Poetry- damned good, so I'm told.
And I think the last one was either I Shall Wear Midnight or Unseen Academicals, not sure which.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:49, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

don't know I shall wear midnight, so is probably that
what kind of poetry?

I'm not much into reading it and tend to like things like Jabberwocky and Tim Burton's The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:51, Reply)

It's a Tiffany Aching one I think
so it's sort of another series (in that it's meant for teenagers but it's still discworld)
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:53, Reply)

ah yes
I've read the others of that series.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:53, Reply)

Ooo! Someone gave me that book as a present.
You need to get a copy of John Cooper Clark's poetry. I think you'll like it.
( girlinthehole, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:53, Reply)

I shall have a look
thanks
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:53, Reply)

Four line, four verse form mostly.
A bit of personal stuff, some humour, one about chavs, that kind of thing. Mostly written during a nasty depressive phase in my final year of uni. I love being creative, but the crushing mental lows that went with it, not so much.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:53, Reply)

fair enough
I tend to find being carefree (and stoned) helps my creative juices flow. That's certainly when I play the best guitar solos
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:54, Reply)

no, that;'s just when you THINK they are the best ;)

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:55, Reply)

naa, being stoned enhances your appreciation

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:56, Reply)

consider the bands some of my stoner mates listened to
I suspect that isn't universally true...
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:57, Reply)

ok, it enhances my appreciation
what sort of things do they listen to?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:58, Reply)

no real idea, this was years ago
they just sounded shite. Sub-Marley type stuff
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:07, Reply)

*shudder*

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:09, Reply)

I sincerely hope you haven't just come.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:14, Reply)

I have not

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:15, Reply)

It was the state of mind that went with it, I think.
Hiding in my room all the time got rid of all distractions, allowing me to relax better.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:56, Reply)

makes sense.
have we established for sure that you are a new person now, rather than a sock puppet?

I'm convinced.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:57, Reply)

God knows.
Someone with a lot of weird letters in their name keeps on calling me Jim.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:59, Reply)

he's notoriously tight-lipped

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:00, Reply)

Who is?

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)

God

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:06, Reply)

Could He make a pair of lips so tight, that He couldn't open His mouth?

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:07, Reply)

given the circumstances
we could say he could do whatever he wanted.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:09, Reply)

True dat.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:10, Reply)

One of my teenage poems that I remember.
Yossarian Yossarian
You're my kind of fella
Too bad that you're just fiction
In a book by Joseph Heller.


I had a crush on Alan Arkin at the time.
( girlinthehole, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:57, Reply)

Hehe, made me smile that!

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)

Thanks! I was quite proud of it at the time.

( girlinthehole, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:08, Reply)

To be honest, I think some of mine is interminable drivel
But people seem to like it for some reason.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:09, Reply)

Maybe it speaks to them.

( girlinthehole, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:12, Reply)

Perhaps.
Still, I feel happier now I have it all in one place to send off to publishers. Of course, now I need to find a publisher.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:13, Reply)

Worth using the Writer's Handbook
get the most up-to-date copy you can i.e. the 2011 one. They have a list of publishers who accept unsolicited poetry manuscripts, and also a list of poetry prizes.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:30, Reply)

Ooh, I'll have a look for that, thanks!

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:36, Reply)

It's possible to buy it in Waterstones for about a tenner
my mother uses it, says it's very useful
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:41, Reply)

That'll be my first investment come payday then.
Many thanks.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:53, Reply)

I unearthed an ancient novel I wrote last night
when digging through my email, so I was thinking about the subject anyway :)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:54, Reply)