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Giles Haikus by littleotter73. One for each season!

And When The Sky Was Opened by eleusis-walks. Wonderfully in-depth exploration of Cordelia and her arc.

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thenewbuzwuzz

I guess my Spike fan is showing. Three of these are Spike-centric.

Lines Composed a Few Miles Above the Cheers & Beers Poetry Reading by JayeMaru (Spike, G)
I like how Spike is both a reader of poetry and a poet in this work and how his life experience informs his reading of Wordsworth's poem.
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thenewbuzwuzz

China Girl from Poetry by William Pratt - VERSUS by SPIKE by MissLuci (whole chapter rated R but poem is not sexual or otherwise graphic)
MissLuci wrote a whole multichapter story full of Spike's poems and Buffy's reactions to them!! This poem is about Spike killing Xin Rong, written from the perspective of pre-series soulless Spike. Note that the prose section at the bottom of the chapter is rated R for Spuffy smut.

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thewiggins

thenewbuzwuzz is a staple of the online BtVS fandom. She not only participates here each year, but helps run Seasonal Spuffy and the Sunnydale Herald. But one of her greatest contributions to the fandom, in my opinion, is her advocacy for poetry as a fanwork medium. I certainly never would have tried it if it hadn't been for her inspiration. Here are a few of my favorite buzwuzz poems.

The Limericked Adventures of Bob the Hellmouth Cop
This was the poem that started it all for me. It was the winner of a contest on the now sadly defunct Sunnydale Fanfic Club podcast and her episode opened my eyes to the potential of fandom poetry. (Actually, the podcast wound up introducing us both to each other's work, eventually leading to our ongoing beta exchange.)

The poem itself is priceless. Using the limerick format to explore the POV of a clueless Sunnydale cop is just too good. I mean, consider this stanza:
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yourlibrarian

1) Illyria Writes a Poem (What country, friends, is this?) by Stultiloquentia. I'd thought this was recced here before, but I didn't find it in a search. Loved the end, see if you don't agree? ( Read more... )

yourlibrarian

We're down to the final hours of our session, and here's one last recs list of 2019 works from me.

Thanksgiving with the Burkles, 2019 by shadowscast. This ficlet is not only a new work from her in the Buffyverse but it's a sequel! (And also perfect for this new month).

Villains by electric_heart. Fun icon of the Troika. Also I quite liked her pairing icons.

Excardiation by beer_good_foamy. "After Buffy runs away from home, Joyce finds herself bringing home a curious flowerpot from the gallery." Well you know that's not going to go well.

Roses Are Red, Angelus Is Blue by thenewbuzzwuzz. A series of scenes tied together with roses, covering up the scent of denial.

Change, Like Sunshine by still_lycoris. "When Wash first joined the crew, he thought Zoe was Mal's lady. He was quite wrong about that." And Mal was quite wrong about it disrupting a smoothly working ship.

thenewbuzwuzz

All right, here's my last post for this session. Somehow the LiveJournal side of the comm ended up having a much more equal distribution of lists by different reccers. :D

stain the moon by yellowb (assorted ships and characters, PG-13)
It's a set of fun haiku with lovely strong character voices and POVs.

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yourlibrarian

Buffy, Slaying Vampires Since 1996 by shiruji. I have to quibble about the date since it was either earlier with the movie or the TV debut was in 1997, but a cute icon nonetheless!

All the Children I've Had to Say "Good Bye" To by protoneoromantic. Such a strong finish to this, and a title with such a punch when you know who it's said by.

Comics Buffy by misbegotten. Lovely set of Buffy comics icons. No. 5 is my favorite but the Xander one is also striking.

Night Flight by JolieMariella. Wing AU Spike fanart.

The Ballad of Wishverse Giles by thenewbuzwuzz. Giles POV poem. I'd say "fun" but the episode theme wasn't on the happy side, so I'll just point out that it's clever instead ;)

thenewbuzwuzz

In my FFN forays, I have been noticing some of the other poetry by

cagd (who is represented in @stultiloquentia's Jossverse Poetry Masterlist with one poem under her LJ name

trixiefatcat ). cagd has become easily one of my favorite Buffy poets. She has written lots of beautiful free verse; what I've read so far tends to center on the Fanged Four, especially on Spike's platonic relationships. These poems go deep into characterization, and they give me all of the feels.

Lunch Money (Spike&Dawn, T)

Broken Toys (Liam, Drusilla, William, T)

Drusilla's Tears (Drusilla, Spike, T)

Numb in Her Forgiveness (Spike&Joyce, T)

Wild Roses on a Grave (Spike&Tara, T)

thenewbuzwuzz.livejournal.com

Arranged in order of most to least perceived seriousness.

Last Summer's Corn (Riley)
by

trixiefatcat
Rating: not rated, worksafe
Site: LiveJournal
Year: 2006
(via Stultiloquentia's Jossverse Poetry Masterlist, all hail)

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My other rec posts will be on the Dreamwidth side of the comm.

thenewbuzwuzz

I tried to stay away from here, I did (because I'm running really short on spare time and attention). But I HAD to rec this first work, and then I threw some more poetry links around while I was at it.

1. Inky Drabbles by Twinkles
Alternative links:
http://nootloot.co.nz/index.php/inkydrabbles/
https://www.instagram.com/wolfshadoe/
Some images may be NSFW.
This is it, this is the best and most beautiful new poetry project I've seen in the fandom this year. Do not miss if Spuffy or free verse appeals to you at all.
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thenewbuzwuzz

It turns out a poet by the name of Kim Wade has a Wordpress blog ''The Slayer Verses'' at buffypoetry.com (btw, it's possible to subscribe to updates via Dreamwidth), where she has been steadily posting BtVS-inspired poems since last year. I admire her knack for picking an image or a moment out of each episode (often a less than obvious pick) and creating something original that can end up very tonally different from how we usually see the episode & can sometimes loop back towards canon to illuminate themes from new angles. Below are five of my favorites that she posted this year. They are all worksafe.

Gingerbread by Kim Wade (gen)
Helpless by Kim Wade (gen)
The Zeppo by Kim Wade (Xander)
Something Blue by Kim Wade (Spuffy)
A New Man by Kim Wade (Tillow)

petzipellepingo.livejournal.com

Five favorite posts from Tea at the Ford , in no particular order :
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thenewbuzwuzz

On the Buffyverse crossover archive tthfanfic.org, there's a collection "Jokes and Limericks, open to all", posted by lucidity in 2008 as a multichapter work to which any site user can contribute. There were a couple of new additions this year (10 years in! Woot!), which I think is how I noticed it, but the poems I want to rec are all older.

Limerick number 1
by lucidity
Not Worksafe
Comment: a limerick about William meeting Drusilla and being turned. The raunchy, irreverent tone is so on point for the format. :)

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rebcake

I love sparkling dialog, but a story without it can feel timeless. Most of these are about Slayers we haven't met before, but are fascinating in their own right. Links are to AO3, when possible.

The Queen, The Soldier by

beer_good_foamy (PG, Gen)
Once upon a time, a long long time ago, there was a town. And in the town was a girl, who didn't want to die. The story of a slayer who did things differently when faced with a people-eating giant.

( Four more exciting tales, and a bonus! )

feliciacraft.livejournal.com

I want to thank the mods for keeping this comm open for all of us to look back and celebrate the wonderful works and people in our beloved fandom. It's all too easy to dwell on the negative, and forget all the amazing things happening all around us.

So, may I have your attention a little longer for some awesome fanwork creators worthy of wider celebration and special mention:

From

thenewbuzwuzz: Blackout Spuffy poetry made from shooting scripts. Such creativity!

1. Fool for Love (VAMPIRE...)
2. "Angel", "Doppelgängland" and "Welcome to the Hellmouth" ("what's it like where you are?...", "good girls...", "past SHATTERS...")
3. "Hush" and "Some Assembly Required" ("- CONTINUING - MORNING...", "at the graveyard...")

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yourlibrarian

1) Bring Home the Dawn by argentumlupine. Podfic performance of the fic by Mercurie. "Robin watches his mother go out on patrol every night."

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shapinglight

Thought I'd better get this in quick before the comm closes. Again, no unifying theme, just five Buffyverse things I enjoyed in 2012.

Redemption - Scattered Thoughts by

beer_good_foamy. Meta that I don't think has been recced yet, but even if it has, can't be recced often enough IMO (which also applies to BGF's masterful Buffy, the Vampire Slayer vs Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

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petzipellepingo.livejournal.com

In no particular order :
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petzipellepingo.livejournal.com

In no particular order :
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staringiscaring.livejournal.com

Pawn (Willow & Angelus)
An alley. A stalemate between a frightened Slayerette and a persistent vampire. Can Willow match wits with Angelus in his deadly game? [part one of the Chess series]

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staringiscaring.livejournal.com

rebcake.livejournal.com

Kitty Spuffy Art by

dualbunny (PG) — Just look at the cute!

Attack of the Cookie Monsters by

rahirah (PG) — A Barbverse domestic adventure in picture book format.

She Will Remember Him? by

moscow_watcher (R) — An AU S2 from Dawn's less-than-reverent POV.

Just the Once by

st_salieri (R) — Post-series domestic fluff with drunk!Buffy! Win!

Spaiku by

mere_ubu (PG13) — Haiku retellings of the following episodes: Something Blue Spaiku / Crushed Spaiku / Intervention Spaiku

rebcake.livejournal.com

Kitty Spuffy Art by

dualbunny (PG) — Just look at the cute!

Attack of the Cookie Monsters by

rahirah (PG) — A Barbverse domestic adventure in picture book format.

She Will Remember Him? by

moscow_watcher (R) — An AU S2 from Dawn's less-than-reverent POV.

Just the Once by

st_salieri (R) — Post-series domestic fluff with drunk!Buffy! Win!

Spaiku by

mere_ubu (PG13) — Haiku retellings of the following episodes: Something Blue Spaiku / Crushed Spaiku / Intervention Spaiku

yourlibrarian

Halfway There by

indri - PG-13 – Wonderfully spare account of Giles' journeys to rescue the Potentials in S7. She gives these many near nameless and faceless girls (and the ones who didn't make it) some real meaning, and makes Giles' life's work resonant.

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yourlibrarian

Halfway There by

brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com

snickfic: Oz, After the Apocalypse
What it says. Oz, as a wolf, irresistibly Oz like and near indestructible. You'll find yourself willing him to find a better place.

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brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com

snickfic: Oz, After the Apocalypse
What it says. Oz, as a wolf, irresistibly Oz like and near indestructible. You'll find yourself willing him to find a better place.

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snickfic

1. Moist and Delicious, by

rebcake
pre-series; Darla
In which Darla meets Jonathan Swift and inspires him to write a certain very famous essay. One of those cases where one of our vampires slides so neatly into history I can hardly believe she wasn't there.

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snickfic

1. Moist and Delicious, by

snickfic

Three Spuffy, two not, all things that had new chapters this year and that I'll be really excited to see finished!

1. The Vampire in the Basement, by

beneficia - (7/16? chapters)
post-BtVS, AU Sherlock
Dawn Summers, latest vampire with a soul, wants 221A Baker Street for her very own. Only there's this obnoxious guy from upstairs who will not quit snooping, and damn if Dawn's going to let that slide. I would never in a million years have thought that the world needed a Dawn/Sherlock crossover, but I am so glad there is. If anyone's going to put Sherlock in his place, it's Dawn.

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snickfic

Three Spuffy, two not, all things that had new chapters this year and that I'll be really excited to see finished!

1. The Vampire in the Basement, by

rebcake.livejournal.com

The Joss!verse is peopled (or "creatured") with lots of characters with their own motivation and dreams. Here are a few fics that tell a part of their stories.

( Principals, jocks, bartenders, and demons... )

rebcake.livejournal.com

The Joss!verse is peopled (or "creatured") with lots of characters with their own motivation and dreams. Here are a few fics that tell a part of their stories.

( Principals, jocks, bartenders, and demons... )

moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

A Buffyverse Alphabet by

shadowscast
http://shadowscast.livejournal.com/102567.html
А unique poem about 26 deaths in Buffyverse. One for each letter.
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moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

A Buffyverse Alphabet by

shadowscast
http://shadowscast.livejournal.com/102567.html
А unique poem about 26 deaths in Buffyverse. One for each letter.
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moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Ars Poetica by

penny_lane_42
http://community.livejournal.com/seasonal_spuffy/340876.html
R, "Becoming Part II" - post-"Not Fade Away." Author's summary: "The story of her life with Spike, Buffy realizes, is written in poetry, not prose." Fill-in-the-blancs featuring great poetry that reflects Spike and Buffy's relationship. Compelling and intense.
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moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Ars Poetica by

rebcake.livejournal.com

In March, Andy Hallett, the talented actor that portrayed Lorne on AtS, died at age 33. Here are some views of everybody’s favorite green demon with a throat (and heart) of gold:

( Please, don't leave us this way... )

rebcake.livejournal.com

brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com

There's no proper title for this (I also had it down as 'Where's there's a skill', and other cheesy headings). The topic here is poems and fics which draw on something bigger than fandom, weaving Jossverse motifs into wider cultural themes, but never losing sight of the fandom audience. (In other words, they are very, very clever, but also hugely fun for fans).

quinara, Spikeid II and III. Because it's in epic iambic pentameter, and based on the Aeneid, and yet it's accessible, funny, touching and in-voice. They're heroes, dammit. They deserve this poem.

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brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com

petzipellepingo.livejournal.com

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petzipellepingo.livejournal.com

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jamalov29.livejournal.com

Sometimes despair is conveyed so beautifully that you’re irresistibly drawn and in the end happy to have been. Dark S/B is good when it is luscious dark.
We're entering deeply moving territories , with some sparks of hope here and there,of course. ;)

1--When she kept showing up by

pennydrdful.
PG. Post The Gift.
Part of him wanted badly, so very badly, to stop the car and turn in his seat, and just look at her. Soak her all in. But he didn’t. Partly because he was afraid if he did, she would simply disappear. Like Orpheus leading his girl out of the underworld, so very desperate, but forbidden to look back at her.

2. The Widening Gyre by

cindergal.
R . Post series
Death has been a part of her life for almost as long as she can remember, and people she has loved have died before. But this is different. Everyday she sees more horror than she could have ever imagined, and that's saying a lot.( Read more... )

jamalov29.livejournal.com

petzipellepingo.livejournal.com

2008 was a great year for Buffyverse poetry. In no particular order :
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