poetry

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    Any artist that address social ills in their poetry or artwork?

    They want social change and they show it in their art, please no music artists.
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    Can taking Introduction to poetry class help in Songwriting?

    Iam starting junior college next month and today I did registration of classes. I actually want to learn songwriting so I registered for introduction to poetry course which helps in intensive study of poetry; reading, discussion, and analysis of structure and meaning in selected poems. Do you...
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    How can I publish my own book of poetry?

    I've been writing poetry for 4 years now and I would really like to publish a book of my own. A lot of people that have read my work love it and they always have some sort of feedback to the things that I write about. So, can anyone tell me how can I go about publishing a book of my own?
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    What is the difference between Poetry and Prose..?

    .. is anything lost or gained from either?
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    Does this ranting count as poetry?

    Just venting a little frustration and annoyance following an unpleasant meeting today. It's not pleasant, by my tame reckoning, really so don't read it if you feel it may be offensive. You ignominious bunch of butt heads Squirm in the groan of an earth blackened sea Foulest putrid spawn of...
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    Poetry..............?

    when I play the piano I think of my past, present and future I try to include them in my music but at times I can't it aggravates me and I try harder maybe the piano is not my object for the expression of my thoughts I always play fustration like I will never finish sometimes I hope that the sun...
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    i need a good name for a website with pictures, poetry, etc?

    so my friend and i are starting a website where we are going to put up pictures and writing and fashion tips and all kinds of stuff, so we were trying to think of a name for the site and we came up with some good ones but they were all taken: ithinkiloveyou.com isthistrue.com picnicbasket.com...
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    X.J. Kennedy's Introduction to Poetry?

    There is a POEM in that book that is funny. It's a Cowboy poem. About a cowboy, or something. It's on an even-numbered page. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE TITLE? Please help me. Please.
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    French poetry, for class.?

    Are there any good, short French poems out there? I want it to be subtly romantic and with a real deep meaning. It can't be too depressing or lovey - dovey, since it's a ninth grade recital. I don't mind humor but not to the point where it's silly. Anyone with good suggestions are really saving...
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    some wow poetry i just wrote for my (hopefully) future gf?

    ok so i just wrote this poem lookin at the most beautiful night elf its corny i know but im gonna /yell it so she knows how i feel cuz im on the rp server Oh beautiful paladin How i long to con you But your beauty is so great I don't care if your level eight Together we'll level under the...
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    what are the types of writing for poetry?

    what are the types of writing for poetry? like similies ,metaphors, there is one that starts with an a, meaning that all the words starts with the same letter, like a slimy snake scrawled through ......
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    Poetry Homework - Langston Hughes...Can you help me with this poem?

    Okay, I have some poetry homework tonight. I'm supposed to get a Langston Hughes poem and analyze it. I chose 'Dream Variations' And I really like it. As part of my homework, I need to see what different people take this poem as, and what different people think it means. So could you read this...
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    Poetry project help..?

    I'm need to find a poem by Alicie Walker that has Alliteration, Assonance, Onomatopoieia, Hyperbole, Metaphors, Similes, and allusions.. the poem doesn't have to have all the listed but it needs some and i'm having trouble finding a poem by her thathas any. please help!!
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    Is It Ok for a Harley riding ex-football player to write poetry.?

    I have written songs for a long time, now I'm writing poetry for special people.
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    Poetry analysis of "Blackberry Eating"?

    How is responsibility shown in the poem? I've been looking at this poem for hours and I can't come up with anything, my teacher told me to pay attention to these specific lines: "lifting the stalks to my mouth, the ripest berries fall almost unbidden to my tongue, as words sometimes do, certain...
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    I guess this makes me a poetry troll. Rate this por favor? uh huh uh huh?

    pomposity is a virtue practicality is a vice ideologies galore absorb, absorb, absorb can i please read another inanity? can i please read another witticism? None left to be original all left in the stagnancy of resourcefulness. Breathe deep in this vacuum of dreams and colors, and wait for...
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    Do you have the stomach for this dark poetry?

    Just finished reading a story about a dude that killed his wife and kids....and had to write. Headlines With parents Brave and Innocent My Coming deemed as Heaven sent I greeted all with malcontent Well-hid by my demeanor I smiled and wore their silk and lace With plastic pleasant on my face...
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    Where do I start to get into poetry?

    I want to get into poetry. I took some poetry classes in high school and loved it. I'm a musician, but i feel like the lyrics I write are weak and can be strengthened through the art of poetry. Can anyone recommend me some great poets or good books to get started on? thanks
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    Patriotic POEM!!! Gotta love the tri-colored poetry. What do you think?

    Pray do fight for us and keep us strong drink our honor and memories long. The tears you shed are that of old and songs of love and hate so bold. We know that you forget us we can feel your hard deceit but give us this, our one request our memories heart a beat. Can't you hear the drums, the...
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    Poetry? Do you really want to write poetry?

    If you want to write poetry then for goodness sake do it properly. Write a story that we can read and enjoy. Your all trying to be a poet laureate. Your flowery words and badly strung together meanings are pathetic. What you are writing is 99% rubbish so don't inflict it on us.
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