Home » Poems & Poetry » Blogs » soppy poems

soppy poems - Stephen Pennell 's Blog

About Stephen Pennell

(Show Details...)

Home
Past Blogs
Poems
Photos
Fav Poems
Fav Poets

soppy poems

Blog Posted:3/20/2019 12:24:00 PM

Is it uncool to write a love poem nowadays one about emotions talking about the heart , feelings etc or is that what poetry is all about. when I go open mikes rarely here a love poem read out

thoughts people Stephen

Post Comments

Please Login to post a comment

Gregory Richard
Barden

Date: 3/22/2019 4:05:00 AM

Absolutely!! If no one else is doing it at open mics, all the MORE reason for you to do so! I will leave the rest to a (partial) favorite quote: “We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, LOVE, these are what we stay alive FOR! That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be? ? N.H. Kleinbaum, Dead Poets Society" Be an unapologetic warrior for love, (as I am) ... others WILL follow! :-)

Robert Lindley
Date: 3/22/2019 7:11:00 AM

Great reply, I agree wholeheartedly my friend. My previous reply made here, tho' is a bit more cynical in regards to romantic poetry, its current sad state and that of poetry in general.

Martin
Brown

Date: 3/21/2019 11:47:00 AM

Can anyone really UNDERSTAND LOVE? What is love? So many writes about, films about, books about, did all these solve the mystery of love, and yes, love is not romantic only, the love of an object, an animal or even love for a God. I do write about love but I always seem to put some negativity in it. Then of course there is that unique love. The love of oneself!

Craig
Cornish

Date: 3/21/2019 6:46:00 AM

Yes & No - Like all else there are soppy, like eating 5 Hershey bars and there are those that draw a tear. That is why when any artist tackles the "Usual" they must make it new. Over a hundred years ago someone said that everything that had to be invented had already been invented. That wasn't true then and will never be - the same for art/songs/poems/books/movies etc - same subject - new presentation "A Star is Born" new emotion and fresh tears. Age old truths.

Robert
Lindley

Date: 3/21/2019 5:45:00 AM

Could be that romanticism is not in vogue as once it was. This modern world , people meet, hook-up for a short , one night fling and then go on their own way. Our modern cultures do not value the same things as once were. Romance poetry suffers from the blindness and fallen nature of modern culture, IMHO.

Robert Lindley
Date: 3/22/2019 7:54:00 AM

My friend, I have and do. I wrote a romantic sonnet yesterday, have not yet posted it here. I have at least 200 poems written since I joined here that I have never posted here. A great of them many are romantic sonnets..

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/22/2019 7:19:00 AM

I try to mix classic poetry with new and fresh technique, and hopefully reach a younger crowd that still appreciates true romance ... it may not work, but at least we're trying, Brother! :-)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/22/2019 7:18:00 AM

I agree here, Robert, absolutely ... romanticism is not what it was, but if nothing else, we can "go down swinging", and do our best, through the artistic endeavors, to renew it and keep it thriving! I believe there is a contingent of young people who still believe in it, but maybe they don't see and hear enough of it from US, those who came before ... let's do our best to give it a revival.

Robert Lindley
Date: 3/21/2019 5:47:00 AM

Such is the eventual harvesting of bitter fruits when mankind seeks to sate his darker lusts and ever consuming greed and self pleasure, over that of decent morality and goodness. Reality bites but it is what it is my friend.

Jan
Allison

Date: 3/20/2019 6:28:00 PM

I find it hard to write romantic poems so I just write poop, at the open mike nights I've been to they are all humourists so they also tend not to do romantic lines just stuff to make people smile lol:-) hugs jan xx

Agnes
Krampe

Date: 3/20/2019 2:37:00 PM

It is very hard to write a good love poem that avoids cliches, because so many people have written about love before. And it is not "what poetry is all about". I write love poems. Posted a few just recently. It is very, very difficult to say something fresh. It is much easier to write about pretty much any other subject. I have seen love poems published and heard them at open mic, but they were subtle and did not mention the word "heart".

My Past Blog Posts


To many forms Date Posted: 5/11/2019 5:03:00 AM
protest comp result Date Posted: 4/6/2019 1:30:00 PM
soppy poems Date Posted: 3/20/2019 12:24:00 PM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
11/11/2023	war my family and god	Free verse	war,
5/23/2022	The Working Man	Free verse	animal,depression,work,
10/5/2021	Take On the Day	Free verse	mental illness,
5/23/2021	She Told Me	Free verse	lost love,love,
3/25/2021	My Holidays Booked	Free verse	fun,
1/27/2021	Holocaust Memorial Day	Free verse	remembrance day,
1/21/2021	The Leader of the Cult	Free verse	political,religious,
1/10/2021	Just a Hug	Free verse	appreciation,love,
12/11/2020	Crystal Rose	Free verse	love,
8/17/2020	He Plays For Us No More	Villanelle	tribute,
8/15/2020	The Battle With Anxiety	Villanelle	mental illness,
7/30/2020	Sisters From Another Mother	Free verse	fun,
7/23/2020	Breathe	Free verse	life,
7/13/2020	One and All	Free verse	political,
7/7/2020	My Youth	Free verse	emotions,
6/10/2020	And the Statues Fell	Villanelle	history,political,
6/3/2020	Surf Boarding In Life	Free verse	life,
6/2/2020	Tic Tic Tic Toc	Free verse	life,
5/28/2020	An Afternoon In the Hammock	Free verse	summer,
5/11/2020	Alchemist	Free verse	music,
5/8/2020	Tiny Changes To Earth Scott Hutchison	Free verse	appreciation,
5/2/2020	Weightless	Free verse	confidence,
4/29/2020	Mother Natures Painting	Free verse	nature,
4/23/2020	Praise To the Forager	Haiku	food,
4/22/2020	Love Ain'T Junk Mail	Free verse	lost love,love,love hurts
4/14/2020	Isolation Tv	Free verse	fun,
4/13/2020	Frightened Rabbit	Free verse	freedom,
4/13/2020	Stix	Free verse	appreciation,
4/12/2020	Anthocharis Cardamines	Free verse	nature,
4/9/2020	Who Knows a Womans Mind	Free verse	lost love,love hurts,
4/8/2020	Don'T Buy a Book For It's Cover	Free verse	love,woman,women,
4/8/2020	The Saviour of the Right	Free verse	political,
4/7/2020	I Closed My Eyes	Free verse	flower,
4/2/2020	Back Bedroom Call Centre Blues	Free verse	work,
4/1/2020	Normality	Villanelle	anxiety,appreciation,
3/31/2020	The Queen of Afflecks Palace	Free verse	fun,
3/31/2020	The Grand Father Clock	Free verse	nature,
3/29/2020	Mother Natures Cure	Free verse	nature,
3/26/2020	Just a Me	Free verse	gender,
3/24/2020	The Knitted Flower Tree	Free verse	heart,love,
3/23/2020	Death In Cheshire	Free verse	death,
3/20/2020	Im Not the Virus You Where Looking For	Free verse	love,
3/18/2020	Cats	Couplet	animal,
3/17/2020	The Balcony Band	Free verse	community,earth,
3/15/2020	A Love Letter From Covid19	Free verse	fear,
3/14/2020	I'M Last Years Valentine	Free verse	love hurts,
3/2/2020	Australia	Free verse	environment,
2/29/2020	Mind Your Language	Free verse	hate,
2/22/2020	Transaction Cancelled	Free verse	lost love,
2/18/2020	A Day Not Planned	Free verse	love hurts,
2/15/2020	Beautiful	Free verse	appreciation,
2/11/2020	A Slimming World Valentine	Free verse	fun,
2/9/2020	Big Hearted Sweet Heart	Villanelle	romance,
2/6/2020	Work Sees You Dead	Free verse	work,
1/30/2020	A Winning Hand	Free verse	mental illness,
1/26/2020	Winters a Thief	Free verse	winter,
1/22/2020	I Hear	Free verse	people,
1/18/2020	Gentle Hands	Free verse	love,
1/11/2020	Words	Free verse	literature,
1/8/2020	Eight Steps To Happiness	Couplet	religion,religious,
1/6/2020	Bloom	Free verse	flower,
1/5/2020	A Japanese Autumn	Haiku	autumn,
1/4/2020	Despair of Humankind	Free verse	environment,
12/31/2019	We Will Never Meet	Couplet	rain,romance,
12/29/2019	Theres No Planet B	Couplet	earth,
12/27/2019	My Name	Free verse	political,
12/15/2019	A Forgiving Christmas	Free verse	christmas,
12/8/2019	It Started With a Little Kiss	Free verse	political,
12/4/2019	Nhs Glasses	Free verse	appreciation,dad,
11/30/2019	Not a Secret Message	Free verse	appreciation,
11/26/2019	A Politicians Promises	Free verse	political,
11/24/2019	Under the Christmas Tree	Free verse	christmas,
11/23/2019	Speak Gently	Free verse	hurt,
11/18/2019	A Buddhist I	Free verse	religion,
11/11/2019	Futility of War	Free verse	war,
11/3/2019	The Faithless Voter	Couplet	political,
10/25/2019	Mam	Free verse	mom,
10/23/2019	Just Be Kind	Couplet	appreciation,mental illne
10/6/2019	Waking the Dead	Free verse	fun,
10/5/2019	You Choose Me	Free verse	dark,love,
10/1/2019	A True Friend	Free verse	animal,
9/29/2019	My Shadow	Free verse	health,
9/29/2019	The Empty Chair	Free verse	appreciation,
9/21/2019	Genie On a Budget	Free verse	love,
9/20/2019	Progressive Politics	Free verse	political,
9/14/2019	A Silent Scream	Free verse	depression,
9/13/2019	That Pearl of a Moon	Free verse	heart,moon,
9/8/2019	Oh the Truth Is Hard To Find	Free verse	political,
9/5/2019	The Art of Love	Free verse	kiss,love,
8/31/2019	Standing Tall	Free verse	war,
8/28/2019	Angels Danced	Haibun	cry,lost love,
8/27/2019	Missing You	Free verse	hurt,loss,
8/26/2019	The Impossible Is Possible	Villanelle	hope,
8/25/2019	Fighting the Rapids	Villanelle	feelings,future,
8/23/2019	Lifes Roulette	Free verse	political,
8/18/2019	A Crystal Ball	Free verse	death,
8/17/2019	And Then I Cracked	Free verse	life,
8/16/2019	Dealing With the Storm	Free verse	hate,
8/12/2019	Knife Crime	Free verse	political,
8/11/2019	For the Love of Books	Free verse	appreciation,

My Photos

Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
The Sisters of Bowling Green	Quatrain	halloween,
Sorrow	I do not know?	analogy,culture,depressio

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Team Poetrysoup	United States	Read
Jan Allison	Isle Of Man	Read
Elaine George	Canada	Read
Freddie Robinson Jr.	United States	Read
Noemi Alcantara	Philippines	Read
Archontoula Alexandropoulou	Greece	Read
Walter Alter	United States	Read
Tori Brock	United States	Read
Patrice Trice Jackson	United States	Read
Robert Lindley	United States	Read
David Lindsay	United Kingdom	Read
Madelyn Nichols	United States	Read
Constance La France	Canada	Read
Line Gauthier	Canada	Read
Silent One	United Kingdom	Read
Blaze Beaty	United States	Read