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Constructive Critics. A poem.
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Constructive Critics. A poem. |
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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
Constructive critics. If all the world's a stage, Then critics are bit players. Remember, when you read your posts, They tend to be naysayers. |
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viking_metal Senior Member
since 2007-02-02
Posts 1337In a Jeep, Minnesota. |
Knocking on my kind, are we? Bah! When do I mayhaps get to sample a true poem from ye? Valedictions, -Paul |
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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
I used to write long and sincere poems. I still do, but I used to write them too. They don't rhyme. They aren't very good, either. I post these little bits of doggerel just to give visitors to this forum a smile. If you want to see a great poem in a lighter, though decidedly open vein, check out the English poet Stevie Smith's "I wasn't waving, I was drowning." Fair being fair though, I'll try to sift out something that passes the sniff test. If it's just a clinker, not a stinker, you or anyone can have at it. Jim |
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moonbeam
since 2005-12-24
Posts 2356 |
"Not Waving but Drowning" actually.  "Not Waving but Drowning From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not Waving but Drowning is a poem by Stevie Smith published in 1957. Its short, dark, humorous story concerns a man whose thrashing - whilst drowning in the sea - is mistaken for waving by people on the shore. It is also clear that this is a metaphor for any situation in which a cry for help is misinterpreted or ignored by friends and family." |
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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
Hi Moonbeam! Thanks for the correction! I first read Stevie Smith's poem as a freshman in high school, 1959. It's stayed with me since, even if not with title intact. Best, Jim |
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moonbeam
since 2005-12-24
Posts 2356 |
You're welcome. I was made to read it at school, albeit 10 years after you! It didn't stay with me as I didn't have the least interest in poetry at that time. I rediscovered it in Bloodaxe's truly excellent anthology which everyone should read: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Staying-Alive-Poems-Unreal-Times/dp/1852245883 and the sequel: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Being-Alive-Sequel-Staying/dp/1852246758/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b/026-0308118-3084402 M |
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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
Moonbeam, Moonbeam, just for you, I blew some twenty pounds and two To purchase both the Bloodaxe tomes. I trust I shall enjoy the poems. On a less serious note: Have you come across the wonderfully, and intentionally bad poetry in John Barth's satiric novel, "The Sot-Weed Factor?" It is laugh aloud funny. You can skip the narrative and just flip through for the poetry unless you have a significant chunk of free time. Jim |
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moonbeam
since 2005-12-24
Posts 2356 |
"poems" "tomes" - omg! No not come across Barth - but being a Brit I'm a sucker for satire. I shall investigate. In any event, reading some poetry that is worse than mine will be a novelty. M |
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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
Hi Moonbeam! When I try to find your poetry, nothing comes up. Am I doing something wrong? Best, Jim |
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moonbeam
since 2005-12-24
Posts 2356 |
Probably. We are all doing something wrong. In this instance though you must be because when I click on the usual little icon thingy my poem comes up. M |
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