greenmountaineer
Literotica Guru
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It's fair to say there are many poems that aren't very good on this web-site. It's also true there have been some posted through the years that would rival those in any reputable publication.
I'd like to suggest this thread be one where some of those can be re-posted for others to read. While members can do as they please, here are some other suggestions:
1. Don't ID the poet or the poem, just insert a hyperlink such as click here or this. (I think Frost once described poetry as "the discovery of delight.")
2. Don't explain why the poem is a favorite. In that way hopefully the thread will be full of poetry, not commentary.
3. The poet can be anyone, i. e., from the distant past, a regular contributor, a one-time contributor, etc., such that the focus is on the poem, not the personality.
4. If the thread takes off (who knows?) wait a few days before posting another favorite, so that the list created isn't lopsided.
I hope there is some interest because I'm looking to reading poems that I perhaps would otherwise not find.
For one of my favorites: Click here.
I'd like to suggest this thread be one where some of those can be re-posted for others to read. While members can do as they please, here are some other suggestions:
1. Don't ID the poet or the poem, just insert a hyperlink such as click here or this. (I think Frost once described poetry as "the discovery of delight.")
2. Don't explain why the poem is a favorite. In that way hopefully the thread will be full of poetry, not commentary.
3. The poet can be anyone, i. e., from the distant past, a regular contributor, a one-time contributor, etc., such that the focus is on the poem, not the personality.
4. If the thread takes off (who knows?) wait a few days before posting another favorite, so that the list created isn't lopsided.
I hope there is some interest because I'm looking to reading poems that I perhaps would otherwise not find.
For one of my favorites: Click here.
