but Stephanie. We’re in tune with one another.
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How wonderful to find such a relationship
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It’s a rare thing worthy of celebration!
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