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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Do you think you would know which PiP member wrote a particular piece of poetry if their name wasn't on it? Do you think everyone has a distinct style? |
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Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Maybe SO - Maybe NO  |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
there are many times i can catch them... but then too, there are times i can't... sometimes, the poet will post different styles under different names, assume different attitudes... heh, even different genders  |
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Ron
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-05-19
Posts 8669Michigan, US |
Those I know, I KNOW …  |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I think we need a challenge here... |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
I know some...I can tell mine at a glance..heh |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I can spot Balladeer's style...and serenity... |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Ya know....this question could get me in a lot of trouble ROFL ... I can think of quite a few who will be happy if the moth bows out on this one  and I can think of several who could answer for me Chris...about that gender thing... Ahh...nevermind.. Im taking the "read between the lines" 5th  |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
I believe I can spot the work of certain poets, but certainly not all There are a few that, no matter how hard they try to hide their identity, I will know after two or three pieces |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Except for some warped rhythm choices, I don't think I have a "style." *S* Granted, anyone who knows me at all would probably recognize my whining poems. *G* But I don't always whine. *G* Honestly! *G* I think I'd recognize some poets simply by their unfailing excellence... they'd have to TRY to write badly to keep their talents at bay. I've watched them experiment and the attention to detail means superb reading, whatever format they choose. This isn't too much of a confession since I've already had Ron combine my posts... but I did find myself wondering once whether people responded to my posts because they liked my poems... or because they liked me. So I posted a couple of poems under another name... they didn't garner any 40 or 50 responses, but neither do my posts as suthern. *G* They were, however, fairly well received... and that gave me some much needed confidence. *S* I wasn't recognized and I'm glad... for that would have defeated my purpose. I learned something from that venture other than that people might read my work from more than loyalty. *G* For I quickly realized that it's the way I respond that would give my secret away more than the way I write poems... I just can't bring myself to be succinct??? LOL [This message has been edited by suthern (05-31-2002 08:43 AM).] |
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Ladycat
since 1999-07-05
Posts 782At the edge and a doorway,TX |
I guess that I can now. Seeing how I have been here that long. I know the way Ruth words move, Elizabeth, Naners and even you PdV. I know the way that Ali, Balladeer,Christopher, and a few others write. I know that you know that when I write I don't use puntuation. Alot of my pieces are sad. I guess that you more or less have to study a wroter for years. Probably the amount of years that we have been reading, enjoying, and studying each other. Love, Ladycat Live in my world just once and you'll find yourself enraptured. |
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Phaedrus Member
since 2002-01-26
Posts 180 |
My literary efforts are generally easy to spot, look for style; eloquence; depth; feeling; meter; metaphor and originality and if none are present you can be fairly sure I wrote it. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
AHEM....Oh Phae.... I must protest your self critique I have a library with various proof of otherwise... do you doubt my poetic judgement? |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
i have been known to know who they are even when they claimed they didn't know who they were. Sometimes it's really VERY obvious. |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
hmmmm. . . do I have a style?? I don't really know. . . I'll have to think about that one. . . good question!!! ---------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
Ha nobody would have any trouble spotting this dumm Dutchie  Titia LOL A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess... |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Phaedrus - There ya go again... Now CUT that out... OK - Challenge ya say? I bet I can fool you ALL... I bet I can.. I bet I can...  What's the challenge? |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding |
There are a few poets that I think I would recognize…Duncan, Catalinamoon, Midnightsun and Enchantress spring to mind. So some definitely do have a distinctive style, but not everyone. Good question [This message has been edited by Tracey (05-30-2002 08:36 PM).] |
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Dopey Dope
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Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Hmm....some yes some no... I've been away, but the one's that I recal I'm sure I'd spot them right away. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I would like to think that some poets use their ability to take on a new name and under that psuedonym s-t-r-e-t-c-h their abilities a bit... it's been known to happen... Do I recognize all? No...some? Yes....but more often than not...I'm not looking at WHO wrote it so much as WHAT was written...and when I find out that the poet was this and that and then someone else...all I can do is applaud their talents... |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I guess I've been trying to find out if having a 'style' is limiting - does it inhibit our growth as a poet? |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding |
Hey, what’s this about men writing as women, and women writing as men?? OMG, don’t tell me Balladeer is actually a woman!!!!!  Everything is possible in the game of life |
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esclandre Member
since 2001-06-11
Posts 62Northern California |
i like the answer above - i recognize mine. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
oh my....um...I have this these lovely lacey ruffled panties, french cut on the thigh, but creates an illusion of a little skirt too...grin...interested? |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
and no cheating by looking at the ISP's - you know who you are... another question might be - how many people use aliases to bump their own posts? [This message has been edited by Christopher (05-31-2002 08:40 PM).] |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Haha, this turned out to be a funny thread. I recognize some, Serenity and Doreen, for sure, others sometimes. I will admit when Irish Rose started writing under another name, I did not know it was her. Same when Maureen became Wynter, it took awhile. SO I gues I am not that good at it. Sandra |
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Tim Senior Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 1794 |
There are only two poets I can definately tell by style. Unfortunately, neither of them posts any more. Wicked Witch of the East and Mike, where did y'all disappear to? In a more serious vein, generally, the better the poet, the easier it is to distinguish their style. David2, Meadowmuse, H.Arlequin, Michael, Gunslinger, and Skyfyre come to mind as far as infrequent or former posters. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Tracey....you KNOW better!!! |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
oh - so you're saying you ARE a girl mike? i seem to remember a picture froma while back... wish i could remember which thread that was... ahhah *eg* |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
HA I FOUND IT!!!  I KNEW there was a picture somewhere! hahahahhaa ahem sorry mike, but all's fair! |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding |
Roflmbo….that is just TOO funny!!!! Nice legs Mike!!! Everything is possible in the game of life |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I believe that was Ron's graphic work wasn't it? LOL Tim, you've got good taste in poets...(where IS Mike?) |
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Jamie Member Elite
since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168Blue Heaven |
face isnt much- but what a body! |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Hmm, although my "style" of writing is easily recognized, I, too, believe I could fool most of you because like most, I choose a method of writing that I enjoy, and except for the technical aspects, believe I could change my "style" and tone anytime I wanted. I could even learn the technical aspects and write "technically correct" items, like most any of you (and in many ways I really highly respect those of you that do), but am satisfied with the meagerness of what I do. I don't believe everyone has a distinct style (some do), though most do have a recognizable style they use. Heck, if it works why change it - is an attitude most of us have, though a lot do play with different ways of presentation - quite successfully too. And some - gee, they just do "anything" and it's successful. Is style limiting? I don't think so. The only limitation to any "style" is the ability to add freshness to the subject, which in most cases is nothing new, the only newness being how it was presented, and I think we all suffer with that, some of you so much less than most of us. I mean, how may poems have been written about a particular subject??? How many more can be written about it??? Interestingly??? Normally I look at WHAT was written, then the WRITER (although some names do connontate excellence - TITLES draw me in - a good title, to me, opens doors), and praise the writer for the piece, whom ever. And, of course, excellence, in other than technical aspects, is in the eyes of the individual reader. Gee, guess I've gotten too serious here...but what the heck... Loved the question PDV...gives one pause. Jimmy |
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Moonlight Romeo
since 2001-09-10
Posts 982The heart of you |
I don't know that I have a style that's like anyone else's. Perhaps, I should go back and read myself. Thank you. What light through yon window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
hmmmmmmm. . . wondering if there's a challenge in all of this. . . a "style" challenge. . . -------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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