Your favourite poet?

Pet_Sounds · 10-05-2014, 08:57 PM

I've been reading a lot of poetry lately, and I thought some discussion would be interesting. My all time favourite is Robert Frost without a doubt. He conveys such a sense of melancholy beauty in every sentence. Especially "After Apple Picking" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". I once saw a choral version of the latter set to music performed, and it was possibly the most poignant piece of music I've ever heard.

**Frownland** · 10-05-2014, 08:59 PM

E.E. Cummings

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GuD · 10-11-2014, 12:42 AM

^that and... you know... creepy misogyny.

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Originally Posted by Frownland

E.E. Cummings

l(a
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fa
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fvcking what?

I hate this kinda ****. Got something to say? Say it. Eloquence is one thing but absurd rearrangement for the sake of being confusing is just boring

Machine · 10-14-2014, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

E.E. Cummings

l(a
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I love this poem I remember learning about it and think it was so clever I still do and I love the message behind it

bulbasaur · 10-06-2014, 03:38 AM

no clue who my favorite would be, but richard siken's crush is a wonderful collection of poetry. i thought maggie nelson's bluets was nice too, as well as brautigan's pill versus the springhill mine disaster.

anis mojgani is usually great, but there's a poem or so of his that i don't dig as much from time to time

nuke-tan · 10-06-2014, 05:13 AM

Aleister Crowley, very morbid and freaky poetry

Thelonious Monkey · 10-06-2014, 06:17 AM

Music is poetry. Or I like to think of it as that.

Does posting lyrics count?

Surell · 10-10-2014, 02:37 AM

I think Keats is a poet who has a consistent hold on my heart.

Psy-Fi · 10-10-2014, 05:40 AM

Surell · 10-10-2014, 11:07 PM

I def wanna check some Bukowski, I'm always kinda thinking I won't like the Beat types like I think he's associated with but he seems to have a more self-deprecating aura about him

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	E.E. Cummings l(a le af fa ll s) one l iness __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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bulbasaur ʕº̫͡ºʔ ʕº̫͡ºʔ ʕº̫͡ºʔ Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 790	no clue who my favorite would be, but richard siken's crush is a wonderful collection of poetry. i thought maggie nelson's bluets was nice too, as well as brautigan's pill versus the springhill mine disaster. anis mojgani is usually great, but there's a poem or so of his that i don't dig as much from time to time __________________ last.fm

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nuke-tan Groupie Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 17	Aleister Crowley, very morbid and freaky poetry

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Thelonious Monkey Caesar is home. Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 876	Music is poetry. Or I like to think of it as that. Does posting lyrics count?