anonamouse
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...and THAT is what is known as a buddy fuck circle.Angeline said:Ah the new poems. There are 15 of them today. I bet y’all thought I forgot. I didn’t. I’ve just been editing madly most of the day.
But first, did anyone check out yesterday’s new poems? If you haven’t, take a look at Slip through from the newish HeartShapedAss. It shows promise. And don’t miss the sweet and sad Memory in Tears by Jamison. We need a Monday reviewer!
Getting ready for the holidays? For those wonderful 9,000 calorie meals that you won’t regret until at least January 2nd? You can start with dessert with Unbridled_Passion’s Sweet Potato Pie. Digital pie is less filling and tastes great. (This poem will make you hungry.)
l8bloom‘s Night Wish is a quirky little ode to night. It makes great use of metaphor and, at the end, personification. I’d lose (or recast) the second and third lines, but maybe that’s just me. I’ll be looking out for more from this poet.
foehn2 has two submissions today, Veteran’s Day, 2007 and …or, How We Talk to God. They’re both good reads. …or, How We Talk to God is one you’ll want to read at least twice to get the nuance of meaning in the pronouns and the very interesting use of parentheses/line breaks. Veteran’s Day is sort of hard to read because it’s a difficult subject (it helps to know Col. Paul Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay). Take a look at the extremely short (one- and two-word) lines in this poem. Some here have argued that lines this short do not poetry make. I’m not sure about that, but I like the poem. Read it and see what you think. Actually read both and see what you think about how foehn manages to leave poems so open to interpretation. Not an easy thing to do, imo.
Finally, do not miss the two submissions from MinorMonster. (He’s such a Liar.) In fact, don’t ever miss any submissions by this poet. He writes with such clever fluidity that his poems are always a joy to read. There aren’t many writers I’d feel comfortable saying that about, but almost any poem of his is that good. Yup, really. Both poems, Grandiloquence and Growing up on a plain have a somewhat cynical, looking-backward take on love. Growing up on a plain is the more metaphorical of the two (which perhaps is why I prefer it), but both are really good. And hey Grandiloquence is also a poem about a poem, a subject currently being discussed on the forum.
These are just my preferences. If you have other new poems to recommend, do so here.
And read, vote and comment, please. Those poems are waiting for you. They're lonely without you.
just weighing, this is not me
and surprisingly it is good
Tired of all I hear and see
if looked at ironicly. Poet walks a dangerous line, utilization of lists:
Grasses, sedges, ferns,
Meadowsweet, Queen Ann's lace, daisies,
Milkweed and forget-me-nots,
Blackberries where pasture to woodland turns,
packed with stuff - note- poetry 101
White around the neck,
White along the hem,
White above the waist
White where motion or breeze
flirts boldly with cliched images:
And scoops her cupped fingers
Through the crystal current.
and yet:
The world flattened again,
And lost its incandescent glow.
Despite the tedium, this poem is well worth the trip
Shame they had submitted in the middle of a such a strong line-up, because it would stand out in the usual pap.
so yes
read, vote and comment, please. Those poems are waiting for you. They're lonely without you.
one of the few poems, I WISHED I HAD THOUGHT about writing here.
I think I would have made it a little shorter
p.s. Change your name, you certainly don't want the usual assholes, thinking you are the one leaving those comments (take it from one who has been there - right Mods?) and you probably don't want people thinking you are me.
Excellent review, Angeline, as a matter of fact the reviews have gotten better and better
Oh where have all the pap pushers gone
Oh where have all the pap pushers gone
long time passing
(and some think I don't have nice things to say, tsk, tsk)
