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Re: Poetry: Stephen Send a noteboard - 08/11/2010 07:04:01 PM
Do you think that poetry deserves a wider readership?

Sure
Do bookstores with no designated poetry section but entire shelves full of Ayn Rand and Bibles make you angry?

Honestly, the onl place I've seen an Ayn Rand book on sale was in a record shop of all place.
If you had a beautiful little bookstore and could stock it with whatever you wanted, wouldn't you have a section devoted to poetry?

Why not
Why is poetry important?

Good poetry, as with good literature, is art. Crappy nuerotic ramblings aren't important.
Also:

Who are your favorite poets?

Yeats, Kavanagh, Keats
How did you discover them?

Through this strange occurence I like to call life
Why should I read them? I am compiling a christmas list, and need to know.

Because they are good? I think that's the correct answer, or at least the expected one. Honestly, it wouldn't bother me if you didn't read them
"I mean, if everyone had a soul, there would be no contrast by which we could appreciate it. For giving us this perspective, we thank you." - Nate
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Poetry: Novo - 08/11/2010 02:07:39 AM 1469 Views
Re: Poetry: Gaps - 08/11/2010 02:31:01 AM 1053 Views
Answers from someone indifferent. Darth_Katie - 08/11/2010 02:57:38 AM 974 Views
Poetry nossy - 08/11/2010 03:17:15 AM 1065 Views
Re: Poetry: Larry - 08/11/2010 04:13:38 AM 1015 Views
This is why people dislike you. Dan - 09/11/2010 07:03:17 PM 1003 Views
Umm...I care? Larry - 09/11/2010 08:42:55 PM 981 Views
Because you should care about being intelligent, rather than appearing to be intelligent. Dan - 09/11/2010 10:32:04 PM 1018 Views
Again, why would I care? Larry - 09/11/2010 10:38:21 PM 1034 Views
No one can make you care about being decent, or intelligent, or a viable member of the community. Dan - 09/11/2010 10:41:34 PM 940 Views
I think it's rather pointless, to be honest. Larry - 09/11/2010 10:54:17 PM 969 Views
Then why are you even here? Dan - 09/11/2010 10:59:49 PM 918 Views
I don't know. I thought I'd see how long I could string you along. Larry - 09/11/2010 11:00:37 PM 849 Views
You're the one who doesn't care. Dan - 09/11/2010 11:02:11 PM 897 Views
I care only as much as I care. What others think is irrelevant to that. Larry - 09/11/2010 11:04:15 PM 897 Views
But you're still responding to me. Dan - 09/11/2010 11:05:37 PM 962 Views
Because I'm stringing you out until you quit. Larry - 09/11/2010 11:10:18 PM 1009 Views
I'm not going to. I find this entertaining. Dan - 09/11/2010 11:12:27 PM 955 Views
I do as well. It's fun pretending to be an asshole, I'll admit. Larry - 09/11/2010 11:17:34 PM 921 Views
Come now, who's pretending? Dan - 09/11/2010 11:22:18 PM 954 Views
That is officially the last one before I start editing and making them NM. *NM* Legolas - 09/11/2010 11:24:12 PM 437 Views
Word. *NM* *NM* Dan - 09/11/2010 11:29:37 PM 357 Views
Me, most of the time Larry - 09/11/2010 11:40:26 PM 939 Views
Keep telling yourself that. *NM* Dan - 09/11/2010 11:46:34 PM 812 Views
Why would I? It's not something I think much about these days. Again, what others think is trivial. *NM* Larry - 10/11/2010 12:01:03 AM 469 Views
What about THE Other? *NM* Dan - 10/11/2010 12:16:53 AM 398 Views
I'm not going to quote Sartre here...this time. *NM* Larry - 10/11/2010 12:20:22 AM 398 Views
Are you 5? Camilla - 09/11/2010 11:14:26 PM 806 Views
See my original point. *NM* Dan - 09/11/2010 11:15:30 PM 393 Views
Nah Larry - 09/11/2010 11:15:48 PM 1067 Views
But you were asked about it originally. That was my point. Dan - 09/11/2010 11:23:25 PM 859 Views
And I was evasive about it at the time. When pressed, I answered more fully. Larry - 09/11/2010 11:48:27 PM 945 Views
Why be evasive? Dan - 10/11/2010 12:16:19 AM 1041 Views
Because I didn't want to spend an hour pulling out a few dozen books. Larry - 10/11/2010 12:19:55 AM 1058 Views
Ye gods. Could you people at the very, very least make your messages NM? Legolas - 09/11/2010 11:17:25 PM 914 Views
But that takes the fun out of this! *NM* Larry - 09/11/2010 11:21:25 PM 434 Views
Re: Best one liner of the threadjack. Gaps - 10/11/2010 12:37:27 AM 1058 Views
I must say, I'm glad you all decided to play up when I was having an evening off. *NM* Rebekah - 10/11/2010 12:08:59 PM 424 Views
I disagree with your claim that there can be no value in translations. Camilla - 09/11/2010 08:51:20 PM 924 Views
Not "no value", but "different value" is what I would argue Larry - 09/11/2010 09:55:54 PM 1003 Views
I don't disagree, but you can't possibly learn all languages, yet you can read translations of all. Legolas - 09/11/2010 10:56:58 PM 1004 Views
They are often necessary Larry - 09/11/2010 11:00:09 PM 893 Views
My choice, hands down, is to ignore the poetry in languages I don't read. Tom - 10/11/2010 01:44:32 AM 938 Views
An English translation of The Divine Comedy was pivotal to my conversion to Christianity. Joel - 10/11/2010 11:04:57 AM 854 Views
Dante has a lot to answer for. *NM* Camilla - 10/11/2010 08:21:19 PM 390 Views
Ah, but to whom...? Joel - 10/11/2010 09:17:16 PM 900 Views
K. Ghavrel - 08/11/2010 04:35:56 AM 1088 Views
Re: K. Legolas - 08/11/2010 10:59:05 AM 860 Views
Nothing wrong with humorous redundancy! Ghavrel - 09/11/2010 01:10:02 AM 910 Views
Ooh, good survey. I've been thinking for a while we needed more poetry discussion. Legolas - 08/11/2010 10:58:24 AM 1079 Views
I think you underestimate the number of translations of the Bible. Ghavrel - 09/11/2010 01:20:30 AM 1073 Views
Did they just translate logos as... life-light? Dan - 09/11/2010 07:14:28 PM 948 Views
Yes. Yes, they did. *NM* Ghavrel - 09/11/2010 09:56:09 PM 364 Views
*sighs* Dan - 09/11/2010 10:28:49 PM 822 Views
My favourite translation of logos is "point of it all". (beat.) - 10/11/2010 05:12:05 PM 1212 Views
Interersting temeraire - 08/11/2010 05:14:41 PM 990 Views
I can count the poems I enjoy on one hand. Two fingers, in fact. lord-of-shadow - 08/11/2010 06:05:22 PM 980 Views
I think poetry is largely overrated. Palatine - 08/11/2010 06:12:59 PM 1057 Views
And you are basing this on extensive non-reading of poetry? *NM* Camilla - 09/11/2010 08:57:06 PM 335 Views
Basing what, exactly? But the short answer is, no. Palatine - 10/11/2010 05:48:28 PM 995 Views
the problem is most good poets are dead and dead people tend to fail at marketing random thoughts - 08/11/2010 06:44:18 PM 995 Views
Re: Poetry: Stephen - 08/11/2010 07:04:01 PM 925 Views
I like some poetry, but by no means all. Camilla - 09/11/2010 12:28:41 AM 1078 Views
Now that you mention it, The Imperfect Enjoyment might rank among my favourite poems. *NM* Legolas - 09/11/2010 12:46:56 AM 386 Views
It is excellent Camilla - 09/11/2010 08:16:01 PM 1098 Views
Re: It is excellent Legolas - 09/11/2010 10:53:24 PM 931 Views
Re: It is excellent Camilla - 09/11/2010 10:58:23 PM 1032 Views
Just remembered my favourite poem Stephen - 09/11/2010 10:50:03 PM 1031 Views
That is very nice *NM* Camilla - 09/11/2010 10:59:53 PM 491 Views
I'll answer this unnumbered survey. Tom - 10/11/2010 01:37:50 AM 1072 Views
Read: Poetry: Joel - 10/11/2010 12:08:42 PM 1001 Views
Re: Poetry: (beat.) - 10/11/2010 04:57:31 PM 908 Views
Re: Nice Gaps - 11/11/2010 01:39:48 AM 1056 Views
Man. . . That voice? Yeah. He should be reading me stories every night. (beat.) - 11/11/2010 11:57:02 AM 1128 Views
Re: Man. . . That voice? Yeah. He should be reading me stories every night. Gaps - 12/11/2010 04:36:22 AM 1879 Views
I can't believe I forgot to mention Leonard Cohen. *NM* (beat.) - 12/11/2010 04:33:15 AM 392 Views
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