Metaphor Dice: Write Poetry by Chance! by Taylor Mali

Metaphor Dice: Write Poetry by Chance!

A project in Brooklyn, NY by Taylor Mali

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Make writing poetry simple, fun, and enlightening by rolling 12 dice to create thousands of random metaphors for further exploration.

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Backers: 379
Average Pledge Per Backer: $68

Funded: $25,744 of $20,000
Dates: Mar 29th -> Apr 30th (33 days)
Project By: Taylor Mali

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LIVE event tonight to celebrate the LAST DAY of the campaign!

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com

Tonight I'll be live on Kickstarter starting at 9 pm (Eastern) to celebrate the last night of the funding campaign! Barring any last-minute cancellations, we will be successful and Metaphor Dice will proceed to the next level! I've invited several... (Read More)

The Dice Arrived Today (And Taylor Adds a Stretch Goal)!

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com

Please help us get to 350 backers by Monday night. If we are successful, I will send everyone a signed poem broadside! Watch the video below to see what the NEW DICE look like! I am still floating! The last update will be a LIVE stream on Monday... (Read More)

Oliver and Taylor will be LIVE tonight . . .

April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com

. . . in a little over an hour (9pm Eastern) answering questions if you happen to tune in, introducing Oliver (who really does exist!), providing details on delivery, and reciting a poem powered by a roll of the dice. The photo makes it look like it... (Read More)

We will be LIVE on Monday night!

April 18th - via: kickstarter.com

This was just scheduled: I will be doing a LIVE update on Kickstarter with my enabler Oliver Wellington (and maybe a few special guests) this Monday (4/23) at 9pm Eastern. If you have a question about the dice or want to see how they can be used as a... (Read More)

A Professor Speaks to the Tactile Joy of Metaphor Dice

April 15th - via: kickstarter.com

Watching this 90-second testimonial from Prof. Sam Pierstorff makes me glad we did NOT CHOOSE to develop Metaphor Dice first as an app or website. Granted, those projects will have their own benefits, but (as my sister-in-law remarked once while her... (Read More)

News on Early Birds & new backing levels

April 11th - via: kickstarter.com

GREAT NEWS!! Virtually ALL backers to date will be receiving their Metaphor Dice by June REGARDLESS of whether they chose an Early Bird option or not! To manage this, we have locked down all of the Early Bird backing tiers and replaced them and... (Read More)