Isaac's poetry corner (503 hits)
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Submitted by Isaac Zeccs (View user info) at 2004-03-02 02:38:48 EST
I am in no way proclaiming myself a grandmaster of poetry. I have written many a bad poem, most of which I find later on and retch at. Regardless of this, I am now a lot better than I have been in the past, and I can recognize why some of my past poems are so bad. I've spent a long time learning about poetry, and I love it, so by virtue of this, and because of the large amount of untalented poets on here, I am declaring myself poet laureate of ubersite.
As poet laureate, I will begin giving advice, analyzing, criticizing, evaluating, and hopefully, improving the poetry posted here on ubersite.
The problem of mediocre poets is a long one, but the poem: http://www.ubersite.com/m/26707 put me over the edge, and made me want to do something about it. I am sick of sitting by why depressed teenagers with small vocabularies give the written word a bad name. The melodramatic horseshit writing has got to stop.
I know that it's awfully pretentious to declare myself leader of poetry, because I am most definitely not the only serious poet here. I've read many poems I have greatly enjoyed, and that is partially why I am doing this. I want to enjoy more, not grind my teeth after every line of pure unfiltered garbage.
So I am now open to offer advice. I want to be a service to the ubercommunity. Write some song lyrics, and want to know about improvments? Come to me. Want to know whether a particular line sounds prickish? Ask your friend Isaac. Seriously, I want to help. If you are a fellow poet, and would like to ask me questions, or have me to critique your work, just drop the link in a reply to this post. I'll probably end up doing it anyway, regardless of whether you want me to, so be prepared, no post is safe from Isaac Zeccs: Poet Laureate.
Damn that's got a nice ring to it.
Also- Bart, how about making a category for poetry? There are six different categories for politics for christssake, but no poetry? Come on... it will rule...
-Isaac Zeccs
User Reviews
Submitted by ProgramGeek (user info) at 2004-03-09 07:09:20 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Give it a rest already.
Submitted by Anansie (user info) at 2004-03-05 01:53:23 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
I never said you couldn't call yourself that. You are free to call yourself whatever you want, just as I am free to voice my opinion on it.
Submitted by coley (user info) at 2004-03-04 14:45:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Isaac is the shit.
He can call himself whatever he wants.
Submitted by Zeccs (user info) at 2004-03-04 10:56:46 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
I already said it was pretentious, but frankly, i couldn't care less. This is the internet. I can name myself whatever i want.
Submitted by Anansie (user info) at 2004-03-04 02:25:27 EST (#)
Ranking: -1
+2 for getting Bart to make a poetry category.
+2 for actually being good at writing poetry.
-5 for naming yourself "poet laureate" of ubersite. I'd say that's pretty fucking pompous. Do you even know what a "poet laureate" is? You can't nominate yourself for that, it has to be agreed upon by other literary-minded, well-read people, preferably those who can also write.
Submitted by Zeccs (user info) at 2004-03-02 23:30:39 EST (#)
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Thanks bart, that rules. You rule.
Submitted by Crux (user info) at 2004-03-02 13:08:16 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Cool. Check this out lemme know whatya think!
http://www.ubersite.com/m/26764
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-03-02 10:47:57 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
No Comment
Submitted by Red_Pants (user info) at 2004-03-02 04:51:28 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Hey, cool, poetry. Good idea Bart.
To have a category of the poetry is a great idea. Gratefulness for it, now we all will know to prevent the excrement.
How about the special icon for this category? This prevents me from looking at it accidently.
Submitted by SpikeGoddess (user info) at 2004-03-02 04:13:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
This is a wonderful idea!
I would welcome your thoughts and suggestions on past poems I've posted and I'll be sure to solicit your advice in the future!
SpikeGoddess
Submitted by bart (user info) at 2004-03-02 02:43:48 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Ok, there's your category. Have a blast.