Two of the musicians we commissioned for the project have completed their realm music. Here is a slideshow of the boat’s progress thus far. He is also making decisions about how he will incorporate the poetry into and onto the boat. Mark is still preparing the figurehead as you can see from the video above. We are 9 days into the carving of our Viking Boat. A larger version of the wordle will be publicly displayed within ‘The Gallery’ in Hanse House throughout The Nine Realms event in September. A big thank you to the 24 people who have backed us thus far. Here’s the latest backers’ wordle I created by way of a thank you. The winner will receive an exclusive The Nine Realms multi-media DVD which contains all the poetry, art and music from the project. The more the merrier!Īnother two competitions will kick off next week and this weekend: one short fiction (writer Shirley Golden) and another poetry Norse-themed one (poet Jim C. Here are further details if you’d like to submit. Our #9realms twitter competitions have kicked off this week: with one kennings micropoem (run by poet Kate Garrettand myself) and another art focused one (run by artist James Mackenzie). Long painstaking stuff….using a very, very old block plane.’
‘Making a flat surface for our figurehead today, shaving off the thinnest slivers so the wood sits flush. Have a Rune Poem written especially for you, or a song composed.Commission a Viking artist for a Norse themed painting.There are some other great Viking related rewards in our campaign: It’s a really unique opportunity to become part of a bespoke sculpture and a collaborative experience. There are just 3 more spaces for anyone’s initials on our Viking boat. A big thank you to the 31 people who have backed us thus far. Here’s the latest backers’ wordle, for Day 19 that I created by way of a thank you. I’m really pleased to have made this connection! Here’s the podcast, and thank you Amber for asking such good questions! It was really lovely to talk to Amber and the hour flew by. We had a good talk about The Nine Realms and the role creativity plays in ongoing recovery from mental health challenges. I also had a really great interview with Amber Love a writer and podcaster on her site where she hosts interesting talks with creatives that blend artistic, literary, graphic art and mental health issues. Live from the Workshop: the latest videos Strata and Strata of Faults Through Time by Shirley Golden The Throats of Giants by Rebecca Audra Smith Poets coming will have the opportunity to read other poems from other realms at the poetry reading in Norwich. There could be some changing around as we have to consult with Caitlin Ellis (our Norse expert). Selection was also quite a tricky task because we had to bear in mind the educational element and the work with schools that is beginning to drive our large-scale projects. Thank you Viking poets!! I am also aware that the Norse Sagas are complex and very different from the material in last year’s project Transformations: lots to delve into in a different way from Ovid. All the realm poets have been brilliant and the quality consistently there. The Poetry for the The Nine Realms project up until the realm Helheim has now been chosen. The Nine Realms Event Poem Selection (Up Until Helheim) Jim’s Norse-themed poetry competition is running across the next two weekends and Shirley’s competition is ongoing across this week. A big thank you to Kate and Jamie for running them. You can find a list of the competition favourites on the Competitions page. Many congratulations goes to winners Yvonne Marjot ( Alayanabeth) and Sonja Seear( Many thanks, indeed goes to everyone who took the time to submit an entry. The kennings micropoetry competition and picture arts title competition closed earlier this week. All those involved in The Nine Realms are working hard together so that we can meet the commissioning costs of Mark’s boat. The latest news is that we are now 75% funded, with 31 backers and £920 of our £1222 goal. 19 poets, 23 artists, 3 musicians and a Viking boat!
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