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All you say makes sense, but sometimes I think one must simply experience what is there without running it through an intellectual...

In the world of poetry, content and form are considered inseperable. I once attended a lecture by the former Poet Laureat of Canada...

Poe may be America's favoutite poet but I suspect that's because he's the only poet most Americans can think of when asked who their...

I think Poe is, to put it a bit coarsely, a bit full of shit. There are plenty of poems that serve functions beyond beauty-- as a...

You should write more poetry. Personification is a great avenue.

Here's my character's latest poem: “Oh wind, fair and foul, foul and fair, Heave ho, heave ho, across salty air, Our compelling sails...

I suggest that people write some of the worst poems while trying to write good ones, and inadvertently write good poems while trying to...

I don't know but studies show that among heavy drinkers, those who drink the most coffee have the least liver damage. So drink both.

"Actually, I'm a drinker with a writing problem." - Brendan Behan I know I ski better when I'm stoned.

Some algorithm, I guess. I googled it. So who knows? The two poems you mention were # 2 & #3. I consider the "Star Spangled Banner" a song.

I like to record my poems and then listen to them. I usually hear something that I want to change that isn't so obvious just reading it...