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http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/adjectives/compound-adjectives/ A compound adjective doesn't always need hyphens. The idea of hyphens in compound adjectives is to avoid ambiguity, but with something as abstract as poetry ambiguity is a good thing. It lets the reader use their imagination. This means any two words can be a compound. Also, a word can be an adjective and a verb at the same time. If you say a person is "sweating" it is also an adjective becuase sweat has a smell, a taste, texture and if you have the right mind set it also has color and temperature. Sweating becomes more than an action, but a quality.
I have two books but everyone’s favorite seems to be Supermarket Diaries. It’s a book of poems/vignettes about my customers that I’ve had over the years basically giving everyone a backstory so I could regain empathy for the masses. There are a few random ones in there also, one about bottle deposits, an open letter to the pope asking for a saint for customer service reps, a love poem for a boy who worked in produce and an open letter to Nabisco about Oreos.
Anyway if it sounds interesting here’s the link.supermarket diaries
I would highly suggest downloading Reddit Enhancement Suite (RES). Among many other things, it allows you to preview your comments in real-time as you're writing them, so you can see how it looks before you click "Save."
You can also Tag users, so for example, you can tag someone as "Really Helpful," and you will see that tag next to the person's username on this sub every time he/she posts here. Another great quality-of-life change is Never Ending Reddit—this is so you don't have to click "Next" at the bottom of the page; it just automatically loads more threads onto your current page once you scroll down far enough. But everyone's favorite feature, surely, is comment previews. It's invaluable, really, especially for a sub like this.
We all know the feeling when we click the button and our comment doesn't look anything like how we wanted it look. Many expletives have been uttered on my end, I can assure you.
My first response was "dafuq did I just read". Yet after a second read I really appreciated it. The comments on society which you present really are felt through your words. I don't know if you did the formatting on purpose but it sure fits the poem. I like the anarchy side to this. I also like the thought of our society "raping" a thing as blissful as death.
Oh yeah... And from an Atheist point of view I like the comment on religion. well written.
Good Job, Keep On Writing!
I am grateful for finding this place to reconnect and come out of my shell a bit. I haven't posted very much as I haven't gotten around to the feedback links, it is a goal that will happen very soon. I am grateful for all the guidance and strength I've found this year. I am grateful it's my birthday! And that Sagittarius season will last the next whole year! I am grateful for ideals and appreciation of concepts, for ethical logic and logical ethics. I am grateful to my family, closer and metaphysically extended.
I would be happy to send free copies of my work. I have decided that exposure is more important than financial gain at this point, and really just want my works and words to be read.
I haven't come across anything too new or inspirational, I've been relying on classics like Bukowski and Rumi, however there are two small books I have my eye on, one is called Decolonizing Our Voices https://gumroad.com/l/whenvoicesspeak and the other is titled Democracies of God https://drjackthunder.com/home
Ooooh hell yeeaah!! Some nice scientific poem here :) It reminds tremendously of Kumar's poem Square Root of 3, check it out if you haven't yet.
http://genius.com/Kumar-the-square-root-of-3-annotated
I like what you did there, you simplified and beautified something that is usually thought to be goddamn complex and very cold mechanical stuff, and yet we can so easily refract our emotions and relationships through it to create something unique and better understand ourselves. More of this mate!
No problem at all, I love sharing this kind of info. Getting to info dump about haikus has been the height of my day. If you're interested in other Japanese forms, I grabbed a link: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/a-guide-to-japanese-poetic-forms#10-types-of-japanese-poetry.
Pro-tip: There are these poems that are like haikus, but they go in pairs called Katauta. They get shared between lovers/SOs/etc. One partner writes a 5-7-5 verse, and the other completes it with a 5-7-7 verse, then they get put together into a form called a Sedoka. They're definitely one of the cutest activities you can get into with a partner if you both enjoy writing, imo, lol
how do you do the flair thingy?
and wow thank you. i'm glad you have not found on you don't like yet! that's quite an honor!
not to promote or anything haha but i have a book published through a traditional publisher
trainride elsewhere
and actually it's 20% off on amazon at this time haha
if nothing else, look at the cover. my publisher let me use a photograph taken by my mother!
Wow, very touching - well done. You're describing an unfamiliar state to me, but you made it clear how to empathize.
Whomever the protagnist may be, I would wish that you/she/he would become less dependent on others in terms of what controls yours/theirs wellbeing - read more here. In any case, you can take pride in your ability to write. Great job!
A nice encapsulation of unhappy love with a low chance of ending happily. A feeling/situation that most of us have tried.
I like the visual language and your examples. I would love to see a bit more specificity to avoid it being too general.
If this is autobiographical, take solace - things will be better. Recommended reading.
How are you pronouncing it? Here is the MW's take on its pronunciation. I think I ought to spell in in lower case letters, preventing such confusion. Valuable insight! Thanks for taking the time to read and comment!
Hi,
For your first attempt of this writing style, you did amazing! I wanted to kick off this comment by saying I really enjoy your line breaks. In my experience, I find that sometimes poets will end lines with "like" or similar words. You end your sentences with interesting words, which makes this piece flow nicer. Additionally, I like your writing style. I could read your lines individually and understand what's going on. It actually reminds me of Vantage by Taneum Bambrick (which I highly suggest reading, especially for your style), perhaps reading some of their poems could provide you with some further inspiration.
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The only suggestion I have is solely stylistic, so feel free to ignore this (or implement this as you wish).
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- Try playing with punctuation. As the reader, I felt a little bit confused at times, as I had to fill in the blanks for the flow. Also, punctuation can make for stronger messages, and allow you to control as the writer what messages are important, and how strong you want them to be.
Thank you so much for sharing this piece. Keep up the good work!
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I think all you have to do is decide on a pen name and use it. When you submit to an online lit mag, or any lit mag for that matter, the only info they have on you is the name and contact info you give them. When they choose your piece publication, they usually clarify how you would like to be attributed, spelling, etc.
This is how the controversy with a white man enhancing his publication rate by using an Asian pen-name came to be...
This also raises question of why you feel it necessary to use a pen-name. In the centuries and even decades past, it was because minority populations were barred access to publication. And while the literary world is still a white anglo-saxon hetero male dominated arena, there are so many more literary magazines who blind read, and are entirely devoted to publishing the poetry of marginalized and underrepresented poets. Hence the white man taking advantage of such a diversity and equal access upsurge.
Sorry for the tangent, but I make this point, because I think publishes in more interested in authenticity and your identity as a poet than an alias.
Each line in here is really well crafted, with nice phrasings like "blackbirds in abundance" and "their thirst can't be taken back." You're using really vivid, intentional language; there is no space wasted here.
In ways, though, that's also what needs some TLC. Having no wasted space makes this feel a bit choppy. Also notice that each line has the same feel/structure/rhythm. You want to shake it up. Kind of like this idea about varying sentence length in prose.
Finally, punctuation! Make sure the reader and can be fully present when reading by giving us easy-to-read lines in terms of punctuation. The rule is that unless having no/different punctuation specifically ADDS to your poem, you need to use regular punctuation.
Thank You!
First I want to say thank you for sharing. Your poem is a very pretty piece, I loved how you work your words. Using wonderful imagery to paint such a pretty picture. I loved the use of roses on the grave, a symbol of romance used to speak to a death of sorts was refreshing to read.
What I would work on
Rhyme scheme kinda jumps around to be honest its kinda quirky but at times it feels almost accidental. I might try playing with sonnets I think your style would fair quite well. One of the rhymes that I was intrigued by was when you said
>“You can wear me
like eyes wear glasses
Maybe one day we can be together
like cookies & molasses”
the ”Me, We” & ” Glasses, Molasses” Rhyme would work perfectly as a Sonnet.
I feel as if practicing sonnets would give you the diligence to commit to that rhyme pattern; As well as have fun with Rhyme’s in your poems practice them. You are already a great poet but continue working towards this gift you clearly have.
u/Mysterious-Passion96 It has already came out here is the link https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QNZV4XW/ref=mp\_s\_a\_1\_2?crid=31TW8FWXEIW7G&keywords=Amanda+Evola+Author&qid=1642792271&s=books&sprefix=amanda+evola+author%2Caps%2C93&sr=1-2
u/GayOnTheWeb Thank you for your kind words, currently I only have one book on amazon actually. Here is the link to make sure you got the right author lol. Glad to hear you like my writing. :D https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QNZV4XW/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=31TW8FWXEIW7G&keywords=Amanda+Evola+Author&qid=1642792271&s=books&sprefix=amanda+evola+author%2Caps%2C93&sr=1-2
Ok a little backstory on the impetus for writing this piece. I am glad you did not write it as a reflection on the photograph. It would not have been the same. Prose poems are cool in that that they remove restrictions dictated by traditional forms. Try reading Baudelaire"s prose poems. They are old yes. But practicing through parody may enhance the skills already inherent in you. Here is a link to one of my favorites https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36287/36287-h/36287-h.htm#WHAT_IS_TRUTH
The reason I didn't omit the I feel was due to the self knowing of an outside life and in reality I'm probably just being dramatic regardless of how damaging it feels.
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It's a monster from DnD/ some mythology, it's characteristics are see through, tough and difficult to destroy (high hp) thus felt it fitted quite well
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The last stanza after reflection I wholeheartedly agree with you there it would make it so much more eloquent.
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Thanks for your feedback.
My suggestion is that you keep working on the poem. "Clarify your thoughts and trust your reader." Read the Wallace Stevens poem (over and over, maybe even memorize it; it's easy) and think about it. Your language needs to be more PRECISE. Less sphinx, more wheel barrow. Expose yourself. More "I'm Not a Man" and less "Metaphors". Think some more about the Wallace Stevens poem. Then get out your x-acto knife.
What I'm saying is don't do anything.
well I wanted to keep this simple and straight forward. I wanted to express how much Judo means to me as clearly as I could.
I also have over 200 poems over on tapas.io
https://tapas.io/series/People-call-it-poetry-
Well I started writing poetry over on tapas.io . I it's very kind community and I love it there, but there aren't much poets there. That means I don't get much critic when it comes to my writing, and as much as I love getting positive feedback from my subs over there, I greatly appreciate constructive criticism I got from this sight.
Anyways, here's all the things I've written so far
https://tapas.io/series/People-call-it-poetry-
You need stanzas or at the very least separate lines instead of a wall of text.
Your adjectives would be fine if you hadn't specified that you wanted to write "A visual poem" that " relies on words to create an imagery in the mind as a story would". If that's what you want, you'll need more advanced vocabulary and more of it. This could help with that.
I assume that you have an image in your mind. Your goal should be to construct your poem in such a way that a reader will have the same exact (or as close to as possible) image in their head.
Very good. I would change it around slightly, substitute in different words so that it reads more like poetry, or even rap.
Try reading it out loud to yourself a lot of times if you haven't already.
http://www.thesaurus.com/ is a good website where you can type in a word and it gives you a plethora of synonyms. is very helpful in poetry when you feel like you need to describe something with a word but it just doesn't fit - find substitutes! Good job though, strong message.
Thank you for the feedback! But I didn't mean inconspicuous. I meant unsuspicious, which is a word, and isn't an antonym of inconspicuou, really. This is in need of some serious grammatical tweaking tho.
Operation Isolation
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‘Stay at home’ the TV said -
So Rayne curled up in her bed.
Sonny called all of his friends,
To unpick the odds and ends.
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Lonely and afraid, Rayne cried,
‘Will my pals cast me aside?
If we can’t play everyday,
There won‘t be a thing to say.’
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Sonny stayed stuck to the phone,
To forget he was alone.
Empty chatter filled the air,
Softly stalling his despair.
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Once her cries and his calls ended,
Rayne found her friends weren’t offended.
Sonny found his mates were tired,
Me-time was what they desired.
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‘Operation Isolation’:
Time to make a new creation.
Learning how to be alone,
Helped to get them in the zone!
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Isolation Inspiration,
Rayne and Sonny’s motivation.
One day, we’ll be painting frescoes,
But for now, let’s draw some rainbows!
Actually, pretty solid poem - really like this rhyme scheme.
On a side note, I know we're not supposed to presume the author is the narrator but just in case you want to talk I'll leave this here https://www.7cups.com. You're never alone and there are some pretty great subreddits and good people on here who can support you through anything you might be struggling with.
It looks like this to me, which is the normal amount of space between stanzas that I see. Having stanzas definitely makes a difference to the poem. It looks more digestible.
It's not bad. But it reads to me more like inspirational prose, rather than a poem. Actually, there are similarly themed 'inspirational quotes' such as this one )
I like the concept - playing with the idiom 'from point A to point Z'. But you could do much more with it, such as associating the letters between A and Z with actual experiences.
Also, there is a naivety to its oversimplification; sometimes B isn't 'cool and fine', and sometimes C isn't even sweeter - sometimes the 'letters' between where you want to be are in fact increasingly difficult. I think that undermines the punch of the message, somewhat.
Given a more poetic approach, and perhaps imbued with the weight of personal experience, something less abstract, I think it could work. The idea is a strong one, which is sometimes the most difficult part.
I definitely got the feeling of depression from this piece, so good job conveying that :) I still feel terror is not the best word, as it seems to mean the opposite of quiet (at least to me) and conveys a strong connotation of fear. Perhaps here would be a good place to start your search for the perfect word... http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/unease
As for "in what was yours", I think part of why it didn't resonate with me is just that it didn't make sense to me as a reader, since I don't know anything about the circumstances. Perhaps it would fit more if you gave us a little more information about the circumstances in which the poem was written. I definitely sense loss... to have something more concrete here would be good, I think.
Again it's a very good poem, so please don't take any of this criticism the wrong way, I really like this piece.
Thanks for the compliment, dude. I'm just a simple, honest, perverted ~~businessman~~ poet who does what I can to help. It's also worth noting that we're all poets here, yourself included. We all have our own degree and style of talent, as well, and that's what helps make this place great.
As to possible replacement words, thanks to http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/tresses, I'd suggest considering 'coiffures' - there's a lot of synonyms on there, but that's the closest fit I can see to how I perceive the rest of the piece. I think the word refers more to hairpieces than mustaches, but that could also lend more humor to the piece at the same time.
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful piece! Such a very engaging and inspirational poem, the first line just hooks the reader like THAT! (Well, that’s at least what happened to me, my eyes widened a bit) One thing you could improve upon though is the variation between your vocabulary choice. I noticed that some of the same words were used multiple times, which seemed a bit redundant to me. What I do when I write is keep a thesaurus next to me at all times, but if you don’t own a thesaurus, I highly recommend the power thesaurus it’s my favorite website to use for synonyms. If you do end up revising this in the near future, please let me know, because I love it and would like to read it again!!!
Fixed the typo.
The soldier bit is a reference to my grandfather. Our carriage house was filled with stuff like I mentioned. Some of it is interesting, memos relating to the visit of Khrushchev to the US in 1959, a personal letter from John Wickham Jr. who would eventually be the Army Chief of Staff during Reagan's presidency. I have a photo on my desk at work of him meeting the Russians at the end of WWII.
I meant waffle, but a friend of mine had issue with that word also and I substituted waver instead.
This is great. The only thing that jumped out of me in a bad way was when you follow up a line ending with "streets" with a line ending with "Street"
The rest of the time your words are both varied and purposeful. It's a strong vocabulary, but no word is ever forced in just to give the poem one more "eet" sound. Meat, concrete, street, deceit, repeat, etc. This makes it seem like an accident when you pretty much repeat the same word.
I think it also detracts from the "knows the means just mean" repetition, which is powerful and intentional.
Also, did you mean "discreet"? If not, and you're trying for a discrete/discreet play on words, I don't think it really comes through. It just reads like a spelling error or typo to me.
http://www.vocabulary.com/articles/chooseyourwords/discreet-discrete/
ANY & ALL feedback is sincerely appreciated
"There she stood.
Tall, slender and proud; as absolute and merciless as the mountaintop that claimed her first steps.
Draped in the most sensuous fabrics, reminiscent of the celestial palette muddied with boundless potential; as when the sun kisses the horizon to greet the moon.
With her every step the earth itself lost composure and rose to embrace the safety of her silken canopy with the eagerness and urgency of a frightened child, only to return to its birthplace, her foundation, never knowing satisfaction.
Not a single soul present could deny the graceful ascent and declination of her breast as she tasted the essence of the atmosphere, its definitiveness rivaled only by the intemperance of beasts.
The uncontested beauty of her amalgamation, an homage to her inherent divinity, enlightened the lowest of minds and humbled the most terrible of egos despite the silent wisdom of her faint, yet unbroken, smile.
There she stood witness to the destruction of her wives and her husbands, victim to the gluttony of her sisters and her brothers, harbinger of the damnation of her daughters and her sons.
And she wept."
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Hello! I am new to expressive writing and inexperienced here on reddit. I was hoping to get some feedback on a piece I recently wrote. https://write.as/personalthoughts/ is the link to more but this one in particular, I would love to hear your opinions.
“Clockwork”
It's that time again. I let positive expectations overwhelm my mind.
It's the first time we meet, things are planned in my head for the next ten thousand feet.
Beautiful.
Stunning.
a smile that could melt you.
I thought I knew what I saw but it fell through.
A spectacular evening that must have deceived me
. I just want to find someone who likes me for me.
It is mental confusion.
do I be who they want me to be and create that illusion?
This is the routine. Be a good guy, support their dreams.
but later I'll be ignored as I hear the screams.
Not from them, but within me.
The kind that wonder why not me?
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I got the idea after reading about construction grammar, combined with a data structure I've been studying. The vertices could be any "construct", and any edge could connect to or from vertices or other edges. I use lucidchart.com for diagramming, which makes it fairly easy to draw the shapes and arrows. There are multiple ways of representing the same thing. There could be a way to represent multiple ways of representing one thing, but I get bored before that level of detail. Need better tooling for that.
Thanks for clarifying and letting me know where you're at in your poetry journey.
Generally speaking, most classes, workshops, books, and guides don't offer "rules" for writing poems, since such things are so often broken or open to interpretation. It's easy to find counterexamples for just about any "rule" that I, or anyone else, tries to offer.
Still, there's a lot of value in getting a book on writing poetry, even if the headwinds are strongly against the didactic. Mary Kinzie, Robert Pinksy, Matthew Zapruder, Robert Hass, Edward Hirsch.... and many, many more all offer high-quality field guides. I also offer one, An Elemental Guide to Poetry and the Workshop, and you can buy a print copy on Amazon or just download the free PDF.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09FS587XW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00
https://pdfhost.io/v/tPaluxwpM_An_Elemental_Guide_to_Poetry_and_the_Workshop
Be patient with yourself, read widely, learn your favorite poets' well, keep making adjustments.
If you like this, I recently self-published a collection of my poetry through Amazon.
Check it out :)
i love this piece. the teardrops on my keyboard... favorite part. and here, to let you know Kilted Weirdo's "Poetry From An Insane Mind": Charlton, Paul D: 9781087957661: Amazon.com: Books
If you liked this, you can get my chapbook for free from now through the 25th on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Angels-Hell-Cantos-Epic-Chapbook-ebook/dp/B08T9FVZ4Y/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=angels+of+hell+canto&qid=1611216876&s=books&sr=1-1
If you want to check out more from the collection where this poem is from you can do so here
I honestly enjoy this and I'm warmed by your hope at the end. You know the future exists and there will be more sunsets so you're hopeful to see them without expectations of something better but equal beauty. Your message is clear and wonderful.
Try reading A Poetry Handbook for poetic struct. It may be Google's first suggestion but it actually seems like quite a good one.
Lament for Desire
Shroud of charcoal wash the sky Forsaken homes littered in rows A man walks amongst them, seething
In one house a photo lies A family ignorant of sinful woes Beauty born in virtue, to the broken mind, teasing
No sin of her own gave this rise But desire feeds delusion like the bud of a crimson rose In exquisite torment I think of you, dreaming
A smile, the disguise to the plot in my eyes An opening, her soul is exposed Lost in passion; I drown in yearning
Bestowed to me an affection naught, I am my demise Flames ravage them, vengeance is imposed To purge their lives and quell his soul, burning
He walks amidst the ashes, memories sounding their reprise Love left in ruin, desire reveals what is scarce disclosed A chain of gold to bind the affections of poor Icarus, soaring
A ring, unnoticed by apathetic sight, he laments with wretched cries In the ash, a sullied dress stained gray, silken composed His sweet mistress churns his traitorous heart, roaring
Before him two bodies, remnants of once vibrant lives Caught in the deceptions and unbound affections I bestowed I clutch the golden band, the last reminder of what I had, mourning
If you enjoyed this selection, Lament for Desire, you may enjoy my debut collection to which it belongs, Bedroom Meditations of a Beloved Sinner. It will be available for free on Amazon until this Sunday.
link to my poetry book on kindle/amazon is it okay to leave something like this here?
What inspires me:
Science and music, mostly. I'm an engineering student, so a lot of my poetry tends to either be analytical (around a theme I've observed in what I'm reading/listening to) or metaphorical/descriptive around some object or phenomenon I've observed.
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Poem that's inspired me:
I don't really read poetry outside of this sub and what my friends write. Most of what I write, at least what I've historically written, is very form-based, so maybe "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" ~ Dylan Thomas?
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How do I bypass writer's block:
I don't, really. Writing is a thing I do, but it's not what I do, so I write when the writing's there and I do Calc homework when it isn't.
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Writing prompts:
I don't really do these as such. The concept I like most that I've been struggling the most to implement recently is "The Floor is Lava" from the perspective of an astronaut in space.
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Poetry Book:
The only poetry book I own is Echoes of Light ~ Rebekah Noelle Rosamilia ( https://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Light-Rebekah-Noelle-Rosamilia/dp/1974647609/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=echoes+of+light+poetry&qid=1559061200&s=gateway&sr=8-1)
Hi guys! Here’s a poem from my newest poetry book. There’s no title so... it’s just me expressing ��
skin like the night that felt
smooth like honey;
she was a treasure, one that was rare and one that
was imperfectly beautiful
she often forgot that part.
her eyes matched the pupils that
made lies to pull her ankles down
she was never pretty enough
never skinny enough
She
always had to be better.
tears stained the mattress,
the one that barely supported her
heaving, thick body
why couldn’t she look the way she
Wanted
she just wanted to be
Love
She
lost her home when she lost her soul.
digging for happiness she is trying to
pry the doors open for success so desperately
she wants out. why did it seem like it wouldn’t, it
Couldn’t
seem to work. nothing seemed to go the way she
wanted and all she asked for were for two things
and she never stopped
to think what was missing was inside because
she was broken and needed help but
where you’re not looking you will never
Find.
found it : ) https://www.amazon.com/Love-Pain-Muses-Leo-Jimenez/dp/1726061353
if i were to buy it, what would be its impact? sorry if its a hard question
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They told me time did the healing
And that this lesson was another blessing.
You were just another casualty of the heart,
Buried somewhere in the graveyard of memories.
Right next to the inconsistent slander internalized
To put the blame on you.
My heart often visited these moments,
My mind casted a shadow of doubt like the grim reaper.
I sat there,
Waiting for my soul to resurrect
And look for you in our next lifetime.
Not as much as I wish I did. Anything I write gets posted on this account.
Is this the Poet's Corner you're talking about? I'll check it out. Laying in bed and reading poetry on your phone is the best.
Here's a poem of mine from my book Perchance to Dream:
Old
I have lived uncounted days
Resistant to the gaping grave
Resistant to all ill or plague
Lived to such breathtaking age
Ancient when the earth was formed
Older still when life was born
I watched you crawl upon the shore
Change and grow to something more
I gazed upon your petty wars
The woe and wounds and death you scored
Upon the enemies you scorned
I shall be old when you are done
Dead and swallowed by the sun
When every war’s been lost or won
Time’s ticking clock neglects to run
After millennia untold
When all the stars are weak and cold
As the universe begins to fold
I’ll still be here, I’ll still be old
My book is available on Amazon here if you'd like to check it out
(Edited for the sake of formatting and not misspelling Amazon like a moron)
My debut poetry collection was just published and is now available as a paperback and an ebook. I figured I post it here in case anyone wanted to check it out. Link
Cheers. So this place has been around for around 3 and a half years now. Last spring, we took the top 50 posts (approximately) of each year and put them together in a collection, here. There's a free ebook link to it floating around somewhere too. Authors were credited by their reddit usernames, and we did our best to maintain original formatting (how it appeared here would be how it appeared in the book). We're planning something similar next year around the same time, but it'll probably be more like the top 100 of the past (now current) year, since Amazon has a minimum page count for a physical book to have a spine.
I apologize in advance if this is not an acceptable place to share a link, so if a mod wants me to remove this comment, I'll be more than happy too.
I just wanted to share that I will be releasing my first book of poetry early next year. Pre-orders for the Kindle version went live today. (Print edition and Nook will be available in February.)
It's a collection of 80+ poems pulled from 100s that I had written between 2005 and 2017. The focus is on how the recession and technology (among other things) have changed the way young adults interact with each other.
The link to the Amazon pre-order is here:
Every poetry should self-publish, if they cant get trad pub. It is very intrinsically rewarding at the least! You can't lose.
my book
"trainride elsewhere"
traditionally published by
pressed wafter
is now on sale for $11.11 on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/trainride-elsewhere-John-Thompson/dp/1940396190/ref=sr_1_1
It is now available on Amazon in paperback. Cost was a little high due to the full color artwork:
eBook will be available within 72 hours.
I just published a book of poems available here https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Mind-Kylan-Rain/dp/1539149560/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478487676&sr=8-1&keywords=kylan+rain
I was wondering if you guys could give me feedback on any of these. Is visual poetry something that I should stay away from or is it tasteful. I just want to know if any of these are of merit or how long I have to go before people REALLY like it.
"Sarah's Body"
you know I was thinking about
whatever, like,
love,
you know and, thought it might
"be"
a good idea to "see"
for myself, or others, what sacrificial lamb we
mark to crave, but see,
it starts with such severed need to sate
a little thing, I think you'd call, well--
not a little thing at
all.
It starts with, let's say, bodies,
bulging through their, like, their
clothes, it starts with this.
And sleepy little Sarah sits unzipped and spreads
her joyful self outstretched, I think I know
where, I guess, it's all kind of
coming
from
now
If you like this poem, please check out my short book of poetry, "The Seventh Hour" for Kindle. This is my first post, so forgive me if this is not the appropriate place to share this, but today is the last day that you can get it for free; I don't ask that you spend any money on it, but I would be so grateful if you Redditors would check it out!
Thank you.
More? You can buy it if you wish.
I am considering a project, perhaps you have some advice for me:
I'd like to create a piece where Stephen Kuusisto (a wonderful poet who happens to be blind) navigates "The Eternal City" from Kathleen Graber.
I was really struck with the way Stephen uses his language in: "Eavesdropping"
http://www.amazon.com/Eavesdropping-A-Memoir-Blindness-Listening/dp/0393349586
and I'd like to combine his ability to describe his environment with the sweeping, vast environment crafted by Kathleen in her series of poems. The term "magical realism" comes to mind.
Ideally, I'll be taking phrases and concepts from both poet's published work, and blending them to form a coherent narrative.
Does anyone have experience merging the works of separate poets to create something new?
Has anyone read Stephen or Kathleen's work, and can offer suggestions on how to approach their content?
Thank you!
Rhyming dictionaries are effing brilliant. The online resources like rhymezone don't come close to a proper rhyming dictionary. This one is my favorite.
Also, if you want to learn more about form and poetic tools (rhyme, meter, assonance, alliteration, repeated lines, etc) you should pick up Lewis Turco's Book Of Forms. It's an excellent resource for someone delving into the world of poetry. I know that free-form poetry is all the rage but learning to write in rigid forms is not only beautiful but it's going to make you a better writer in general.