New Poems

Blog Posted by Seren Roberts: 2/27/2013 7:03:00 PM

I have noticed that there are poems posted with the form incorrect. i can understand new poets not knowing what form to put. But it does annoy me that a nice way of pointing this out isnt in place by the more experienced writers. ABC is the biggest culprit.

I personally send a soup mail and gently point this out and show them the way to form.

What do you all think?

please check out new poems and the abc form by the newer poets.

Not making a stand just a gentle pointer.....

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Cyndi
Macmillan

Date: 2/27/2013 8:52:00 PM

Oh, I miss Nancy Jones! She was such a hoot! She'd often use the forms as a way to state how she felt about a subject. For example, she's cheesed at the government for being stupid, her poem would be three lines of what is so hard to understand you bunch of crooks. She'd label it ABC. As in elementary education, folks. Then if she wrote about liars, it would be FIBonacci. If she really cheesed, CHOK-a... I am not sure how many got her wisdom. I did. Miss that chick. You'd have liked her, I think. Bold. She was part of the "occupy" movement, a peacenik for this decade. I'm of the mind, its all about the words... you can call cheesecake liver, but one taste and you know what it is. :D xox

Seren Roberts
Date: 2/27/2013 11:57:00 PM

Thank you Cyndi for stopping by. Think I wish I hadnt started this subject. I know how hard it is to find the right form to what you have written, I have had same probem with my last poem. Didnt know what so said free verse waiting for someone to enlighten me. Then will change it.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 2/27/2013 9:01:00 PM

Back to judging! It's 11 pm here. I like what you said about us all being different. We all have our pet peeves. Me? Free verse written one word per flipping line, 90 lines! What the??? Makes me wanna send em to the blackboard, write the whole thing in a paragraph. LOL.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 2/27/2013 8:57:00 PM

I have stated before that I wish there was a control boxes to tick, each time we post a poem. They would say something like, a) I just write for fun. Hope you enjoy! b) Looking to grow as a poet. comments welcome. c) This poem needs work. Please, help!