Squidpunk and other invented literary movements

Team 2012 · May 9, 2009

squidpunk?

Shweta · May 9, 2009

Team 2012 said:
squidpunk?

Something of an in-joke among the New Weird...os. Inspired by the everything-punk names (steampunk, clockpunk, mannerpunk...) and I believe Jeff Vandermeer's cephalopod obsession.

http://www.squidpunk.com/

Team 2012 · May 9, 2009

Whoa. Knew we shouldn't have asked

Does this fit with the whole squids in visual arts thing? Sometimes you get the impression every other artist on Gawker has suction cups and ink-squirting on the brain.

is it OK to just invent these things?

How about FunkPunk... superfly meets cyberpirates with a soundtrack by Bootsy and George Clinton.

Liosse de Velishaf · May 10, 2009

You're free to call your own work whatever you want, and to apply labels to the work of others as indiscriminantly as you feel like. The key is getting others to accept those labels!

For one story, I made up a literary movement based on how I see my own work. It was great fun, but I doubt it will become accepted by others anywhere in the near--or far--future.

I might never be a fan of funkpunk, but I'd love to seee your take on it.

Team 2012 · May 10, 2009

Come on, now, share your invented lit movement with us. Sounds cool.

Shweta · May 10, 2009

Moved these to a separate thread. Come one, come all, share your invented literary movements

badducky · May 10, 2009

Whatever I invent, I suspect it will soon be separated to a new thread all to itself...

Shweta · May 10, 2009

Should I change my title to splitter of threads?

Alan Yee · May 10, 2009

Shweta said:
Something of an in-joke among the New Weird...os. Inspired by the everything-punk names (steampunk, clockpunk, mannerpunk...) and I believe Jeff Vandermeer's cephalopod obsession.

http://www.squidpunk.com/

I love the review quoted on the cover.

badducky · May 10, 2009

Shweta said:
Should I change my title to splitter of threads?

I think it's odd that the subgenre of ultimate line-bending confusion seems to have the threads that quickly line up and divide everywhere.

And, yes, you should change your title.

My favorite invented literary movement is the rasta-religio poetry in Cat's Cradle.

Shweta · May 10, 2009

badducky said:
I think it's odd that the subgenre of ultimate line-bending confusion seems to have the threads that quickly line up and divide everywhere.

Doesn't seem odd to me -- we have the conversations that go everywhere and derail inventively; splitting threads up is merely a way to let people not immediately in the conversation make some sense of 'em.

And, yes, you should change your title.

Yessir

My favorite invented literary movement is the rasta-religio poetry in Cat's Cradle.

I'm not sure I have one, though I think squidpunk is hilarious. Invented literary movements feel to me like they lack the depth and category weirdness of real ones, or that the writer's trying too hard.

Polenth · May 10, 2009

Last time a discussion about the punks came up, I invented hamsterpunk. I've yet to get anything hamsterpunky published, but eventually the magazines will have to see it's the wave of the future!

badducky · May 10, 2009

Polenth, I think you're actually talking about a subgenre of the latest subgenre: LOLPunk!

"It waz dark stormy night. Plz to have lazer eyez? *Dramatic Hamster Look* I iz hamstor, diztroyerz uf worldz!"

Kitty Pryde · May 10, 2009

badducky said:
Polenth, I think you're actually talking about a subgenre of the latest subgenre: LOLPunk!

"It waz dark stormy night. Plz to have lazer eyez? *Dramatic Hamster Look* I iz hamstor, diztroyerz uf worldz!"

badducky · May 10, 2009

Cutest apocalypse, ever.

Polenth · May 10, 2009

badducky said:
Polenth, I think you're actually talking about a subgenre of the latest subgenre: LOLPunk!

My hamsterpunk is a delicate blend of magical realism, steampunk and lol. It defies existing genre boundaries.

Dawnstorm · May 10, 2009

badducky said:
Whatever I invent, I suspect it will soon be separated to a new thread all to itself...

Schizopunk, no doubt. Unlike all other genres, this one's defined by its propagation method.

archerjoe · May 11, 2009

I got dibs on Joe Six-Punk

Team 2012 · May 11, 2009

I invented hamsterpunk.

Reinvented perhaps?

Mr Flibble · May 11, 2009

Turnippunk.

Iz mine, u no hav!

Izz · May 11, 2009

I've been thinking about writing some badgerpunk--daschunds and badgers battling it out in a post-apocalyptic world with cybernetic implants...

badducky · May 11, 2009

Isaac, I think you have to call it DachPunk!

Yes, that is a much better term for your variation on LOLPunk.

Polenth · May 11, 2009

Team 2012 said:
Reinvented perhaps?

I don't see the steam punk or magical realism in that one! Though it has plenty of lol, I have to give it that.

Isaac Espriu said:
I've been thinking about writing some badgerpunk--daschunds and badgers battling it out in a post-apocalyptic world with cybernetic implants...

I'd be rooting for the badgers.

Izz · May 11, 2009

Polenth said:
I'd be rooting for the badgers.

It's funny, everyone always says that. I wonder why?

Shweta · May 11, 2009

badducky said:
Cutest apocalypse, ever.

I dunno, you haven't seen kawaiipunk yet.

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