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"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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" 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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"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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"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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"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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"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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" 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." 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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"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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"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. "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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" 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. 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… " 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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"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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"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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"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.
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."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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"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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" 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. 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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"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 " 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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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" 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!" 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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"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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"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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"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. " 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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" 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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"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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" 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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"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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" 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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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" 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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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" 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! " 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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"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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"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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"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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"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. "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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"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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"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.
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. "Yes he's great not poetry related but I loved him on Would I Lie To You as well. | |||
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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" 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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales are great stories" Some of it pretty rude too ! 🤭 | |||
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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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." Do you fancy a go at writing your own? | |||
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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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"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.” 💋 💋 💋 "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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"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. 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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"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. 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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"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.” 💋 💋 💋
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. "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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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