Comments | cb201: Why free verse poetry sucks.

cb201

Why free verse poetry sucks.

Sep 21, 2005 16:55

( I wrote me a poem. )

Comments 9

dadams1 September 21 2005, 14:31:47 UTC

HEAR HEAR

ENCORE

You should write more free verse poetry.

nerviosa September 21 2005, 15:37:38 UTC

You don't deserve to pronounce the name of ee cummings.

Also. Die.

cb201 September 21 2005, 16:31:38 UTC

He really was a pretentious asshole, you know. Right up there with Conor Oberst and Bobby Flay.

themusicalfruit September 21 2005, 16:59:47 UTC

Paul. That's AWESOME. Sorry Julia, but E.E. Cummings (HAH! I capitalized his name!) is really just gimmicky.

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dadams1 September 21 2005, 19:21:44 UTC

The poetry may be decent enough, but it's the poet's fault that it's all over the damn page and your eyes explode just trying to decipher it.

cb201 September 22 2005, 14:14:15 UTC

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I rest my case. He was a douche, plain and simple.

...How can you not blame the poet?

dadams1 September 22 2005, 15:30:57 UTC

Fucking shit.

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