Lets Ban Poetry!
- Matthew Kirkposted 11 years ago
0When the poetry folks discover this thread, you are doomed!
btw, I've written 2 poetry adventures myself. I get zero traffic from them of course, but they are still my 2 favorite pet hubs.
Sometimes I get tired of always pursuing the almighty dollar. So, once in awhile, I write just for the sheer fun of it. I've also written 2 very, very short stories. You know what...? I'm going to go spam twitter.
I am newer to HubPages and write many different genres...tutorials, advice, food for thought, and yes the almighty Poetry...LOL
I don't pretend to be Keats. It's not all about the type of titles your listed; my friends challenge me to write on many different subjects and then I post on HubPages...including one I titled Ravages of War.
http://pattykenyon.hubpages.com/_a8a1ed … ges-of-War
It is not always about the money!!!
I don't know, for some like me I guess, poetry is very healing whether it's great or not he he...oh well!!!
I don't make any money from mine, but I love expressing myself about passion love anger etc. no offense taken!! Awwww man...... You seriously need to get something for your loose vowels!
I love Poetry and wouldn't want it banned at all
it's about writing eloquently to 'express' one's emotions or experience. It's a art form and should be allowed it's own space. True, it's not always appreciated and not sure why attacking Poets should be a consideration 
there are many styles of poetry and definitely don't think anybody should have the same styles. That would be boring You are so, so doomed...
WHAT!?! You don't like my 2 recipe hubs either!?! I actually get some traffic and a click once in awhile with those.
And, btw... You have now gotten Paul E.'s attention...Thanks!
You are so, so, so doomed...
http://pauledmondson.hubpages.com/
Oh... That thread - the one that has "separate" spelled incorrectly but that worries about what people are going to think about HubPages.
(Sorry... That "Seperate" has been irking me for days now. )
- Jade0215posted 11 years ago0
You write poems that actually get traffic!?! I want to be your friend!
I know right! I was literally shocked that they've brought in the amount of views that they have. I don't mind it, I kinda like being one of the only people getting views for it!
What do you mean outbursts? They're poems of traditional tales... Cinderella, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood. It has nothing to do with my life at all
Pitchforks are being gathered...
It's beginning to look like mine are the only poetic endeavours that don't get any traffic around here...
I will read them, don't worry!
ok
I'd like to give you the links, titles, or even just some hints. But that is just too dangerous to do around here these days. You shall have to remain forever deprived.
Come on paradigmsearch, hand out the poems, I need something to help me sleep tonight
Or I shall have to scour all your hubs
C'mon post them here, I don't think it is promoting!
- Matthew Kirkposted 11 years ago0
Some of the poetry here is of the cathartic type. An on-line search for the word cathartic reveals two definitions one is an adjective the other a noun.
Not all cathartic poetry is bad, but too much of anything tends to cause problems.
I believe that poetry requires a level of discipline and the willingness to edit, delete, remove and destroy your own words if necessary. Ideally separating the chaff from the wheat should be done by the poet.
I guess it is about time I did another bout of that.
As an after thought, if poetry and recipes are so detrimental to HubPages why did they run poetry and recipe competitions in the past? That surely encouraged mass postings of both at the time they were running. I do not think they would have run competitions on subjects that worked against them.Unfortunately, it is not some few who are not very good, the majority of poetry on HP is really bad - having said that, they seem to get the same traffic as the good stuff
I usually plan to write a really long, informative hub about any one of the thousands of topics in my head, but usually fail to follow through. A busy schedule with packed hours hardly spares me the time to sit down and do research. I await the day when I'll truly be a non-fiction contributor to this community. Poetry comes naturally, though with little background work needed.
Having said that, every type of hub written on HP has its fair share of pros and cons. There may be bad receipe hubs, poorly written technology hubs and hardly digestible marketting hubs too. If someone has a problem with any of those, he/she would definitely never read anything written by the hubber in question. Bottomline- unsavory content is bound to crop up time and again, no matter the genre. Just overlook the ones you do not like, as simple as that.
There are quite a few aspiring writers here, and I'm glad to be a part them. Hopefully, instead of banning poetry, the moderators can come up with a way to sieve away spam/poor quality hubs. Maybe I'll still be around after THAT is done.Song lyrics are just poetry in disguise. This is the 3rd time I've had to restrain myself from starting to post some of them. I don't know if I can hold out much longer...
Post away...I would love to read them!!!
Paradigmsearch succumbs...
Listen, children, to a story
That was written long ago,
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain
And the valley-folk below.
On the mountain was a treasure
Buried deep beneath the stone,
And the valley-people swore
They'd have it for their very own.
Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.
So the people of the valley
Sent a message up the hill,
Asking for the buried treasure,
Tons of gold for which they'd kill.
Came an answer from the kingdom,
"With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain,
All the riches buried there."
Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.
Now the valley cried with anger,
"Mount your horses! Draw your sword!"
And they killed the mountain-people,
So they won their just reward.
Now they stood beside the treasure,
On the mountain, dark and red.
Turned the stone and looked beneath it...
"Peace on Earth" was all it said.
Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.
Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.
To fade.
One Tin Solder Rides Away ~ The Legend of Billy JackWOW, That was AWESOME!!! I love the message!!! You should post this as a Hub so that it can be shared...many of my followers LOVE poetry, even if it is not their genre!!
AWESOME JOB!!!It's what I do.
The blog, however, has something like 200+ views over 50 years. Too many entrepreneurs ahead of me. And don't bother looking for the link anywhere. You won't find it. Besides, I removed the amazon ads long ago.
Well said!!!
There are a ton of great poets on here I wouldn't want to miss like:
blondey
KIMBERLYSLYRICS
VINCENT MOORE
EPIGRAMMAN
ETC.You've cheered me up that much that I had to say it twice.
Next, there will be an anti-sci fi movement, then, before you know it, the anti-cooks will want the recipes banned. True chaos!
Gotta Love Poetry Eggsperts!
It takes years of highly skilled writing disciplines and life experience to write quality poetry...
It takes nothing to open one's mouth and criticize the work of others, especially when it appears to be vastly superior to any similar effort by the critic!
But hey, in fairness, it takes a very difficult 3 minutes for some to maintain the discipline required to poach an egg!
Yeah.... Well..... Eggs are like that aren't they!I like this one, too. I like your style, Aware. Imma go check out Aware's hubs.
Nice! Thanks!
Many poets are very active on HubPages...however, many are humble and rather concentrate on their writing and not worrying about what others think.
Regardless of genre, including poetry, writing is an art...an art form that connects the reader with the writer. Some people connect better with technical/non-fiction writing, others with fiction, and others with imagery that is not found in other genres.
Poetry does have a huge following because the people that read it can connect with the writer.
Others should not judge unless they too wish to be judged.
I wish each and every writer success in their writing regardless of genre!!
Perhaps our Original Poster has joined this site for the purpose of flaming others with his own style of cynical and pathetic expression...
I find it interesting that having written a poem that contains the elements referred to in the original post... that on checking my comments I find the comment below on that particular poem!
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Mr. Selfish 3 days ago
I relate with too much of this that it sucks. Not to say its no an amazing poem.
Approve
Deny
Status: Shown.
ip: 203.184.0.136
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So.... why are we allowing the quality of our forums to retard to responding to hit and run trolls?
Poets (including Keats etc) are generally motivated by more realistic issues in their lives than the 5001 Top Reasons for Being an Eggspert! Besides, there's nothing creative about having a negative attitude to life or those who enjoy it, by writing poetry, irrespective of it's quality, it is a creative and thus a positive contribution made!How Sad!
Do you have Anything Positive to offer the forums, or were you merely attempting to raise your profile here by criticizing others in a well practiced and highly negative troll-like attack on those trying to make a positive contribution to a greater world than the one you appear to be offended by?
Believe me... if you were seeking something more intimately appealing from rubbishing poetry... you will get a greater arousal from winding up your alarm clock mate!
Why don't you post the actual links to those 'sickening' poems that you referred to in your OP... it might give your bleat some credibility, instead of a lack of it!
- Arlene V. Pomaposted 11 years ago0
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