A Poet Walks Into a Bar . . .

[twelveoone]

Yesterday might have been like all the others,
but today, something's going to give

where did Winston wind up?
I LUV PURE POETRY
funny, I was accused of writing it once, with a curious lack of specifics,
not even a pun

waste of electrons
emollients
said then man who did a six month stint in New Poems
who was the friend of a friend
not mine
and there forth had little tolerance for the bad
(as assigned by him)
putting the wheels before
Descartes only gets you so far
journeyman
Ergo..the orgone box
when it came to discuss
literature as
literature and thus...

 

[butters]

pours 12 a drink... a shirley temple? or should i just throw some things in and pray?

 

[HarryHill]

where did Winston wind up?
I LUV PURE POETRY
funny, I was accused of writing it once, with a curious lack of specifics,
not even a pun

waste of electrons
emollients
said then man who did a six month stint in New Poems
who was the friend of a friend
not mine
and there forth had little tolerance for the bad
(as assigned by him)
putting the wheels before
Descartes only gets you so far
journeyman
Ergo..the orgone box
when it came to discuss
literature as
literature and thus...

Always more questions, paths to follow
I am...
disinclined to gather scattered dollar bills
floating on the surface of diarrheic excrement
below the outhouse seat, no sweet scent there
repair to walls, repair a lair built to keep the inside in
you could have picked a better friend,
one who was erudite and studied,
not like me, I think

 

[butters]

Always more questions, paths to follow
I am...
disinclined to gather scattered dollar bills
floating on the surface of diarrheic excrement
below the outhouse seat, no sweet scent there
repair to walls, repair a lair built to keep the inside in
you could have picked a better friend,
one who was erudite and studied,
not like me, I think

the measure of a friend is not the sum of his learning, but the size of his heart...

 

[Tsotha]

waste of electrons

Wasted effort... Organized into a neat state, given meaning, yet meaningless.

 

[butters]

Wasted effort... Organized into a neat state, given meaning, yet meaningless.

if this about writing poetry in general, i'd say:

no
no no
no no no no no no no no no no no

not with yours, 12's, or most writers here.
there are always exceptions, and i've a few of my own will suit that category

if you have a set purpose for your write - perhaps, for example, to communicate with one specific person who then fails to 'get it' - will make a big difference to your perception of 'waste of electrons'. it all depends on how broad that spectrum is. once your write is out there, people make of it what they will - and often with surprising results.


if, however, this is a statement of what you feel constitutes a waste of electrons, then i have to agree with you

 

[Tsotha]

if this about writing poetry in general, i'd say:

no
no no
no no no no no no no no no no no

not with yours, 12's, or most writers here.
there are always exceptions, and i've a few of my own will suit that category

if you have a set purpose for your write - perhaps, for example, to communicate with one specific person who then fails to 'get it' - will make a big difference to your perception of 'waste of electrons'. it all depends on how broad that spectrum is. once your write is out there, people make of it what they will - and often with surprising results.

if, however, this is a statement of what you feel constitutes a waste of electrons, then i have to agree with you

That was about poetry, communication, and everything... Nothing has any meaning. Communication is a lie — it doesn't really exist. We perceive lips flapping and sound coming out, but it's all for nothing.

On poetry, in specific, as a better poet said: you're putting words together, but you don't control how it will be read / understood. And then there is advice like this:

Be utmost precise on the lowest, material level of your poem; don't worry about any precision on the higher, idea level; don't force the reader to think exactly what you are thinking (it's not important what you are thinking).

What you're thinking isn't important. What is even the purpose?

 

[HarryHill]

That was about poetry, communication, and everything... Nothing has any meaning. Communication is a lie — it doesn't really exist. We perceive lips flapping and sound coming out, but it's all for nothing.

On poetry, in specific, as a better poet said: you're putting words together, but you don't control how it will be read / understood. And then there is advice like this:



What you're thinking isn't important. What is even the purpose?

Most times for me it is emotions feelings...

 

[Tsotha]

Most times for me it is emotions feelings...

Sharing emotions / feelings? What for?

 

[butters]

Sharing emotions / feelings? What for?

because it's human
and can touch others
reach them

when done well, of course

 

[HarryHill]

Sharing emotions / feelings? What for?

poetry is the attempt to communicate your feelings as eloquently as possible

 

[Tsotha]

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

 

[butters]

hhhhh-nopppppeeeee stll meeeeeesseeeee up





will run cleannnnnnnnnnnnnnupppppps

back latttter

xxxx

 

[Tsotha]

hhhhh-nopppppeeeee stll meeeeeesseeeee up





will run cleannnnnnnnnnnnnnupppppps

back latttter

xxxx

Uh... Virus? Soda on the keyboard?

 

[HarryHill]

hhhhh-nopppppeeeee stll meeeeeesseeeee up





will run cleannnnnnnnnnnnnnupppppps

back latttter

xxxx

SSshe sshivers, kkold bababy?
I'll start a fire, have it toasty
ddamn thermostat must have gone wwonky
ccome close, I'll get a drink
watch out the window while it rainsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

 

[HarryHill]

Chess?
PK4
chess notation is such a pain
and openings another matter
10,000 ways to play them according to 12
don't be afraid; give it your best shot
..

 

[Tsotha]

Chess?
PK4
chess notation is such a pain
and openings another matter
10,000 ways to play them according to 12
don't be afraid; give it your best shot
..

PK4? Pawn to somewhere?

I'm terrible at chess, too aggressive. Decent at strategy games, though.

 

[HarryHill]

PK4? Pawn to somewhere?

I'm terrible at chess, too aggressive. Decent at strategy games, though.

the pawn at the space before your king moves forward to the 4th square.
yeah I like strategy games also, used to be a Civ. IV player.
Cocktail?
*throws more logs on fire, gives the thermostat a smack*

 

[butters]

Uh... Virus? Soda on the keyboard?

dunno. it happens sometimes. then i run it through the cleaners, see what helps

SSshe sshivers, kkold bababy?
I'll start a fire, have it toasty
ddamn thermostat must have gone wwonky
ccome close, I'll get a drink
watch out the window while it rainsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

ha, yeah, looks that way.

*watches rainssssssssssssssssssss*

aw.

okies, not stopping, setting two other things to run while i sleep and hopefully all will be well in the world of my pc come morning.

tso, if you're around tomorrow night, how about coming into the bar and we can talk and kick back some? i'm sure harry'll join us if he doesn't have to be elsewhere. we could get all erudite and shit. or - maybe not the shit part. maybe not the erudite either but kick back and share words regardless.

 

[Tsotha]

I'll pass; better not drop alcohol on my ibuprofen.

"4th square"? You're listing all tiles sequentially, rather than using a two-axis coordinate? E.g., "A5".

Edit: Civ 4 is good, better than Civ 5. I'm a fan of turn-based.

 

[Tsotha]

tso, if you're around tomorrow night, how about coming into the bar and we can talk and kick back some? i'm sure harry'll join us if he doesn't have to be elsewhere. we could get all erudite and shit. or - maybe not the shit part. maybe not the erudite either but kick back and share words regardless.

Sure. I should be home around this hour, tomorrow. I'll be sure to bring my monocle and top hat.

 

[butters]

Sure. I should be home around this hour, tomorrow. I'll be sure to bring my monocle and top hat.

top notch, dear boy

*going to bed now, see ya tomorrow*

 

[HarryHill]

I'll pass; better not drop alcohol on my ibuprofen.

"4th square"? You're listing all tiles sequentially, rather than using a two-axis coordinate? E.g., "A5".

chessboard is eight squares by eight. on the first square before you are (if you are white) A5 would be I assume the spot where the white king begins, k1

 

[Tsotha]

top notch, dear boy

*going to bed now, see ya tomorrow*

Top notch? Hm. I guess I'll have to research the proper parlance.
See ya, have a good night of rest.

chessboard is eight squares by eight. on the first square before you are (if you are white) A5 would be I assume the spot where the white king begins, k1

Yes, that's A5 (or H5, not sure). K1 is where the king begins... so K2 is where he moves one step forward? But what about B2 (bishop), how do you tell apart which piece you're talking about?

 

[HarryHill]

Top notch? Hm. I guess I'll have to research the proper parlance.
See ya, have a good night of rest.



Yes, that's A5 (or H5, not sure). K1 is where the king begins... so K2 is where he moves one step forward? But what about B2 (bishop), how do you tell apart which piece you're talking about?

again from left to right:
queens rook QR, queens knight QKt, queens bishop QB, Q, K, KB, ...