Reply #24: Non-poets who write "poetry" [View All]

[cgrindley]

it's a technical field, folks. Stay the hell away unless you know what you're doing. I recommend a good caning for anyone who writes a poem about: a) child abuse; b) their period; c) being bullied; d) a stillborn child or someone who died young after doing nothing overly noteworthy or died old after a long and banal life of insufferable mediocrity. The punishment should be dramatically increased if it a) rhymes; b) end stops the lines; c) references Trent Reznor.

People should no more share their wretched "poetry" than they should jerk off in public.

Leave poetry to professionals.