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  1. peace2day

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    Anyone a Poetry fan around? I'm a massive fan of Slam poetry, always looking for something new! Just read Rapture by Carol Ann Duffy! Any favourites anyone?

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    Yeah I like poetry :slight_smile: Written a few poems myself :slight_smile:
     
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    Really like that poet, thanks!

    And I write my fair share too... :slight_smile:
     
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    I like reading and writing them :slight_smile:
     
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    Poetry's awesome, whether written or spoken. I'm dying tk buy Richard Siken's book Crush because I've heard so any good things about it.
     
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    Haven't heard of it, might have a look! I really need a couple of new anthologies! Loved the staying alive trio! :slight_smile:
     
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    John Cooper Clarke is my favourite poet as his poems are rather witty and he tends to avoid the "woe is me" type clichés.
     
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    I like poetry, too. It helped me to cope with a few things and I've written some poems myself:grin:
     
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    John Cooper Clarke!! I absolutely adore his 'I wanna be yours' poem! Always brings a smile on my face! :thumbsup:
     
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    Lord Byron, is another one I really enjoy.
     
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    Have heard of Lord Byron never read anything. I really like Jacob Sam la Rose, especially 'A Life in Dreams', have a read if you get a chance :slight_smile:
     
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    Rumi
    Pablo Neruda
    Kobayashi Issa
    John Keats
     
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    Thanks for that! :slight_smile:

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    Love Rumi's work, though clichéd these days!
     
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    Emily Dickinson. The life pours from her sparse words in a torrent.
     
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    I love poetry, especially classic poetry. Dante's The Divine Comedy is a personal favourite, as well as the works of Edgar Allen Poe. I've also written quite a few myself.
     
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    Anyone a fan of William Blake? Just enjoying his atm :slight_smile:
     
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    Not Waving but Drowning



    Not Waving but Drowning



    By Stevie Smith 1902–1971
    Stevie Smith
















    Nobody heard him, the dead man,
    But still he lay moaning:
    I was much further out than you thought
    And not waving but drowning.

    Poor chap, he always loved larkinglarking Playing tricks, kidding, fooling around.
    And now he’s dead
    It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
    They said.

    Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
    (Still the dead one lay moaning)
    I was much too far out all my life
    And not waving but drowning.

    This poem describes how gay feels to me sometimes.
     
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    I agree! It's really powerful and touching. Hope it's not the that feeling all the time! Truly moving...
     
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