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| A Boring Poem | Othelianna | |||
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Sometimes the muse is asleep .. |
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| A Failed Poet | Eric Welburn | |||
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A short poem on why poetry is not for everyone... |
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| All Poets are Wimps! | Paul Bearer | |||
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I look like a thug and write poetry. Read it or I will kill you! |
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A Villanelle | Gordon Costello | ||
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The Villanelle is reputed to be the most difficult poetic form to write. This one, although, a send-up, is a perfect example of the form. |
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| Back to the Drawing Board | Bob Johnston | |||
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This poem is dedicated to the many people who fail to appreciate the grandeur and depth of my poetry. |
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| Bargaining With The Moose | Laurel Kirkwood | |||
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A whiny discussion the poet has with her Muse (aka the Moose) regarding her poetic abilities. They attempt to reconcile their creative differences. Just guess who has the upper hand. |
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| Conditioning Can Be a Terrible Thing | Wes Vogler | |||
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What a shame that such a category as 'Limericks-clean' had to be devised |
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| Don Juan Redux | Tad Lawson | |||
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What in Hell have you been doin' All these years, my friend, Don Juan? |
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| "Fleas" | Bannajam | |||
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This is (I believe) the shortest poem ever written. |
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| Fooled | TONESY | |||
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How do people write poems? What inspiration do they need? Do they need any!??!? |
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| Free Verse (is properly priced) | Wes Vogler | |||
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Leonardo DaVinci stated that Art is Discipline, and so .... |
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| Hamlet - A Review | Tad Lawson | |||
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"I die, Horatio" "That's what YOU think?" |
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| I Can't Think of One | Monica Foster | |||
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I need to write a poem but I can't think of one. I hope inspiration comes soon before my page is done. |
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| My Fickle Muse | Roberta Swetlow | |||
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You used to be such a friendly Muse. Why have you abandoned me? You'll be sorry... |
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| My Words | Harry Butler | |||
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I have often wondered why English writers follow American spellings. |
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| National Poetry Shame Day | Robert James Conlon | |||
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I hate poets, I hate poets I hate poets that own little black books Call themselves spoken word performers Because they can't rhyme or use meter..... |
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| Never Date a Poet | Sara King | |||
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If you're a poet, never date another poet! They're going to show up at the open mic and hear those poems ... |
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| Owed to A Nightingale | Tom Gaunt | |||
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Keats was always strapped for cash. |
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| Oh, I wish I'd writ that | Robert Oxford | |||
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I've got a busted 'G' string, and a broken heart. When I heard those words, I almost fell apart. I wish I'd writ that! ... |
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| Poems Written to Order | Bob Johnston | |||
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If poetry were paying big bucks, I could churn out a dozen a day. |
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| Poetry! Bloody Poetry | Judanne | |||
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Have you ever paused in your frantic writing to note how many ways there are to write a poem? |
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| Rabbie Burns Day | Author Unknown | |||
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Tony Blair is being shown around an Edinburgh hospital.... |
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| Shakespearean Insult | Mary Grace Dembeck | |||
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This sonnet was inspired by a list of Shakespearean insults I once came across. |
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| Stuff the Masons | Lisa Gerhard Plucknett | |||
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I didn't get a drinking glass, I didn't get a pen; I didn't get a bunch of flowers From that lousy bunch of men. |
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| Take That!! | John Scunziano | |||
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People who rhyme are giving something to 90% of the population. The other 10% can go read their degrees... I'm not bitter, really I'm not. |
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| The Art of Insultery | Mary Sullivan | |||
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"Once poets were reputed to be able to wither crops with a well-worded insult." -Mike Alexander |
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| The Knight and the Writer | Matt Haught | |||
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In mid-evil times there once was a writer, who was brilliant with words but not much of a fighter. |
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| The Poet's Breakfast | Tom Hampstead | |||
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These poets are a funny bunch, I went to see what they were on about at a Poet's Breakfast the other day. |
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| The Poet Policeman | Peter McDonald | |||
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What if a policeman turned his hand to verse |
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| The Poetry Police | Garth Madsen | |||
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I've oxymoroned again. I hope no one has noticed. But sirens soar. It's the POETRY POLICE |
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| The State of Poetry | Dwarvenkind | |||
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Commentary on the state of poetry today, with tongue firmly planted in cheek. |
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| The Truth About Dave | Tad Lawson | |||
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Poets, don't mess with a Muse They're often very bad news. |
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| The Use of Big Words | Author Unknown | |||
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Some serious advice for writers. In promulgating your esoteric cogitations or articulating your superficial sentimentalities and.... |
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| Three Feet Are About a Metre | S Theobald | |||
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It doesn't scan, it doesn't rhyme, Is that a poaesthic crime? ... |
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| To Lucasta | Tad Lawson | |||
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Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage...but they DO put a crimp in your social life. |
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| Trying Hard | Emily Spitler | |||
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A poet who thinks she's clever finds out writing in mono-syllabic words isn't easy. |
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| Ultimate Haiku | Author Unknown | |||
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The only problem with Haiku is that you just..... |
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| Whimsical Time With Rhythm & Rhyme | Travis Brasell | |||
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Since rhyming and rhythm are terribly boring They must now be barred from all musical scoring;.... |
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| Why I Write Poetry | Sara King | |||
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Why do I write poetry? Because it keeps me from watching Star Trek reruns, and because my kids think it's stupid! |
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