outline: Favourite Poems

couldwinarabbit 10.10.10	sexy albums sexy poems.
americanmusicmachine 10.10.10	you would post on this list rabbit
theacademy 10.10.10	the aeneid.
WhiteWallStargazers 10.10.10	Where's everything Edgar Allen Poe did?
Adash 10.10.10	Eliot completely renounced his citizenship to the United States and said: "My mind may be American but my heart is British". BAAAAKKKKAAAAAAA
foreverendeared 10.10.10	TS Eliot - The Wasteland is probably the greatest poem ever written. Love seein Sylvia Plath on here
JustJoe. 10.10.10	Incredible inclusions. #3 in particular is masterful. foreverendeared read my mind.
couldwinarabbit 10.10.10	TS Eliot > Thom Yorke
foreverendeared 10.10.10	have you ever read Zoo Keeper's Wife by Sylvia Plath? Amazing poem.
wyankeif1337 10.10.10	Leaves of Grass d00d
JustJoe. 10.10.10	T.S. Eliot > Everything. I'm not sure, I may have-- though my uncertainty probably means that I most definitely have not read it. I will give it a read later today, for sure.
couldwinarabbit 10.10.10	a poetry section would be a good addition to the site.
JustJoe. 10.10.10	"a poetry section would be a good addition to the site." [a poetry section would be a good addition to the site.] Agreed.
wyankeif1337 10.10.10	Or just a lyrics section. You could easily group both together.
JustJoe. 10.10.10	Really, chan? I'm working on a poem right now. I might give the subforum a look when I've finished writing.
JustJoe. 10.10.10	Sounds great! Link me/point me in the direction of this the subforum? I'm fairly illiterate when it comes to the internet/Sputnikmusic.
foreverendeared 10.10.10	i have some stuff up there now if anyone wants to check it out :] I have The Collected Poems Chan, it's really amazing
couldwinarabbit 10.10.10	@Chan how does the site feel about the review of stand up comedy? Cause I kinda have a Bill Hicks- rant in e minor one almost done.
foreverendeared 10.10.10	at the top of this page below "Other" in the genres is a link says "message boards." Go to the bottom you'll see a section called Literature & Lyrics
JustJoe. 10.10.10	Thank you chan, and foreverendeared. Hopefully by tonight I can put the finishing touches on the poem I am having workshopped this Wednesday at school. I will be checking this subforum out soon enough.
foreverendeared 10.10.10	Just make sure you're not just posting up poems. Like, you need to actually comment and provide constructive criticism on other poems.
JustJoe. 10.10.10	Noted, foreverendeared.
couldwinarabbit 10.10.10	@Chan any reasoning behind that?
couldwinarabbit 10.10.10	neither is brokencyde.
BallsToTheWall 10.10.10	QUEERS!!!!!!!!!!!
JustJoe. 10.10.10	Mmmmm, Balls.
HaydenDyson 10.10.10	LOL NO ONE LIEKS POEMS? :D
Adash 10.10.10	also lal at reducing the huge amounts of astonishing poetry of the rest of the old world into neruda and shakespeare
foreverendeared 10.10.10	did you want him to list every non-american poet ever?
Kimm 10.10.10	The poem "Breaker" written by Jose Palos (I think that's his name) is really great ad well. It's incorporated into the album "Breaker" (go figure) by For Today, broken down into four songs. (Breaker's Origin, Valley, Encounter, and Commission) The words are changed slightly to accomodate the songs but really, it's just a beautiful piece of writing.
BigTuna 10.11.10	shakespeare's genius (even if you don't like him) really can't be ignored.
ZBJE 10.11.10	I love 1!!!!!! Robert Frost is amazing. Needs more Edgar Allan Poe though
Locrian 10.11.10	I love Poe's short stories, but his poems just don't seem to have the same effect on me.
ConsiderPhlebas 10.11.10	"the best poems are verbal illustrations of scenes and emotions that combine eloquence and meaning" A huge part of the beauty of poetry is to do with the arrangement of the language on the page. They're intended to be read aloud, but not simply experienced audibly. And only 'scenes and emotions'? Themes? Ideas? "note i only chose american poets on this list; i chose not to take the cliches of pablo neruda and shakespere (blech)." Shakespeare's work is astounding; his use of language unparalleled. Do you really think his work has survived in such esteem whilst being cliched?
Locrian 10.11.10	"A huge part of the beauty of poetry is to do with the arrangement of the language on the page. They're intended to be read aloud, but not simply experienced audibly. And only 'scenes and emotions'? Themes? Ideas?" Couldn't agree more. One can depict scenes and emotions with prose, which in some ways is arguably more effective. It's structure and arrangement that really matter.
Athom 10.11.10	my favorite poem is incredibly short. "Little soul little stray little drifter now where will you stay all pale and all alone after the way you used to make fun of things"
Locrian 10.11.10	This is one of my personal favorites. "Come here you naughty girl you're such a tease You look so beautiful down on your knees Keep on those high heel shoes rip off all your clothes You smell so fucking good it makes me lose control!"
Athom 10.11.10	i dunno. im still siding with Hadrian.
ConsiderPhlebas 10.11.10	Can't beat Philip Larkin... They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their turn By fools in old-style hats and coats, Who half the time were soppy-stern And half at one another's throats. Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, And don't have any kids yourself.
BigTuna 10.11.10	Billy Collins
OvrotLivesAgain 10.11.10	My grandpa was a poet.
outline 10.11.10	""A huge part of the beauty of poetry is to do with the arrangement of the language on the page. They're intended to be read aloud, but not simply experienced audibly. And only 'scenes and emotions'? Themes? Ideas?" Couldn't agree more. One can depict scenes and emotions with prose, which in some ways is arguably more effective. It's structure and arrangement that really matter." I see what you mean. I agree with you here.
JustJoe. 10.11.10	ConsiderPhlebas: I remember reading that Larkin poem in one of my classes last semester. Teacher gave me the honor of reading it aloud to the class. It was pretty awesome.
Maniac! 10.11.10	I have an unreasonable love for Edgar Allan Poe.
BigTuna 10.11.10	Good Poems by Garrison Keillor is an excellent collection
ConsiderPhlebas 10.11.10	My school never went near shit like Larkin. That's ace. Poe rules. Doing William Wilson in one of my modules this year.
JustJoe. 10.11.10	I think I really lucked out in that regard. Love Poe, and I really should do myself a favor and start reading more poetry in general.