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Post number 17042

swift — Fri, 10 May 2002 06:51:34 -0800

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Fri, 10 May 2002 07:08:59 -0800

Eyes. Goggles. Nothing. After 5 or 6 submits-and-refreshes, I haven't felt as violently opposed to the very concept of poetry in years. Thanks for that.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 10 May 2002 07:26:42 -0800

Interesting. My better half is a poet by trade, so I just went in the other room and told her about this site. "You wanna put up a poem?" "How about I just myself out to kid's parties as a pinata, instead?"

By: iconomy

iconomy — Fri, 10 May 2002 07:33:16 -0800

Good point and very well put. Here's the first comment for the #1 ranked poem: "Couldn't I just rip your clothes off and fuck you like there's no tomorrow?" Now come on, that's deep. I'm sensing a pattern of single sentences and double spaces here.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 10 May 2002 07:40:28 -0800

Now come on, that's deep. Beyond deep. I, for one, am profoundly moved.

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Fri, 10 May 2002 08:08:58 -0800

There is some amazing badness on that site...read some of the Top Ten Worst Poems.

By: jennyb

jennyb — Fri, 10 May 2002 09:05:06 -0800

read some of the Top Ten Worst Poems. I used to run a poetry site that openly accepted submissions. I've read enough bad poetry to last me two lifetimes.

By: clavdivs

clavdivs — Fri, 10 May 2002 09:55:46 -0800

I'm at the shooting range write now... (crack-crackcrakcrak) anyways, (chick-chick) poetry huh? (pu-tan-pu-tan-pu-tannnnnn) shit, my grouping at 100 yard sucks. goggle up 'julia a moore' for more bad poetry. i like the two randomizer parts in the post, some of those folks...

By: ronv

ronv — Fri, 10 May 2002 12:30:44 -0800

my soul is black. deep with bloody regret. i need forever and forever to erase the razor's edge of this death this "poetry." as an english/ creative writing teacher, i find myself strangely happy that i've found more than enough fodder for an upcoming lesson on cliché.

By: feelinglistless

feelinglistless — Fri, 10 May 2002 12:56:27 -0800

Ladies and Gentlemen ... my poetry ... Ladies and Gentlemen ... my reviews (so far) ... "I didn't think this was very good at all, but I did catch the smell of my nose being broken afterwards, so maybe that means something. " "The last line did bring it together enough that I knew what you're driving at, but not enough to make it good. Too many cliches." I suddenly feel like Paul Verhoven. This is really fun ...

By: juv3nal

juv3nal — Fri, 10 May 2002 15:27:34 -0800

my god. even the top 10 is pretty awful. and the comments are horrific.