Sherlock Holmes: 60 for 60

Welcome once again to my poetry page!

I hope each week you will read Dr. Watson’s delightful narrative and then go on to write a poem related to it in some way. All forms of poetry are permitted, and further down the page there is a selection you might like to consider using over the coming weeks.

And here, courtesy of my housemaid Rachel, are this week’s suggested poems to read—suggestions inspired by the themes and subjects in this week's story. Hopefully you will enjoy the poems, and perhaps they may give you some ideas for a poem of your own or allow you to look at Dr. Watson's story in a new way.


All that is gold does not glitter

by J.R.R. Tolkien


Note from Rachel: This one is for the treasure hunt itself, of course. Although unfortunately I think the metaphorical blade that is reforged there at the end is Rachel Howell’s hatred.



Helas

by Oscar Wilde


Note from Rachel: My thinking on this poem is that it has something to say about Brunton, a man of tremendous intelligence whose potential was never allowed to fully develop, in part because of his unjust and underprivileged social position, but also in part because his fickle approach to his lover proved disastrous. The poet compares himself to a scroll which contains a secret but which has been so carelessly and confusingly overwritten that its original meaning and worth is lost – an analogy which ties Brunton and the Musgrave Ritual together.



Thank you so much to Rachel. And here is my suggested form to revisit this week: the triolet. (The link will take you back to a previous poetry page.)


But you do not have to use that form. Any form of poetry is welcome this week—and every week! Here are a few suggestions for you:

221B verselet, abecedarian poetry, acrostic poetry, alexandrine, ballad, beeswing, blackout poetry, blues stanza, bref double, Burns stanza, call and response, chastushka, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, colour poems, concrete poetry, Cornish verse, curtal sonnet, diamante, doggerel, double dactyl, ekphrasis, elegiac couplet, elegiac stanza, elfje, englyn, epigram, epitaph, epulaeryu, Etheree, fable, Fib, found poetry, ghazal, haiku, Italian sonnet, jueju, kennings poem, lanturne, limerick, lyric poetry, mathnawī, micropoetry, mini-monoverse, palindrome poetry, pantoum, Parallelismus Membrorum, poem cycle, quintilla, renga, riddle, rime couée, Schüttelreim, sedoka, septet, sestina, sonnet, tanka, tercet, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triangular triplet, triolet, Tyburn, villanelle


Please leave all your poems inspired by The Musgrave Ritual in the comments on this post. I look forward to seeing them!



Warm regards,

Mrs. Hudson

This Sunday, 29th May, we'll be posting our 60 word ficlets for The Musgrave Ritual.

In an effort to get out of tidying the sitting room, Holmes tells Watson about another of his early cases: just what was the significance of the Musgrave Ritual..?

If you haven't tried 60 for 60 before, full information - including our schedule - can be found on our profile. But in essence: you read ACD's story and then you write a 60 word story inspired by it! You don't have to post a story every week - just join in whenever you feel like it.

Each Sunday we will also have our weekly discussion post, where we discuss a topic inspired by the canon story. And there’s Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page too - any poems written about this week’s story can be left as a comment on her post. Mrs. Hudson informs me that the poetry form being revisited this week is the triolet. And as always, her housemaid Rachel will be suggesting poems for us to read, to give us added inspiration.

You can choose one activity, or have a go at everything. Or just come along and read the 60s! (And have a chat in the comments.) All options are absolutely fine.

Hope to see you on Sunday. But don’t worry if you can’t join us then - we stay open for posting and commenting all week!

Welcome once again to my poetry page!

I hope each week you will read Dr. Watson’s delightful narrative and then be inspired to write a poem related to it in some way. All forms of poetry are permitted, and further down the page there is a selection you might like to consider using over the coming weeks.

This week my featured form is call and response.

( Definition and Example )



As always, this is simply something to consider for the future. Any form of poetry is welcome this week—and every week! Here are a few suggestions for you:

221B verselet, abecedarian poetry, acrostic poetry, blackout poetry, call and response, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, colour poems, concrete poetry, diamante, doggerel, double dactyl, epigram, epulaeryu, fable, haiku, limerick, palindrome poetry, riddle, sedoka, sestina, sonnet, tanka, tercet, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triolet, tyburn, villanelle


Please leave all your poems inspired by The Musgrave Ritual in the comments on this post. I look forward to seeing them!


Warm regards,

Mrs. Hudson

This Sunday, 7th June, we'll be posting our 60 word ficlets for The Musgrave Ritual.

Watson has finally cracked and told Holmes to tidy 221B's sitting room. But Holmes cunningly avoids having to do this by distracting Watson with another of his early cases. Just what was the significance of the Musgrave Ritual? And what was behind the disappearance of Reginald Musgrave's butler?

If you haven't tried 60 for 60 before, full information - including our schedule - can be found on our profile. But in essence: you read ACD's story and then you write a 60 word story inspired by it! You don't have to post a story every week - just join in whenever you feel like it.

Each Sunday we will also have our weekly discussion post, and Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page. Any poems inspired by this week’s story can be left as a comment on her post.

You can choose one activity, or have a go at everything. Or just come along and read the 60s! (And have a chat in the comments ^^) All options are absolutely fine.

Hope to see you on Sunday ^^


NB Regarding glitches: sherlock60 has open membership, and all prospective members should be accepted automatically. However, if anyone ever tries to join and you're not accepted immediately, please contact us by leaving a comment on this post. Then we can send you an invitation to the comm.

Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: The Watson-Holmes Ritual
Author: scfrankles
Rating: PG
Author's Notes: Our chambers were always full of chemicals and of criminal relics which had a way of wandering into unlikely positions, and of turning up in the butter-dish or in even less desirable places. Watson is a little treasure. And in danger of getting buried under Holmes’ belongings.



“Holmes, whose is this?!”

“He who was hanged.”

“And who owns these?"

“He who is yet to be arrested.”

“Why are they in the butter-dish?”

“I shall remove them presently.”

“Pray, where are your chemicals..?”

“Under your chair.”

“I shall have to take steps.”

“Away to new lodgings..?”

“Do you wish me to go?”

“Never, Watson. You’re invaluable to me.”