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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

Do you like poetry?

Do you read poetry?

How do you come across poetry?

Do you go looking for it or are you only aware of it when a character in a film/book/tv series references it?

How did you become aware of poetry?

Do you have recommendations for favourite poems or poets?

Did you know that World Poetry Day is on 21 March?

Do you write your own poetry?

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

Basically, talk to me about poetry.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

OP, I write poetry.

Can I write poetry for you?

Will you read my poetry?

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By *ilsaGeorgeCouple over a year ago

kent

I know very little about poetry. It’s always seemed impenetrable, and I’ve never met anyone who was suitably invested in the discipline to open it up for me. I have a volume of Poe, and a volume of Rilke. The Poe I read during my first go round at university when I was a teenager. The Rilke was a gift from a friend who abruptly ghosted me because we had differing opinions on The Handmaid’s Tale (don’t ask), and because she vanished from my life I haven’t felt inclined to read the Rilke. I will one day.

Where should I start OP? How do I open the door and step into a more poetic world? Xx

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"OP, I write poetry.

Can I write poetry for you?

Will you read my poetry?

Absolutely.

Though that gave me flashbacks of the time one of the nurses at the place my dad was in found out I liked poetry and he asked me to read his poems. I couldn't say no and then a few days later I handed them back to him and just said 'I hope it's helped you to write them' God, I'm an awful person.

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By *uri00620Woman over a year ago

Croydon

I wouldn't sit and read it myself but I enjoy teaching it to exam groups.

The exception is Tim Burton's. I like his characters in poetry.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple over a year ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

I used to write poetry, I had a whole folder of my poems which I rather stupidly got rid of many years ago... I haven't read any for ages x

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

Where should I start OP? How do I open the door and step into a more poetic world? Xx"

Now that you've said 'don't ask' about The Handmaid's Tale I really want to ask.

I had a mild interest in poetry growing up but it wasn't ever really nurtured. Then I befriended an English teacher in my 30s and I asked him the same question. Where should I start? And he sent me three poems, one of which I still say is my favourite poem (but it probably isn't)

If you want the same entrance to poetry that I had, the three poems he sent me were:

Bluebird by Charles Bukowski

Wait by Galway Kinnell

i carry your heart with me by ee cummings

Let me know what you think if you do check them out.

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By *estructionDollyWoman over a year ago

Manchester

I always thought I disliked poetry as I always preferred prose when I studied English in my younger days, but in recent years I've been to a couple of spoken word/performance poetry events and been surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

I think hearing the poetry being spoken brings it more to life for me in a way just reading it doesn't. I especially like punk stuff that is angry and political, or dark and funny, or just has something important to say about real life in a witty way rather than romantic/over sentimental.

Obviously I'm a fan of John Cooper Clarke and Lemn Sissay being a mancunian

and I enjoy some Gil Scott-Heron too.

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By *ilsaGeorgeCouple over a year ago

kent

"I used to write poetry, I had a whole folder of my poems which I rather stupidly got rid of many years ago... I haven't read any for ages x"

Oh… why? I couldn’t imagine getting rid of the things I write. You should start again x

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I wouldn't sit and read it myself but I enjoy teaching it to exam groups.

The exception is Tim Burton's. I like his characters in poetry."

That's really interesting. I read a collection of Tim Burton's poetry and I liked the ideas but not always the execution!

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple over a year ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

"I used to write poetry, I had a whole folder of my poems which I rather stupidly got rid of many years ago... I haven't read any for ages x

Oh… why? I couldn’t imagine getting rid of the things I write. You should start again x"

Definitely a rookie error especially as I'd written most of them in calligraphic writing 😭.. mind you they were pretty crap lol

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

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"I used to write poetry, I had a whole folder of my poems which I rather stupidly got rid of many years ago... I haven't read any for ages x"

Do you think you'd go back to it? Either reading or writing your own?

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By *sWyldWoman over a year ago

Edinburgh

I love poetry, the way a simple sentence can become a beautiful feeling .

I'm a romantic and one of my favourite poets is NR Hart .

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By *ilsaGeorgeCouple over a year ago

kent

Where should I start OP? How do I open the door and step into a more poetic world? Xx

Now that you've said 'don't ask' about The Handmaid's Tale I really want to ask.

If you want the same entrance to poetry that I had, the three poems he sent me were:

Bluebird by Charles Bukowski

Wait by Galway Kinnell

i carry your heart with me by ee cummings

Let me know what you think if you do check them out."

Thank you!! I will search for them today. And I’ll tell you about The Handmaid’s Tale, but not here. I don’t want anyone else to ghost me 😬 Just for clarity though, Atwood’s novel is wonderful, the tv show however…

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple over a year ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

"I used to write poetry, I had a whole folder of my poems which I rather stupidly got rid of many years ago... I haven't read any for ages x

Do you think you'd go back to it? Either reading or writing your own?"

I'd like to start reading again, will check out some of the recommendations on this thread... I like the war poets . Wilfred Owen, Sassoon, etc

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I always thought I disliked poetry as I always preferred prose when I studied English in my younger days, but in recent years I've been to a couple of spoken word/performance poetry events and been surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

Obviously I'm a fan of John Cooper Clarke and Lemn Sissay being a mancunian

and I enjoy some Gil Scott-Heron too. "

Very much yes! I love spoken word so much. I used to work in a place that had a (minorly) celebrated published poet who worked for us. And at work events and things she'd write poems and perform them that were hilarious. But because of her and her connections we'd get spoken word artists to come in and speak to us during Pride month or Black History month that ended up being really emotive and political and I loved it so much. It felt important.

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By *uri00620Woman over a year ago

Croydon

Where should I start OP? How do I open the door and step into a more poetic world? Xx

Now that you've said 'don't ask' about The Handmaid's Tale I really want to ask.

If you want the same entrance to poetry that I had, the three poems he sent me were:

Bluebird by Charles Bukowski

Wait by Galway Kinnell

i carry your heart with me by ee cummings

Let me know what you think if you do check them out.

Off topic but agreed. Couldn't get on with the series at all. I'm always surprised when those who love the novel rate it highly!

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

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"I love poetry, the way a simple sentence can become a beautiful feeling .

I'm a romantic and one of my favourite poets is NR Hart ."

Romantic poetry is amazing. Will look up NR Hart, thank you!

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I used to write poetry, I had a whole folder of my poems which I rather stupidly got rid of many years ago... I haven't read any for ages x

Do you think you'd go back to it? Either reading or writing your own?

I'd like to start reading again, will check out some of the recommendations on this thread... I like the war poets . Wilfred Owen, Sassoon, etc"

You are a brave one. War poetry breaks my heart entirely. I once tried to read aloud Anthem for Doomed Youth and my voice cracked on the first line.

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By *estructionDollyWoman over a year ago

Manchester

Obviously I'm a fan of John Cooper Clarke and Lemn Sissay being a mancunian

and I enjoy some Gil Scott-Heron too.

That sounds amazing

I think it's a great artform for expressing powerful ideas and I only wish my brain was creative enough to play with words the way these people are able to do.

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By *he MinionMan over a year ago

Surrey

The only poetry i kinda enjoyed was the War Poets, Wilfred Owen and Sassoon (i think thats how you spell it). Studied them at school many moons ago but Dulce decurum est pro patria mora (also excuse my spelling) is the only peom i can really remember, so it must have had a profound impact to remember it over 30 years later

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Loving this thread!

It's all over my head

Words that fulfill my soul

Where I escape to try fill my bed.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple over a year ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

"The only poetry i kinda enjoyed was the War Poets, Wilfred Owen and Sassoon (i think thats how you spell it). Studied them at school many moons ago but Dulce decurum est pro patria mora (also excuse my spelling) is the only peom i can really remember, so it must have had a profound impact to remember it over 30 years later

That is a great piece of poetry x

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

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That sounds amazing

I think it's a great artform for expressing powerful ideas and I only wish my brain was creative enough to play with words the way these people are able to do. "

I started writing poetry a couple months ago and I feel like it's such a great creative outlet for me. Just a release of emotions. I don't think I aspire to greatness with it but I'm definitely enjoying it.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

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Again, with the war poets. I just reread Dulce et Decorum Est and how does that poem not just rip the heart out of everyone? I'm not surprised you remember all that time later. It's so powerful.

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By *uriousscouserWoman over a year ago

Wirral

I once started a relationship with a guy because he recited Heaney's Good-night to me while we were at a burger van after a night out (classy setting, I know).

Some poetry speaks to me, others don't. At school we studied war poetry for GCSE, and that put me off.

One of my teachers then introduced me to Larkin, Heaney and Ted Hughes. Larkin and Heaney I adored, Hughes I loathed.

I'm currently rereading Carol Ann Duffy, the World's Wife, a collection I reread quite often. Every poem in it is a joy to read.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

If anyone writes- feel free to message and we can share and feedback x

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By *avinaTVTV/TS over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

I have a book of Japanese love haikus that I enjoy. My father also introduced me to the Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayyam, which I have a small copy of.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I once started a relationship with a guy because he recited Heaney's Good-night to me while we were at a burger van after a night out (classy setting, I know).

Some poetry speaks to me, others don't. At school we studied war poetry for GCSE, and that put me off.

One of my teachers then introduced me to Larkin, Heaney and Ted Hughes. Larkin and Heaney I adored, Hughes I loathed.

I'm currently rereading Carol Ann Duffy, the World's Wife, a collection I reread quite often. Every poem in it is a joy to read."

this be the verse by larkin...has a profound bluntness

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By *heTattooedDomMan over a year ago

Winnersh

I enjoy poetry, the metaphysical poets, First World War poets and the Liverpool beat poets.

I occasionally write poetry, but not very often. Did write a little something today when I was asked what was in Santa’s play bag.

Oh my bag has so many toys

It brings a smile to the face of all girls and boys.

It has floggers, both thuddy and stingy

A riding crop too, if that’s more your thingy.

Vampire gloves that give such a bite

And other devices that will mark you just right.

Wax candles, so warm and so bright

Dripped on your body, a beautiful sight.

There are blindfolds and gags to keep you so quiet

We don’t want moans of pleasure to start a riot.

Toys for the stuffing and wands to do magic

Restraints to make sure that you stay static.

I hope this list brings some cheer

with Santa’s Ho Ho Ho bag you’ll come more than once in a year.

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By *uchessdoeWoman over a year ago

Northampton

"Do you like poetry?

Do you read poetry?

How do you come across poetry?

Do you go looking for it or are you only aware of it when a character in a film/book/tv series references it?

How did you become aware of poetry?

Do you have recommendations for favourite poems or poets?

Did you know that World Poetry Day is on 21 March?

Do you write your own poetry?

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

Basically, talk to me about poetry."

I adore poetry 🥰

Like previous comments, I find it's best when read aloud, and I get *really* into the rhythm and flow of the words; to me, rhythm is everything. I haven't been to an event in a couple of years, if anyone knows of any coming up, please throw the details my way!

I have written my own in the past, but I primarily write prose now, although still with an emphasis on rhythm and lyricism.

I find social media a really good source for new, and previously unknown to me, work!

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By *icecouple561Couple over a year ago
Forum Mod

East Sussex

So many questions.

I like *some* poetry and I read a fair amount. I go looking for it and I'm often surprised by the stuff I find on Facebook.

I became aware of it as a small child at home.

I don't have a particular favourite. I like Seamus Heaney, Tennyson, Larkin, Wendy Cope among others.

I didn't know about 21/3

I have never been to a poetry event.

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By *ohn 66Man over a year ago

South Birmingham

I know it's possibly a cliche, but I love the poetry in certain song lyrics.

The phrasing of Guy Garvey in so many songs, though perhaps my favourite sung poem is Soldier's Things, by Tom Waits. The text is just as poignant as the performance.

PS I didn't know Wait, by Galway Kinnell before reading this post. Just beautiful. Thanks, OP

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By *uriousscouserWoman over a year ago

Wirral

"this be the verse by larkin...has a profound bluntness "

Mine was Ugly Sister - at 16/17 and feeling unlovely and unwanted it exactly suited my mood to hear it.

Since I was not bewitched in adolescence

And brought to love

I will attend to the trees and their gracious silence,

To winds that move.

He has a lot of poems for the outsider, the unpopular, the troubled.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

This post makes me happy, not just that you posted it but that it's had so many replies so soon. Alas, here was me thinking that poetry was dead when it's alive and kicking on a swingers site.

Anyway, here we go Miss, I'll try my best with the exam that you set.

Do you like poetry?

Way aye man

Do you read poetry?

Way aye man again man

How do you come across poetry?

Metaphorically and with great abandon.

Do you go looking for it or are you only aware of it when a character in a film/book/tv series references it?

I go looking for it. It is a sporadic passion that I pursue. I buy random poetry collections from second hand bookshops and dig for gold.

How did you become aware of poetry?

Tried to write it when I was younger and got back into it later in life. Joined a poetry critique website and learnt what poetry was all about.

Do you have recommendations for favourite poems or poets?

Blake never fails, Wordsworth and Colerdige brilliant but not as mystically brilliant as Blake. Walt Whitman - Leaves of Grass; the most complete life poetry collection. Ginsberg, Bukowski, Plath, Goethe, Novalis, Hughes, Heaney and many many others. Haiku writers Basho, Issa and Buson

Did you know that World Poetry Day is on 21 March?

No. Did you know that April is national poetry month (in america I think)

Do you write your own poetry?

Yes. But not enough to be brilliant, I'm good, but you need to write everyday and be obsessed with being a writer to be excellent at it and I'm already obsessed with being a guitarist so I settle for an avid enthusiasm to get me by.

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

They always seem awkward to me, I agree that poetry should be read out loud to properly appreciate it but I also think that you need to read a poem several times to fully get inside of it.

Basically, talk to me about poetry.

Back in the day when I first joined a poetry critique website it was a thriving business, everyone was eager to get better at writing poetry by receiving critique and progressing. Over the years blogs became more popular and people seemed to decide that critique was no longer the way forward when you could just get constant praise from a vapid audience of... Calm down man...

Anyway, poetry is different now. I blame woke culture for not wanting a world with criticism.

Poetry is perfect and expresses emotions and concepts in a simply beautiful way that prose cannot without sounding awkward.

I almost forgot what website I was on there. Thank you for making my morning.

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By *olinOfBathMan over a year ago

Corsham

I've written intermittently since my teens. All sorts of stuff, although I like to bash out an infrequent sonnet or haiku. For a while, 15-20 years back, I sold bespoke comic verse via eBay - birthdays, leaving parties etc. Still take an occasional wander through the WWI trench poets and Shakespeare...

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"Loving this thread!

It's all over my head

Words that fulfill my soul

Where I escape to try fill my bed."

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I once started a relationship with a guy because he recited Heaney's Good-night to me while we were at a burger van after a night out (classy setting, I know).

Some poetry speaks to me, others don't. At school we studied war poetry for GCSE, and that put me off.

One of my teachers then introduced me to Larkin, Heaney and Ted Hughes. Larkin and Heaney I adored, Hughes I loathed.

I'm currently rereading Carol Ann Duffy, the World's Wife, a collection I reread quite often. Every poem in it is a joy to read."

If someone recited poetry at me in front of a burger van or anywhere I'd probably be lost. Maybe offering a shag more than a relationship though. That could just be!

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"If anyone writes- feel free to message and we can share and feedback x"

POETRY CLUB

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By *icecouple561Couple over a year ago
Forum Mod

East Sussex

I would like to put a mention in for the Bible special reference to Psalms and Song of Solomon

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I have a book of Japanese love haikus that I enjoy. My father also introduced me to the Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayyam, which I have a small copy of."

YES! This thread needed these recommendations. Instead of love haikus, I have a collection of Japanese Death Poems and on the recommendation of a friend I also have some Islamic Mystical poetry and I think I love reading non-western poetry.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I enjoy poetry, the metaphysical poets, First World War poets and the Liverpool beat poets.

I occasionally write poetry, but not very often. Did write a little something today when I was asked what was in Santa’s play bag.

Oh my bag has so many toys

It brings a smile to the face of all girls and boys.

It has floggers, both thuddy and stingy

A riding crop too, if that’s more your thingy.

Vampire gloves that give such a bite

And other devices that will mark you just right.

Wax candles, so warm and so bright

Dripped on your body, a beautiful sight.

There are blindfolds and gags to keep you so quiet

We don’t want moans of pleasure to start a riot.

Toys for the stuffing and wands to do magic

Restraints to make sure that you stay static.

I hope this list brings some cheer

with Santa’s Ho Ho Ho bag you’ll come more than once in a year. "

Interesting, thank you for sharing that with us!

I also recently wrote a bit of erotic poetry. It's probably the only poem I could possibly feel comfortable sharing (and yet I won't/don't)

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

I adore poetry 🥰

I have written my own in the past, but I primarily write prose now, although still with an emphasis on rhythm and lyricism.

I find social media a really good source for new, and previously unknown to me, work!"

I'm actually thrilled that so many people have engaged with this thread, it makes me happy. What have you discovered recently on social media?

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"So many questions.

I like *some* poetry and I read a fair amount. I go looking for it and I'm often surprised by the stuff I find on Facebook.

I became aware of it as a small child at home.

I don't have a particular favourite. I like Seamus Heaney, Tennyson, Larkin, Wendy Cope among others.

I didn't know about 21/3

I have never been to a poetry event."

Totally agree. I have to read a lot of poetry to find something that revs my engine. But I like that, I like being on the hunt for that. What type of poetry do you find on FB?!

Would you go to a poetry event?

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I know it's possibly a cliche, but I love the poetry in certain song lyrics.

The phrasing of Guy Garvey in so many songs, though perhaps my favourite sung poem is Soldier's Things, by Tom Waits. The text is just as poignant as the performance.

PS I didn't know Wait, by Galway Kinnell before reading this post. Just beautiful. Thanks, OP "

I'm glad you enjoyed Wait! It definitely holds a special place in my heart, that poem. Also, I love song lyrics too. And some songwriters are amazing at conveying real emotion in their songs. I only really like three of Tom Waits' songs but mostly because of his singing voice as opposed to the lyrics he sings.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

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"This post makes me happy, not just that you posted it but that it's had so many replies so soon. Alas, here was me thinking that poetry was dead when it's alive and kicking on a swingers site.

Anyway, here we go Miss, I'll try my best with the exam that you set.

Do you like poetry?

Way aye man

Do you read poetry?

Way aye man again man

How do you come across poetry?

Metaphorically and with great abandon.

Do you go looking for it or are you only aware of it when a character in a film/book/tv series references it?

I go looking for it. It is a sporadic passion that I pursue. I buy random poetry collections from second hand bookshops and dig for gold.

How did you become aware of poetry?

Tried to write it when I was younger and got back into it later in life. Joined a poetry critique website and learnt what poetry was all about.

Do you have recommendations for favourite poems or poets?

Did you know that World Poetry Day is on 21 March?

No. Did you know that April is national poetry month (in america I think)

Do you write your own poetry?

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

They always seem awkward to me, I agree that poetry should be read out loud to properly appreciate it but I also think that you need to read a poem several times to fully get inside of it.

Basically, talk to me about poetry.

Anyway, poetry is different now. I blame woke culture for not wanting a world with criticism.

Poetry is perfect and expresses emotions and concepts in a simply beautiful way that prose cannot without sounding awkward.

I almost forgot what website I was on there. Thank you for making my morning.

Oh my god I love this entire comment, thank YOU. You really threw yourself into making that a very thorough answer.

I love that you like poetry, that you read it. That it is a passion for you, even sporadically. Leaves of Grass will always be my biggest poetry love. That collection made me feel so many things. I love the sound of that poetry critiquing website but it also sounds faintly terrifying. Not so much the criticism itself, I'd love any constructive feedback, more so the scary part is in the sharing in the first place.

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By *ichaelsmyMan over a year ago

douglas

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

laurence binyon poem for the fallen

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By *olinOfBathMan over a year ago

Corsham

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

Yes, but not recently.

Feel free to organise something - I might hesitate to travel to Reading for a Fab meet, but for poetry...

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

laurence binyon poem for the fallen"

You're all killing me with this heartbreaking war poetry. I wasn't prepared for this today.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

Yes, but not recently.

Feel free to organise something - I might hesitate to travel to Reading for a Fab meet, but for poetry...

I'm not so much the organising type. I'd love a poetry meet! But for me to organise it would feel like far too much pressure. Anyone else willing to set something up?

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By *ichaelsmyMan over a year ago

douglas

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

laurence binyon poem for the fallen

poetry that people recognise and know. but with out really noticing that they do.

the poem itself is longer than that small part of it.

You're all killing me with this heartbreaking war poetry. I wasn't prepared for this today."

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By *ichaelsmyMan over a year ago

douglas

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,

England mourns for her dead across the sea.

Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,

Fallen in the cause of the free. (1–4)

Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal

Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,

There is music in the midst of desolation

And a glory that shines upon our tears. (5–8)

They went with songs to the battle, they were young,

Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.

They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted:

They fell with their faces to the foe. (9–12)

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them. (13–16)

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;

They sit no more at familiar tables of home;

They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;

They sleep beyond England's foam. (17–20)

But where our desires are and our hopes profound,

Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,

To the innermost heart of their own land they are known

As the stars are known to the Night; (21–24)

As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,

Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;

As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,

To the end, to the end, they remain. (25–28)

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By *riel13Woman over a year ago

Northampton

I love poetry and have since I was a kid... Hence the love for Pam Ayres and Spike Milligan ❤️

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Poem i wrote for my ex

Once upona time there was a cunt

It's was you

The end 🤭

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By *heTattooedDomMan over a year ago

Winnersh

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

Yes, but not recently.

Feel free to organise something - I might hesitate to travel to Reading for a Fab meet, but for poetry...

I'm not so much the organising type. I'd love a poetry meet! But for me to organise it would feel like far too much pressure. Anyone else willing to set something up? "

When I’m next in Reading I’ll pop into the Biscuit Factory and see if we could use their upstairs space. It has bar, seating and (iirc) a pizza place. Seems the sort of thing they would host.

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By *heTattooedDomMan over a year ago

Winnersh

"I know it's possibly a cliche, but I love the poetry in certain song lyrics.

The phrasing of Guy Garvey in so many songs, though perhaps my favourite sung poem is Soldier's Things, by Tom Waits. The text is just as poignant as the performance.

PS I didn't know Wait, by Galway Kinnell before reading this post. Just beautiful. Thanks, OP "

I love Jim Morrison’s turn of phrase.

Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws.

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By *uchessdoeWoman over a year ago

Northampton

"I'm actually thrilled that so many people have engaged with this thread, it makes me happy. What have you discovered recently on social media?"

My most recent discovery has been Kayleb Rae Candrilli, whose words hit me in the gut.

'Water we won't touch'

Reunited after years apart,

my sibling is how I imagined

they would be, hair pink

and lit up like a highway flare—

a fire that always tries

to keep itself alive, even

in the rain, or as the tide rolls up.

For years my father had my sibling

water-locked, drug-spun—

surrounded by the Pacific

and saline-flushed needles.

And still my sibling burned.

When we were young,

my father used his hands

for everything. He used his hands

to describe how lightning

almost took him. He

and the lightning

the only bodies on the beach.

His feet smoked up, charred

on the bottoms, a spider-

web of fire spun as the storm

lashed onto shore. The sand

turned to silica glass around him.

My father has always been spared

and my father is the closest thing I know

to a sinner. What is the third degree

if not a near smiting?

Sometimes, I wonder

about the vastness of the ocean,

and how best to avoid its anger.

My sibling and I loved each other

most during storms. I know this.

When my sibling tells me—

after all these years—about

the pink lightning that hovered

over a town full of pink houses, I know

that we haven’t been totally beaten.

What is a family if not preparation?

We can smell a storm coming

before anyone. I swear

we can taste it rolling in.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

When I am sad and weary

When I think all hope has gone

When I walk along High Holborn

I think of you with nothing on

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I recommend Caleb Femi.

Shakespeare in school is how I fell in love with poetry and Caleb Femi made me feel like poetry can be beautiful whilst not telling lovely stories of love but telling dark stories of death.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

As a young person I avoided poetry, or so I thought, I used to write hip hop lyrics. Fast forward to last October I performed my first spoken word peice. Reading, writing and performing has given me a release I never knew that was available nor the fact I needed it. We live in Nottingham and I have found that there is actually a larger circle of poets and opportunities to perform in the city than I ever would have imagined

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By *acavityMan over a year ago

Redditch

Love poetry.

Generally prefer long ballads generally older poets such as Kipling, ‘Banjo’ Patterson and Robert Service.

Also enjoy Masefield and Coleridge and Housman.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

There once was a woman from China

Who had a touch of angina,

When bend over a pole;

With a cock in her hole,

Smoke flew out of her vagina

Is that poetry?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"OP

I recommend Caleb Femi.

Shakespeare in school is how I fell in love with poetry and Caleb Femi made me feel like poetry can be beautiful whilst not telling lovely stories of love but telling dark stories of death. "

Waffling on here but he also made it feel like poetry was accessible. Like it could reflect different forms of language.

Anyway I love this thread OP.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple over a year ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

Vergissmeinnicht by Keith Douglas is another beautiful poem

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By *ynamicnatureMan over a year ago

Doncaster

"Do you like poetry?

Do you read poetry?

How do you come across poetry?

Do you go looking for it or are you only aware of it when a character in a film/book/tv series references it?

How did you become aware of poetry?

Do you have recommendations for favourite poems or poets?

Did you know that World Poetry Day is on 21 March?

Do you write your own poetry?

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

Basically, talk to me about poetry."

I love to write poetry, I've been writing it it since my teens.

It's a great creative outlet.

I'd be happy to send you some if you were interested?🌈

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I love poetry and have since I was a kid... Hence the love for Pam Ayres and Spike Milligan ❤️"

I'm really glad! I grew up with a couple of poetry collections aimed at children and I'm sure it's part of the reason that I still love words and how they come together.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"Poem i wrote for my ex

Once upona time there was a cunt

It's was you

The end 🤭"

Straight to the point. Did she enjoy it?

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

Yes, but not recently.

Feel free to organise something - I might hesitate to travel to Reading for a Fab meet, but for poetry...

I'm not so much the organising type. I'd love a poetry meet! But for me to organise it would feel like far too much pressure. Anyone else willing to set something up?

When I’m next in Reading I’ll pop into the Biscuit Factory and see if we could use their upstairs space. It has bar, seating and (iirc) a pizza place. Seems the sort of thing they would host. "

I love the Biscuit Factory! The last time I was there they had a knitting group of some sort that looked like they met reguarly so it's for sure a really good shout. Also, amazing that you're picking up this whole organising thing!

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By *ingerie DreamerMan over a year ago

telford

For anyone who is into poetry I implore you to check out Frank Skinner’s poetry podcast. It is a game changer. He talks about the subject in such an erudite and intuitive and passionate way. Streets ahead of any of the crusty old professors who droned on to me in my undergrad years…

Seek it out!!!

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I'm actually thrilled that so many people have engaged with this thread, it makes me happy. What have you discovered recently on social media?

My most recent discovery has been Kayleb Rae Candrilli, whose words hit me in the gut.

'Water we won't touch'

Reunited after years apart,

my sibling is how I imagined

they would be, hair pink

and lit up like a highway flare—

a fire that always tries

to keep itself alive, even

in the rain, or as the tide rolls up.

For years my father had my sibling

water-locked, drug-spun—

surrounded by the Pacific

and saline-flushed needles.

And still my sibling burned.

When we were young,

my father used his hands

for everything. He used his hands

to describe how lightning

almost took him. He

and the lightning

the only bodies on the beach.

His feet smoked up, charred

on the bottoms, a spider-

web of fire spun as the storm

lashed onto shore. The sand

turned to silica glass around him.

My father has always been spared

and my father is the closest thing I know

to a sinner. What is the third degree

if not a near smiting?

Sometimes, I wonder

about the vastness of the ocean,

and how best to avoid its anger.

My sibling and I loved each other

most during storms. I know this.

When my sibling tells me—

after all these years—about

the pink lightning that hovered

over a town full of pink houses, I know

that we haven’t been totally beaten.

What is a family if not preparation?

We can smell a storm coming

before anyone. I swear

we can taste it rolling in."

What an emotional poem, thank you so much for sharing it. I know a lot of people rave on about classic poetry and everything. But it's always been a modern, more approachable (and relatable!) style of poetry that's always grabbed me.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"When I am sad and weary

When I think all hope has gone

When I walk along High Holborn

I think of you with nothing on

I love it.

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By *ackformore100Man over a year ago

Tin town

"Do you like poetry?

Do you read poetry?

How do you come across poetry?

Do you go looking for it or are you only aware of it when a character in a film/book/tv series references it?

How did you become aware of poetry?

Do you have recommendations for favourite poems or poets?

Did you know that World Poetry Day is on 21 March?

Do you write your own poetry?

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

Basically, talk to me about poetry."

I wrote poetry for the love of my life. She tore my heart out and crushed it.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Do you like poetry?

Do you read poetry?

How do you come across poetry?

Do you go looking for it or are you only aware of it when a character in a film/book/tv series references it?

How did you become aware of poetry?

Do you have recommendations for favourite poems or poets?

Did you know that World Poetry Day is on 21 March?

Do you write your own poetry?

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

Basically, talk to me about poetry."

I like poetry but don't really read it or come across it anymore.

How do you read poetry and come across new poems?

A fav of mine is The Two-Headed Calf, as you know ☺️

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By *erdyEstLdner 82Man over a year ago

Ilford

I like to write Haiku poetry myself:

Fab forums are fine,

But keep clear of Politics,

If your wit is prized.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"OP

I recommend Caleb Femi.

Shakespeare in school is how I fell in love with poetry and Caleb Femi made me feel like poetry can be beautiful whilst not telling lovely stories of love but telling dark stories of death. "

God, I do love Shakespeare's sonnets. 116 in particular. But also I just fucking love modern poetry. Poetry that I can relate to, using language that I understand. Talking about things that hold meaning for me today. That isn't to say that I dislike classical poetry, I do. I just like modern poetry more. Thank you for the Caleb Femi recommendation!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I like to write Haiku poetry myself:

Fab forums are fine,

But keep clear of Politics,

If your wit is prized."

Nice. The last poem I wrote was a Haiku but I don't think it's as good as yours. But it does remind me of a happy time in my life.

Today I did my

laundry. It left a nice smell

on my hands and clothes.

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By *heTattooedDomMan over a year ago

Winnersh

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

Yes, but not recently.

Feel free to organise something - I might hesitate to travel to Reading for a Fab meet, but for poetry...

I'm not so much the organising type. I'd love a poetry meet! But for me to organise it would feel like far too much pressure. Anyone else willing to set something up?

When I’m next in Reading I’ll pop into the Biscuit Factory and see if we could use their upstairs space. It has bar, seating and (iirc) a pizza place. Seems the sort of thing they would host.

Last time I was there they had an alternative market.

It will probably be a mid week event due to family commitments.

I did used to teach poetry and drama for New Era.

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By *riel13Woman over a year ago

Northampton

"I love poetry and have since I was a kid... Hence the love for Pam Ayres and Spike Milligan ❤️

I'm really glad! I grew up with a couple of poetry collections aimed at children and I'm sure it's part of the reason that I still love words and how they come together."

It is why I write sometimes but never funnies for some reason... Got a big Spike Milligan peotry book for my Granddaughters, they love it too

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"As a young person I avoided poetry, or so I thought, I used to write hip hop lyrics. Fast forward to last October I performed my first spoken word peice. Reading, writing and performing has given me a release I never knew that was available nor the fact I needed it. We live in Nottingham and I have found that there is actually a larger circle of poets and opportunities to perform in the city than I ever would have imagined "

Oh my god this sounds incredible!! I'm so happy that you made this fantastic thing happen for yourself. You should be so proud.

I wish I were able to find a poetry community here too. Fingers crossed!

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By *uri00620Woman over a year ago

Croydon

"I once started a relationship with a guy because he recited Heaney's Good-night to me while we were at a burger van after a night out (classy setting, I know).

Some poetry speaks to me, others don't. At school we studied war poetry for GCSE, and that put me off.

One of my teachers then introduced me to Larkin, Heaney and Ted Hughes. Larkin and Heaney I adored, Hughes I loathed.

I'm currently rereading Carol Ann Duffy, the World's Wife, a collection I reread quite often. Every poem in it is a joy to read."

World's Wife is her best collection... interesting characters.

I'm not interested in love poetry but if that's something you like along with Duffy generally then Rapture could be worth reading.

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By *ynamicnatureMan over a year ago

Doncaster

This poem is about skiing with my mates in the Rockies.

Horizon:

My fate dealt here, a loving kiss

overwhelming, this panoramic bliss.

So utterly unreal

So utterly raw and of majestic beauty.

Pristine carpets of evergreen

lost in a blanket, vivid and white

broken here and there by immense

monuments reaching through the mists.

Never imagined it possible.

Descending into this valley

A thousand diamonds glittering

plumes of iridescent angels

dance their pretty little dance

like butterflies playing

lazily in the winds.

Three souls together now

spirited up higher and higher

Chasms of light filtering through

The early silver bloom.

A prelude to something special.

Hearts racing with anticipation.

Risen through the mists,

my breath lost in this endless perfection.

Basking in the majesties blinding glow,

shinning pinnacles all around.

Floating atop this ocean,

a soft white cloud

Dropping into these virgin fields

silently, we weave our silken trails.

Swept up.....! gliding through the air,

streaks of wind caressing our hair.

Howls and cries of joyful splendour,

This place, awesome in its nature.

A beautiful world looking like this.

My fate dealt here, a loving kiss.

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By *ittle Miss TinkerbellWoman over a year ago

your head

I write more than I read. A lot more, which is rubbish really. I should read more of it. I kinda fell into writing it, found it cathartic and just carried on whenever I needed to get things out of my head.

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By *ulieScrumptiousWoman over a year ago

North West

Obviously I'm a fan of John Cooper Clarke and Lemn Sissay being a mancunian

and I enjoy some Gil Scott-Heron too. "

I have come to love poetry in recent years after being put off in school. I love John Cooper Clarke. And when he was in Dictionary Corner on Cats Does Countdown they got the panel to write poems. "I Just Named Your Penis" by Joe Wilkinson still makes me cry laughing.

For thoughtful poems that resonate with my life I love Nikita Gill and Becky Helmsley.

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By *ulieScrumptiousWoman over a year ago

North West

"When I am sad and weary

When I think all hope has gone

When I walk along High Holborn

I think of you with nothing on

Well, that was a slight return. 🤔

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By *estructionDollyWoman over a year ago

Manchester

Obviously I'm a fan of John Cooper Clarke and Lemn Sissay being a mancunian

and I enjoy some Gil Scott-Heron too.

For thoughtful poems that resonate with my life I love Nikita Gill and Becky Helmsley. "

Yes he's great

not poetry related but I loved him on Would I Lie To You as well.

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By *r_Mrs.DSCouple over a year ago

Anglesey

"I used to write poetry, I had a whole folder of my poems which I rather stupidly got rid of many years ago... I haven't read any for ages x"

I did this. I had a giant folder with poems/song lyrics I'd written in my teens through to early 20s. I had a moment, and got rid of them. I'm sorry I did.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

Thank you so much for all the fantastic comments! It's been lovely discussing poetry today! Keep the recommendations and thoughts coming ❤️

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By *ete hMan over a year ago

Penzance

I had a haiku I wrote about Nietzschean philosophy published online years ago 😅

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple over a year ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

"I used to write poetry, I had a whole folder of my poems which I rather stupidly got rid of many years ago... I haven't read any for ages x

I did this. I had a giant folder with poems/song lyrics I'd written in my teens through to early 20s. I had a moment, and got rid of them. I'm sorry I did.

It feels like the right thing to do at the time, it's only later you regret it

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By *olinOfBathMan over a year ago

Corsham

"OP

God, I do love Shakespeare's sonnets. 116 in particular.

29 for me, very closely followed by 71. When I get the blues, that order changes.

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By *heTattooedDomMan over a year ago

Winnersh

"OP

God, I do love Shakespeare's sonnets. 116 in particular.

29 for me, very closely followed by 71. When I get the blues, that order changes.

I’m more John Donne when it comes to Sonnets. Holy Sonnet X is my all time favourite. I read it at my poetry mentor’s funeral.

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By *uri00620Woman over a year ago

Croydon

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales are great stories

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By *ichaelsmyMan over a year ago

douglas

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie,

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

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By *ackformore100Man over a year ago

Tin town

"Thank you so much for all the fantastic comments! It's been lovely discussing poetry today! Keep the recommendations and thoughts coming ❤️"

Good thread op. Makes a pleasant change to does my cock look too big in this.

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By *icecouple561Couple over a year ago
Forum Mod

East Sussex

"Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales are great stories"

I had to read a modern translation in conjunction with the original. I've since mislaid it but I had a cd of The Knights Tale being read, it was beautiful

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

Someone asked me today what I'm currently reading poetry wise.

I'm reading Devotions by Mary Oliver (which I found in a charity shop) and upcoming reads that I've bought recently are Poor by Caleb Femi and Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair.

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By *_SpainMan over a year ago

Dublin

"Do you like poetry?

Do you read poetry?

How do you come across poetry?

Do you go looking for it or are you only aware of it when a character in a film/book/tv series references it?

How did you become aware of poetry?

Do you have recommendations for favourite poems or poets?

Did you know that World Poetry Day is on 21 March?

Do you write your own poetry?

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event?

Basically, talk to me about poetry."

Such a great post OP, I like reading poetry and I do write some erotic poems from time to time

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales are great stories"

I did Chaucer during my A level and I constantly thought about unaliving when reading it.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales are great stories"

Some of it pretty rude too ! 🤭

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By *uri00620Woman over a year ago

Croydon

"Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales are great stories

Some of it pretty rude too ! 🤭"

Delightfully so. I love the Wife Of Bath eyeing up the legs of her next potential husband at the funeral of her current.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales are great stories

Some of it pretty rude too ! 🤭

Delightfully so. I love the Wife Of Bath eyeing up the legs of her next potential husband at the funeral of her current. "

Yes, she's rather saucy !

The Italian filmmaker Passolini did a great adaption of the Tales, a little bit Carry On but worth a watch.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

Any more recommendations for poetry collections? Specifically modern poetry.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple over a year ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple over a year ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

"Any more recommendations for poetry collections? Specifically modern poetry.

I had my best friend read one by Pam Ayres at my wedding called Yes, I'll Marry you... Brilliant and very funny 😂"

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Once upona time there was a cunt

It was you

The end

A small poem I wrote for the ex 🤗

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple over a year ago

Leeds

I love poetry, I have a few books and have written some in the past.

My aunt loved poetry as did my grandad I guess I picked it up from then.

I have a couple of favorites that I buy their books but don't actively seek them out when book shopping.

Mrs

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By *aron Van WinkleMan over a year ago

In fair Verona.

I’ve never wrote poetry, but I wish I could.

I’d be remembered for my words, instead of my wood! 🍆

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

I'm using a book called 52: Write a Poem a Week to write my own poetry. Every week there's a prompt for what to write your poem about. This week's is 'Touch' and it felt like this place might have people interested in writing about this? Write something and share it?

It doesn't have to be touch you share with another person. It could be how your clothing feels on you, the feeling of cutting vegetables for your dinner. Touch is everywhere.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

There’s once was a man on fab.

Excited at the possibility of a shag.

The weeks rolled by.

No women said hi.

So now he sucks cock and is bi

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"There’s once was a man on fab.

Excited at the possibility of a shag.

The weeks rolled by.

No women said hi.

So now he sucks cock and is bi "

This really made me laugh! Thank you and thank you for taking part

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I always find it interesting how the majority of those considered great poets were alcoholics, suffered with depression or were from great trauma.

There are so many things we see and experience in life that the English language fails to do justice to or accurately describe. Emotional intelligence as well as a real grasp of language clearly helps with poetry.

The ability to convey emotional response through prose is a real art.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I always find it interesting how the majority of those considered great poets were alcoholics, suffered with depression or were from great trauma.

The ability to convey emotional response through prose is a real art."

Do you fancy a go at writing your own?

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By *viatrixCouple over a year ago

Gatwick

I kind of liked it as a teenager. I tend to gravitate towards literature/poetry in Spanish, as it is my first language. And then you have Latin American Spanish, which is a completely different ballgame.

Two favourite poets: Gabriela Mistral and Rosario Castellanos. The former passionate and a bit dark, the latter made poetry from everyday life. Both amazing, both brilliant. Throw Rubén Dario in the mix and I spent complete afternoons devouring their poems on a sunny afternoon or at school recess. (Break) 😍😍😍

Maybe life -was- better without the internet.

“ Hay besos que calcinan y que hieren,

hay besos que arrebatan los sentidos,

hay besos misteriosos que han dejado

mil sueños errantes y perdidos.” 💋 💋 💋

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I kind of liked it as a teenager. I tend to gravitate towards literature/poetry in Spanish, as it is my first language. And then you have Latin American Spanish, which is a completely different ballgame.

Maybe life -was- better without the internet.

“ Hay besos que calcinan y que hieren,

hay besos que arrebatan los sentidos,

hay besos misteriosos que han dejado

mil sueños errantes y perdidos.” 💋 💋 💋 "

My rudimentary Spanish reads that as There are kisses that something and something, a thousand dreams something something. It's definitely better in Spanish!

I don't know you're from exactly but it sounds like Latin America? What do you think of Pablo Neruda? I had a friend in Peru years ago that said men in bars uses his poetry as chat up lines and I thought at the time how jealous I felt.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I always find it interesting how the majority of those considered great poets were alcoholics, suffered with depression or were from great trauma.

The ability to convey emotional response through prose is a real art.

Do you fancy a go at writing your own?"

I would worry that it would just come across as pretentious crap. 😂

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I always find it interesting how the majority of those considered great poets were alcoholics, suffered with depression or were from great trauma.

The ability to convey emotional response through prose is a real art.

Do you fancy a go at writing your own?

I would worry that it would just come across as pretentious crap. 😂"

You can make it as pretentious as you like, or not at all! I think the thing is in the trying.

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By *viatrixCouple over a year ago

Gatwick

Maybe life -was- better without the internet.

“ Hay besos que calcinan y que hieren,

hay besos que arrebatan los sentidos,

hay besos misteriosos que han dejado

mil sueños errantes y perdidos.” 💋 💋 💋

My rudimentary Spanish reads that as There are kisses that something and something, a thousand dreams something something. It's definitely better in Spanish!

Pablo Neruda is the romantic “de rigeur” in Spanish poetry. Yes, guys used his lines as chat up lines, probably not now 😢

Chile 🇨🇱 has been an enormous contributor of gems of the written word of Cervantes! 🖊️ 📄

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

I think I just want to be hit on with poetry. Why is that not a thing?

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

I wrote a poem about Touch but it would be insensitive to share it here!

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By *olinOfBathMan over a year ago

Corsham

"I wrote a poem about Touch but it would be insensitive to share it here!"

For those who don't know, Touch Sauna is the fabulous venue for Swindon Swingers' regular events...

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By *cLovin2Man over a year ago

London

"I wrote a poem about Touch but it would be insensitive to share it here!"

Why? you're encouraging others to share their poetry, you should lead by example no?

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By *eading beddingMan over a year ago

Berks

"I wrote a poem about Touch but it would be insensitive to share it here!"

Where to share?

Touch (a collaboration with AI):

Fingers trace where skin meets flame,

A sudden spark, it's you I claim.

Soft we whisper, fierce with desire,

Touch ignites your hidden fire.

Each caress a secret told,

A language warm, unspoken, bold.

In the silence, our bodies speak,

In every touch, it's you I seek.

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By *avinaTVTV/TS over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

I popped a poem up on my profile a week or so ago. 😝

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I wrote a poem about Touch but it would be insensitive to share it here!

Where to share?

Touch (a collaboration with AI):

Fingers trace where skin meets flame,

A sudden spark, it's you I claim.

Soft we whisper, fierce with desire,

Touch ignites your hidden fire.

Each caress a secret told,

A language warm, unspoken, bold.

In the silence, our bodies speak,

In every touch, it's you I seek."

That’s great! Interesting topic when touch seems to be something that society has made us more fearful or cautious of yet it’s absolutely necessary for emotional well-being and a feeling of security.

Keep it going!

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"I wrote a poem about Touch but it would be insensitive to share it here!

Where to share?

Touch (a collaboration with AI):

Fingers trace where skin meets flame,

A sudden spark, it's you I claim.

Soft we whisper, fierce with desire,

Touch ignites your hidden fire.

Each caress a secret told,

A language warm, unspoken, bold.

In the silence, our bodies speak,

In every touch, it's you I seek."

Ha, love it. What would it be like if you wrote one without ChatGPT?!

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By *eading beddingMan over a year ago

Berks

"Ha, love it. What would it be like if you wrote one without ChatGPT?!

I could try, but it'd take a whole lot longer...!

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"Ha, love it. What would it be like if you wrote one without ChatGPT?!

I could try, but it'd take a whole lot longer...!"

You liked my last sex poem, I'll send you this one if you want.

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By *olinOfBathMan over a year ago

Corsham

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

Some poems rhyme,

This one doesn't.

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By *ackformore100Man over a year ago

Tin town

There was a young lady from reading

Who craved an emotional connecting

On the top or from behind

Underneath or the side

Connecting was what she was getting

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

"There was a young lady from reading

Who craved an emotional connecting

On the top or from behind

Underneath or the side

Connecting was what she was getting "

Did you just write a poem about how I like it FROM BEHIND?! 😂

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By *ackformore100Man over a year ago

Tin town

"There was a young lady from reading

Who craved an emotional connecting

On the top or from behind

Underneath or the side

Connecting was what she was getting

Did you just write a poem about how I like it FROM BEHIND?! 😂"

I can perform it through the media of dorian mime too... Hes behind you!

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By *orny PTMan over a year ago

Peterborough

Start off with songs, as they are the most musical form of verse. Eventually you will end up in poetry, then prose poetry then prose.

Writers and authors write prose-all about the grammar

Poets write verse-all about the musicality and tempo/beat/rhyme and other techniques.

Poems are about the feeling.

Some songs are only one verse long and look a lot like poetry

Severance by Dead can dance

Severance

The birds of leaving call to us

Yet here we stand

Endowed with the fear of flight

Overland

The winds of change consume the land

While we remain

In the shadow of summers now past

When all the leaves

Have fallen and turned to dust

Will we remain

Entrenched within our ways?

Indifference

The plague that moves throughout this land

Omen signs

In the shapes of things to come

Tomorrow's child is the only child

14 Black paintings by Peter Gabriel all about Mark Rothko, the painter's struggle

From the pain come the dream

From the dream come the vision

From the vision come the people

And from the people come the power

From this power come the change

We do what we're told (Milgrams 37) an experiment that was on The Simpsons

We do what we're told

Told to do

We do what we're told

Told to do

Poetry works best, when it comes with the right voice, explanation and background music.

Film makers know this. English teachers from my schools didn't.

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By *nnCeeWoman over a year ago

East of Eden, West of Hell

"If you want the same entrance to poetry that I had, the three poems he sent me were:

Bluebird by Charles Bukowski

Wait by Galway Kinnell

i carry your heart with me by ee cummings

Let me know what you think if you do check them out."

I adore 'i carry your heart'. It was used in "In Her Shoes" and I sought it out. Some of cummings' other poems are quite unusual.

I had a book of children's poetry when I was young. Every now and again I go through a phase of reading more. I shall definitely look out some of the poems mentioned here.

But I dearly love W.B. Yeats' "He wishes for the cloths of Heaven":

"Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,

Enwrought with golden and silver light,

The blue and the dim and the dark cloths

Of night and light and the half-light,

I would spread the cloths under your feet:

But I, being poor, have only my dreams;

I have spread my dreams under your feet;

Tread softly because you tread on my dreams."

I also love some of war poetry. Absolutely heartbreaking!

I've still got an old ("borrowed") school exercise book with 'Poems, Passages and Moving Lines' written out.! 🙈

This is one of mine, which I wrote when I was perhaps late teens?

Meadow

There is a meadow I know

That stretches as far as the eye can see

If you were to walk through the tall, green grass

You could walk forever and never reach the end

Until the day you turn,

To see the meadow you travelled through,

Stretching out behind you,

Full of golden corn

And only then do you find;

You've come to the hedge at the other side.

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By *orny PTMan over a year ago

Peterborough

"I of mine, which I wrote when I was perhaps late teens?

Meadow

There is a meadow I know

That stretches as far as the eye can see

If you were to walk through the tall, green grass

You could walk forever and never reach the end

Until the day you turn,

To see the meadow you travelled through,

Stretching out behind you,

Full of golden corn

And only then do you find;

You've come to the hedge at the other side."

Have you put your poem into Google's notebook LM?

It's good for having a fresh pair of eyes to read your work. If you copy then paste your chosen text, you can read their question answer session.

There is also a panel called studio and in a couple of minutes, to Americans will start discussing your work and deep diving into the meaning and it's like being famous for 5 minutes. Think bookclub review on late night radio/podcast.

Good for people who have no one else around to read out and give their 2 cents worth.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman over a year ago

Reading

❤️ I love how this thread keeps going. Poetry people are my people.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS over a year ago

Crawley Down

There is only one poem I liked, that is the Raven by Edgar Allen Poe.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Do you like poetry?

Yes, I do like it, Very much.

Do you read poetry?

Not as much as I should, I literally on my phone, sitting beside my Fernando Pessoa and Carlos Drummond de Andrade books and I didn't finish any of them =\

It would be nice incorporate reading poetry in my routine, but as it goes for the moment, I definitely need to be in the mood for it.

I love when I just come across a poem though...

How do you come across poetry?

No idea actually, school or the Bible??

Do you go looking for it or are you only aware of it when a character in a film/book/tv series references it?

Answered in the other questions

How did you become aware of poetry?

To really capture my attention I think it was trough music and pop culture, I always loved to read the lyric, try to memorise the rhymes, make my own ones when I thought some didn't sound great, specially in rap music.

Do you have recommendations for favourite poems or poets? I don't think I can recommend anything in English that wasn't already mentioned. But listening to Doechii

Did you know that World Poetry Day is on 21 March? Didn't had a clue.

Do you write your own poetry?

Yes. I do try. Really helps me to deal with my own head and my experience with life.

Have you ever been to a poetry slam or open mic event? Yes I a saw a Slan in a festival here in Ireland and it was amazing, I think the scene here it's very rich.

Basically, talk to me about poetry.

This topic it's amazing, I think we could organise a social, Slam themed...

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By *orny PTMan over a year ago

Peterborough

Poetry: even the experts can't agree, whether or not poems should rhyme.

The approach is up to you: do you want to come from a songwriting approach and use predictability and form to create your work, or do you want to write something that's almost a story, both in shape and size?

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By *mandoMan over a year ago

brookenby

I used to write alot of that stuff in my teens and 20's.

I was (& still am) a sado! 🤣

(Jokes.. poetry is actually very personal and usually meant something to us at the time, due to hardships or feelings of love) .

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By *effdelightMan over a year ago

Grimsby

I write poetry and happy to share if anyone's bothered x

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By *mandoMan over a year ago

brookenby

"I wouldn't sit and read it myself but I enjoy teaching it to exam groups.

The exception is Tim Burton's. I like his characters in poetry."

I loved reading your Bio. "Drawn with your left hand! 🤣"

That cracked me up, fair play!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

This poem is inspired by the packet of McCoys I just ate, hoping it to be a substantial snack.

McCoys used to be manly,

They required a fix.

So now when you open them,

The cunts only pack six.

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By *effdelightMan over a year ago

Grimsby

Working on this at the minute. Very much half done....

Her legs, their bones

Slick tight wrapped around

Blood wet

Marrrow souls

Learned to walk

Dance

Curl

Around people

Places

I might have passed but

Didn't know

The sparkle

Of the girl

At the time

And now she's mine

Mrs marrow

Treacle stuck

Slow stretch

Bouncing on the fickle edge

Of heartbeats

Buck

And daylight

Casting questions

Burning triangles

Taking stock

And chasing

Time

Bell rings time to

Shake the daylight off

Like sandy towels

Sinking through gas

Of passed conversations

And exhale into the stars

Somebody's secrets

Blossoming in billowing

Breath clawing for air

I'm feeling lost please

Say that you're here.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Working on this at the minute. Very much half done....

Her legs, their bones

Slick tight wrapped around

Blood wet

Marrrow souls

Learned to walk

Dance

Curl

Around people

Places

I might have passed but

Didn't know

The sparkle

Of the girl

At the time

And now she's mine

Mrs marrow

Treacle stuck

Slow stretch

Bouncing on the fickle edge

Of heartbeats

Buck

And daylight

Casting questions

Burning triangles

Taking stock

And chasing

Time

Bell rings time to

Shake the daylight off

Like sandy towels

Sinking through gas

Of passed conversations

And exhale into the stars

Somebody's secrets

Blossoming in billowing

Breath clawing for air

I'm feeling lost please

Say that you're here.

Did you finished??

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By *atthew78Man 35 weeks ago

Winsford

Poetry my friend

It is this that keeps me going

That which gets me through each day

Like a driving force of which I am drawn

An addict to its verse and form

It is of all such things I find and feel

Pulling me onwards through ill health

Through my own madness and darkness

That haunts my soul and all such times

It becomes the written word, my guide

To life and love and friendship alike

To know and to breath such freedom

The surge of it all beckons to me

Allow the bluebird and the Brightstar

The rage against the night and tiger bright

The odes of ladies and sweet love

The heartbreaks that echo endlessly

That which envelops and elopes

The d*unken comfort often worked upon

And there always and seeming forever is

Poetry my friend and guide to life

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By *atthew78Man 35 weeks ago

Winsford

A lady amongst the stars

I saw a lady amongst the stars

As though watching from heavens above

It seemed she wished to whisper to me

That through patience I will rediscover love

That the flow of the sonnets of which I dream

Will become the verse of my own story

The glistening beauty of her wonderous eyes

Watched me as I looked into the night sky

I felt the wind softly pass over me

Akin to a hand taking me in guidance

And a soothing comfort to say

Better days are soon to come, await

And in those glistening eyes I felt assured

And love by the lady amongst the stars

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By *atthew78Man 35 weeks ago

Winsford

An open letter to a muse

I am wishing you were here this night

Bringing all such beauty and joy to my eyes

Leading me into verses of prose and song

That I may rise into the stars above

Beyond the gathering of clouds

I wish you could visit and heal my pains

Fill my heart with your very being

And ease the breaking of the waves

Against the lonely shores of this world

I am wishing to hear and speak your name

To know that you are simply near

I miss the closeness of all you once offered

And wish to have that again

I am writing this in the hope that the ether

Of the winds will hear my words

And find you, draw you back to me

That I may feel and rejoice your everything

To my muse whoever or wherever you may be

I am pleading to hear you call me name

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By *atthew78Man 35 weeks ago

Winsford

3 of my recent writes among quite a few

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By *mimrgreyMan 35 weeks ago

lancaster

Roses are red violets arw blue im fucking ugly and so are you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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By *ack DawXXXMan 35 weeks ago

Weybridge

I'm not big into poetry. But I enjoy the works of Benjamin Zephania and John Cooper Clarke. I should probably look more into poets.

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By *eltCuteMightDelete OP Woman 35 weeks ago

Reading

❤️ love when an old thread gets revisited.

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By *atthew78Man 35 weeks ago

Winsford

"I'm not big into poetry. But I enjoy the works of Benjamin Zephania and John Cooper Clarke. I should probably look more into poets. "

There are many brilliant poets out there

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By *atthew78Man 35 weeks ago

Winsford

"❤️ love when an old thread gets revisited."

Hope you enjoyed my poems

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By *arc PolarisMan 35 weeks ago

Birmingham

I definitely have written more than I've read.

Started up again recently but again dropped off

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By *naswingdressWoman 35 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

I love the art of words, but I'm much more of a prose girl. I'm aware that makes me a philistine and I'll take my lashings.

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By *atthew78Man 35 weeks ago

Winsford

I found poetry when done is school was set about tight structure but there is such a variety of styles and subject matter out there.

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By *orny PTMan 35 weeks ago

Peterborough

"I'm not big into poetry. But I enjoy the works of Benjamin Zephania and John Cooper Clarke. I should probably look more into poets.

There are many brilliant poets out there "

Mike Garry's poem about Anthony H Wilson aka Tony Wilson, is really impressive. Poetry that works.

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By *orny PTMan 35 weeks ago

Peterborough

"I found poetry when done is school was set about tight structure but there is such a variety of styles and subject matter out there."

School is a crap place to learn.

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By *naswingdressWoman 35 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I found poetry when done is school was set about tight structure but there is such a variety of styles and subject matter out there."

I have an English major and have continued to learn. It just doesn't gel with me. I'm a philistine, it's alright.

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By *atthew78Man 35 weeks ago

Winsford

Seduce me

Can you seduce me with your way

The flow of your walk and casual look

The curl of your lips into a smile

That weakens my knees just enough

That I wilt and pray for your touch

That I ache for your voice and look

Can you seduce me entirely all at once

That I become undone by you and you alone

That I desire to be about you even more

Can you seduce me in such a way

That I forget everything I thought about

That I am drawn deeper into your eyes

Your lips and that soft skin

How you have me so completely undone

Seduce me my muse and stake your claim

Show me your eyes, lips and smile

That I may fall into a dream if only for a while

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By *atthew78Man 35 weeks ago

Winsford

The right poets

Give me the right poets

Those who know how to make me feel

Those who bleed through the page

Who have drank down each emotion

Who have cried and sworn their way through

Those who dare to dream or express themselves

The non-conformists who refuse to accept

The way society wishes them to be

Where are the thinkers and creators of art

The drivers of passion and free will

The fire bringers who beat fists upon tables

The right poets who make you feel, stop and think

Who make you take notice and break your beat

They are the ones we need to discover and celebrate

To love with a force that screams write on

Or if they have passed like so many have sadly done

Proudly exclaim aloud ‘’you will not be forgotten’’

We may well all argue on who the right poets are

But that is what make them the right ones

They speak to us all individually in a special way

That we become moved and found by them

Give me the right poets

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By *atthew78Man 35 weeks ago

Winsford

Right that's me for tonight sorry to bombard everyone take care and sleep well

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By *ack DawXXXMan 35 weeks ago

Weybridge

"Right that's me for tonight sorry to bombard everyone take care and sleep well "

Thanks for sharing your poems.

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By *ack DawXXXMan 35 weeks ago

Weybridge

"I'm not big into poetry. But I enjoy the works of Benjamin Zephania and John Cooper Clarke. I should probably look more into poets.

There are many brilliant poets out there

Mike Garry's poem about Anthony H Wilson aka Tony Wilson, is really impressive. Poetry that works."

I'll check that out. Thanks for the heads up.

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By *enelope2UWoman 35 weeks ago

Doesn't matter cant block distances

I do like poetry its pretty much why I lovee old R&B.. I've said it tons I listen to lyrics.. roughly created..whispers on your skin is a song im currently obsessed with..

I can get off to lyrics or poems alone

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By *atthew78Man 35 weeks ago

Winsford

"I'm not big into poetry. But I enjoy the works of Benjamin Zephania and John Cooper Clarke. I should probably look more into poets.

There are many brilliant poets out there

Charles Bukowski, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton & Rodger McGough all worth a check as well

Mike Garry's poem about Anthony H Wilson aka Tony Wilson, is really impressive. Poetry that works.

I'll check that out. Thanks for the heads up."

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By *eauNaturelMan 35 weeks ago

Malmesbury

OP, you asked for poetry,

So read it, you owe it to me,

I've taken the time

to write you a rhyme,

For better, for worse,

This is my verse.

Drops the mike 🎤

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By *orny PTMan 35 weeks ago

Peterborough

"I love the art of words, but I'm much more of a prose girl. I'm aware that makes me a philistine and I'll take my lashings."

This is a marmite division. Poems don't have to rhyme, but we take it as read that they should.

Verse is closer to music lyrics

Prose is closer to spoken/written word.

Have you tried erasure/found poetry?

All it takes is a page of words and a thick marker: cross out the words you don't want and leave the ones that you do want. The remaining words should say something new.

You could imagine this was done by someone who was very bored and started to scribble out various words

It's all about the redaction.

so it might look like this:

The art of

lashing

is close to us

is close to it

Have you tried

it o n a thick cross

and leave you want ing or should say

something new

imagine someone who was very red and started to cri e out various words

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The art of

lashing

is close to us is close to it

Have you tried

it on a thick cross

and leave you wanting or should say

something new

imagine someone who was very red and started to crie out

various words

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BDSM poetry? Yes it is a bit ropey, but that's OK.

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By *orny PTMan 35 weeks ago

Peterborough

"I found poetry when done is school was set about tight structure but there is such a variety of styles and subject matter out there.

I have an English major and have continued to learn. It just doesn't gel with me. I'm a philistine, it's alright."

Song lyrics are poetic.

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By *ack DawXXXMan 35 weeks ago

Weybridge

I do write lots of lyrics and songs. But It's different to poetry. Sometimes the melody comes first. And it can be difficult to piece it all together.

But it's like anything. The more you do it, the easier it gets.

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By *enelope2UWoman 35 weeks ago

Doesn't matter cant block distances

"I do write lots of lyrics and songs. But It's different to poetry. Sometimes the melody comes first. And it can be difficult to piece it all together.

But it's like anything. The more you do it, the easier it gets. "

I don't find it different at all.

But there's some people who can't imagine a scene while reading nor do they hear words or see a vision in writings when reading..so I guess that's the art of humans

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By *ack DawXXXMan 35 weeks ago

Weybridge

"I do write lots of lyrics and songs. But It's different to poetry. Sometimes the melody comes first. And it can be difficult to piece it all together.

But it's like anything. The more you do it, the easier it gets.

I don't find it different at all.

But there's some people who can't imagine a scene while reading nor do they hear words or see a vision in writings when reading..so I guess that's the art of humans "

I find them structurely different, due to melody. Also the motivation can differ. I enjoy the word play. The overlapping and underlapping of lines. In order to fit within the melody and arrangement

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By *naswingdressWoman 35 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I found poetry when done is school was set about tight structure but there is such a variety of styles and subject matter out there.

I have an English major and have continued to learn. It just doesn't gel with me. I'm a philistine, it's alright.

Song lyrics are poetic."

Sure. I think I'm allowed to know I'm a philistine 🤭

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By *ack DawXXXMan 35 weeks ago

Weybridge

"I found poetry when done is school was set about tight structure but there is such a variety of styles and subject matter out there.

I have an English major and have continued to learn. It just doesn't gel with me. I'm a philistine, it's alright.

Song lyrics are poetic.

Sure. I think I'm allowed to know I'm a philistine 🤭"

That's fine.

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By *orny PTMan 35 weeks ago

Peterborough

Again, with the war poets. I just reread Dulce et Decorum Est and how does that poem not just rip the heart out of everyone? I'm not surprised you remember all that time later. It's so powerful."

Blackadder is part of the English literature WWWI modules, as the final scenes bring the whole comedy into a well written and well respected ending. The on paper it shouldn't work, but on screen it does.

As for Baldrick's poem 'the German guns' sounds silly and futile to begin with: but when watched again it changes. This explains what endless repetition of those explosions, does to the soldier's mind, this leads to stress, night terrors and added to shell shock. This we now call PTSD.

Just think how annoying "are we there yet? is...and that's a single car journey. Now imagine it in the trenches...

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