Speculative Sandbox

53. Scifaiku and Astropoetry

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What is scifaiku and astropoetry? Wendy Van Camp, Poet Laureate for the City of Anaheim, CA, joins the podcast for a poetry reading and lesson. Participate in the lesson! Read the words submitted by our listeners below, write your own scifaiku, and send it to [email protected] or direct message Speculative Sandbox on Instagram. We'll share your poem on social media!


Sci-fi trope:

  • Cybernetic implants

  • Aliens are humans

  • Time travel

  • AI goes rogue

  • Fish out of water

  • Robots

  • Evil aliens

  • The ghost in the machine

    • Emotional words:

    • Tearful

    • Distraught

    • Horny

    • Anxiety/Anxious

    • Somber

    • Exhausted

      • Season/time:

      • Serendipity

      • Birth

      • Spring

      • Winter

      • Autumn

      • Dusk

      • Crack epidemic

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