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patriciajj commented on: An Audience of Stars and the Rest of It by patriciajj 47 weeks 1 day* ago* I’m forever grateful to the: I’m forever grateful to the people in your life who instilled in you an appreciation for poetry and the ability to read a poem like no one else I’ve ever known. That skill, and your conviction (of course, eloquently stated in various ways in many of your comments) that writing poetry is a sublime vocation, not just a hobby, has reignited my own passion for the craft. So I’m reading your amazing analysis, an illumination that is deeply perceptive, motivating, spot-on and thrilling in its unparalleled insight, and thinking: he gets it! He pinpointed, not only the center of gravity, but my heart’s assignment, my inner goal, my reason to stop everything on a chaotic day and allow a little light to seep through the cracks of our cynical, weary, nonsensical world. That’s a gift so precious even Pop Stevens couldn’t have given a voice to its worth. My deepest and infinite gratitude. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Lines From Somewhere In Medieval Russia by S74rw4rd 47 weeks 1 day* ago* Your poetry often reminds me: Your poetry often reminds me of what Boris Pasternak wrote in 1960: "Poetry is a rich, full-bodied whistle, cracked ice crunching in pails, the night that numbs the leaf, the duel of two nightingales, the sweet pea that has run wild, Creation's tears in shoulder blades." He would have applauded your unsparing indictment of a social experiment turned into a cruel, colossal failure. With the right touch of wit and searing reality, your poem is an excellent cautionary tale. Great one! [ go to comment ]
cynosure commented on: Analysis of Andrew Marvell's poem "To His Coy Mistress". by cynosure 47 weeks 1 day* ago* Moment of clarity. : I finally understand what is going on here. I recently discovered that much of my intellectual property from this site, like my poetry analyses (from my year 11 literature) has been stolen and plagiarised completely unadulterated (complete with spelling and grammar errors) in other people’s undergraduate and Master theses. Many of these theses were published recently, which begs the question of why the university wasn’t using plagiarism detection to check them? Further, I have found some to be profiteering off my work by selling it to the likes of Barnes and Noble (Bartleby) and others. Admittedly, I am partially to blame. I uploaded my work under a pseudonym (with references removed to try to deter potential theft) to a public poetry website. My reasons for this were to spread my love of English literature and, perchance, inspire young minds to appreciate it as much as I do. [ go to comment ]
lyrycsyntyme commented on: Tiny Little Gears (Ticks of Eternity) by lyrycsyntyme 47 weeks 1 day* ago* I quite enjoy these exchanges, myself: Dialing back to a time that had no time - you might be inventing time in reverse. I feel like this would make a unique and challenging Sci Fi story/script on time travel. Might have to steal an already existing title, though: The Land Before Time. ; ) Thank you, again. [ go to comment ]
Teytonon commented on: Tiny Little Gears (Ticks of Eternity) by lyrycsyntyme 47 weeks 1 day* ago* Question for you..: Question for you. Or anyone else who might know. When a poem is created, the system will note the time. Sometimes the time is accurate, sometimes it's not. I'm not losing any sleep over it, but do you know why that is? Thanks. [ go to comment ]
Teytonon commented on: Tiny Little Gears (Ticks of Eternity) by lyrycsyntyme 47 weeks 1 day* ago* Hmm. That’s a very..: Hmm. That's a very thought-provoking question. I need a minute to think about it. Though if I went back to the moment before the concept of time was invented, I wouldn't know what a minute was. Hmm. Another thought-provoking question. Will someone stop provoking my thoughts please? Seriously, I enjoy chatting on topics like this. It keeps my mind engaged. I'm an admirer of your work. Keep it up! [ go to comment ]
lyrycsyntyme commented on: 35 INCH SCREEN by georgeschaefer 47 weeks 2 days* ago* Such mourning to a massacre: Such mourning to a massacre of the hours. [ go to comment ]
lyrycsyntyme commented on: Tiny Little Gears (Ticks of Eternity) by lyrycsyntyme 47 weeks 2 days* ago* haha. Thank you, sir. As: haha. Thank you, sir. As usual, your wordplay adds to your critique. Here's one for you: If you had a time machine and wanted to go back to the moment before the concept of time was invented, could you? [ go to comment ]
lyrycsyntyme commented on: Tiny Little Gears (Ticks of Eternity) by lyrycsyntyme 47 weeks 2 days* ago* Thank you, Patricia.: Thank you, Patricia. Particularly appreciate you sharing your sense of the rhythm in the poem. It came across to you just as I intended in writing it, and that's yet another helpful share among many you've been so kind to divulge. Also, how you picked out the four lines you've highlighted above and granted them stand alone value is not just a much appreciated compliment but also speaks to your poetic senses, because I wrote them before much of the second stanza and built around them. I appreciate the generosity of time you've given to my poems over the years. I'm surely far from alone in this appreciation. [ go to comment ]
lyrycsyntyme commented on: Tiny Little Gears (Ticks of Eternity) by lyrycsyntyme 47 weeks 2 days* ago* Thank you, once more, for: Thank you, once more, for such kind words, as well as the way you can connect something so small as my poem with other, grand things. Your description of the way in which atoms charge the stars is quite poetic, in itself. : ) Regarding Stevens, I absolutely love the title "No Possum, No Sop, No Taters" - I think it's one of the most interesting and intriguing titles ever created. That's a real gift, to be able to create such a specific title, yet not give away the poem. He had that. Again, my gratitude. Thank you for taking the time and sharing - as you do so well - what about Tiny Little Gears made it for you. [ go to comment ]
Teytonon commented on: Hell's Jingle Bells by ramonathompsont 47 weeks 2 days* ago* What the hell?: What the hell? Are you well? Writing a poem about slaying! Here's the thing Murdering People is just not ok! Ramona, please note Need to read what I wrote Hope it's not too confusing Wish to make it real clear May I ask you, my dear What kind of drugs are you using? What the hell? Am I well? For my soul, I should be praying OMG! I agree With everything you say! [ go to comment ]
arielle commented on: thoughts I keep from my father by arielle 47 weeks 2 days* ago* I am very glad that you got: I am very glad that you got to reconnect after your heart surgery. I hope to reach that point with my father. [ go to comment ]
crypticbard commented on: Nights by Nolarak 47 weeks 2 days* ago* That truly is the sum total: That truly is the sum total of missing someone so much. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: thoughts I keep from my father by arielle 47 weeks 2 days* ago* Thank you. When I underwent: Thank you. When I underwent heart surgery in 2007 (with only three in twenty chances to survive), he and I began to reconcile. He died ten months after my surgery. I think at the end we were closer than we ever had been in my life. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: *Yet [/+/^] : 27.225 MHz, Some Final Measures; Poem On Psalm 147:4** by S74rw4rd 47 weeks 2 days* ago* Thank you. As always, I: Thank you. As always, I really admire the way you state things---and these words of yours are very impressive. [ go to comment ]