August Activity Post

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Welcome to the August activity post!


For this activity we will be concentrating on micropoetry. We are going to try a new form based on the 221B: the 2 x 21B.

That is, two separate but linked poems of 21 words each—both poems ending with a word beginning with ‘b’.


Mouselet from the Marylebone Monthly Illustrated has written an example 21B for us:


There’s no-one like my inspector
He’s better than all the rest
He’s truly one in a million
He’s simply the best



And here is my partner to it:


This most respectful of mice
Finds distant admiration will suffice
She really does not wish to woo
With her charming billet-doux.



You can use any or no rhyme scheme, and you can link your poems together in any way you choose. All the 21Bs should be left as comments on this post!


An extra activity: perhaps you’d like to have a go at a 221B poem as well—that is, a poem 221 words long, the last word beginning with ‘b’. These poems should be submitted as new posts.


Remember that you needn’t take part in the activity if you don’t wish to. Once you’re a member, you can post what and when you want—as long as you keep to the 500 words or less wordcount and the ACD Holmes ‘verse. AUs, crossovers and fusions are all permitted, as long as the characters remain essentially recognisable as the original ACD versions.

Please see the profile for the full posting guidelines!