http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/-t1.htm Discussions on ballades, monologues, hai ku, elegies et al Tue, 20 May 2008 05:09:34 GMT 10 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2224/2368040260_bbb99d5cb8_o.jpg http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/-t1.htm http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/her-kind-by-anne-sexton-t64.htm isidore Her Kind I have gone out, a possessed witch, haunting the black air, braver at night; dreaming evil, I have done my hitch over the plain houses, light by light: lonely thing, twelve-fingered, out of mind. A woman like that is not a woman, quite. I have been her kind. I have found the warm caves in the woods, filled them with skillets, carvings, shelves, closets, silks, innumerable goods; fixed the suppers for the worms and the elves: whining, rearranging the disaligned. A ... Poetry Tue, 20 May 2008 05:09:34 GMT http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/her-kind-by-anne-sexton-t64.htm#164 http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/her-kind-by-anne-sexton-t64.htm http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/kahlil-gibran-s-the-madman-t51.htm Don Okay, continuing the theme of historical Asian poetry, I'm currently reading Kahlil Gibran's book entitled "The Madman: His Poems & Parables". For those unfamiliar with Gibran, he was a 19th Century poet, artist and writer born in Lebanon. His work is quite broad-ranging, but he's reasonably well known, even in the modern Western world. This particular text deals with themes of madness/insanity. Here's an edited example: You ask me how I became a madman. It happened thus: ... Poetry Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:58:51 GMT http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/kahlil-gibran-s-the-madman-t51.htm#103 http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/kahlil-gibran-s-the-madman-t51.htm http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/omar-khayyam-s-ruba-iyat-t48.htm Don A friend recently recommended a poetry book to me, which happened to be Omar Khayyam's "Ruba'iyat". I'm not overly familiar with Persian poetry (or even poetry in general), so I wasn't really sure what to expect. Khayyam was apparently best known in 11th century Persia (now Iran) as an astronomer, mathematician and philosopher. and I think its the latter role which influences his words in this book, making them more "philosophical guidance" than poetry itself. What ... Poetry Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:31:09 GMT http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/omar-khayyam-s-ruba-iyat-t48.htm#94 http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/omar-khayyam-s-ruba-iyat-t48.htm http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/poetry-that-answers-back-t39.htm isidore Post a poem you've read (or written?) that answers the poem preceeding it in some way. Here's one that I dearly love: "When suddenly, at midnight, you hear an invisible procession going by with exquisite music, voices, don’t mourn your luck that’s failing now, work gone wrong, your plans all proving deceptive—don’t mourn them uselessly. As one long prepared, and graced with courage, say goodbye to her, the Alexandria that is leaving. Above all, don’t fool ... Poetry Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:54:04 GMT http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/poetry-that-answers-back-t39.htm#75 http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/poetry-that-answers-back-t39.htm http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/hipster-haiku-t35.htm Marisha Ha, I just came across this funky book called "Hipster Haiku" by Siobhan Adcock, it's supposed to be about "the haiku about the cool kids" No, really... WTF? Pop will eat itself: Hence, t-shirts with wry slogans About wry t-shirts Slow morning at work I search Insound hopefully For a new import Your "neighborhoodie" Sends a very clear message Which is: "I'm new here" Thanks, Aunt Polly. But Chili's gift certificates Are no good to me. Poetry Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:54:07 GMT http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/hipster-haiku-t35.htm#66 http://theliberboards.heavenforum.com/poetry-f16/hipster-haiku-t35.htm