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    The Future's Passed
    The Future's Passed
    The Future's Passed
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    The Future's Passed

    By Stephen Schrum

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    The Future's Passed is a collection of poems by Phorkyad Acropolis, the performance poet Second Life avatar of Stephen A. Schrum. This collection includes very short works and haiku, along with longer works, some of which have appeared as audio pieces and others have been performed as part of Acropolis/Schrum's poetry performances in the 3D online virtual world of Second Life. The poems themselves veer back and forth from serious to humorous observations of love and life.

    Note that this collection predates The Silent Oracle, another poetry anthology also available on Smashwords.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStephen Schrum
    Release dateMay 5, 2013
    ISBN9781301414284
    The Future's Passed
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    Stephen Schrum

    Stephen A. Schrum, PhD, is a theatre director, performance poet, playwright, novelist, graphic novelist, virtual worlds theatre director, and Steampunk maker. Notable past RL (real life) productions include: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (set in 1995) and Macbeth (performed in a cyberpunk style); Moliere’s The Miser (done in period costume) and The Misanthrope (set in the era of Disco); Sarah Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis (utilizing both the Japanese dance-drama form Butoh and hallucinatory soundscapes that Schrum created). With the research area of “The Perception of Presence in Virtual Performance,” he has directed virtual productions of The Bacchae and Prometheus Bound in Second Life (SL). He began teaching with technology in 1993, and since then has been writing and presenting on the topic, including editing the book, Theatre in Cyberspace: Issues of Teaching, Acting and Directing (2000). More recently he has turned his attention to Transhumanism, with a side-detour into Steampunk. Stephen is also interested digital filmmaking; check out his work on his youtube channel.

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      The Future's Passed - Stephen Schrum

      THE FUTURE’S PASSED

      POEMS AND SONGS BY

      Phorkyad Acropolis

      (Stephen A. Schrum)

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 Stephen A. Schrum

      Discover other titles by Stephen A. Schrum at:

      https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/musofyr

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      What Others Have Said About Phorkyad’s Poetry:

      So beautiful and sad!!!! Love it!!!!!

      LOVE IT!! Very Clever!!!!

      Wasn't sure what to expect, but this was awesome!

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      My Muse

      Inkwell Ditty

      Big Chuck and The Watchdog

      On A Rampage

      CyberLover

      I Saw the Face of Jesus (Icecubes)

      Soul Screams

      Make It True

      Soar to Me

      A Mirror

      Almost Passing

      When In My Arms

      Emergency Exit

      As Is

      The Stall (2)

      Spy A Robin

      Squirrels

      Heal

      Happiness Defined

      That Word

      Dancing With My Stalker

      There Be Dragons

      Internet Women

      On the Skids

      About the Author

      Introduction to The Future’s Passed

      For years, I have written poems and song lyrics, but never thought of myself as a poet. At least not until I entered the 3D online digital world known as Second Life (SL). When I entered on my

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