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Ahoy, mates!

I'm looking for someone to provide illustrations for some poems. The idea is to take some poetry and create a sort of "graphic novel." You provide the illustrations and I provide the poetry. Anyone interested?

Blackbead

"In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails,

'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life

That raises our black flags."

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Ahoy, mates!

I'm looking for someone to provide illustrations for some poems. The idea is to take some poetry and create a sort of "graphic novel." You provide the illustrations and I provide the poetry. Anyone interested?

Blackbead

Aye, Blackbead, I've done a bit o' drawing professionally.

What be it ya want?

Style? A lil somethin ta go on, as t'were...

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Ahoy, mates!

I'm looking for someone to provide illustrations for some poems. The idea is to take some poetry and create a sort of "graphic novel." You provide the illustrations and I provide the poetry. Anyone interested?

Blackbead

Aye, Blackbead, I've done a bit o' drawing professionally.

What be it ya want?

Style? A lil somethin ta go on, as t'were...

Ahoy, Gertie!

I figure the style be mainly up to the talent of the artist. I can see several ways to go with this idea. One would be a true graphic novel with a "comic book" look and feel. Another would be a more traditional text/illustration look. It'll depend a great deal on the style or medium that the artist works in. I would not favor photographs but I'd be amenable to discussionon the subject if someone wanted to talk me out of it.

Here's a portion of one of the poems, this one's called "The Captain's Coat":

The nimble ‘Venture swung ‘round smartly

And we heeled with hardly a sway

And there sat the Spanish galleon

Resting barely two cables away.

For when she had turned to meet us

In the irons she became firmly locked

With the wind a’blowin’ on her bowsprit

She sat as still as if she was docked

But the Adventure was like a seabird

Flying light and fast and spry

And even with the wind against us

We were sailing full and by.

Our first broadside was a weak one:

The portside guns were down to five,

But when we came ‘round a’tacking,

The starboard guns came alive.

We slowly tacked towards the transom,

Firing each time the guns came to bear,

Turning the Adventure as close to the wind

As I could bring myself to dare.

Stephen Sanders

©2008

There are at least four poems I want to do this with and possibly more. If someone wanted to start with a shorter poem, here's one to play with:

Farewell, Brave Lion

I took you from a Spanish captain,

Back in seventeen-oh-two,

I knew it was your maiden voyage:

Your sails were still brand new.

You handled like an Irish racehorse,

Headstrong but steady and true,

And with the slightest breezes

There was nothing I couldn’t ask of you.

You managed fourteen cannon

Without giving up a knot

And in every fight but the last one

You gave better than you got.

It was my mistake to fight a carrack

With a twenty-four gun array

And now you lie forever

‘Neath the blue of Santiago Bay.

It’s been years since first I boarded you,

Now your sailing days are through,

Your guns have all gone silent:

I finally asked too much of you.

Stephen Sanders

©2008

Let's talk!

Blackbead

"In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails,

'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life

That raises our black flags."

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  • 3 weeks later...

Ahoy, mates! I'm back after a long Christmas revelry. How about to start this off smartly, ye both sketch me what ye envision from the following and we'll start the discussions.

I was sailing aboard the brig Adventure,

A nimbler square-rigger I've never seen,

She was stiff, she was yar, she was weatherly,

And her lines were true and clean.

And as far as a general statement about this business deal - it has to be a joint venture. We both donate our talent, I'll pay for the set up and production of the book, and then we split the profits. This isn't something that I'm expecting to make me rich but it's something I want to do. Savvy?

Blackbead

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"In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails,

'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life

That raises our black flags."

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And as far as a general statement about this business deal - it has to be a joint venture. We both donate our talent, I'll pay for the set up and production of the book, and then we split the profits. This isn't something that I'm expecting to make me rich but it's something I want to do. Savvy?

Blackbead

I don't have a problem working on spec ....meaning that if I make money fine and if not that still works for me; credit and by-lines is always a good thing for the purpose of getting further work

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I don't have a problem working on spec ....meaning that if I make money fine and if not that still works for me; credit and by-lines is always a good thing for the purpose of getting further work

Excellent, mate! For further signals, drop me a line at blackbeads_tc@yahoo.com. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

Blackbead

"In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails,

'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life

That raises our black flags."

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Can ye take more than one artist? I've been drawing since '73.

Sam,

I'm probably going to be using a half dozen poems in the first batch. If you're still interested, let me see some of your work. Send what ye will to blackbeads_tc@yahoo.com.

Blackbead

"In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails,

'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life

That raises our black flags."

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