# The Onchain Poetry Digest XVII *Get your onchain poetry fix here* By [trpplffct](https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct) · 2023-10-30 poetry, cryptopoetry, onchainpoetry --- In this issue of the Onchain Poetry Digest, we see some artists returning and the release of new work by Ana Maria Caballero. Tezos is still the dominant chain, but you can find poetry everywhere. Be sure to let me know where you mint, so I can keep track. Enjoy the poetry below, like what you love, reshare what you recommend and collect what you can. Don't forget, you can also become a paid member of the Onchain Poetry Digest. The biggest benefit now is that you help me support poets, but there might be exclusive benefits in the future. All with the aim to support and share poets and their poetry. To support, you can also collect this issue. [Collect](https://paragraph.xyz/@onchainpoetry/EYYhLIbS05SCLwhXiFpK) [Subscribe](https://paragraph.xyz/@onchainpoetry/memberships) * * * ### On to the poetry Great Wave Off Kanagawa Part Two by The Art of Haiku on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1EZMvSTLrom5YszYohxxbDgqae4WduQnBC/120) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbWU5OE1VYW1FVWhlanZ4bmo2R0FwOVZ0eXhOc1VCRG5mNDJhNDRYems1NXhM) https://rarible.com Great Wave Off Kanagawa Part Two -------------------------------- Haiku Art - Great Wave Off Kanagawa Part Two a lesser, but still great . . . wave off kanagawa A lighthearted senryu haiga based on the classic Japanese art piece, "Great Wave off Kanagawa." ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1EZMvSTLrom5YszYohxxbDgqae4WduQnBC:120) A Bao A Qu by Ana Maria Caballero on Ethereum [Experience and collect here](https://verse.works/artworks/1082b40e-a6b0-4b1b-8e6b-5d9452933266) [ ![](https://verse.works/image/w1400/static%2Fecfc9e38-79df-4eba-a916-4ec0bae06f89.png@jpeg) https://verse.works A Bao A Qu: Poem by Ana María Caballero by Ana María Caballero | Verse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Being Borges proposes a new form of literary translation, begging the question: What's at stake when language becomes literal via the visual? In this ongoing s ](https://verse.works/artworks/1082b40e-a6b0-4b1b-8e6b-5d9452933266) Solar Eclipse by Timothy Green on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi/24) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbWFBQ1h6d0xycHF2UVRVaTR1TXRnQ3hDdk1ReXBoOVZtWGM3ODY0TlJnRG9W) https://rarible.com Solar Eclipse ------------- Daily haiku courtesy of astronomy. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi:24) S L U T by aether & Nonceptualism on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1HoamjVRUK1racuP5irGqgxADAH3ytbNa6/5) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbWM5Nll4dnpNbndjYjE2MkxMRXNNN3ZBUnlxbm5DNGN1Z1VLaHVaSEp1Zm83) https://rarible.com S L U T ------- Our two friends continue their metaphysical conversation about the NFT subculture and walk the narrow line separating sex and depravity. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1HoamjVRUK1racuP5irGqgxADAH3ytbNa6:5) The Elephant that Foretold the Birth of the Buddha by Ana Maria Caballero on Ethereum [Experience and collect here](https://verse.works/artworks/46f75786-72dd-400b-be59-17669d7dfd12) [ ![](https://verse.works/image/w1400/static%2F5763f2da-fe27-4d79-aeda-afacafe68920.png@jpeg) https://verse.works The Elephant that Foretold the Birth of the Buddha: Poem by Ana María Caballero by Ana María Caballero | Verse -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Being Borges proposes a new form of literary translation, begging the question: What's at stake when language becomes literal via the visual? In this ongoing s ](https://verse.works/artworks/46f75786-72dd-400b-be59-17669d7dfd12) ıllıllı DARLING ıllıllı by aether & Nonceptualism on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1HoamjVRUK1racuP5irGqgxADAH3ytbNa6/6) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbVBYaDlUR3BBVDdzUTFGWG5yZUhXVGJ4b2lQYjZ4ZnAzQ25WUEhndzJ3SlB5) https://rarible.com ıllıllı DARLING ıllıllı ----------------------- This 1/1 artwork is the continuation of \*SLUT\*, call it a \*SLUT Deluxe\*, if you will, the cherry on the cake. In this special piece, our two friends go deeper into their conversation on sex, art & metaphysics, and delve into complex Platonic binaries: 𝙒𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣, 𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙? ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1HoamjVRUK1racuP5irGqgxADAH3ytbNa6:6) While You Work by Timthy Green on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi/25) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbWJRNUZKR0QyRFZKZXhZTmMyRFRyU3JFcVZDd1pQRWJFdkJRbzVBN0VNM1Y3) https://rarible.com While You Work -------------- Daily poem courtesy of the San Diego Zoo. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi:25) The stories are strong here by Arjan Tupan on Zora [Experience and collect here](https://zora.co/collect/zora:0xcd11a30ce03c45344a061e4f85c1c004b11cc3fa/3) [ ![](https://zora.co/api/thumbnail/7777777/0xcd11a30ce03c45344a061e4f85c1c004b11cc3fa/3) https://zora.co The stories are strong here --------------------------- Farcaster Weekly Poem for 9-15 October 2023 The world outside of Farcaster exploded again, and the scenius showed its strength by having respectful conversations about that. And then the big thing we all been waiting for happened: Farcaster went permissionless. This was a big event with many commemorative NFTs and a bump in growth of users. ](https://zora.co/collect/zora:0xcd11a30ce03c45344a061e4f85c1c004b11cc3fa/3) War by Timothy Green on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi/26) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbWNDRkdhN2REQlVZZWlYWUtyN3A0anFvdkgzWWhpU0VNOFlhNndqc3lDVmZN) https://rarible.com War --- Daily haiku from the night walk. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi:26) Shang Yang: The Rain Bird by Ana Maria Caballero by Ethereum [Experience and collect here](https://verse.works/artworks/62fce68c-9336-4811-875d-c0c8ff12ef6c) [ ![](https://verse.works/image/w1400/static%2F014cdef0-a75c-47bb-a03a-a83760447eb3.png@jpeg) https://verse.works Shang Yang: The Rain Bird: Poem by Ana María Caballero by Ana María Caballero | Verse ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Being Borges proposes a new form of literary translation, begging the question: What's at stake when language becomes literal via the visual? In this ongoing s ](https://verse.works/artworks/62fce68c-9336-4811-875d-c0c8ff12ef6c) Picking Up by Timothy Green on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi/27) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbWVrZ0huODFnU1BIYXFYeXF4UUNkaTVZVVo0ZzR0UUVZSkR1aXkxVEhjaXlR) https://rarible.com Picking Up ---------- Daily haiku courtesy of the pickup line. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi:27) Prelude by VAN on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1Mu6o3KxAGr5NdFbfabxE2Mb3Qna8YGCDC/1) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbVlqOTVYTFhhR0Z2eXVQeTRpOGJtN3ExaVA1RnhXWThQemtLOXJTdW52OXJE) https://rarible.com Prelude ------- The every night kiss for an empty soul if you love me, take me with you I would never do that you are already eternal Do not despair ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1Mu6o3KxAGr5NdFbfabxE2Mb3Qna8YGCDC:1) Gift shop by Timothy Green on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi/28) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbWY4aFFGWFp4YVVXZ29hRFJ1dmNzeHVoRFJwcVVQS0xpQ2pFdExCWTFQNDJ0) https://rarible.com Gift Shop --------- Daily haiku courtesy of the Huntington gardens. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi:28) creepy by Gomp\_art on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1CWjkNiLBQyarCpeoFDFEVv559FRhCodao/7) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbWJLVkszNXd2dkJ0dHNLQVZqSzNESmJVWGFMejhzUnNYMmYxQnJiaGo5WjF4) https://rarible.com creepy ------ artist: gomp\_art year taken & written: 2022 & 2023 location: new england, usa ⓒ gomp\_art 2023 License: This license is for personal use only. The non-commercial use of the NFT is free to display on personal devices, including virtual galleries or social media platforms, with credit to the artist. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1CWjkNiLBQyarCpeoFDFEVv559FRhCodao:7) Mountain Peaks by Timothy Green on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi/31) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbWJVS1BieFduWFRxc3ZoVlFmczRZdTZibWlWVm5TTEhnNXMzTXc1Y292NDc3) https://rarible.com Mountain Peaks -------------- Daily haiku courtesy of tectonics. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi:31) trin by Un the Poetic on Solana [Experience and collect here](https://exchange.art/single/3hXxAGASpmGgJUa7BWCF62phX6uXbtthTbtBeEVhLCac) [ ![](https://images-cdn.exchange.art/bozelMl6y95XzFJDlrIlXWZ0cNnjORr3BnLpWx23mh8?ext=fastly&optimize=high&format=pjpg&auto=webp&width=1000) https://exchange.art trin - un the poetic | Exchange Art ----------------------------------- network ](https://exchange.art/single/3hXxAGASpmGgJUa7BWCF62phX6uXbtthTbtBeEVhLCac) Adagio by VAN on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT18wmtnrnw39DfpKnm2xKQi185uXmBwQyZe/19) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbVNpbjk1Q2FBamd2MmJabUtyUnZjdTVFMlhHb1FwQ0RTRHlMZWZqa0ZRNDU5) https://rarible.com Adagio ------ You were right dear... this uncontrollable passion of the body is the life between your neck and your lips Yes i am eternal! thanks to your blood ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT18wmtnrnw39DfpKnm2xKQi185uXmBwQyZe:19) Old Debris by Timothy Green on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi/32) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbVh4cnF1TjFia0hNSjdZdkRSa200OUVtZnFwNnR3U0tMcVFXVTVqOXp4WEg3) https://rarible.com Old Debris ---------- Daily haiku courtesy of insomnia. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1B8W8ppm4CcZdKuwvxFKUgQggxF3bgh5hi:32) algoriithm by Un the Poetic on Solana [Experience and collect here](https://exchange.art/single/AsEL9AcBSD5D1rbmSEEFayN8sF3KGwYR2iSyZFA1hFLq) [ ![](https://images-cdn.exchange.art/D-pE7b7Rbj-YulxSluJwulzHt1aMNIDZUBAAg9BZ1rw?ext=fastly&optimize=high&format=pjpg&auto=webp&width=1000) https://exchange.art algoriithm - un the poetic | Exchange Art ----------------------------------------- clout ](https://exchange.art/single/AsEL9AcBSD5D1rbmSEEFayN8sF3KGwYR2iSyZFA1hFLq) Better Together by The Art of Haiku Collection on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1EZMvSTLrom5YszYohxxbDgqae4WduQnBC/121) [ https://rarible.com BETTER TOGETHER --------------- HAIKU ART - BETTER TOGETHER better together . . . sometimes sometime you're better together and well, sometimes you're not! ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1EZMvSTLrom5YszYohxxbDgqae4WduQnBC:121) Conversational diversity by Arjan Tupan on Zora [Experience and collect here](https://zora.co/collect/zora:0xcd11a30ce03c45344a061e4f85c1c004b11cc3fa/4) [ ![](https://zora.co/api/thumbnail/7777777/0xcd11a30ce03c45344a061e4f85c1c004b11cc3fa/4) https://zora.co Conversational diversity ------------------------ Farcaster Weekly Poem for 16 - 22 October 2023 There is a beautiful diversity of topics being discussed on the Farcaster social networks. And that is something worth celebrating. From an AMA with Ethereum founder and legend Vitalik, to a dad who asks for tips to play with his son a sport he himself has not mastered, via an awakening of the poets who have been lurking here and emerging poets. ](https://zora.co/collect/zora:0xcd11a30ce03c45344a061e4f85c1c004b11cc3fa/4) Uη𝐈Ⓒㄖ𝐑ή by aether and Nonceptualism on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1HoamjVRUK1racuP5irGqgxADAH3ytbNa6/7) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbVZKWnNxVzFtMVdwcUJ3N2Iyc0NOMmtjRE1vaTR5VGMyU1Bta3hhelY3WG44) https://rarible.com Uη𝐈Ⓒㄖ𝐑ή --------- Two artists and recovering dharma bums riff on the poetics of posturing. In this wobbly cerebral escapade, they interrogate the parameters and boundaries of NFT Art, slyly pondering how it can be mythically reframed and reverse-interpolated. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1HoamjVRUK1racuP5irGqgxADAH3ytbNa6:7) The Art of Connection by J. Valeska and Arjan Tupan on Zora [Experience and collect here](https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x8951c2157ccfb4aadf3aa182909961eaba438088/4?referrer=0xB31Faa5c1D581C70F4b6ed095c944936cBd2a357) [ ![](https://zora.co/api/thumbnail/7777777/0x8951c2157ccfb4aadf3aa182909961eaba438088/4) https://zora.co The Art of Connection --------------------- Two strangers connect over the wonderful art and conversations on a new social platform. Then, they decide to make art about it, TOGETHER. Come and explore the four phases of co-creating decentralized art: joining the network, discovering other nodes, art connection and community creation. ](https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x8951c2157ccfb4aadf3aa182909961eaba438088/4?referrer=0xB31Faa5c1D581C70F4b6ed095c944936cBd2a357) choppy waters by aether on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1Dk8e3nJKn35aeo1QVn9cNChzP6BVApDci/32) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbWZLeGg5aThGbnJlV1lKRUFZeDF6VzhaMTJOWVRySmtCSzI1NEo1V0dpem9B) https://rarible.com 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 ------------------------- 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙱-𝚕𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚕 𝚒𝚗 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚕𝚎𝚜, 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚌𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 #𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝙰𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚝𝙳𝚊𝚢 ✄- - - - - - - - - - - 𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚗𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚖𝚊𝚙𝚜 + 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝚚𝚞𝚘𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚗 '𝚓𝚞𝚡𝚝𝚊𝚙𝚘𝚣' 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎. 𝙼𝙼𝚇𝚇𝙸𝙸𝙸 ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1Dk8e3nJKn35aeo1QVn9cNChzP6BVApDci:32) wishing by Gomp\_art on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1E5Vxh9qABh4h4Cbxj2R37YKW2RfgqFC6n/7) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbWNUd3VybmN5OXFHSkhqd2VhQm9lMW9Hd3VhaVkyRG10eWVVd1pYNkRya3Ro) https://rarible.com wishing ------- artist: gomp\_art year taken & written: 2023 location: new england, usa ⓒ gomp\_art 2023 License: This license is for personal use only. The non-commercial use of the NFT is free to display on personal devices, including virtual galleries or social media platforms, with credit to the artist. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1E5Vxh9qABh4h4Cbxj2R37YKW2RfgqFC6n:7) Spell for an Ex Lover by Allison Joyful on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1Ps5PzsNnKn5sfx3A2mxV1ojuy2DuHrHxg/3) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbVRBTTlVVWRVazZucGp0c2d5WUVIWW95RjE4cG5kRGFOZ3Vzb3g5OWdLNzNp) https://rarible.com Spell for an Ex Lover --------------------- I truly hope some day you'll find a love that is as sacred as mine. I sincerely wish one day in time you'll hold a hand with tenderness, in kind. My dearest darling, with all of me, I genuinely want for you to be free. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1Ps5PzsNnKn5sfx3A2mxV1ojuy2DuHrHxg:3) Sunset Soliloquy by Gomp\_art on Tezos [Experience and collect here](https://objkt.com/asset/KT1PanwzbT6ctT4y38ikqPDtcmUTixyuRhpS/10) [ ![](https://assets.raribleuserdata.com/prod/v1/image/t_image_big/aHR0cHM6Ly9pcGZzLnJhcmlibGV1c2VyZGF0YS5jb20vaXBmcy9RbWJ4REwyV0I4QkVhcndraTJxelR2R1B0WVIxczFMUjNxa3ExSHZybk5pWWJ0) https://rarible.com Sunset Soliloquy ---------------- artist: gomp\_art year taken & written: 2022 & 2023 location: new england, usa ⓒ gomp\_art 2023 License: This license is for personal use only. The non-commercial use of the NFT is free to display on personal devices, including virtual galleries or social media platforms, with credit to the artist. ](https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1PanwzbT6ctT4y38ikqPDtcmUTixyuRhpS:10) --- *Originally published on [trpplffct](https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct/ocpd17)*