tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.comments2023-03-25T03:51:02.990-04:00Terminal ChaosityLohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03997469173838577796noreply@blogger.comBlogger440125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-88514294219422560502018-05-07T22:19:42.428-04:002018-05-07T22:19:42.428-04:00Ten years later, now 2018, the place has shrunken ...Ten years later, now 2018, the place has shrunken to a tiny handful of well-behaved poetasters. The good old days when there were loads of them and they would brawl and be their natural hateful selves are over. Politesse has set in, not a dissenting voice remains, and you could find more stimulation in a graveyard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-71973435872128446502017-11-24T12:24:26.295-05:002017-11-24T12:24:26.295-05:00My sentiments exactly. I think this is an older ar...My sentiments exactly. I think this is an older article, but I'm commenting anyway. Lo, you hit the nail on the head and said exactly what I've thought for so long.<br /><br />I went to school for a while because I bought into this train of thought and was made to feel inferior. I've since dropped out, mainly because of personal and family obligations that overhauled my schedule, etc.<br /><br />I'm still writing and may never "be anything," but it was good to read this and other people's sentiments on the subject. Yes, we all need "honing" and learning. There's always room for improvement. But degrees aren't necessary. They are just a prerequisite to entry into snob circles. That's pretty much it.<br /><br />Yeah.<br /><br />Thank you for the article....though my thanks is way late. :)<br /><br />~ julijulicailinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228055985105675313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-52954181754234721572014-03-14T18:12:47.666-04:002014-03-14T18:12:47.666-04:00thank you for posting the list on poets that did a...thank you for posting the list on poets that did and do not have an mf, ph or whatnot, I was ready to go enroll in a universityMarta C. Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201300362483291904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-26394348964468780892013-01-11T17:35:16.734-05:002013-01-11T17:35:16.734-05:00I'd like to mention Poetry Slam in response to...I'd like to mention Poetry Slam in response to this article. More and more people are persuing poetry without MFAs and finding great success in the avenue of Poetry Slam and spoken word. If you want to find these "Real Poets," I suggest checking out your local slam. If you want to get published, yes, the snoots will read your degree before they read your poetry. If you want to be spoken word artist, then present yourself, and may the better poet win. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663310512477099941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-9171052583597339842012-01-08T18:42:23.145-05:002012-01-08T18:42:23.145-05:00Have a good 2012, Lo.
JaniceHave a good 2012, Lo.<br /><br />Janicejansohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01036340196440773002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-17341061393233863072011-12-23T09:42:01.649-05:002011-12-23T09:42:01.649-05:00Thanks!!Thanks!!Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997469173838577796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-91475260135076014122011-12-23T08:59:50.242-05:002011-12-23T08:59:50.242-05:00http://poetryroundup.us/whup/index.phphttp://poetryroundup.us/whup/index.phpRichard Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00318302030070884970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-23418070601246353882011-12-21T10:30:19.463-05:002011-12-21T10:30:19.463-05:00Eric, Richard, thanks for still being around!
A...Eric, Richard, thanks for still being around! <br /><br />And no, I guess I don't like all cats better than all poets. Although I oo like all cats and I don't like all poets. And, if I had to pick one over the other, I'd take the cat hands down. Dead poets don't count. I like most of them. It's the live ones that drive me crazy.<br /><br />I do know those grammy nominees. I like Brahms and Verdi. Again with the dead.<br /><br />Does Dr.WhoopAss still have a poetry forum? I've lost the link if so.Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997469173838577796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-89613510851563210632011-12-21T10:24:06.488-05:002011-12-21T10:24:06.488-05:00Nice to see you posting again. Do you like all ca...Nice to see you posting again. Do you like <i>all</i> cats better than <i>all</i> poets? There are some very nice dead poets.<br /><br />Tony Bennett, Booker T., Barbra Streisand, Brahms, and Verdi were nominated for Grammys this year.<br /><br />RHERichard Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00318302030070884970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-48049629624786628912011-12-14T12:35:11.374-05:002011-12-14T12:35:11.374-05:00Lots of luck with the dolphin.. :))
A poet.. LOLLots of luck with the dolphin.. :))<br /><br />A poet.. LOLEric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-1587847006828696862011-12-06T23:54:44.676-05:002011-12-06T23:54:44.676-05:00Yep the guys a real winner alright. right :)Yep the guys a real winner alright. right :)Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-84926186350177872242011-11-15T19:28:44.028-05:002011-11-15T19:28:44.028-05:00In all these years, I've never understood what...In all these years, I've never understood what the problem was with Janet Kenny. I suppose I never will.Gail Whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-76417487776141413292011-10-05T17:47:59.353-04:002011-10-05T17:47:59.353-04:00good for you :))good for you :))Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-45172521880494869642011-08-29T01:49:53.208-04:002011-08-29T01:49:53.208-04:00I have just been given a life ban from this site f...I have just been given a life ban from this site for objecting to belittling critique on a poem I know was pretty good. They seem to preen themselves with a star general ranking system and expect everyone to stay smartly in line. Its a bit like joining the poetry army. Luckily I have been writing for some time and had enough confidence in my work to be critical back. This is unusual for me as I am normally a very laid back person. I don't think eratosphere have an appreciation of good metaphor and they seem to be bogged down in poetic regulation of there own making. I feel sorry for the position they put themselves in which is to a degree counter to the whole essence of poetry. Pseudo-intellectuals are in my experience the most difficult of people to argue with. I attend classes at the London poetry school who have very accomplished teachers and I have made a lot of very good friends there who are always happy to read and critique what I write so eratosphere's life time ban is very welcome now I know what it is like. I very much sympathize with what others here have said. Don't let it put you off poetry it is a fantastic medium for art and expression. Poetry by its nature is very subjective and means different things to different people. TimTimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-15290929445311740002011-08-05T05:34:34.517-04:002011-08-05T05:34:34.517-04:00Jeep is a subsidiary car brand belonging to the Ch...Jeep is a subsidiary car brand belonging to the Chrysler group. Jeep vehicle has catered to the various needs of its passengers. I will surely recommend this post who is in need of buying a jeep.Jeep Dealer in Houstonhttp://www.northwestdodge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-73109126741079074492011-06-09T17:43:11.992-04:002011-06-09T17:43:11.992-04:00Thank you for your kind words. Our bibliocat, Gwen...Thank you for your kind words. Our bibliocat, Gwenievere, passed away from renal failure in January. We miss her very much. In April we adopted two orange mackerel tabby brothers to attempt to replace Gwenie. It has taken them nearly two months to start to fill the large void she left.<br /><br />We enjoyed your visit, and please stop by again when you are in the area!Diane, Already Read Used Booksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-41201513176999075592011-05-07T15:31:22.822-04:002011-05-07T15:31:22.822-04:00Great poem, I enjoyed reading it more than once.. ...Great poem, I enjoyed reading it more than once.. :)Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-81291788661741665932011-04-20T11:05:12.154-04:002011-04-20T11:05:12.154-04:00Wow, cool! :DWow, cool! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-57602990551640941322011-03-25T11:57:05.728-04:002011-03-25T11:57:05.728-04:00These are terrific! You've inspired me to wri...These are terrific! You've inspired me to write my first one.Dean Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787236142533565584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-3889432567376919282011-02-23T17:04:27.149-05:002011-02-23T17:04:27.149-05:00I didn't mention this at the Sphere, but I lov...I didn't mention this at the Sphere, but I loved your use of "rifle through" in the first line. It gave it a military feel (along with creep, crawl, and climb) and emphasized the fact that you were on a mission. Good one, lo :) ~pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-78071601307226889022010-12-19T17:04:34.057-05:002010-12-19T17:04:34.057-05:00Do you really want to know?? hahahaDo you really want to know?? hahahaEric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-19262598129675181682010-09-20T21:21:53.959-04:002010-09-20T21:21:53.959-04:00I can soooo relate to these, lol (well, except the...I can soooo relate to these, lol (well, except the cat one :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-65948019760617942912010-07-20T10:09:06.926-04:002010-07-20T10:09:06.926-04:00I thank you for your reading and your commenting -...I thank you for your reading and your commenting - unfortuately this was not a post about racism, this was a post about creative editing.<br /><br />You are, of course, most welcome to comment in any way you see fit, but in the interest of continuity, I'd really like to hear your opinions on the editing done by Baitbart and Fox.<br /><br />The video begins with these written words:<br /><br /><i>On July 25, 2009 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed Shirley Sherrod as Georgia Director of Rural Development. On Monday, March 27, 2010, while speaking at the NAACP Freedom Fund banquet <b>Mrs. Sherrod admits in in her federally appointed position,</b> overseeing over a billion dollars tht she discriminates against people due to their race.</i><br /><br />Since the incident Ms. Sherrod refers to clearly happened in 1986 while she was representing The Black Farmer's Coop, she was not, as people are being led to believe, acting in a "federally appointed position."<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GNArUTCo0Q<br /><br />It also remains to be seen if the rest of the video surfaces - and what Ms. Sherrod says in it. <br /><br />If she, indeed, goes on to explain that that's when she recognized that all people are alike and that we must all work together andthat race is not the issue, it does, certainly, change the entire context of what is being claimed.<br /><br />So, please, tell us how you feel about the editing done here - not necessarily about what the rest of the video might say, since we have no knowledge of that as of yet, but of the outright misrepresentation of actions being taken as a federally appointed employee vs. the truth of her actually being a representative of The Black Farmer's Coop.Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997469173838577796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-74950566247092891732010-07-20T09:43:48.485-04:002010-07-20T09:43:48.485-04:00racism is BULL, regardless of who is involved. Thi...racism is BULL, regardless of who is involved. This country is too d*** PC. There are many groups that are glaringly racist. Example..Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus . Imagine a Congressional White Caucus and the cries of KKK and crackers? Why isn't there the same antagonism aimed their way? <br />The comments made by Sharrod are not surprising considering , even if they were uttered 24 yrs ago that that attitude is still quite prevalent today that "only" whites are racist and any racist comments made by any other "racial"groups are simply "taken out of context"CapeCodPatriotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695568.post-65716753462358409222010-07-11T22:16:51.240-04:002010-07-11T22:16:51.240-04:00Thank you. I am thrilled with the way it turned o...Thank you. I am thrilled with the way it turned out. I can't wait to get started on the rest of the house.Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997469173838577796noreply@blogger.com