Dinesh

I've been reading up on Imagist poems recently and it has impressed me deeply. Poets like FS Flint, HD and Amy Lowell were instant favorites (WCW and Ezra Pound were already favorites). Here's one by WCW:

"This is just to say"

I have eaten

the plums

that were in

the icebox

and which

you were probably

saving

for breakfast

Forgive me

they were delicious

so sweet

and so cold

This is surprising to me, because I used to be a huge fan of Romanticism. I read PB Shelley and William Wordsworth almost everyday. For some of you, this may sound ridiculous, because everyone is some sort of -ist. But those of you who have been in my situation, I'd like some advice.

The default privacy of Facebook pages is Public and there's no visible option to edit it. How can I restrict people who haven't liked my page from viewing its contents?

"Apparitions"

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Once again, being slave to the details, I'm not sure if the title should be "Apparitions" or "Apparition". This is troubling me more than it should.

An opportunity has come up where I'm supposed to write Song Lyrics for two to three tunes. How hard is it, especially after years of writing Poetry? Of course, I don't expect objective answers. Some tips would do just fine too.

"Deus ex Machina"

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Deus ex Machina (Latin): "God from the Machine", is a literary device in which a seemingly unsolvable problem is solved out of the blue, as if by the act of God.

"As it seems"

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"How easy it would be if love could be brought home like a lost kitten or gathered in like strawberries.." - Brian Pattern.

"Other worlds"

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"Silence is not silent. Silence speaks. It speaks most eloquently. Silence is not still. Silence leads. It leads most perfectly." - Sri Chinmoy.

If not, what else is it? This, in correspondence to the recent death of the great Chinua Achebe, who of course said "My weapon is literature".

I can't stress the word 'genuine' enough. If in doubt, consult the following link and comment:

"Five past dreams"

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I'm very sure everyone, well most of you, have come across the question, "Why do you love me?" What was your answer?

"Since you ask"

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I am never a big fan of abstraction, so I don't necessarily mean "abstract" here. What I do mean is, extended metaphors, personifications and such. What's your favorite love poem that is subtle (as in, indirect, complex) yet astounding? Triggered by the following poem:

You are not beautiful, exactly.

You are beautiful, inexactly.

You let a weed grow by the mulberry

and a mulberry grow by the house.

So close, in the personal quiet

of a windy night, it brushes the wall

and sweeps away the day till we sleep.

A child said it, and it seemed true:

"Things that are lost are all equal."

But it isn't true. If I lost you,

the air wouldn't move, nor the tree grow.

Someone would pull the weed, my flower.

The quiet wouldn't be yours. If I lost you,

I'd have to ask the grass to let me sleep.

- To Dorothy, Marvin Bell.

What do you think your place in the world is? Feel free to go all Ars Poetica over this question.

I know it's a lot to ask, but I'm considering entering a paid poetry contest (To be judged by Paul Durcan), so please let me know which of the following poems do you like the most:

"Painting you": http://writerscafe.org/writing/DineshThePoet/10950...

"Touch": http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/DineshThePoet/1...

"Bridge": http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/DineshThePoet/1...

"Beethoven's Ninth in D Minor": http://writerscafe.org/writing/DineshThePoet/10855...

"Color Wheel": http://writerscafe.org/writing/DineshThePoet/10673...

"The other day": http://writerscafe.org/writing/DineshThePoet/10619...

"Coda"

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co·da [koh-duh]: A concluding section or part, especially one of a conventional form and serving as a summation of preceding themes, motifs, etc.,

This may very well be categorized as an immature question. I met a professional painter some time back. He told me that he'd registered his name with USA and UK tourist departments, while his pieces were in exhibitions there.

He recommended me to do the same. Is it possible, if so, what's the procedure? I'm assuming that a simple e-mail to the corresponding tourist department won't do.

"The great thing about the game of poetry is that it's always your turn." - Billy Collins.

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"Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future; Live the actual moment. Only this moment is life." - Thich Nhat Hahn.

When do you achieve satisfaction after writing a poem? Does it occur to your instantaneously, or do you wait for others' opinions?

For me, it happens after a day or two, when I could recall it from memory word for word.

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"I believe there is something else entirely going on but no single person can ever know it, so we fall in love." - Credo, Matthew Rohrer.

Has anyone from here been to the Poetry free-for-all site. I've used it and I do enjoy the fact that I get long, constructive criticism on my works, but it seems like they pick out or sometimes, even make up negative remarks just because the site's motto is to 'slash your soul to ribbons'.

I'm all for good criticism, but has anyone here benefited by continuing down this path? Is PFFA worth it?