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GE – Yet another with an over inflated ego, and one of the most boring and insignificant people in JC.
Actually I am really interesting, a great conversationalist and tall and extremely handsome with a fantastic sense of humour. I might add, extremely modest as well.
Self praise, is no praise, my dear.
It is personal, but that just makes it more important to arm yourself against criticism.
This is jc, after all!
When something tragic happens to someone, the death of a loved one often, s/he can often feel driven to put their feelings in verse. It’s necessary, emotionally.
I hate to say this, but it doesn’t make a good, or even an acceptable, poem. It’s certainly a poem whihc is personally important, but I know of poems rejected as totally inadequate despite the great personal importance for the poet, and the editor said openly she felt really bad about it.
One thing which is common is that someone can place great stress on rhyme, and forget that the poem has to have rhythm as well.
Your poems have rhythm – so keep on.
Am in two minds about writing about my favourite of your poems, the fairy tale one, in case you are over-sensitive, though.
But ultimately,, you’re right – it’s your poem, this is jc, not a literary review, keep on and damn the criticism from me or anyone else.
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GE – Yet another with an over inflated ego, and one of the most boring and insignificant people in JC.
Actually I am really interesting, a great conversationalist and tall and extremely handsome with a fantastic sense of humour. I might add, extremely modest as well.
Self praise, is no praise, my dear.
And the dry humour and self parody totally bypassed you, as I knew it would… “Whoosh”.
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Mizzy, for whatever it’s worth, I think your poems are brilliant. I only wish I was as articulate as you. Please dont let the semi-illiterate cosy’s biased, condescending, patronising, envious and jealous comments affect you, or deprive us numerous readers of your wonderful way you have with words.
xxx
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Thank you Nice xx You are a good friend to me.
SG you say:
I hate to say this, but it doesn’t make a good, or even an acceptable, poem. It’s certainly a poem whihc is personally important, but I know of poems rejected as totally inadequate despite the great personal importance for the poet, and the editor said openly she felt really bad about it.
I posted it up for a giggle, I’ve never tried to get anything I’ve written published. What is a good poem? what is a bad poem? What is your basis for comparison, its not a literary masterpiece no I agree with that – it is not. That was never the intention of this particular poem.
Anyway I respect your input and thank you for taking the time to post. You are at least more constructive with your remarks than thingie whatshisname was. Appreciated.
Mizzy,
I was making a general point about personal feelings and poetry.
I agreed with you that this isn’t a literary review, it’s jc, one brings amusement and pleasure to some people when poems are posted, and not to others.
I think there is such a thing as a good poem and a bad poem, but I don’t want to bore people more than I have to (some nods form people thee, i can imagine).
But to me East Enders isn’t on the same level as Shakespeare, which is what a lot of people argued once upon a time.
Sheepy Poem
Here’s a poem about some sheep,
You think of them whilst trying to sleep,
About they jump and have a laugh,
Occasionally they will have a barf.
They stand they stare they grin at grass,
Are not aware of time go past,
Munching happy eating ground,
Quite content to stand around.
In the fields they barrrr away,
They’ve not much else to do all day,
The time of day doesn’t seem to matter,
As they stand eating getting fatter.
Then in the smelly dip they go,
Just what it is they do not know,
But sometimes they just find themselves,
Free of all those sheepy smells.
Ode to sheep, ode to their wool,
For both are really no ones fool,
It’s only us that worry sick,
I’d like to be a sheep – and quick!!
Personally I think Shakespears got nothing on me lmfao
I joke – obviously
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Shakespeare just turned in his grave with envy
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Good job he’s already dead or he’d have thrown himself out the winda lol
Anyway my point is everyone writes for different reasons and I’m glad you decided not to go into too much detail over what defines and good or a bad poem and use an analogy instead. EastEnders is total crap, I’d like to think of myself more as Emmerdale, which is apt since I just posted up me sheep poem.
Thank you for understanding SG and not taking me too seriously. You make your point without being a git about it, again, appreciated.
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