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[Angeline]

I received this lovely bit of feedback today from I know not whom, but I wanted to share it for there's an almost poetic simplicity to its venom. And then I thought that most of us get these things from time to time. If we put them here in this thread, maybe we can make found poems from them and they may serve some useful purpose. Have fun!

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Comments: you suck you cant even write
someone ought to put battery acid in your mouth

*DO NOT hit the REPLY button to respond to this email.*

 

[WickedEve]

Oh, I see you got my feedback.
I've had worse. Well, not really.

 

[Angeline]

Oh, I see you got my feedback.
I've had worse. Well, not really.

I thought I recognized the email address!

If we can get one decent found poem from these, I'll be happy. I hate to see words wasted.

Actually I'm guessing that feedback is the result of me getting snarky on the GB. They ain't so refined as we poets.

 

[WickedEve]

I thought I recognized the email address!

If we can get one decent found poem from these, I'll be happy. I hate to see words wasted.

Actually I'm guessing that feedback is the result of me getting snarky on the GB. They ain't so refined as we poets.

You were snarky?
You were on the GB?
I try other forums here. I was on one forum today and I even had something interesting to say. But I'm basically ignored there. I'm shunned like I'm 500 pounds of death in a thong coming at them.

 

[Angeline]

You were snarky?
You were on the GB?
I try other forums here. I was on one forum today and I even had something interesting to say. But I'm basically ignored there. I'm shunned like I'm 500 pounds of death in a thong coming at them.

I'm usually ignored but I've been going there for years and not caring what I say. Sometimes somebody slaps back.

 

[sassynyc]

The title alone, had me hook, line and sinker.
But I love the concept of this thread. Cool idea. Thankfully, I haven't received any such feedback, as yet. Good to know there's a designated spot for it though.

Battery acid? Jesus. Anon is due for a colonic.

 

[Angeline]

The title alone, had me hook, line and sinker.
But I love the concept of this thread. Cool idea. Thankfully, I haven't received any such feedback, as yet. Good to know there's a designated spot for it though.

Battery acid? Jesus. Anon is due for a colonic.

Actually anon left an email address but I doubt it's real.

I know people get these things. I haven't had one quite this vitrolic for a while. I just thought it might be fun to make found poems with them.

And if not, anon can check this thread any time he or she needs to be reminded what a waste of time that feedback was.

Love the av.

 

[Safe_Bet]

Geeze! At least your guy had some creativity! All I ever get are ones like this:
"any interest in an intimate encounter online. I like lesbians." From a guy, of course!

I love the taste of a coke and twinkie
and to lick the crumbs off the wrap.
Now I think I will play with my "dinkie"
and go on-line and talk some crap!

P.S. Ange you said poem; not good poem

 

[champagne1982]

I held it purposely
there on my tongue
and revelled
when it burned
his tiny winkie
off.

 

[Equinoxe]

I haven't, fortunately, received any feedback of that sort; I did receive one feedback e-mail that I found bizarre—but that actually had more to do with the e-mail address given than the message itself.

All I ever get are ones like this:
"any interest in an intimate encounter online. I like lesbians." From a guy, of course!

Hmm. This actually brings to mind an interesting question: is it possible to like a concept one doesn't understand?

 

[Safe_Bet]

There once was a guy named Anonymous
who liked to talk shit and make fun of us
but then came a time
while making a rhyme
when I realized dumb-ass and he were synonymous!

 

[normal jean]

I received this lovely bit of feedback today from I know not whom, but I wanted to share it for there's an almost poetic simplicity to its venom. And then I thought that most of us get these things from time to time. If we put them here in this thread, maybe we can make found poems from them and they may serve some useful purpose. Have fun!

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Comments: you suck you cant even write
someone ought to put battery acid in your mouth

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Angeline-
I see that you have also been the recipient of the vileness that has been bestowed upon me. You once told me that you thought I had someone who was tormenting me just for the fun of it, but the one I got in ref to the Froggie poem I wrote about you was even worse.

It made me feel stupid, like no one here wanted me around and even made ref to your new BFF and inplied, I am stressing IMPLIED that she was the one who sent it. So it seems to me, that someone is delighted to encourage hatefulness.

I admit, it hurt deeply, made me want to run into traffic and well, I get rather dramatic at times, but YOUR opinion, and Eve's, and a few others truly matter to me. I know I do not deserve any kindness, anon stressed that...to quote-

" you, NJ, are a pathetic individual, you haven't the class to even compete with someone as talented as Angeline and BJ, you need to delete the trash you have posted and go kill yourself, do us all a favor. " and then went on to say that the majority of people here feel that way about me. I hurt, I cracked, and decided to spend as little time here as necessary. But what got me, was when they said that my frog poems were childish "nothings" and the anon said that if I knew, had any idea , how you and BJ made fun of me about them, I wouldn't have the nerve to ever come in here again.

and then, when SJ got into the charity work she does, and how I should feel guilty, well, I love senna, and one of those votes he got for Most INfluential poet was from me, in fact, I was the first to vote in that contest. Well, maybe senna doesn't remember, but I once posted a poem titled " Of tattoos, bridges and pigeons " and it was about being homeless for a few years in my teens. I understand the gravity, but as mush as I hurt people, it was a knee jerk reaction. I am not better than anyone, but that goes for the rest of you guys too.

I will say this, then be gone- I have recently began posting under a new name, and several of the people here, who completely reject NJ's work, just go on and on how the new stuff is so good.l Well, surprise, it's me. That hurts the most, that one incarnation of my personality can be accepted and the others cannot be. well, I am me, I have different names for different moods, but the snobbishness and superiority that a few people flaunt like a Nobel prize is disgusting to me, and every comment I get like that makes me chuckle and remind myself how petty some people can be.

As much as I loved Rybka, when he read Mia Moore's work, he started a huge deal about this wonderful, talented new poet. I felt guilty, PM'd him and told him I was Mia, after that, he never had a decent thing to say about a Mia Moore poem. That was so disappointing that even he was like that. He didn't like me, and he shunned my poetry simply because it was mine. There are people here whose personalities bug me, but I do not and never have bombed their work, I have left good comments and never gotten a repsonse, its like I don't matter.

I know I have friends here, and they know I love them, but never again will I give of myself like I did when I first came here. There is so much ungratefulness, so much jealousy and venom. It sickens me and I have vowed that I will stay away from threads as much as possible, but could not resist this one.

Sis, I wish I could hug you. You do not deserve mail like that, no one does. I hope you know they are just jealous of you and your talent and tenacity. I am not jealous, just overrun with admiration. I miss you. I wish you had called me once or twice, but that's okay, I realized that I just wasn't really the type that you befriend like you did Lauren and BJ.

I wish you well with your work, all the success in the world, you deserve it. But neither you or I deserve the hate that has been directed at us, neither does BJ or anyone else.

I will stay under the radar, keep writing as my new alt and fuck anyone that doesn't like my work, they don't have to read it and they will NOT ever fucking hurt ME again.



love you, sis.

 

[Tzara]

Comments: you suck you cant even write
someone ought to put battery acid in your mouth

Actually, I find these kind of comments funny. They're like Ooh, I'm really going to piss off this author, d00d! Luk at this!

They should not affect you, as I'm sure you are aware that, whatever you really feel about your writing in your always fretful artist heart, you know you are at least competent. I know I don't Suck™, despite having trademarked the term. I'm just not Yeats, or Koch, or Berrigan.

Such comments come from incompetents or assholes. If there is a difference.

 

[Tzara]

Geeze! At least your guy had some creativity! All I ever get are ones like this:
"any interest in an intimate encounter online. I like lesbians." From a guy, of course!

That wasn't welcome? That didn't make you (and the Amster, of course) hot?

Geez.

I mean, I'm all over lesbians.

Metaphorically, of course.




Hey. We guys are dumb, but evolutionarily disposed to try and throw gametes at any girly thing that stands still long enough so we can do so. It's fate. It's biology. It's irritating, I know.

Especially when you're dealing with stupid ones, which, I admit, most of us are.

Just tell the guy you're happy to ream him with an 18" strap-on and that'll cut down the mail.

I think. This is outside of my ballpark, actually.

 

[Safe_Bet]

I mean, I'm all over lesbians.

Its not the same thing. You're an Honorary Lesbian. so you get to be all over lesbians - metaphorically, of course.

 

[Tzara]

Its not the same thing. You're an Honorary Lesbian. so you get to be all over lesbians - metaphorically, of course.

Then why do I feel so like a limp simile?

 

[Safe_Bet]

Then why do I feel so like a limp simile?

If you have a problem with your participle dangling, them you might want to try Verbagra!

(BTW, that was quite punny.)

 

[Tzara]

If you have a problem with your participle dangling, them you might want to try Verbagra!

(BTW, that was quite punny.)

Yes, yes. Use stiffer language. I know.

But I am ashamed to say that my metrics always end up going soft, and I often end in feminine rhymes.

 

[Angeline]

Awww, you poets always come through for me. And if I ever figure out who that nudnick is, I'll happily send him all your poems. Or her. But I bet it's a him. Just a feeling. Great poems, folks. Champ, yours resulted in me diet coke spewin, just sayin.

NJ, sweet, I never take this shit seriously. No one is a tougher critic on my writing than me. And though I've writ some mighty clunky poems, I'm pretty sure none of them are deserving of battery acid!

Anyway, something really cool happened to me today. At Senna's suggestion I joined FaceBook, where I found an old college friend with whom I used to do poetry readings. Haven't heard from or of him for over 20 years. We had a lovely chat, he's still just as cool as could be. So it has been a good, good day after all.

 

[normal jean]

.......................

 

[Angeline]

NO, Darling, you do NOT deserve battery acid and it takes a sick motherfucker to even think something like that much less take the time to write it out and email it. I might be flaky, but I would never threaten someone with bodily harm. I would be worried about that lunatic.

Take care of yourself Honey, keep up that beautiful spirit!



m#

Mornin babes.

Thanks for the good thoughts. I reported that comment to Laurel and Manu even though I feel pretty well protected, just think it's the right thing to do in these situations.

And I never take anyone's critique of my poetry seriously if they can't give at least a halfway reasonable explanation for their opinions. If I started believing the people who tell me I'm no good as a poet, I'd have stopped writing long ago. I love feedback (well not that kind lol), but the only opinion of my writing that really matters to me is my own.

Anyway, eagleyez is the sweetest, most even-tempered man I've ever known but he's also a big strong boy and would not hesitate to shred someone he thought was a real threat to me. So I feel pretty safe.

 

[Tathagata]

I heard it through

the grapevine.

As someone who, as you know, wastes time on the GB you must understand all these frustrated sad attention whores wants is a reaction.
There really are some truly delusional people there and god forbid you tell them the emperor has no clothes
( as we've both been wont to do on occasion)
: )

I can think of much better things to put in your mouth





like a nice piece of Russian pumpernickel mid a schmear
Shame on vat you vas tinkin
Vat am I? A grubber yung?

 

[Angeline]

the grapevine.

As some who, as you know, wastes time on the GB you must understand all these frustrated sad attention whores wants is a reaction.
There really are some truly delusional people there and god forbid you tell them the emperor has no clothes
( as we've both been wont to do on occasion)
: )

I can think of much better things to put in your mouth





like a nice piece of Russian pumpernickel mid a schmear
Shame on vat you vas tinkin
Vat am I? A grubber yung?

I am shocked! I was sure you meant a nice piece of brisket. Wink wink. Nudge nudge. Noodge noodge.

If I get more feedbacks like that I'ma put them right in this thread and make silly limericks out of them.

Yenkees suck!