replying on Morning conflict by INTRANSIT
24 Sep 2002, 1:45 PM
...revered. Good stuff, NTRNST; reminiscent of....Poe?
replying on Punishment and Punishment again by vulcan
23 Sep 2002, 11:12 AM
Good poem, Vlcn; but, it's "a myriad of" not "myriads".
replying on Bitter as Wormwood by vulcan
23 Sep 2002, 11:09 AM
Is 'decimate' the word you're looking for, Lenore?
on yellow afterthoughts by royalflesh
23 Sep 2002, 11:06 AM
More really good poetry, Rylflsh. As an editor (among other things), I recommend resubmitting after a thorough edit/spellcheck; writing this good deserves it.
on Here In The Heart of Amber by Lenore
23 Sep 2002, 10:56 AM
Right on, Lenore. Would "death, life are one" help rhythm? Also, do you want to capitalize Amber, suggesting a woman's name, or leave as lower case, and thus up to the reader's imagination?
on Bitter as Wormwood by vulcan
20 Sep 2002, 12:30 PM
I like it, Vlcn. I just sampled some brewed wormwood extractive from a local herbal school here in northern Virginia; it was bitter. I'll have to check out Blok's work.
replying on We visited the gay men on the veranda by Frass
19 Sep 2002, 6:53 PM
Zpvj, I like poets who make up words; creative wordsmithery. Did you make this one up? At least I wasn't homophoberiffic. The night I write of here, it was the gay guys who were their own worst stereotypers.
replying on Glassblowers by Christof
19 Sep 2002, 6:32 PM
Nice poem, Crstf. I saw the glass blowers of Zwiesel, Germany, once. I have NO clue how they do what they do and would make one red hot gelatinous mess of it if I had to give it a whirl.
on Bathroom Angel Crusade by royalflesh
19 Sep 2002, 6:25 PM
You've got creative, scary ideas. Much better than some others who've tried this sort of poetry on this site.
on Original words (spectacularly stolen) by Bachus
18 Sep 2002, 1:20 PM
Alright, dammit, I'm starting to like your shite. Mute nostril agony.
replying on Please President Bush, Save Me From My Adolescence by mogwai
17 Sep 2002, 1:46 PM
Mgw, I love socio-political commentary; keep it coming. Check out Dylan Thomas' 'The Hand That Signed The Paper.'
replying on We visited the gay men on the veranda by Frass
17 Sep 2002, 7:53 AM
Amalea, you are a breath of fresh aire amidst the green and purple fog spewed by those who licked up too many leaded paint chips when they were young. However, Zzin is certainly right, many gay men and women hide behind hetero 'marriages'. Our friends in DC that night were more of the 'in your face' variety of homosexual. I posted this one in the hopes of stirring up some discussion and more comments for my poems; guess I struck paydirt!
replying on On waiting to pick up my daughter on Tuesday by poetandknowit
16 Sep 2002, 1:01 PM
Good for you, p&k. My sons are 18 and 20 (I was married at 12...). Simple poetry can cut through all our modern noise and connect with the reader; I like the concrete shape.
replying on We visited the gay men on the veranda by Frass
16 Sep 2002, 10:59 AM
Thanks, all. The scene was 6 heteros and two dozen gay guys in a too small apartment party for Gay Pride weekend festivities in Wash., DC. Definitely could be better expressed so that reader doesn't get bogged down with 'is the author gay?', 'is he trying too much to deny that he is?' type stuff. But, when was the last time you read a hetero male poet/author write of gay men..."I love them"?
replying on Mermaid at Dawn by <~>
13 Sep 2002, 1:12 PM
PAKI, it's because I recognize you as having quite a bit more on the ball/education/etc. than the other site roaches that I kick you the hardest. As I've stated previously, I like your poetry, just not your comments to other poets. And, thanks Z, but I'm not feeling gay, your hetero/erotic writing excellence, as exemplified above, would give Richard Simmons a woody.
replying on pissed off pretentious prat by keatsImnot
13 Sep 2002, 1:01 PM
I can relate to your poem, Keatsimnot, and appreciate the humility of your log-in name; as compared to, say, poetandknowit.
replying on Mermaid at Dawn by <~>
13 Sep 2002, 10:22 AM
How deliciously satisfying; two of the skankier site roaches yammering at me at once from their shat smeared lairs. I draw ya'll out with my intentionally foppish pedantics so that I can put the heel to you once more. A few of you--Dunkeles Engel, PAKI, Dylm, H8, etc., ad nauseum--have made a choice to emit your bilgewater in an attempt to swamp the vast majority of us who choose to enjoy this very fine site. I choose to goad ya'll like a picador every chance I get; doesn't mean I hate ya'll, just means I enjoy delivering the jabs you so richly deserve.
replying on We visited the gay men on the veranda by Frass
12 Sep 2002, 9:14 PM
Yeah, Zzin; I'm as straight as a two dollar bill. Dang, gal, you're on this site alot; good! Royalflesh, I'm observing a moment in time and my reaction to it in simple language.