Incandescence

Any form of religion is simply an 'origin story' proper. What spurred the significant count-down at the year 2000 was man's desperate need for 'finality' -- for the conclusion of ...

Incandescence Poetry PM I am not a critic of grammar, spelling, or other atrocities; rather, my focus is the luminary from the nether-regions that spawned your poem. Rainbows, puppy-dog tails, ...

Belief is not about the contours of perfection but the context of imperfection. When you deal with Beings 'greater than the cosmos', it is quite possible that said-Beings could erase ...

I've got some kind of Gregorian chant in the background at the moment, so I'm more sympathetic to this piece than I might be otherwise. But that may be the ...

Did you read my argument? It clearly states what I just said. In fact, it dispells that notion entirely.

Where art comes from isn't the subject at hand. How we determine the value of art, however, is.

While I voted for poetry, it isn't necessarily my 'favorite'... I'm quite indecisive on these things, though.

Well, this debate originated from his poem, where he disagreed with me. He disagreed with me here, too. But suddenly, in both, he's reversed himself, so that he's agreeing with ...

Cinematography hasn't been around all that long. The closest comparison we have are plays, which are as close as a third cousin four times removed. Largely, though, I suspect films ...

It's irrelevant. Who cares whether art set in motion tradition, or tradition set in motion the art. Art's worth is based on the ways in which it affects tradition.

Hence the reason it's seen as 'good'.

Again, Qi, the urge does not constitute the act. Just because I had an urge to eat the flesh off a certain person does not mean I did.

Qi -- in reality, nothing is factual. You seem to think you have the answer to everything because you watch CNN. Many times, opinions are far more valuable than the ...

I disagree with that conclusion on many levels, but, firstly, let's look at the number of errors your response has: A) You're not refuting my argument. In fact, you're agreeing ...

Ah well, such is usually the case with poetry that's being published. I, myself, find it hard to read through some of the utter crap that gets put out there. ...