After three very intense years of rhyming alone and sharing via Facebook (Suborned by Rhyme series), I discover that many many shared my addiction and begin to participate in the local poetry culture and various contests. This volume covers the first five months of my exploration and participation in this culture. Onward, this Rhyming Odyssey, Volume 1, New Culture - is my journal of the first five months of the fourth year of my unexpected literary journey. The chaotic beginnings of the rhyming infection is over and this series records my discovery and participation in the local poetry culture. It contains multiple daily sonnets on living, walking, nature, and poetry culture experiences are leavened by longer pieces on living, memories, gardening, poetry reading challenges and ekphrastic events.
