This is a book of designed words along with definitions and poems with the sketched words by the Poet John E. WordSlinger. He established himself as a Poet on the 15th of October of the year 1987, in Willow Springs, IL by writing poetry at a picnic, and since then he has written poetry, music, historical fiction, legal bills, and screenplays, furthermore words. Readers of John gave him the name WordSlinger, and called his work Slingtionarious. John came home early from roofing one day that day, and seen his street musician friend Mr. Landrum who was doing what he loves to do, and that was to play bongos and other percussion instruments to make a dollar on the streets of Seattle, and John stopped by listened for a while, and asked Michael if he would like to go to lunch, John was buying. Michael agreed and upon lunch, John had a couple of notebooks with him. Michael asked what they were. John replied one is a journal of my time here in Seattle, and one is poetry I 'am writing. Michael asked John if he could read the poems, and John agreed. John was looking at everyone walk by outside, and after a while. Michael said, "Oh man, you are the ultimate WordSlinger, and that's what I 'am going to call you the WordSlinger". John laughed and thought about and said, "I like that John E. WordSlinger." In the year of 2008 of December John signed up on a online poetry website called originalpoetry.com as WordSlinger, and after about a year he earned a following for his poetry, and Poets noticed his signature poetry and more then that his designed words. The Poet MS. LaShell aka Tender Poison who has read many poems of Johns, and one day she left a comment, "You should start a Slingtionarious Wictionary." So Elayne coined this delightful term for Johns' talent. John loved this, and kept in his journals, and did just that, started 'The Slingtionarious Wictionary," Furthermore John collaborated with Poets from that Poetry website and two Poems are presented in this book. Collaborations with Malik Petterson and Kimberly Hillard. In this book of word sketches aka designed words and poetry. You will read of words created and poems written from the years of 2005 forward. This book also has Johns' definitions of his word sketches. John calls all of his literary work, Nudged Sketches of Flighty Things.
About the Author: My Internet Writing Life Motto is- Keep it Poetry and Poetry Shall Keep You:, Short Bio: Hazard... I have to take the road that Bruce Lee took towards the Martial Arts, as an Analogy here. Like Water; I take the Literature Arts of Poetry. In the beginning I used free verse, swift rhyming, lyrical, metal-rap-groove verse. With definition and aggression. Now I try different systems, in all genres, as always, And put them to my personal use, furthermore put to use what is useful when needed, and reject what I don't need at the time for a specific write. Using no specific way is the way, I am the way I write, but keeping in mind, the tools at hand. No limitations as the limitation. With all poetry styles ( trapping, and grabbing)- (Mind locks-Heart locks-Spiritual locks-) Honestly expressing ones self is difficult to do: The Poet, the creating individual is always more important than any style or system. Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, And add to what is your own. I write my own interpretation of poetry. Concepts behind concepts. Dedicating to creating creative new-original thoughts, and poetry. Like I write with one hand, but if I could write with the other, at the same time, a different poem, that would be to break boundaries. As asking multi-tasking: Poetry styles separate poets. Style is a continuous growth. Poetry skills/tools are weapons and you have to use all of them, to incorporate all styles. (Move all parts of your poetry) Put everything into it, all energy. Rest then progress. A true poet is constantly growing, and when he or she are bound by a set of styles, or a way of doing things, that's when he, or she stops growing. To reach a reader you have to move to them, advance, and retreat- advance retreat, furthermore slide and step back, push, and push back, circle them ( put the reader on defense), and close them in, and hit them with the best closure. Poetry is like water, flexible, it has to go somewher