telegraph.co.uk— Poetry, one of mankind's oldest art forms, is enjoying a resurgence due to the internet, according to the writers themselves.
Mar 1, 2009View in Crawl 4
There are plenty of good poets still alive and writing: Seamus Heaney, Louise Gluck, Robert Pinsky, Mary Oliver, Adam Zagajewski, Derek Walcott, and Adrienne Rich to name a few. For your own sake, pick up a copy of "Best American Poetry" of any recent year. What if after Shakespeare the world just said, "Well, that's it. No one can write anything new or worthwhile after that". Every generation has its own language and collective psyche.
As a child, they could not keep me from wellsAnd old pumps with buckets and windlasses.I loved the dark drop, the trapped sky, the smellsOf waterweed, fungus and dank moss.One, in a brickyard, with a rotted board top.I savoured the rich crash when a bucketPlummeted down at the end of a rope.So deep you saw no reflection in it.A shallow one under a dry stone ditchFructified like any aquarium.When you dragged out long roots from the soft mulchA white face hovered over the bottom.Others had echoes, gave back your own callWith a clean new music in it. And oneWas scaresome, for there, out of ferns and tallFoxgloves, a rat slapped across my reflection.Now, to pry into roots, to finger slime,To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into some springIs beneath all adult dignity. I rhymeTo see myself, to set the darkness echoing.this is your first example. its like bad alexander pope. and Alexander pope was perhaps the worst poet who ever gained acclaim.
Good article. Now for some related self-promo. I put together this site Hello Poetry to be a nice place to read and share poetry without all the clutter and ridiculous ads that are so common on other poetry sites. If you're interested, have a look:<a class="user" href="http://www.hellopoetry.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellopoetry.com</a>
Seriously, I don't know where you people get off, saying that poetry written by teenagers doesn't count. Teenagers or anyone that writes poems, should not be condemned just because some self proclaimed expert thinks there work lacks "quality". Maybe I think that the poems you call "quality" suck. Quality like beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The sudden awareness of how popular poetry is, should not be considered a boom. What is really needed is an ultimate poetry conest that is open to all poets and all styles of poetry that will determine who is really writing the best new poems! So I am building it now, lol. I am hoping to have it ready by June,BestNewPoems.com, coming soon!
Wonder of All WondersBefore the universe was bornBefore the first turning of the wheel of timeThere was something in the chaos of the heavensStanding alone, empty yet fullThe silence within a riot of soundSolitary in the most crowded expanseUnpredictable for all of its unchanging wayIt is ever present and secureFleeting in its flashes of wonderYou may regard it as the Mother of the universeBecause we do not know its name, cannot knowI call it spirit, for I found that answer withinYou will call it else, for your answer is yoursIf forced to give it a name, Seeking harmony through understandingI would call it 'Great'This heavens gift we all shareThe wonder of all wondersIt is life…Steve `Easy` Whitacre April 27th, 2009Learn for today for tomorrow,Live today as though tomorrow will never come...<a class="user" href="http://ohioeasy.wordpress.com">http://ohioeasy.wordpress.com</a>
check out <a class="user" href="http://www.poetrybattles.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.poetrybattles.com</a>What is www.poetrybattles.com?Poetrybattles.com is a way to get your poetry heard by people all across the world. With poetrybattles.com you can: * Upload load yourself reciting your favorite poem. * Blog the videos you take with your digital camera or cell phone. * Securely and privately show videos to your friends and family. * Enter our monthly Poetastic Rumble Contest. Where Members Only recite an original video poem on the monthly topic that will be picked by yours truly. Your poetry comrades will decide whose poem will win the $100.00 dollar cash prize. By simply rating on the video of who they thought was the best.The member with the most votes wins the cash. Every month there will be a different topic and a new chance to win. Videos must be uploaded in the Poetastic Rumble Channel Link to qualify.
pontdepierreMar 1, 2009
There are plenty of good poets still alive and writing: Seamus Heaney, Louise Gluck, Robert Pinsky, Mary Oliver, Adam Zagajewski, Derek Walcott, and Adrienne Rich to name a few. For your own sake, pick up a copy of "Best American Poetry" of any recent year. What if after Shakespeare the world just said, "Well, that's it. No one can write anything new or worthwhile after that". Every generation has its own language and collective psyche.
Closed AccountMar 2, 2009
According to Sturgeon's Law, more like 90%
jason210Mar 2, 2009
As a child, they could not keep me from wellsAnd old pumps with buckets and windlasses.I loved the dark drop, the trapped sky, the smellsOf waterweed, fungus and dank moss.One, in a brickyard, with a rotted board top.I savoured the rich crash when a bucketPlummeted down at the end of a rope.So deep you saw no reflection in it.A shallow one under a dry stone ditchFructified like any aquarium.When you dragged out long roots from the soft mulchA white face hovered over the bottom.Others had echoes, gave back your own callWith a clean new music in it. And oneWas scaresome, for there, out of ferns and tallFoxgloves, a rat slapped across my reflection.Now, to pry into roots, to finger slime,To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into some springIs beneath all adult dignity. I rhymeTo see myself, to set the darkness echoing.this is your first example. its like bad alexander pope. and Alexander pope was perhaps the worst poet who ever gained acclaim.
Closed AccountMar 2, 2009
Buried and blocked, douche.
yacksMar 2, 2009
What do you have against the non-certain man from Nantickett?
Closed AccountMar 2, 2009
My face is redMy balls are blueSo All My BaseAre blog to you.
purplefilmsMar 12, 2009
I agree. Sites like www.theworldlovepoem.com and www.storymash.com would NOT have been possible 20 years ago!chi
eliotyMar 12, 2009
Good article. Now for some related self-promo. I put together this site Hello Poetry to be a nice place to read and share poetry without all the clutter and ridiculous ads that are so common on other poetry sites. If you're interested, have a look:<a class="user" href="http://www.hellopoetry.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellopoetry.com</a>
james113Apr 4, 2009
Seriously, I don't know where you people get off, saying that poetry written by teenagers doesn't count. Teenagers or anyone that writes poems, should not be condemned just because some self proclaimed expert thinks there work lacks "quality". Maybe I think that the poems you call "quality" suck. Quality like beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The sudden awareness of how popular poetry is, should not be considered a boom. What is really needed is an ultimate poetry conest that is open to all poets and all styles of poetry that will determine who is really writing the best new poems! So I am building it now, lol. I am hoping to have it ready by June,BestNewPoems.com, coming soon!
avatarosApr 5, 2009
COLBERT.........................................................................................`:~~;;;;;;;;;~~::`.........................```````` ...............................................................................`:;;7r77r7^^;;;;;;;~~;;~~::`.............................................................................................``::~~;;;;;;;;;~~~~;;~:``.............````.............`::.............```::::``:``` ...............................................``::~~;;~~;;;^^7r7^7^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~::..``::::`.................``::`...........````::``....................................`````...................::::`......:::::..............``............................................;;^^^~...................... ......................................................~;~:`...:;;77^;;;;;;7rr^~................................``...........`::``:``...................``` .......................:~~::....`::;;~...........`::::~....:;;7;;~~;;;^^~`.....................................;~........~:`:~~`.............................................~^;;;`.....`:;^;;;~~::....:~;;;~......;;;;;~...................................................::`........```~;^^^~..................``.`````................~~~~`....::;^7::~;;~:::~::::`......~7^;~.....................``.........................................`::;;;;~`...........................``::`..............~^^~:;7;;~~72;;;~....`~~.....................................................................................``.....................................``....``............;;;;~:::`.;7^^~:~^;;;;;;;........................................`...............................................``.............................................```.........:;;^;~........`::~;;~~:`:~~.............................`:~;;;^^r;;~:`.....::;;^7^rrr7^^;;;;;;;;;~;;;;;~~`......................................`````..``........;;~:.............``::::::::::``......................`~7WMMMMM80008MMMMMMM8\0aX2^^;;;;~:`.................................````....``.......~;;~..........`:~;~``.^7777^^^^^^X0MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM88a22r^;;;~`...............................`::`.......:~::.............~~`.7iMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM\8aXaar^^^;;..............................```......;;^^::.........`:::``;7MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM8SXaiSa77r7;~........................................:;;;;:.............~^SMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM80SWWSiiarr^^^7^;;~`...................................`:;;;~~::`......~7\\MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM8\\\MM80iXXr7^77^~........................................~::;;~:..``..::;7i\MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM\8WiiXr7^;^^;;:.............................................`..........``:::::;;0MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWW\MM8ar^^^^;;~...........................................`:;;.......``::::`.::;aMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMXr77;;;;;;;;~...........................``.``...............~.......````....`.7MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMW~...........::;^^^;;~::....................................................~:.............`:r8MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM8a^:......~7a2;~.:;;7^;;;;;~`...................................................:::......``.....^8MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM8X^;~.......`:;;^2aaiiar^;~~;;;^7^~..........:~~...................................;;^^~......~2\MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMaXrr77;;~`......``~::~~```:::;;;^;;;;~~~;7rrr~`........`:~::`..................................;;iMM8;`::;^\MMMMMMM8SW\8\X7;;;;;;;^^rrr7^;;;;7i\8Si^~........::::`..`.......:~~~^^;;;;;;;;^^77^~....`:~~~:`.....``````````````........ ..............``MMM7~8MMMM\8\MW2^;~`........................:7MMMS::..``~;;^S7~~~7iW^~:;;^2r2rr7^;;~:....:~;;;~:.....``.......................... ...................^SW^:^\MMMM808r7;:`:~::......`:;^^^;^2XXSMMMM^~7a0\\\M\8\Wi2^;:::~;^2rXXrr7;;~::`.```~;;~................................... .....................;;0MXaMMMMMMMM8W8WWSW\MMMMMMM0;7r8\\\888\0Sarrrrrrrrr2aiiXr^;;~```::~:::;;;;~.................................. ..........................7MMMMMMMMMMMM88\\\\8\\MMMMMMMMX;7Sa8MMMMMM8WSiiiiia2^;~:::::::::::~~:`........................................................;MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMW^^2r^ra\MM8888\0WaiXrr7;;~::~~:::::;;;;~`.............................................................SMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMS^;;^^^^a\\\\\\\\\\88\0Sii2r7^;;;;;;;~~~~~;;;;;~...............................................................8MMMMMMM8MMMMMMMMMMMMMM8^~~:^r0\\MMM\8\SX7;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~~~:~:;;;;~:```............................................................XMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWXar^S\8\\\\880i2^^;;;;;;;;;^^;;;;~~~::````....```..........................................................~iMMMMM\MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMS;;;;7^7r08\\\8\WXr7^;;;;^^^;;~~~::::::`........````..........................................................aMMMMMMMMMMMMMMW:::7X27^;~`.........`7S\\\88\\Wa2777^^;;~:::::~::`.............................................. .....................................:2MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMa082~.............::;;2i\\\88\\8\\WX7^^;;;;~~~~~``...................................````.````` ........................................\MM\MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMX;~;;^7^^^r2XaaSWSaaXr7;;;;;;;~~~~:`.................................```````````:: ..........................................0MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM82X\MMMSiiaXX22Xr77Xar^;;;;;;;;;;~:`......................................``````````` ............................................0MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWrr7^;;;;~:`.~;^^^^WX^;;;;;;;;~:```.....................................``````````` ~``..........................................^8MMMMM\\Xrr0\8\MMMMMM8\MMMWXr7rraXX2r7;~``.`::``.............::rM7:..``............................... ;;~...............................................~8MMM80\MMMMM8ar7;;;;;;;~~;;;;;;;;;~~~;;;;;;;^^^;;::`.``~~..............`7\MW~..``:::.........`........`````` ;;;~:`................................................7\M8iXaW0WSr^;~:::`:::;;;^;;;;;~::.........``:~;^777^;;~~~``....``....;;0MMM7:.......`````............``::::: ;;;~:`...................................................;WMM8SWiiXr772a8\\M88SaXaW\\\\\MM8X^~:::`..............2MMMMS.......................``..````:: ;;;;~:`......................................................7iMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMW^~```..............;;8MMMM8;....................``::```````::;;;;;;~:..........................................................:2W8MMMMMMMMMMMMM88Sir^~..................~\\MMMMMi~..........................``:::````` ;;;;;;;;~:........................................................aM0rX0\MM88\\88\\\\8WiXr7^;;~::..................~r8MMMMMa~......................................... ;;;;;;;;;~``......................................................MM8War7^;;;;;;;;;;;;;^^^;;;;~~:```..................:;^i8MMMMMW;............................................. ;;;;;;;;;;;~`....................................................aMMM80Sr7;;~::`::~~~~:::`....................~ra\MMMMMMi~............................................... ;;;;;;;;;;;~:`....................................................aMMMM\\\8Wr^;;;;~~~~:::``.............`~;7W\MMMMMM7................................................... ;;;;;;;;;;;;;~:.........................................``~::`.SMMMMM8\\8S2^;;;;;;;;;~~:::~;;7X0\MMMMMMMMW.....................................................test
ohioeasyMay 1, 2009
Wonder of All WondersBefore the universe was bornBefore the first turning of the wheel of timeThere was something in the chaos of the heavensStanding alone, empty yet fullThe silence within a riot of soundSolitary in the most crowded expanseUnpredictable for all of its unchanging wayIt is ever present and secureFleeting in its flashes of wonderYou may regard it as the Mother of the universeBecause we do not know its name, cannot knowI call it spirit, for I found that answer withinYou will call it else, for your answer is yoursIf forced to give it a name, Seeking harmony through understandingI would call it 'Great'This heavens gift we all shareThe wonder of all wondersIt is life…Steve `Easy` Whitacre April 27th, 2009Learn for today for tomorrow,Live today as though tomorrow will never come...<a class="user" href="http://ohioeasy.wordpress.com">http://ohioeasy.wordpress.com</a>
jrlimerickpoemsJul 9, 2009
Once a recluse, abibliophobicHad a den pretty near claustrophobicLined with books on four wallsAgainst any shortfallsWhile indulging this agoraphobic.
crosspathsMar 15, 2010
It takes a more perceptive poet to see through the light of internet like you both do.
crosspathsMar 15, 2010
What is time if not a poetic passing of your reality and mine?
crosspathsMar 15, 2010
you just did...you are not a dead poet so you must be good.
poetrybattlesMay 14, 2010
check out <a class="user" href="http://www.poetrybattles.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.poetrybattles.com</a>What is www.poetrybattles.com?Poetrybattles.com is a way to get your poetry heard by people all across the world. With poetrybattles.com you can: * Upload load yourself reciting your favorite poem. * Blog the videos you take with your digital camera or cell phone. * Securely and privately show videos to your friends and family. * Enter our monthly Poetastic Rumble Contest. Where Members Only recite an original video poem on the monthly topic that will be picked by yours truly. Your poetry comrades will decide whose poem will win the $100.00 dollar cash prize. By simply rating on the video of who they thought was the best.The member with the most votes wins the cash. Every month there will be a different topic and a new chance to win. Videos must be uploaded in the Poetastic Rumble Channel Link to qualify.