Incandescence

Every poet needs reaffirmation, sometimes. :)

The "dark angel" was a reference to Thomas Wolfe...

You should have been harder. This is severely lacking a lot of poetic rhythm and meaning. I didn't really want to post a poem about an event that hasn't ended ...

It's to give off the effect of a series of couplets: usually sweet, romantic ditties. Irony is the goal. cocaine white lightnin packin the beak ...I've got a nose for ...

Thanks you two! Shriek -- I'm glad you liked it. Griff -- I know what you mean about the lack of description in the beginning, but there's a reason. This ...

For me this falls apart once the personal static enters. A splintering effect not uncommon in most beginning writers' work makes itself felt. It's all in the title. I doubt ...

I'm reminded of Roland Barthes' "Death of an Author." Not for the way it was written, or what was (explicitly) said, but the idea it approaches... I have no constructive ...

One question: Why do I care? Until you can satisfy this question with ample verse, don't expect me to raise pom-poms for this.

He said, "Do you think it's any good?" She replied, "Maybe too much dialogue."

The end fell flat on its nose; it might work as rap but as a text alas it turns to bluster.

The end was overdone/melodramatic, yo. Or, something.

For Misty. The poem is a tribute to painter Georgia O'Keefe. Best, Brad

I kept "Finding it (was) too hard" to keep murking through this: Suicide, the Blade, doggerled yet true, constitute not the poetic lisp.

As a comment, using the word 'fuck' in every poem obviously degenerates its effect, but otherwise, I found this, as a piece of humor, quite likeable.

I apologize for the misunderstanding you had. Have you ever heard of a style called "Impresionistic Simplism"? It's fairly new -- not much written on it. This was an experiment ...