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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Aug 29, 2017 11:07:01 GMT -5
Hello and welcome to The Poem House! This is, as the name suggests, a thread for poets. Here we will have contests, share poetry, and give each other advice and critiques, along with just chatting! We actually have a small bit of history, this will now be the second thread for The Poem House, the original one I made back on the old forums in 2015. It was an idea of mine that was encouraged by a good friend of mine known as Madama Butterfly/Bunbury on the original forums. Not only was she one of the people who got me into poetry, but she was also an amazing writer, so I'd like to dedicate this thread to her. I hope you enjoy this little thread and find the advice helpful and the competitions fun, happy writing!
The Basics: - please be respectful and courteous, don't bash others or their work - do not steal work or plagiarize, only original content allowed unless you are giving credit to the person who wrote the poem you are sharing - if your poem has sensitive topics in it please state so
Critics and Criticism: - if you would like some feedback please say so! we are happy to give some - please specify how blunt/harsh you want us to be, if you don't handle criticism well, let us know you rather us just praise, it's understandable that not everyone is confident enough in themselves and their writing to take some more harsh feedback - when giving feedback please be respectful of what the other person wishes for type of feedback
Contests: - rules may vary depending on what the contest topic is and they will be stated along with the prompt - at the end of the contest there will be a poll that will be up for a period of time and linked here for anyone to vote on - while we cannot know for sure if you have done this, please refrain from voting for your own poem - if you entered you can still vote! - feel free to suggest a prompt! Old Prompts: - none yet
Current Prompt: - It's Personal - write about something that's personal, something that can be hard to talk about at times, feel free to keep what it's about vague and just focus on the emotions it evokes, or you can write about exactly what it is, it's up to you (end date to be determined)
Upcoming Prompts: - to be determined None at the moment!
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Post by Brownie on Aug 29, 2017 16:14:35 GMT -5
yooooo
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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Aug 29, 2017 19:29:56 GMT -5
hiii Browniealso gonna tag ℜust ℜed ℜose bc I know you love poetry
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Post by ℜust ℜed ℜose on Aug 29, 2017 19:45:51 GMT -5
Thank you for that. I also have a strange affinity for playing cards, apparently. Love the name change.
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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Aug 29, 2017 19:54:15 GMT -5
Thank you for that. I also have a strange affinity for playing cards, apparently. Love the name change. no problem! and nice, its a reference to an old poem ofine actually lol
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Post by ℜust ℜed ℜose on Aug 29, 2017 20:04:12 GMT -5
Curious; are poems gonna be posted straight on here, or is it going to be links?
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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Aug 29, 2017 20:09:51 GMT -5
Curious; are poems gonna be posted straight on here, or is it going to be links? either works!
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Post by Brownie on Aug 29, 2017 20:30:25 GMT -5
//lurks
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Post by ℜust ℜed ℜose on Aug 29, 2017 20:36:04 GMT -5
Probably will work on the current contest in a little while, when I've some silence. I have some ideas where I could go with it. Looking forward to this thread becoming bigger.
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Post by . on Aug 29, 2017 22:08:34 GMT -5
Do you guys mind if I pop in occasionally? I'm not the best at poetry but I want to improve (and basically just improve my writing in general). I have only one poem that I really loved about my grandma that I wrote in advanced creative writing but I never thought to save and the school deleted all my accounts when I graduated so I can't get it back
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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Aug 29, 2017 22:22:14 GMT -5
Do you guys mind if I pop in occasionally? I'm not the best at poetry but I want to improve (and basically just improve my writing in general). I have only one poem that I really loved about my grandma that I wrote in advanced creative writing but I never thought to save and the school deleted all my accounts when I graduated so I can't get it back you can always pop in! and we're always willing to help give pointers or just read stuff, and I'm sorry to hear about that poem, I hate losing writing
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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Aug 29, 2017 22:25:15 GMT -5
Probably will work on the current contest in a little while, when I've some silence. I have some ideas where I could go with it. Looking forward to this thread becoming bigger. alright! and so am I! Brownie dont he a lurker smh talk poetry to me
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Post by . on Aug 29, 2017 22:43:57 GMT -5
Do you guys mind if I pop in occasionally? I'm not the best at poetry but I want to improve (and basically just improve my writing in general). I have only one poem that I really loved about my grandma that I wrote in advanced creative writing but I never thought to save and the school deleted all my accounts when I graduated so I can't get it back you can always pop in! and we're always willing to help give pointers or just read stuff, and I'm sorry to hear about that poem, I hate losing writing Thanks! Yeah I've been trying to recreate it but it's just not working out and I'm really bummed Anyway like I've had some very basic experience with poetry in my creative writing classes but I'm not very good
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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Aug 29, 2017 23:00:53 GMT -5
you can always pop in! and we're always willing to help give pointers or just read stuff, and I'm sorry to hear about that poem, I hate losing writing Thanks! Yeah I've been trying to recreate it but it's just not working out and I'm really bummed Anyway like I've had some very basic experience with poetry in my creative writing classes but I'm not very good ahh, im sorry and dont put yourself down like that! everyone's gotta start somewhere!
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Post by . on Aug 29, 2017 23:04:04 GMT -5
I guess. I probably shouldn't phrase it like that. Anyway the point is that I want to improve my poetry and that's what's important
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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Aug 29, 2017 23:27:06 GMT -5
I guess. I probably shouldn't phrase it like that. Anyway the point is that I want to improve my poetry and that's what's important yes thats great! writing is all about improvement
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Post by ℜust ℜed ℜose on Aug 30, 2017 0:38:44 GMT -5
It's nice that there's no members list, because it makes the thread instantly seem more open to everyone. Anyone can post and anyone can join. A+ on that. And for the contest/current prompt, It's Personal; Hello idiot, I see you've come back. I see you've formed habits; Your hunger won't crack.
Goodbye hours, I see you've lost three. Just wasting away, How much longer will you be?
Hello mistake, Have you made another one? You repeat the same nonsense; Will you ever be done?
Goodbye hero, You've been a great friend. I've known you for five years, But our friendship must end.
Hello addiction, I think I'm breaking free. Come back, I'm begging. Without you, I'm not me.
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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Aug 30, 2017 10:44:27 GMT -5
thanks rose, that's what I was tryna do there ;o glad someone noticed
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Aromantic
Nightsinger
The Escapist on wcf || she/her/hers
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Post by Nightsinger on Sept 1, 2017 18:26:40 GMT -5
*heelies 3 days late to the thread with starbucks*
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Post by ℜust ℜed ℜose on Sept 1, 2017 18:31:01 GMT -5
Entering fashionably late, they call that.
With flare.
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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Sept 1, 2017 21:04:22 GMT -5
especially with heelies ;^)
anyways hru all? I've been working on some poems trying to figure out what I want to submit for the its personal prompt
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Post by ℜust ℜed ℜose on Sept 1, 2017 21:17:57 GMT -5
In a decent mood, trying to convince myself to write things. It's not going well.
I'd give suggestions, but obviously I don't know you better than you know yourself. Only thing I could think to suggest is writing a poem about what your screen name means to you.
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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Sept 1, 2017 21:55:23 GMT -5
lol, I feel that
and I have some ideas, its just getting it out to make it sound just right I'm struggling with
and the wildcard screen name is already based on an old poem lol
also would you want to join a writing forum discord?
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Post by ℜust ℜed ℜose on Sept 1, 2017 22:07:02 GMT -5
Hate it when you have the perfect idea, but the words don't quite do it justice.
I'd join that, though, yeah. I don't use Discord very frequently (or at all, if I'm being honest), but I'd probably use it more if I had people to talk to.
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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Sept 1, 2017 22:07:46 GMT -5
exactly!
and alright, I'll pm you the link
were talking about poetry on vc rn
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Aromantic
Nightsinger
The Escapist on wcf || she/her/hers
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Post by Nightsinger on Sept 1, 2017 22:36:00 GMT -5
truth be told i never learned to heely but on the internet anything is possible.
i'm doing good wildcard ^_^ musing on what to write about. i think i might post one i wrote a bit ago (as in a few months). is it okay if i submit something i wrote a while back, or would you prefer i write a new poem for the prompt?
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Post by ❴ ғα∂ιηg ✦ яεαℓιтү ❵ on Sept 1, 2017 22:48:43 GMT -5
I wish I could heely
AMD you can submit old work! thats fine
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Aromantic
Nightsinger
The Escapist on wcf || she/her/hers
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Post by Nightsinger on Sept 1, 2017 23:24:31 GMT -5
cool beans then! :) thanks
i wish i could skateboard too. im not sure it really works as a form of transportation but it sure looks cool and you can go fast
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Post by . on Sept 1, 2017 23:36:27 GMT -5
Any idea on how lon we'll have for the it's personal prompt? I'm trying to recreate my poem for my grandma but I'm struggling a bit
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Post by ℜust ℜed ℜose on Sept 2, 2017 2:17:40 GMT -5
If using older writing isn't foul play, I definitely prefer this over my other submission. Thank god nobody's asked where she has been, Just keep them thinking she's free of this sin. Truthfully, that twisted young lady is hiding away, God, and once, they would have asked her to stay. She's dealing with issues she can't really explain, But the simpliest sounds cause emotional pain.
Every day a thousand noises will hit her, She's afraid that someday they'll finally split her. If her skull cracks in two from her pulling it apart, She'll paint her works in red and call them true art. She loves herself but doesn't know who she is. Romances no one; just ace - aro biz. She won't be lonely by herself in her room, When outside all the loud noises loom.
She can't find the motivation to listen anymore; Existing out here has become quite the chore. She doesn't want to die, though she's considered it at times, Wishing her biggest problems could be finding rhymes. They'll laugh at her but her rage isn't funny, She's scared to get help; doesn't want to spend money.
She scrapes at her skin until her fat head bleeds, Begging and pleading that nobody heeds. She's asked to come down and forces a smile, God damn it all, she's got some lovely denial. There's nothing pretty about these sounds that she hears, Because one of these days, she'll tear off her ears.
Her friends don't know; she hasn't told them yet, But the more people she's close to the worse their sounds get. She wants them to leave forever, just until they're gone, Loving their company but remaining withdrawn. She doesn't speak up but yells at her friends, Won't have to hear them once the friendship ends.
No wonder writing always had an appeal; Only then would the silence be real; Talking online wouldn't make her look mad, It wouldn't concern them that her brains had gone bad. She stays up at night and wonders what's wrong, Puzzling over how she's lasted this long. She hears the people breathing and wants to cry; She wants them to stop but she doesn't want them to die. She doesn't want to hear pity, their words or their voice; She'd make herself deaf if given the choice.
She's too wrapped up in her soundproof world; In a ball on the bathroom floor she'll be curled. She'd cry but she doesn't give enough effs to have tears, Driven insane by all the noises she hears. Would they be shocked by the truth? The demented brain of an idiot youth? She's going to see a doctor real soon; Fingers crossed that she's not a loon.
A few will claim it's for the attention and fame, But this constant torture isn't just some game. Some will say that she's stupid and maybe they're right, But their ignorance carries quite the strong bite. Her misophonia has gone to the extremes, And her innocent addiction is not as it seems.
The lying's compulsive and she's trying to quit, So she's confessing in the only way she sees fit. She won't be writing any stories or plots, She can barely record coherent thoughts. What happens next, they don't know yet. She's physically fine so don't be upset. What's up with her mind she isn't quite sure, But let's hope to the Heavens that there's a cure.
She knows that she's written plenty of this pity parade, But she was getting tired of the "can't talk about it" charade. Her patience is gone and her motivation will melt; It's been difficult enough to convey how this felt. She hasn't written anything in a really long time, And hopefully this garbage will pardon that crime.
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